New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-24
wAsngGros. Tuesday. Feb. 20. 1854.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate was in Executive Session three
hours todaY and confirmed the following nomination.:


hours to-day and confirmed the following nominations;
George r. Seward If New-York, TO be COnsa.Gen'
ernl az Shanghai, Franklin Chase Of Maine C2nsul''
General at Tampico; Joseph G. 4. Wingate OF New.
Hampshire, Consul at Swatow; Henry J. Cunine OF
New. Mexico Consul 1T Paso del Norte; Geo. p Han
OF Illinois, Consul Jisiuorc Aaron Young r, OF
Maine. Consul at Rio Grande. Brazil; Riehalt ~.
Morse Consul at Cgracoa; BENJAMIN r. Hail OF Colo,
OF PenGs yiyania Cons nj Naples; l. L. Hill OF Micsl
gan. Consul at San Juan del Sur w. H. Blake Of IN
diana, Consul az Manzaniia joseph G. Marx OF Ono.
Consul al Amsterdam! Winston j. fIowbrdge OF Con.
nectlcnt, Consul at Barbados Joseph Boutwell, Consul
ut Dublin; Albert Rhodes Of Pennsylvania, Consul at
Jernsnlcni LOWS vi Iappa9 81 q Mas MasSaehnssts,
Matansas George " Teit Of ksirn Consul at Stock
holm; John Smith Of Pennsylvania. Consul at Gambia;
Charles L. Hanna OF NewJcrsey, C0usul at Demaraia
The following nominations Of Collectors Of Internal
Revenue were confirmed;
Edward L. Pierce sd district. Massachusetts; John IT,
Mor loth district, Nef orkj Jarvis Chaplain, Dsriet OF
Counbia Andrew 3 Case, I'd district yirgnia Philip D.
10 be AssessSis Of in.ri Revenue. Freder,ck H. Piper
18th district, Illinois Andrew cy, 10Th district Sewn ork
asea nsn;:fd 1871 district 'gs sa, W. I'd. ,
district Pennsylvania; Josiah Mar, "a district Nirgni
Peter Psge Is, district noisi Lutte A. TsyioF 9th district
JAMES W. shankn of California to be Receiver Of Public
Tor the Dssi q San tr Ira , Jon r smi o.
Passed Assistant saeon, JOssp W. shiysy 70 De Surgeon
rstd X.sS Surgeon Henry = cshey to
vice Surgeon D. r. Bset transferred 70 the Retired List
4 f"e s STEd tho RcS Lit
Passed Assistant Surgeon j. Osborne 10 De Surgeon, vice
IL. l.. Weber, Transferred to the Retired List. 49,
Josiah H. Culver Of Sew York to be Assistant Surgeon in
tie Navy, vice c. U. Carpenter, resigned.
John sic D. Rice Of fens ania 70 DC Assistant Surgeon 10
Samuel J. Draper OF Delaware to be Assistant Surgeon in
The Navy, vice X; 4. Van Gerson, resigned.
Robert Willard Of Massachusetts 10 be Assistant Surgeon in
the navy vice CT PieIsop deceased; -, W.,
wfra
WIZ. II. Jones Of IA be Assistant Surgeon in the Navy,
VIM r. Kemp OF Nd to be As.stsn, Surgeon in the Navy
vice J. q: McGee, transferred t0rhe Retired i.is'
s ooS EsTy ",2 nsr n n es j. Nv
nominated for promotion; Chas. H. Page Of N d. iee H. =
Mcsh'rry nominated fe premaiion WE. T. Eebsr q ps
siee $. }: Jone, HoinIsated Tor promotion
Jss. n MySs Il coan ,ies D. w. Basasne DECEASED
jaime. NJ. Flint Of n H., vice H. l. rlymFon deceased; !
Charles NJ. scsnnon be lst Lieutenant " the reyenue
Myrici snow, to DO I'd Lieutenan, IN the cutter
lillian wsller. be I'd Lieutenant in the revenue Gutter
The following arc confirmed as Chief Engineers in tho
Navy;
First Assistant ngnecr VIM. Roberts.
First Assistant Engineer Jackson MeElwelL
first AS staBt r ngnesr Alexander Greer
First Assistant Engineer John II. Long.
Charles Epson OF California to DO srsseoHeneFa CT C-i
fornia-
Hora,io n March to be Deru,y Postmaster at Joliet,
lhincis.
10 be additional Paynaers In the volunteer orces Dudley
W. Rhodes. Ohio; Wellington Vroonsn. Wes1 Va Champion
3 Caa Wis Gcofse Il. Congdon Wis Joseph Tiden, IL
Grant Mich lj'i ssnass b. Hammond T. T. George Law
Mass John :. HericA uhio Josiah MileT hsuss
Thur.on H. III tdw-rd O. tahn,,oek Pa. Robert D Clark
rs John H. pan.an Ohio I. s Taney: Ohio; yolni w
Green, Mass chares H. IasLed, y y, Ethan > Reynolds,
Ind Ben Gregory Ny Ge9rge w. haueess oh,Si Wm.
kia-s. iel-f q.
Ella Cooper H. Joseph Moore Pa George y. Dudley n.
Y; Neon H. Van voorhees, ohio ieOrge W. Candee, IN
Iins Pa j. D. fn.hr, Ne Rachsriah VOORHEES, N. Y;
Grolge A. Hamilton H.. james huche Pc. David Veg
Iaan /. Y Jane. H. Lea, ~ Thomas II. Hsvond Mass.
John N Scott Ind. Geo b, HIgn, icw1i John W. Ming,
Hhp H9is qID m Ohio DS T1d r !0syv a
dera, owai George Cunningham, MIDI Thomas Crawford,
9 T FS1. S "a Sni l 6d p'i Horace Il
IiuW Wisi X X. Hay;heIn, !. J.. n ~ q: Hsr'.
NJ Lee hai' Ia hr,T IS cherry N Conn Henry 9 l: VIA f..
9. w Lep1iur indi W 3 Lamb Ind Ale' Mckans, Pa
S SSs SS Ga" ono i Hs Msh"4s fsr M
N. ~; u. u. ke.er, Mas; Walter X. se', Ind. D. c.
IL o. snyaei Pa; = C. Far, sd William D. Thompson
pa. Thomas O. Williams, Mo-; Charles A. Warner Mimi.
sass s IN the the h ,S shn Ss MEs Py
Psyma.er in Tho Navy: Assistant Paymaste,s Ambrose
]. Clark Gcorce Ccchrune, Levi 8 stockwe Theinas T.
Caswel. Geo. l. Sawyer.
40 Be ne.p,s ohaDsis. Js%ss Cpf,sy' MI Henry
Rodney Cages Mas. John A. SpooneT, Md si,pcn Z. Ives,
m james p Creme Penn rhomss H. W; MaurQe, Diet
Coluinta; Jucob fronkel, Pa Peer McGerone, Pa; I'd
ward Mstbnn, y; GriHi,ls rlseu Ma; y {. orn.hy,
n y; =. .. MeKes, Ind. John ". Arthur, bel William
Ind William L. Naiher Ass.i Wiiun Earn
shaw, Penny;yania; tIa,kAa W; Oms'ssd, \ssaonii
W Camp ~ J.i William H. fsddoel, To-. Shas. W, iies-
ley, N. J.. }. A; Crawford "a Robert Day, N " VIM j.
Irnn Manuel J. Uonsaibes, ~. Alexander sAiras IA;
Ihihp Mehini, Mc James Schgheli, iowa, olsunse w
H. Brown Pa; Alfred Ntyin. Pa herman Eesess, Tenn.
Chss. Carsner, la. Christopher Crounch Pa
Iu addition to tie ohoyc the Senate confirmed the
nominations of about $50 Aseis,ont and
Commission RS c; Subsistence.
THE WHISKY CONFERENCE.
The Speaker has appointed, as the new con.
forces on tho part of the House. tie Whisky Tax,
wasLbusnc lL), Kasson aud Dawson.
WHISKY LOBBYISTS.
A large number Of persons from abroad are
here looking after the whisky interest. As the
vote Ia the House, dsage to the report Of the
Committee Of Conference, On that subject, was an
nouneed they thiongcd the telegraph Office at the Cap
ita, sending messages to their respective nicnds.
MILITARY INTERFERENCE WITH ELECTIONS.
The report recently made by Senator Howard,
from tie Committee Military Affairs. to whom was
referred the bin to prevent officers of the army and
navy and other persons engaged in the military and
naval service Of the United States from interfering In
State elections. has just been printed. This Is pro-
posed to be prevented by lne and imprisonment. The
report says that long anterior to the passage of seces
sion ordinances there was strong party in many of
the Northern Slave staeswho Joined In the threat to
break UP the Union in the event of the election Of
President That there have been all aong