The New York herald., 1873-12-05
The Nomination of Attorney General
Williams Not Yet Confirmed.
Feverish Anxiety Of Colonel Bristow
Concerning Two Persons.
virtnous Rush Of Honest Representatives to
Keep Their Salaries Down Ben Butler
Tries to Help Them-A Committee
Of Seven Appointed, with
Power to Fix the Bill.

| PcAA u AnCEcWsc - shAAEAcs-A
tee OF Seven to Fix UP Bill.
An avalanche Of bills poured In upon the Speaker
this morning for the repeal OF the increase OF
| salaries or Senators ana members. About half the
House had bills to offer, and Butler created laugh
! by suggesting that the House take q recess OF Is
minutes in order that the remaining members
| have time TO draft similar bills. Beck offered q
bill to equalize the Presidents salary by the non-
| appropriation OF contingent expenses Tor the
White House, which has averaged $23,500 year.
There was some sharp firing between Cox and
| Negey, the latter accusing Cox OF taking the en-
tire to return his back pay into
| the Treasury. Cox said that was not
true, and Negley replied that he took his iniorma-
ton from the newspapers, and that when Mr.. Cox
convinced him. in the language OF gentleman,
that he was wrong he would correct his charge
| So great was the anxiety of members to make po-
ltical capital for themselves by presenting bills
| upon the salary question that an old member
marked afterwards that during 10 years in the
| House he had never SO much demagogism
displayed there. The discussion finally closed
by the unanimous adoption vi resolution appoint
ing special committee OF seven to present a bill
! TO the House, the committee to have the privilege
| to report at any time. 1t Is expected they will
bring in a bill tomorrow Monday. The following
| is the commttee:-Hale, OF Maine Maynard
| OF Tennessee; Kasson, OF Iowa; Scoheld OF Penn
sylvania; Niblack, OF Indiana; Senot, OF ohio, and
hale, Of New York. Nblack and Jewett are demo.
Gratis. Hale, Of Maine; Maynard, sconeld and
Niblack were members of the last Congress. The
record OF the old members Is that Hale and Niback
voted against back pay; Maynard and Sconeld
voted for it,
| Rev. Byron Sunderland To BE Senate
| Chaplain.
The republican caucus to-day decided to nomi-
nate Rev. Byron Sunderland, pastor OF the First
| Presbyterian church, as chaplain, and will proceed
with the election when the Senate again meets ON
Monday next. At this caucus il was also resolved
to exercise the greatest to prevent the delib
| erations OF the caucus and executive sessions
| leaking out. No formal action has as yet been
taken on selecting a President pro tenn. OF the
! Senate.
General Brist0w Getting Alarmed.
General Bristow, the nominee for the position OF
/ Attorney General, is somewhat alarmed at the
delay in the confirmation OF Mr.. Williams Chief
Justice, and has asked several Senators II his con-
frmatlon depends upon the confirmation of Mr..
Williams. He was informed to- day that 1t did not
and the Senate might act on his appointment first
| Mr.. Williams' Nomination Referred to
| the Committee on Judiciary-The Prcsf-
dents study of the Question Before His
Action.
The nomination Of George h Williams to be Chief
Justice was to-day referred to the Committee on
Judiciary, but no further action was taken on the
subject in executive session 1t is stated that the
| President from the beginning, made up his MIND
| not to appoint a successor to Chief Justice Chase
| from the Supreme Court bench, and that he aid
| tender the appoin tmeut to Senator Conklng. VINO
declined IL. He then wished to appoint Caleb Cush
ing and retain Attorney General Williams in the
Cabinet until the expiration OF the Press.cn-
tial term calculating that by that time Mr.. Cush-
ing would retire by reason OF age, and in that
event he would appoint Mr.. Williams. Tie pro-
posed appointment of Mr. Cushing not being
sidered expedelt by the Cabinet fastened the
Presidents purpose TO appoint Mr.. Williams. The
nomination of Chief Justice Chase was confirmed
the day 1t sent to the Senate; but in this
case considering the Importance OF the position,
and without the slightest discouresy to Mr.. Will
lams, it has been thought best that the nomination
shall 60 through all tue preliminary forms, in &C.
cordance with the rules.
Nominations sent to the Senate.
The President sent the folio wing nominations to
the Senate to-day -Silas CARRIER, be Register or
the Land ONCE at Lincoln, Neb. Postmasters-
John M. Moore, at Salt Lake City; l.. G. South
worth, at Hudson, Mich; Joseph s. Baner at
Mason City, H.; Thomas w. Abraham, at Pioche
New; also large number OF promotions in
the Navy, made during the recess OF
Congress- among them Joseph Beale, to be Chief of
N. Jeners TO be Chief Of the Bureau OF ordnance.
The senate Committecs-Thc Unimpor-
tant Changes that Have Been Made
Location of the Democrats.
The republican Senate caucus this morning re-
ceived and agreed to the report OF the committee
appointed to revise the Senate standing com
mittees. The list of committees OF the Senate
elected shows no change in the craftsmanship of
any important committee OF that body the only
one being in the Committee on Engrossed Bills
which ls given to Mr. Bayard, in place Of Mr. Cas-
serly, resigned. This is the second democratic
committee OF the Senate, that party being allowed
| two, the other being the Committee on Private
Land Claims, OF which Mr.. Thurman retains the
! chairmanship. The new Committee on Civil Ser.
| vice and Retrenchment is presided by MI.
/ Wright, OF Iowa. Mr.. Boutwell, has been taken or
the Committee on Privileges and Elections and as
/ signed to the Commerce Committee. in place OF
| Mr.. Mitchell. The Committees on Military Affairs,
Naval Affairs, Judiciary Appropriations, Patents,
| Revision OF the Laws, Revision OF the Rules
and two or three minor committees
| remain unchanged Mr.. Boutwell, Is also
| put on the Committee Claims, in place
of Mr.. Denns and Mr.. Davis and Mr..
! Goldthwaite are two additional members OF the
committee authorized to be enlarged by the Senate
to-day. Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine, Is assigned to the
| Committee indian Affairs in place OF Mr.. Sher-
man, and the latter takes a place on the new COM
mttee. Messrs. Stockton and McCreery, demo-
-crats, are added to the Committee on Foreign
Relations Messrs. Sumner and Morton are the
two new members of the Committee on Education
and Labor. Mr.. Boutwell, also has place on the
new committee, and Mr.. Sumner goes on the Com.
mittee on Privileges ana Elections in place of MIR.
Bayard, the latter, as above noted, taking the
Craftsmanship OF the Committee on Engrossed
Bills. Mr.. salisbury takes the place Of Mr..
Boutwell, on the Privileges and Elections Com
mttee. Mr.. Stevenson, democrat, Is removed
from the Committee on Indian Affairs and given a
place on the Civil Service and Retrenchment. The
Committee on Foreign Relations remains
changed IRON last March, except two democratic