Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-22
Prospective Annexation.
+1he British Provinces Coming.
Third Days Racing at Memphis
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, April 2l.-The follow.
ing nominations were sent in to-day
John III. Hutchinson, of Arkansas
Minister Resident TO the Sandwich
Islands. There were several appoints
ments to Indian agencies. ]. s. Pollock
was appointed Postmaster at Little Ock,
Arkansas.
A delegation of dozen Pennsylya-
mans, headed by Col. J. w. FOrney, had
an interview with the President to.iay.
They leave tomorrow on an extended
tour through the South to examine into
the condition Of the country, its pros =,
perity, resources, wants and disposition
towards the government.
About forty revenue officers, in various
districts of the United States, were re.
moved to-day. The commissions of
large number Of Collectors, Appraisers
and Surveyors, lately confirmed by the
Senate, were sent TO the President to-
day for his signature.
Ofice>seekers fiocked to the Treasury
and other executive offices to-day, having
heard that appointments are being made
Secretary Boutwell, has authorized the
heads Of bureaus in the Treasury De-
partment to grant leave of absence to
odd Fellows, at their discretion, to at
tend the forthcoming celebration in Phil
adelphia. IN
The Span Vi Minister called on Secre-
tsry Fish ye. terday and demanded that
proclamatl q against filibustering
should be issue The Secretary promptly
declined, saying IS the insurgents had a
provisional COVE msnt he saw no rea-
son for hindering Ssons from taking up
arms in their servio The Spanish Min
lister some days sin promised full res
paration for insults to >ur flag by Span
iards in Cuba. Vest day he informed
Secretary Fish he hat not heard from
his government on the subject, when the
Secretary informed him that war would
ensue if an answer was not forthcoming
Senatorial conirmations James R.
Partridge, Minister to Venezuela; J. F.
Capry, Secretary Of Legation to Russia
Adam Badeau, Assistant Secretary of
Legation to London.
The following discussion occurred in
the Senate'toSday, on a resolution directs
ing the several departments to furnish
list Of clerks employed:
Hr. Trumbull said it was time some
thing was done TO correct such abuses as
hsd grown up relative to ofiicesSeeking.
We had witnessed for the past six weeks |
the melancholy evidences of the |
fact. Both Senators and members had |
become mere solicitors for offices for |
their constituents and might be seen |
hanging around doors and ante>rooms |
Of h
gave notice that at the next session, he |
would introduced bill making it a pens |
al offence for any members Of either |
house 10 solicit office, or attach their |
names TO papers recommending persons
& for positions.
Mr.. Fessender did not know there |
was anything unusual in the pressure for |
office. He had been here three years |
ago, not in the Senate, but in the House, |
and it was the same thing at each change |
of administration. lie would like to see
the evil stopped, but he did not see how |
it was 10 be done. AS for himself he |
made it a rule to sign very few papers of
Recommendation, and these only such as |
were known to him. lie never went |
near departments except when he could |
not help it, and he disliked as much as |
the Senator from Illinois hanging around |
doors and ante rooms of heads of de- |
partments.
Mr.. Cameron deprecated the appoint |
ment Of persons to office without the
knowledge and recommendation Of Sens
atOrs or members from the States from
which the parties came, but it had been |
done to a great extent under this admin
istration. There had not been a
single man appointed from Penn
sylyania at his solicitation, or Of
his recommendation. He had no
doubt nine>tenths Of all persons appoin>
ted were his friends, for they could not
make appointments from Pennsylvania
out Of the Republican party without ap-
pointing his friends. Laughter. The
course pursued by the administration in
Nthis respect was a bad one; nevertheless
lhe Senate and country had had tangible
evidence Of it within a few days. One
man had been sent in from Penn.
sylvania for foreign mission -
referring TO the nomination OF
A. l.. Russell, as Minister to Ecuador
who was a constitutional drunkard-
neither himself nor his colleague had
been consulted about this appointment,
and it was with difficulty they could
convince the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations that it was an unfit appointment
TO be made. Another man had been
nominated for consul who has been
constitutional thief. These were
the kind of appointments made from his
State, when Senators were not consulted.
In old times it was the custom for the
President and heads of departments to
send for Senators and consult them
about appointments. There were fewer
blunders made then, and bad men did
not stand a chance Of getting places.
To day party Ofgentlemen, who in
tend TO leave here to morrow for the pur-
pose of visiting the South, had an inter-
view with the President. The party
consists OF Gen. Thomas L. Kane, ex-
Gov. Word of New Jersey, and Mr.. Con-
ger, his secIe tary, Gems. Ledua and Van
Wick Of New York, Col j. w. Forney,
VIM. Prescott Smith and others.
Col. Forney stated that they had
deemed it proper to call on him, previous
TO their departure for the South. Their
visit was purely disinterested one, en-
tirely devoid Of politics, wishing to do
what they could to promote good feeling
between the two sections and assist in
the development. Of the South
The President replied that he was
very happy TO hear they intended to
make the trip, and hoped it would be
productive of the best results Nothing
would do more TO properly reconstruct
the South than white loyal emigration,
and he had no doubt that Northern capt.
tal and Northern men would readily avail
themselves of the superior Inducements
offered as soon as they could be assured
of protection and cordial welcome
WASHINGTON, April q The Senate
Foreign Committee will report against
Pile as Minister TO Brazil and j. Carlisle
as Minister 10 Stockholm.
The Senate 10 night confirmed the
following Minister Residents
Samuel Shellabarger, Of Ohio, at Por.
tugal; ID. A. Mum, Of Tenn, tC
Ecuador; C. A. Rslte, Of Texas, tC
Nicaragua; Charles belongs, OF Ne
yada, 10 japan; Ii. Baxter, Of Mich
lcau to Honduras L. A. ToTbett o