The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-23

Tested itsel. inc entire BODY u soushsrl
Senators and theR .Griouds voted ses4S each time
| figuring up thirty-oas IN the negative Tho only
| Southern Senator voting ir favor OF MI. C0ar wa
Mr. Warren. Senators Carpenter, ConkianS and
Edmunds made strong speeches against HoM. Vae
judiciary Committee. In It's report 10 the Senate,
were solid against Mr.. Hoar, except Mr.. Tsa'm-
Dun, the chairman, who was IN his favor zoe
Southern Senators are pressing Judge Humphreys,
OF Atlanta for Associate Justice vice Wayne.
The Georgia Reconstruction Bill Signed by
the President.
About one O'Clock this afternoon Senator Thayer,
chairman OF the Committee on Enrolled Bills, accom-
panied bV Governor Bullock, OF Georgia. visited the
White House ana laid before the President the Georgia
bill for his signature. The President signed the bib
without reaalng 1t over, remarkng at the same
time that the bill had his nearly endorsement and
was IN exact accordance with the recommendation
IN MS Message. This declaration of the President
would seem to dispose of Binghams mysterious In
situation that the President did not approve the bill
and that, In fact that part OF his Message had got
into II without his knowledge.
Reassembiing Of the Georgin Legislature.
The President has sisLed the Dill 70 promote the
recOnstruction or Georgia
Governor Bullock has Issued proclamation con-
vening the Legislature OF Georgia on the 10Th or
January, IN accordance with the act promote the
Reconstruction OF that state.
Tho Alabama Claims Correspoudence.s
The correspondence between the Department OF
State and Great Britain the Alabama clains was
sent TO the Senate today. Lord Clarendon's letter
to Minister Thornton, OF the date or November 6,
1861 refers TO the despatch or Secretary Fish the
causes OF dissatisfaction which the United States
considers itself entitled to feel wththe British gov
eminent during the late war. LORD Clarendon says
Secretary Fsh's despatch makes proposition to
the manner in which such dissatisfaction may DO
reniedled. but IT nstructs MIR. Thornton to INFORM
Mr. Fish that the British governments Will DO
ready TO cooperate in any honorable manner to
effect satisfactory adjustment OF the difficulties
between the two countries In relation to the Ala
bama claims.
Nominations Conflrned.
The following nominations were confirmed IN the
early part OF to-day's session.
collectors or Internal Rerenue-wiIlet n. Haw-
klns, FIRST district OF New York; Joseph Shields,
Third district OF West Virginia; John 4. Harper
Eighth district OF Illinois; A. 9, Mathews Ninth dis
!rct OF Illinois; George W. Hanneriite Eightn dis
trict OF Illinois, Beverly b. Bots. sixth district OF
Virginia; Delos ". Cameron, Tweaty-second district
Assessors-Mchael scanlon Third district of New
York william jennings, Fourth district OF Georgia;
David b. White, Fourth district OF Virginia; Thomas
J. Kinney, Ninth district OF Illinois,
United States AttoTRegS--Warren Cowles, OF Penn
sylvana, Tor the Territory OF Dacotah; Amos Acker
luou lok oooiSii, ticutJ 4. iAoie iot NtN hdmP.
shire.
Postmasters-George W. Parmenter, Brandon, Vt;
George w. Mexican, Lexington, NO.; T.. i. Head,
liar odsburg. KY; X. w. Clarke, Blatleboro VT;
John b. Bass. Quincy Mass. william l.. Poland,
North Brookneld. Mass; William Ii. Needham, Oska-
loosa, Iowa.. J. NJ Shelly. Rome, Ca; r.
1ompkins, McGregor. Iowa; james :. Upton.
Battle Creek, Mich: John M: Moore, Salt Lake City;
John ?. Paiee, Henderson, KY: Mrs. Lucy More
head Porter louisville KY; Elias Porter RUSSELL
vile, Ky; Albert @. Mcdaniel, Hannibal, Mo.
collectors Of Custonls-Richard +. Gaggin at Erie,
Pa; William Reynolds, al Marbiehead, Mass, and
owen b. Chadbourne ut Saco. Me.
INSPECTOR OF Steans6oats-sixth district, Samuel
Honstlow.
Executive Nominations.
The President sent to the Senate to-day the follow
ing nominatons:-B Whitman Williams, to be Post
master at Rome, n. ": Amasa g. Tracy, TO be Post
master at Middleburg, VT; Gabriel c. wharton to
be District Attorney for kentucky. vice Brlston,
resigned.