Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-24
Federal Appointments p nth OF
President Grants Granichil I.

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The President io.day sent to the Sen
ate the nominations Of Pierrepont for
Minister to England, Judge Taft tor
| Attorney General, aud Mcdonald
Cameron, son Of senator Cameron, for
Secretary of War; John r. Hoy, of
Michigan TO he Secretary Of AriZoi u
Territory; John Pratt, To be Secretary
of the Territory of New Mexico; James
X. Hayden, to he Collector of Inter
nal Revenue for Washington TER :
tory; Andrew :. Evans, United States
Attorney for the Western district
of Texas; and John j. Redict, To be
Associate Justice OF ihe supreme Court
ofNew Mexico. The Senate in executive
session confirmed the nominations of
Pierrepont, Taft and Cameron.
Representative Hewett to-day read to
the Foreign Affairs Committee the re-
port on the Emns mine ease, but 1t
will not he read to the House before
Thursday.
Blaine is still confined to his house
by illness.
Pierrepont will take immediate steps
to depart for England, and Taft, with
| out delay, takes charge of the Depart
menL OF Jusiire. Pierrepont will prob
ably arrive in England before the
termination of the correspondence with
the British Government on the Wins
low extraditiou case.
Cameron steiegraplied TO his friends
here that he very highly appreci-
ates the honor conferred upon him by
the President and Senate; that il WAS
entirely unexpected, and that he is
now too much indisposed to leave. but
hopes to be here in "A few days, and IN
the meantime will decide whether he
will accept tho office.
When the Senate resumed the con-
| sideraiion of the articles of impeach-
ment. Barpum, the new Senator from
Connecticut, was sworn in as a mem
Der of the court. The discussion on
the question of jurisdiction WAS con
timed, and Mitchell made a lengthy
argument i'm its favor, and was fol
lowed by Logan in opposition.
1t is reported this evening that Pres
ident Grant received \ cable from Lon
don to-day announcing the death in
that city last night of the infant child
of his daughter, Mrs. Sartoris.
BIaine.
WASHINGTON, Nav %.
The S~ub-Judiciary Committee has
postponed till to morrow the further
examination of witnesses on the
| charges against Blaine, who is still
confined to bed by sick ness.
The New AppOinsees-
W~AsHISGToN, May %.
The transport of the war portfolio to
Cameron and the Attorney Gem
eralship to Taft will not take place I'M
| til sometime early next month. Judge
Pierrepont. Ia. day, said lie would not
formally accept the English mission
until he retires from his present Office.
Pierrepont had an interview with
Judge Taft, to-day, when it was az.
ranged that the latter should remain in
the war office until the former retired
from the Department of Justice. Cam
eron, therefore. will not he called upon
to accept the Office formally Tor about
two weeks. When General Schenck
first returned home the Presidei tend
cred the English mission to ~Pierrepon',
who declined it. Some two or thr 9
weeks ago the President again rendered
him the place and urged him TO oc
cupy il, which, upon reflection and
consultation with friends he decided TO
| do. The President seems to have sent
the nomination to the Senate, yester.
dav, earlier than had been previously
arranged in order to give Conkling the
full benefit of Cameron's official power
during the time before the meeting OF
The Cincinnati Convention.