The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-08
POrter's Name Sent to the Senate.
FROM WASHINGTON.


Exciting Debate in the Republican Senate
Caucus
Special Despatch 10 The Euening Telegraph
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The Republican Senators
held another cancas this morning. Ghe Special
Committee appointed to revise the Senate conmit-
tees made a report which led to a lengthy and
citing debate 1t appears that Senator Chandler,
who is Chairman of the Special Committee had
placed the name OF Senator ConkEng on the Foreign
Relations Committee in place Of Patterson. To this
Senator Sumner objected in strong terms, and de-
nounced it SIS an atteFnpt to pack the committee in
favur of the San Domingo acquisition.
This brought out Chandler, who came back at
Sumner with good deal of bitterness. Wilson
cNme TO the aid OF Sumner, and with several other
Senators denounced the proceedings. The debate is
said to have been the most acrimonious and exciting
OF any since impeachment times. The result was
that the report was recommitted by large vote,
and a special committee was instructed to bring Id
another report aud allow the Foreign Relations
Committee to remain as at present organized. This
is regarded the first effort of the administration
to force San Domingo through the SeEate, and the
result is considered decidedly damaging to the
prospects OF the treaty.
The Additional Five Per Cent. Bonds
The Ways and Means Committee met to-day and
considered the bill, in the shape of an amendment
which the Secretary Of the Treasury sent them yes
terday, for the issue Of three hundred millions Of
additional five per cent. bonds. The committee has
cited the Secretary to appear before them next
Monday and give his reasons why the bill should be
adopted The general sentiment of the committee
is said to be favorable to the proposition of the
FIRht Hours Labor.
General Banks introduced bill to-day to fix the
pay and hours for labor OF all employees in the seve-
raj navy yards in the United States The bill fixes
the number of hours for labor at eight.
Douglass appointed Commissioner of Internal
Revenue.
]. w. Douglass, Of Pennsylvania, has been ap-
pointed Commissioner OF Internal Revenue, to sue
ceed Columbus Deano.
Congress Adiourns until Monday.
The House has agreed to adjourn over from to-
cay until Monday. The Senate will also adjourn
over.
Admiral POrrer's Name Seat to the Senate.
The President to-day sent to the Senate the name
of David ID. Porter for Admiral OF the Navy, in
place of Farragut, deceased.
Executive NOminafions.
Despatch TO the Associated Prese.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-TThe following nomina.
tons were sent to the Senate to-day, being nomina-
tions and appointments made during the recess OF
Congress
Vice e-Admiral d. D. Porter to be admiral: Rear
Admiral s. &. Rowan to be vice. admiral; COmmo-
dore j. A. jenkins TO be rear-admiral Captain j. r.
Mulany to be commodore; Columbus Deano, of
Ohio, to be Secretary OF the Interiors Benjamin H.
B1istow, Solicitor-General; Clement II. Hill Assis-
tant Attorney General M. j. Cramer, of Kentucky
to be Minister to Denmark; Joseph o. Root of Kan
sas, to be Minister TO Chii; Alloy A. Adee, of New
York, to be Secretary OF Legation at Madrid.
The ExtradiIIcn TrenIy.
The President has sent to the Senate the extra
ditiOn treaties recently concluded with several OF
the Central American Republics, and has had pre-
pared for transmission to that body many nOmina-
tions of appointments made during the recess of
Congress.