The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-26
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WASHINGTON.
[By NALL
WASHINGTON, d. c., April %, 1869.

CLOSING wRANGLE IN THE SENATE.
The executive session of last night
was continued wrangle from begin
ming to end. The nomination of Gar
lille for Minister 10 Sweden, was the first
one taken up, and it was still under
consideration when adjournment came.
Gen. Piles case occupied an hour, all
the rest of the session being more or
less directly given to Carllle's case.
Three hours in the early part of the
evening were used in debate on the
merits of his nomination, when some
one moved TO lay it on the table. This
motion was rejected by yeas II, nays
80, and his friends then cried out that
this was a test vote and demanded his
confirmation, which was at once agreed
to without division. Piles nomination
was next considered and finally rejected
by yeas 81, nays 25. Mr.. Sumner then
took the floor, and made brief speech
in which he said Piles rejection was a
creditable thing. and he hoped the Sem
ate would now do what 1t should, and
give him square vote on Garlic, who,
he added, was no more worthy than
Pile to represent US abroad and lacked
qualifications which Pike had, viz: mil.
itary service and political soundness.
Mr.. Fessenden remarked that it seemed
to him as if nominations least ftto be
made were most easily confirmed. Mr..
Howard also severely rebuked Senators
for voting favorably on Garlic and
against Pile. This sort of talk brought
out rejoindeTs, from which 1t appeared
that the vote on tabling Carlile's nomi-
nation was not a fair expression
of opinion on the merits of his case for
the reason that some Senators who
voted against tabling did so in order
that they might get chance to vote
directly against confirmation. Mr..
Or ni
felt warranted in moving re.Conside-
ration of the vote by which confirma-
ton was carried, and gained his point
by 81 to 25. when he at once moved to
lay the nomination on the table. Here
upon sprang up another debate, which
good natured. Mr.. Sumner fought
shrewdly and persistently. Every SEN
ator who desired so to do was allowed
to call up other nominations, and in
this way quite a batch of persons to
whom there was no serious objection
were confirmed. Various motions for
adjournment were made and rejected,
and half dozen Senators were allowed
to- make personal explanations. All
this consumed time, and served TO
demoraliZe Carlile's friends. They
tried over and over again to get vote,
but Mr.. Sumner and his supporters
while ready for action on all other cases
1t appeared at hNlf>past one that all the
nominations in which Senators were
personally interested had gone through
and Sumner Selling the opportunity
did " hat he was never before known to
do, viz: Moved an adjournment, and
carried the motion by one majority,
and thus left Garlic among those not
confirmed. Senators generally say that
Sumner did the work he set out to do
in this matter with great shrewdness,
and showed surprising tact in availlng
himself OF every parliamentary advan-
taQe allowable under the rules or the
Senate, and Carlile's defeat is certainly
due to his persistentSOpposition
NOMINATIONS NOT ACTED ON.
Thirty-four of the nominations be-
fore the Senate were not acted upon.
leave him in full possession of his
present position, viz: The mission to
Brussels, where majority of Senators
were quite willing he should remain.
Russell jones appointment to this
place was laid on the table. because the
Senate did not choose to turn Sanford
out. Hale is left at Madrid, but 1t is
understood his resignation is on the
way home. Foley, of Kentucky, NOM
mated for Secretary at Madrid, was ia
vorably reported and would have been
confirmed without any opposition. II
the case nAQ Deen reached IOr a VOles
Sixteen of the nominations going over
were postmasters, mostly of little con-
sequence The nomination of Hutchi-
son, of Arkansas, for the Sandwich
Islands, was reported without recon-
mendaIion, and laid on the table,
which was equivalent to its rejection.
Those of Kelly, of New York, Post
master, and McElrath, of New York,
Appraiser, were not reported from the
Committee. Both gentlemen are now
in Office and will probably so remain.
Colonel MarklaDd's nomination as
Third Assistant Postmaster General
was reported for confirmation, but in
the general melee was not reached, and
not word was said about it during the
night. He would have been confirmed
if acted upon, and will probably be re-
appointed next week by the President
and directed at once to enter on duty
under Mr.. Cresswell. The nomination
OF Pratt, Assessor of the Seventh Ken
lucky, was tabled. These of Newstadt,
Assessor of the Twelfth Illinois, and
Willis, Collector of the Thirteenth 1lli-
nois, were favorably reported but not
reached.
SEVEN HUNDRED NOMINATIONS.
The aggregate of civil nominations