Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-25


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New York. ................... ,671, 1893
Baltimore ...s................ 16l,lIO
Philadelphia .................. 2Oz,S09
Boston ...s...s.s.......... 0l0sOl5
Pa-dee Laid On the Table.
The Senate was occupied over five hours
in executive session this afternoon, in dis
cussing the nomination of Don a. Pardee
to be United States District Judge for
Louisiana, vice Durell, resigned. Speech
IS were made by Messrs. Howe, Sherman
and Thurman in favor Of confirmation, and
by Messrs. Edmunds and West in OppOsi-
ton. At the close of Mr.. Vests speech,
Mr. Edmunds moved to lay the nOnina-
ton on the table, which was agreed to
25 TO Is.
The Senate having adjourned sine die
without confirming any one to the United
States Judgship for Louisiana, the position
will necessarily remain vacant until the
next session of Congress, as tie Presidents
power to make appointments to fill vacan-
cies is restricted TO such as occur during the
recess of the Senate. Judge Durelrs re-
signstion, though received on the I'd day Of
December last, was not accepted until the
10th Of December, at which date Congress
had been in session three days. The tabling
Of Pardee's nomination places litigation in
an embarrassing position, as the District
Judge alone has Jurisdiction in bankruptcy
and admiralty cases.
Mr.. Pardee has Internationally with
drawn from the contest.
Distilled Spirits.
The books Of the internal revenue Office
show that in February last there were dis
titled 613, 1853 gallons of spiriss, and the tax
was paid upon 11,504,S5 gallons. There
were remaining in warehouses on the 2Sth
Of February 973, 666 gallons; on the first Of
that month the amount Of spirits in ware
houses was 12,747,6lO gallons.
Citizenship OF John Mitchell.
1t appears thar he late John Mitchell,
who was elected q member of the British
Parliament from Tipperary, Ireland, as
subject of Qneen Victoria, was in fact
citizen Of the United States, as appears
from transcripts of the records recently
made in the Office of the Clerk of the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia
for the British Minister.
In the records is an application for full
letters, in which is the declaration Of Mitch
ell, made in the Circuit Court of this dis
trict on the Sth Of May, 1850, in which he
saws that on the 18th of October, 1858, at
the County Court Of San Francisco, he be-
ing a native Of Ireland, aged about 81
years, bearing allegiance to Victoria,
Queen of Great Britain, and hav-
ing emigrated from Australia and
arrived at san Francisco, intends
to settle in the United States, and in open
court reported himself Tor naturalization
and declared on oath that it is bona fde
his intention to become a citizen, etc. The
papers rccite that sit is thereupOn ordered
BY the court here that said John Mitchell
be admitted & citizen Of the United States,
and ne is accordingly admitted citizen Of
the United States"
Threatened Resignation OF Gen. Spin
HeF.
United States Treasurer Spinner had a
long interview with the President to-day.
There are rumOTs that unless certain con-
templatcd appointments TO subordinate
places in Gen. Spinner's bureau are made
in accord with his views, that gentleman
will resign.