New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-22
WASHINGTON.
Nominations

WASHINGTON, January q. - Nomina-
tions-Alexis +. Lemee, as receiver OF pub
lie money at Natchitoches; E. w. Hol-
brook as register of the land office at New
Orleans.
Salary Bill Approved.
The President has approved the salary
bill.
Unanimous Confirmation Of Chief Justice
Waite.
Waite is unanimously confirmed as Chief
Justice.
Pinchback mt the White House.
Pinchback was at the White House to-
day.
Pinchback did not succeed in getting an
interview with the President to-day, as the
latter was talking with Creswel.
Warmoth's Idea of II New Election.
Warmoth asserts that Carpenter and
Butler have agreed on new election Dill
which will be introduced in both houses
ON Monday. and that after canvass of the
Democrats in the House he did not lind one
who would not vote for the bill, and he
feels confident that the bill will pass both
houses next week.
Treachery.
Pinchback believes that treachery is the
cause Of his defeat, and he is hard at WORK
for a new election.
Honorabiy Discharged.
Captain Kitchener, who was recently ar
rested ON the charge of robbing the mails IN
the dead letter office, has been exOneTated
by the grand jury.
In Executive session on the Chief Jus.
ticeship.
The Senate was in executive session this
afternoon for an hour and quarter. en-
gagged in the consideration of the nomina-
ton OF Morrison H. Waite for Chief Justice
Of the Snpreme Court.
Senator Edmonds aud the two Ohio Sen
ators, Sherman and Thurman, spoke in
favor of confirmation, showing a concur
renee OF views as to Mr. Waites integrity
and his good legal attainments.
Senator Sumner alluded TO the solemIity
of the occasion, in connection with advising
and conserving to the appointment OF
Chief Justice, and said that ewing 10 the
importance of the subject il became them
all to be duly impressed with the fitness CT
the gentleman whose name was before
them.
No remarks were made by any Senator in
opposition to confirmation. On the cues
ton, will the Senate advise and consent
to the appointment" the vote was unani-
mous-yeas GO. as follows:
Allison, Anthony, Bayard, Bogy, Bore
man, Boutwell,, Browncw, Buck CHAM,
Cameron, Carpenter, Chandler, Clayton,
SbUh llD8, SoDONtI, SttttI. SIdRlu, 1IULipI,
Davis, Edmunds, Fenton, Ferry of Connec-
ticut, Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan, Ere
linghuysen, Gilbert. Goldthwaite Cor
don. Hamilton of Texas, Ham!in,
Hitchcock Howe, Ingalls,, Jones,
Kelly, Lewis, Logan, McCreerv. Nertimor,
Mitchell, Morrill, of Maine Morrill, Of Yer
mont. Morton, Norwood, Oglesby, Patter.
son, Pratt, Ramsey, Ransom, Robertson.
Sargent. Salisbury, Schurz, Scott. Sher.
man Snpurer StavenSnn Stryy.rr Stock.
ton, Thurman. Upton, Wad.eign. Yves: aud
Wright.
Ahseuc not votng-Alcorn. Ames. Den.
MS. Dorsey. Hamilton of Maryland. Jyhn.
son, Sprague, Sumner and Windcm-9.
The President Notified.
The President was officially advised this
evening of the favorable action of the
Senate, and will Immediately inform Mr..
Waite OF his appointment.
The Liquor Traffic Bill.
The substitute reported nv the Finance
Commute for Mr.. Howe's liquor traffic bill
provides that the President shall appoint,
with the consent of the Senate, five com.
missioners, whose duty it shall be TO in
vestigate the alcoholic liquor traffic in all its
respects, in connection with pauperism,
crime and social vice, and the public health
and the general welfare of the people: and
they shall also INQUIRE and AXE testimony
as to the practical results O1 license ana re-
strictive legislation tor the prevention OF
inteinperance in the several States. The
commissioners are TO be selected solei v with
regard To personal fitness aud capacity for
an bcuest. impartial and thorough lnvesti.
cation, and shall hold Office not 10 exceed
one year; neither of them shall be the
holder OF any Office of profit or trust in The
general er State government. They are 70
receive compensation, but the government
is 70 pay the necessary expenses ot .heir
invests cations. Their report is 10 be made
to the President, and by him transmitted TO
Congress.
Mexican Vice Consul Recognized.
The President has recognized J. Moreno
as vice consul OF Mexico tor Pensacola and
its dependencies.
Rumors Of Secretary Richardson's Resig.
nation.
Rumors of Secretary Richardson's resig-
nation are revived. but officials in the
treasury say that they are confident that
no 10 u late hour this evening he had not
done ST.. The reports are probably I'M
founded.
What the Washington Star Says.
The Star saws: Senator Morton has evi-
IDENTITY received new light on the Louisiana
contested election case, judging IRON his
action yesterday in asking that The resolu-
ton in relation to the admission OF T. b. j.
Pinchback be referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, with Instructions
to investigate, and with power to send Tor
persons and papers in connection with the
manner Of his election, and IN subsequently