Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-09
Nominations To-day.
The President sent the following mol
tons TO the Senate today:

The President sent the following nomina-
tiOns to the Senate to-day:
United States Consuls-John T. Edgar at
Beirut; VIM. w. Morton at Vla1wostock.
agent at La Crosse, Wis; Don A. Pardee to
be district judge for district of Louisiana; w,
w. DERRICK TO be attorney of the United
States, southern district of Mississippi:
Roland G. Usher, U. S. marshal for district
Of Massachusetts.
Postmasters-Wm l.. Burt, Boston, Mass.
Benjamin +. Hamilton, Biddeford, Me-; Geo
c. Crawford, Brunswick, Me-; Sylvester b.
Allis, Cold Spring, n. Y; Andrew j. Lorish
a tt.ca, \. Y; John w. Howson, Cazenovia
n: Y; \. p. Chapman, Canastota, N. Y; H.
Niagara Falls, n. Y; Joel j. Seayer Ma
lone, n. Y: AlOnZo q. Ball, Havana, " Y:
AlonZo Webster, Orangeburgh Courthouse,
s. c.; II. s. Glover, Macon. Ga; Rob't Stew
art, Macon, Miss; Robert Love, Trenton.
Tenn; \. NJ. Patterson. Crestline, Ohio; John
c. Douglass, GAINESVILLE, Ohio; Robert w
hampton: Ashland, KY; III. ID. Cutler, Still
water, Mimi; Thos; Hammond, MeConnells-
vile, Ohio; Virgil b. Smith, Middleport, o.;
Mrs. III. r. Lowe, Xenia, Ohio; James Multi
neaux, Gallipolis, Ohio; NJ. w. Coulter, Bax-
Iowa; w. L. Maxwell, Creston, Iowa; l.. s.
Fiober Sparta. Wis; Charles Seymour, La
Crosse. Wis; Jas. w. Ferguson. NeillsvilIe.
Wis; II. a. Patterson, Janesville, Wis; j.
g. Bidamon, Canton, ILL.,; j. w. Briggs, West
Macedon, n. Y.
A1mg Appoiafmeats.-Albert s. Tower, to
III. Il1anV
+. $. Calhoun of Ohio, and Geo. L. Rousseau
of Kentucky. TO be I'd lieutenants; BENJAMIN
r. Pope, a. sstant surgeon, TO rank from
May II. 1861.
Ndrol Promotions Engineer III
Webster TO be passed assistant engineer;
Master W. w. Bassett, to be a lieutenant on
the retired list; Assistant Constructors Phil
H1cbbOrn, Frank l.. Fernald, w. l.. Wrin-
tonye, Geo. X. Boush, and Robert w. Steele.
To be naval constructors, and VIM. G.. Tur-
ner, to be I'd lieutenant in the Marine corps
SPAIN AND THE UNITED SrATEs.-One of
the objects for which the Senate was called
in executive session is the consideration of a
treaty with Spain, amendatory of the twelfth
and eighteenth articles of the treaty of 1885,
III relates TO tue right of search upon the
nigh seas and 20 the protection and immuni-
lies oil the property OF citizens OF the United
states in Spanish territory. 1t is understood
a treaty of this character will be sent to the
senate early this week The necessity for 10
mas grown out OF the recent experience of
American seamen in Cuban waters. 1t was
negotiated by General Gushing, who informs
the State department that ii has the approval
of the new Alfonso government at Madrid
Wosh. Cor. Philo Press.
THE LOUISIANA MArTER-Enough is
already known by the House Louisiana COM
mittee OF the character of the election returns
for members of the legislature in Louisiana
10 make IL certain that their revision of these
returns will not give the conservatives a ma
jority upon joint ballot The number of the
conservatives seated by the committee will
probably be about eleven, including those
who were removed from their seats on the
floor by Colonel Beforehand. This how
ever, will not give majority on Joint ballot.
so that IN case Pinchback is not admitted to
his seat. any one elected United States Sem
ator after the terms of the Wheeler COM
promise are carried into effect will of ne.
cessity be experimentation. Cor. Bal.
.ABeTfcaa.
THE BISHOPS ELECr.-The standing com
mittee of the diocese OF Vermont gave con
sent Yesterday to the conservation of Rev
Drs. De koven and Jaeger. The standing
committee of the Episcopal diocese of north
err New Jersey has decided I'm favor of DIR
Jaeger and against DIR. De Koven. The stand
ing committees of the dioceses of Mississippi
and Maryland have both refused to confirm