The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-12

responsibility. He admitted That ne has given 70
the Funding bill, on which his Syndicate Was organ
ICED, an Interpretation liberal that ne increased
the national debt under IL and spent an extrava-
giant in placing the loan on the foreign Market
Temporary Appointments to the Civil Service.
The President has authorized the adoption Of tho
following additional rule, recommended by the Adj
visory Civil Service Board, relating to the tempo
rary appointments IN the departments pending the
completion OF the details Of examination, namely
F0urteenu.-Pending the completion OF the
methods OF investigation and examination contem.
plated by these rules, nothing in them shall prevent
the appointment, designation or employment
yided by Jaw, OF persons temporarily TO I'll
vacancies when 1t shall appear that the necessities
be Immediately nlied; but sucn appointments lex.
cept when made by and with The advice and consent
% ne senate aSs OF e. saa
examination Tor filling such vacancies have been
completed by the Advisory Board.
state Dinner at the White House.
The President gave mis- FIRST State dinner this
evening, which was attended by the members Of
the Supreme Court and ladies', Senators Freling-
huysen, Logan, West. CLAYTON and Wright and
LADIES; Secretary Belknap, exsecretary BOrie, ex-
Attorney General Alderman. Attorney General VIII
liams and lady and Miss WrensDall, Of Phlla-
delphia
General sickles and the state Department.
since the arrival OF General ScKles movement
has been put on foot to make him Secretary OF stae.
MIR. sumner Is said to favor It, ana TO declare
openly that no foreign Minister has SHOWN any.
thing like the ability manifested by sickles.
The Cuban Question In Committee.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs this
morning considered the question Of fixing day
for discussion OF Cuban affairs, but failed to come
to any agreement. They also considered the Alta
Vea bill, which was subsequently reported In the
House.
Presidential Nominations.
The President sent to the Senate to-day the fol.
lowing Nominations
James F. Leaatt Of Kansas, TO be Governor Of
washington Territory; Horace b. Harrison to be
United States Attorney for the Middle district OF
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"A. K. Davis, A. N. Raphael and D. B. Wilson 10 be
first lieutenants.
Senatorial CONTRIBUTIONS. - = -
The senate In executive session to-day made the
following c0nnrmations;-
John O. Hillman, Register OF the Land once at
Assessors Of Internal Revenue-H M. Tay-
john Hogan, Third district Of Louisiana, vice
Hardy removed; John A. Place. Twenty third dts
sse oush
district OF Georgia; B. I. Bell, Second district Of
Postmasters--Abr Hawkins, Rochester MIMI.
David w, ": Magee, Peoria. H.; Prosper Car
Miss L. H; Randell, oxford, MISS; David K. Noyes
Baraboo, Wis, Jonah d.. Treat, Eko, New, and q
large number OF first and second neuIenants In the
regular army.
The Work Of the Committees.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs at Its session
to-day considered bill offered by General Banks
to carry into effect the provisions OF the fishery
articles OF the Washington Treaty. No conclusion
was reached and no report has been determined
upon. There appears to he an unwillingness to re-
port In favor OF the bills framed by the State De-
partment and an equally marked hesitation to take
the other course The claim OF Mrs. Parker, relict
Of Captain Parker, who claims to have made the
discovery Of guano was also considered, but no
decision reached.
The Committee on Appropriations are making
good progress on the general bill for the judicial
and Executive departments.
The Committee on Education, to which was re
ferred the appropriation Tor the Bureau OF Educa-
ton, Will report favoraby on the Commissioners
recommendations.
The House Committee on commerce have notified
the steamboat delegation to appear before them on
Tuesday next. Great interest is manifested In this
matter from the large interests involved and the
thorough manner IN which the OF the steamboat
men mas been worked up. Mr.. Negley has o Dill
pending making the changes they ask.