The New York herald., 1871-12-15

ders are to. count the largest In additional repre-
Bentatives Till the number 2lS is reached
but each State Is to have &C least one rep
resentative. MIR. Mercur opposed this proposition
When General Butler arrived and learned the fate
OF his amendment offered yesterday he FASTENED to
recover the ground lost by his absence. He offered
an amendment providing for uniform day OF elec
tion, covering his original resolution. With vary
ing fortunes and notifications It nnally passed,
being offered IN q new dress by Mr.. Kilinger pro-
viding that The measure should not become
operative until 1875 The discussion on
the Apportionment bill proceeded. with
various propositions for fixing the number
OF Representatives at different figures. Mr.. Poland,
representing the extreme East, proposed 29l. Mr.
Cox quoted high authority to prove that any egis
lative body numbering more than one hundred de-
generated into mob. At four O'Clock Mr.. Farms
worth moved that tine committee rise and report his
bill to the House. recommending Its passage. Mr..
Cox asking that 1t be committed to select COM
mittee Tor revision. After the bill was reported
from the Committee of the Whole Mr.. EiDlack
moved to "lay on the table," which was
lost Before putting the bill on It's final
passage Mr.. Farnsworth moved to strike out
Mr.. Potters amendment, which was also lost The
bill as passed Is substantially Mr.. Murcur's. with
Gar6eld's amendment, making the number OF Rep
equal population In districts and Knlinger's
amendment to Butler's amendment providing for
uniform day Tor the election OF congressman with
the time Of the Presidential election. The House
adjourned till tomorrow, after feeble attempt to
nx the time for the next meeting for Monday.
Resignation Of Attorney General Akerman-.
Ex-senator Williams, Of Oregon, his Suc-
cessOr-His Nomination COndrmr d-Tho
Mertuary Correspondence,
Notwithstanding the frequent statements that
have been maze that Attorney General Akerman
had resigned his oce, it not until this morning
that It became known for fact The President
promptly accepted the resignation, and to-day
sent to the senate the name OF his successor.
In the person OF George H. Williams OF Oregon
There Is no doubt tnat many gentlemen in public
position complained that Mr. Akerman did not
answer the purposes OF his high position, and this
opinion was shared by onlcers connected with the
Executive Department OF the government. The
precise circumstances attending the change have
not yet transpired, but the appointment OF Mr. VIII
liams afYords general satisfaction.
The Senate, in executive session to-day, took up
the nomination OF George h. Williams to be
Attorney General Of the United States and unani-
mously conferred 1t without reference to q COM
mittee. THIS was In accordance with the usage
and courtesy every case where the nominee had
been member OF the Senate, his character being
sufficiently known without requiring formal inquiry.
the following Is the correspondence between Mr.
Akerman ana President Grant,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
WASHINGTON Dec. 13 l67ll
TO the PRESIDENT
era OF tine United States. This resignation to take
efrect in accordance with the wish which you YER.
Ia V %s on the Jay
' - - ' 4. T. AKERMAN.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, 1911
DEAR SIR-In rendering the accompanying resig-
nation Of the office OF Attorney General permit me
l have uniformly received from you during my
service in the ONCE, and my ardent wishes tor the
Very respectfully, A. I. AKERMAN.
ExECUTIvE MANSION, !
WARRINGTON, ID. O., Dec. Is, I871.J
Hon. A. 7. AKERMAN Attorney General
Ny DEAR SIK-In accepting your Resignation as
Attorney General, TO take erect on the 10tn OF
!anuary, permit me to renew the assurances
my appreciation Of the zeal ana application
which you have brought to the ONCE which you
to the uniform harmony which has constantly
existed. not only betN cen us, but also between
of whom. i Know. unite with me in hearty
wishes for your future prospsry health and happi.
token Of reciprocity or kind sentiment, winch shan
e''' "pp''' 80 i. s. GRANT.
Nomiuations by tho Prcsidemf.
The President to-day sent to the Senate the names
OF Joseph M. Carey, to be Associate Justice
Of the supreme Court Of Wyoming; Charles
E. Browne, Of Ohio, to be Pension
Agent at Cincinnati, Ohio; David w. Mahon, of
Pennsylvania to be First Auditor Of the Treasury;
J. Ii. Ella, OF New Hampshire, to be Fifth Auditor
Of the Treasury; BENJAMIN J. Sweet Of Illinois, TO
ho Htrct nanut of INT rnnl Rnvnn
Combinations by the SENATE.
The Senate, in executive session, to-day confirmed
the following nominations:-
Boxer e sner Rssasn "
Bowen resigned; M.r1A isdSfs. Of Mehigsu Governor
p e. . 0P nsn ss aSs
suspsndsd Under the Tenure Of 6nice law
Awards Of the Southern Claims Commission.
The Commissioners Of Southern War Claims sent
in their first report to Congress to-day, accompanied
by their decisions on $50 cases, OF which they wholly
disallow 25e, and award some three hundred and
nifty thousand dollars In settlement OF the Others.
They report their action on the several questions
that have arisen the course OF their proceedings
ana have ruled on the question Of citizenship tnat
they have no jurisdiction Of the claims OF foreigners
domlced in the United States, however loyal they
may have been.
The restricted jurisdiction of the Commissioners
as to the subject matters OF allowance and the DIM.
Guilty OF meeting the requirements Of the law and
the rules as TO evidence and loyalty. accounts for
the readiness with which from fifty to seventy-fve
million dollars worth Of alleged Indebtedness Is to
be paid in full with one-ffth Of that amount.
The Comniittce FOREIGN Affairs.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs met TO.
day. 1t did not mention Cuba They have had a
surleit OF Geneva, or reserving themselves for
the debate which will begin To- morrow. and content
themselves with again directing the chairman TO
report an appropriation bill for $780, 900 to eray the
expenses OF the Northwest Boundary Commission
Clnirus for saving Our stip,vreclkcd Whaters.
The British bark Chance and the Hawaiian bark
Arctic, the vessels which saved and brought to
Honolulu the wrecked seamen Of the whaling feet
recently broken up by the Ice in the North
Pacific have presented to this government
for tho N ROM n IN