The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-03

WARRINGTON, June 2.
The Utah bill has passed by vote
OF l59 to 55.
HAIL Contracts.
By invitation OF the Postmaster
General q large number of the Repre-
seutatives of western States and Terri
tories assembled at that department
this morning to aid him iu determin-
ing the sufficiency OF the bonds for.
uarded by successiul bidders for mail
service under the last letting. Gener-
ally the securities were considered by
the Representatives present to be ade-
quate, but in some cases the bondsmen
were unknown TO the Representatives.
and therefore no assurance could be
given concerning them. A very small
proportion of the accepted bidders fail
ed to furnish bonds for the execution OF
their contracts, q result attributed to
the working OF the five per cent deposit
system. tie considered that many OF
the bonds now furnished will prove
worthless, aud the Department iavors a
still further amendment OF the law so
as 10 exact heavy penalties against poet
masters " ho certify that straw bonds
are good and sufficient.
While the House was engaged on
the Utah bill to-day the Chair inter-
rupted the discussion to inform tie
members that the two bills passed last
night on the report OF the Committee
on the Judiciary were previously pass
ed at this session. Mr.. Beck suggested
that the committee be abolished.
| Combinations.
The Sepate confirmed the following
nominations Peter Negley, Assistant
Treasurer, Baltimore; William Cooper
Howells, OF Ohio, Consul to Quebec ;
Postmasters, Moses Messeu, Hudson,
OHIO; John NJ. Sutphen, Lancaster,
Ohio
Richardson In the Senate.
When the Senate met in executive
session this afternoon a unanimous re-
port was made from the Committee on
Finance recommending the nomination
of General Bristow to be Secretary oil
the Treasury in the place of Richard.
SOD. resigsed, and the Senate without
hesitation unanimously confirmed the
nomination. Not 90 however, with
regard 10 the nomination OF Richardson,
for Judge OF the court Of claims, which
was not reported back unanimously
from the Committee on Judiciary
During the forty minutes session views
were interchsnged by Senators rather
in a conversational way than by debate,
the Democrats openly basiDg their
opposition to. the nomination, on
the report OF the committee on Ways and
Means and accompanying testimony
on the Ssnborn case having reference
to him. With this exception the
question arose "a to his fitness Tor the
iudseship. But little WAS said on the
| Republican side, certsialy no formaI
defense of his conduct in regard to the
Sanboru contracts. Finally when
the question was taken on
advising and consenting TO th'
nomination number OF the
Republican Senators in their seats de-
clined to vote. A sufficient number
of them, however, did so to carry TIT
confirmation by a email majorlty. l
those who opposed the nomination by
falling to respond to their names hac
voted in the negative, the nomination
would have been rejected. The Senate
had been csnvassed by q senatorla
friend OF Richardson a week before hi'
nomination was transmitted to th'
Senate, when it tappeared that the con-
firmstiou could be secured, though oy
a small majority. Massachusetts, ha
hiss now two Judges on the bench o
the Court OF Claims, Loring and Rich
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