Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-03-27
Tclcgraphic News.

1, w ASHlNGToN, March y.
Vice President in the chair.
Mr.. Fillmore laid before the Senate tho re-.
sigma ton Of Hon. Rcverdy johnson of Nd.
Mr. Fierce Of the same State was req uestcd
10 inform the Governor Of that State of said
resignation.
Senate adjourned till Monday next. Gu bnet
same as before reported.
WASHINGTON, March TO-
Joseph E. Brady, late member of Congress
from the 18th district, Pa, has been appointed
"a Auditor OF the Treasury Department, in
place of ]. McCallu, of Ky.
i. Henry Lawrence. of Iowa, who was one
OF the Presidential Electors Of tho whig ticket.
has been appointed Assistant Postmaster Gen.
The hon. John Blanchard, Representative
from the 18th district, died to-day at Harris.
burg, on his way to Bellfontaine.
WASHINGTON, March IS.
COL Bigger has been nominated as Postmas-
ter e, at richmond, Va. He resigned his seat as
Cnnel Cicrk OF the Treasury Department..
Wm Stomaker has been nominated MS Ma
val Agent ut Philadelp hia in the place of Pat
terson.
The committee on Gen. SHE Ids case, re-.
ported resolution that he is inellipible to
seat in the Senate.
Gen. Shields addressed the Senate stating
that it was his intention to submit He refer.
red to the difficulty with Mr.. Breese, and de.
MED that in his letter that he intend assassina.
ton.
Mr.. Foote, of Miss, moved t. postpone the
| resolution.
The motion was debated by Messrs Foote,
Turner, Mason, Berrien, Webster & DOUGLASS.
Mr. Webster moved the postponement of tho
resolution until tomorrow, which was carried
A message was received from the President
with the nomination of Hon. George Evans of
Maine, Caleb B. Smith. of Ia, and Gov Paine
of w., as commissioners to ad iudicate the Mex.
lean claims.
On motion, the Senate went into Executive
session.
All the nominations of yesterday were con-
firmcd.
Those made to day were receivod and will
be acted upon tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, March ID.
Judge Clayton was nominated to day as Sc.
cond Auditor of the Treasury, vice j. NJ Me-
Gala. Henry V. Brown was nominated as Re-
gister of the Land Office, Green Bay, Wiscon.
sin, vice Fisk removed
In the Senate today, Mr.. Calhoun moved to
amend the resolution appended to the report
Of the committee on Gen. Shields eligibility,
by adding that Gen. Shields was Ineligible
at the commencement Of the term for which
he was elected" long debate followed this
amendment.
Gen. Shields offered to the Senate letter.
| resgnlng his seat as Senator
Mr.. Webster objected to receiving his resig
nation, and said he had no power to resign
The whole subject was then laid over until to
morrow
All nomna tons sent in yesterday were cen
hrmed. Additional nomination were sent In
Today, but they are unimportant.
WASHINGTON, March 16.
In tho Senate Mr.. Atchinson, of Mo-,
was elected President pro tenn.
The Senate confirmed the nomination
Of Charles w. Rock we'll as Commissioners
Of Customs, and Of Allen A. Hall. Of Tenn,
as Register Of the Treasury. Several
promotions have been made in the Rifle
Regiment.
March II.
The Senate was in Executive session
all day.
The President sent in the following
nominations-Norris, Surveyor PORT
Of Philadelphia; w. H. Leroy, Navy A.
gent; James Collier, Collector Of the port
Of San Francisco, California; J. II. Rhea,
Collector Brazos Santiago.
No other combinations TO day-the
Senate will adjourn Wednesday or Thurs
day next.