The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-12-24
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Cireuit Judges Confirmed.
Seven of the new Circuit Judges were
confirmed Wednesday by the Senate
viz: George F. shepley, from the First
Circuit Of Maine, New Hampshire, Mas
sachusetts and Rhode Island; Lewis B.
Woodruff, Second Circuit, Of Conneeti-
cut, Vermont and New York; William
McKennan, Third Circuit, of New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania and Delaware; Will.
/, liam B. Woods, Fifth Circuit, of Gssr-
gia, Alabama, Florida. Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi and Texas; S. L. Whitney, Sixth
Circnit, of Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky
and Tennessee; Thomas Drummond,
Seventh Circuit, Of Indiana, Illinois ana
Wisconsin; John F. Dillon, Eighth CIR
cult, of Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota Ar
kansas. Kansas and Nebraska Inc
nominations of Pearre, of the Maryland
Circuit. and Sawyer, Of the California
Circuit. were not acted upon.
: a claim for Deserters Money.
A case of a good deal of Importance
is now before the Attorney General and
Secretary of the Treasury. The money
taken in pursuance. of law from desert
ers during the war was put into the
Treasury two years:iago, and from time
to time has been refunded as persons
established their claims thereto. The
Soldiers and Sailors National Asylum
now hold that what is left belongs to
them under the clause of the law giving
them fines, penalties. and forfeitures,
and have made demand for it in the
proper form. The Secretary refuses to
pay it over,at present, and the Attorney
General has been. calledion for an opin-
ion in the case.
Charges Of Extravaganza.
The committee of Ways and Mean
have been charged in various quarters
with extravagance while engaged siace
the last session of Congress in holding
meetings and conducting Investigations
at New York, Philadelphia, Boston,
Washington, Chicago, San Francisco,
Portland and Oregon, but it appears on
the final settlement of their accounts
that the whole amount drawn from.ty
contingent fund and for whif their
have fled vouchers coveStenographer
expenses of their clsyonly instead of
and messenger, isstof $4,000.
the alleged e.fe1ns Election.
fam from Governor Pease,
A4Austin, Texas, says: Davis for
Governor is four hundred ahead, sxclu-
sive of the counties of Milan and Nav
AFRO, which, if allowed to vote, would
elect Hamilton. Navarro county did
not vote on the days of election, as the
registration had not been completed.
In Milan county the election was inter
rupted By disturbance, and therefore
was not completed. General Reynolds
has ordered elections in those counties,
but has referred the question Of count
ing the votes to the President. The |
latter as yet has received no communi-
cation from General Reynolds on that
subject.
Mr.. Eoar's Nomination Virtually
Rejected.
Attorney General Hoar does not 90 on
the Supreme Bench, and the action of
the Senate yesterday afternoon will
probably result in the withdrawal ofhis
nomination 5000 after the holiday |
recess. The secret session lasted nearl Y |
five hours, and was mainly devoted to
debate on Mr.. Hoar.s case. The Judici-
airy committee held meeting yesterday
morning and reported against confrma-
ton, all the members being opposed to
him but Mr.. Trumbull. The debate of
the day was general, and pretty near all
the Senators took part in it. The in
fuences that opposed him were various.
The Southern Senators want q man from
their own section. The Western men
think New England is getting more than
her share of the good things The DEM
ocrats don't like him because he is of
radical stock, and sustained the right
Of hanging men in Texas by military
authority. Extreme Radicals think he
is not quite sound On the main question.
Some persons have grievance in the fact
that he prevented the Senate from get
ting all the papers relating to the Cir
cult Judgeships, aud many think he
would not make good Judge. because
his manner is brusque. The debate was
one of the most singular oles ever heard
within the walls of the Senate Chamber,
and at times it was somewhat bitter
aud personal. Mr.. Trumbull was the
emily member of the Judiciary commit
tee who spoke for continuation, and
Warner, of Alabama, the only member
SOD, Hamlin, Patterson and others,
spoke earnestly in praise of Mr.. Hears
ability, integrity and independence but
the opposition was too strong, and il
was evident that on vote his confrma-
tiOn would be defeated by ten or twelve
majority. The nomination was there
fore allowed to go to the table, but the
understanding is it will not again be
called up,and au effort will now be mad g
TO get the President to noinate some
Southern man.
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