, 1876-05-23
TIE RECORD.


II. ". Barnuuu, scnator-clcct from ConnectI-
cut, took the oAth of office.
Mr.. Sherman presented the petition Of A. II.
Clapp, tile Congressional Printer, to the effect
that he Is Nh officer Of the Senate; that great
injustice has been done him by the Committee
On Printing In the House Of Representatives;
that the books OF his Office a1e detained from
lin By that Committee; and that no oppor,u-
nifty was given hin for an explanation Of the
charges before that Committee. lie moved that
It be referred 10 the Committee on Privileges
aud Elections, with Instructions to inquire Into
the truth Of the allegations.
Adopted.
The Chair laid before the Senate Il communtca-
tton from the Secretary Of War, inelusing n
communication from the Chief Of the Engineer
Corps, suggesting that the appropriation for . new
ss IS ooo 'Se'' 0s from
The Senate then went into executive session.
At 80 tho doors were reonened, but were i'm
cohside sntnn of the articles Of impeachment
against Bellnap.
sion. and after short time, when the doofa were
d!eIary reported 'sdye,sely on ths resolution In
dicncy Of establishing l'entenasy at Fort Smith,
Ark, for the confinement Of United statcu Prison
ess, and The Committee was discharged fr0m fur
thrr consideration.
Adjourned.
IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS.
The President today sent To the Senate the fol.
Edwards pierrcpout Of New York. to be Miuls-
ter to England.
to be Attorney. General.
J. Donald Cameron, Of pennsy1yan!n, to be Sec
Join pratt was nominated for Secretary Of tho
Territory OF New Mexico; John |. Ncdlck Of Ne.
braxka, Associate Justce Of the Supreme Court OF
New Mexico; DcnJamin F. Chambcrs, Register OF
I fhn IRnll Office at N5n1lfnfn Nntl Nathan
Jr., United States Attorney for Vest virgluia;
George II. Miller. Postmaster ut Appleton, Wis.
siont the nomination Of PicIrepont was referred to
the Committee on Foreign Kc!attona, that Of Taft
1ne o a On ,r o aTT
Senators Cameron, Edmunds. anl LoSnn, the re-
| spectiye Chair1ucn Of those Committees, soon
| tfons which werr confirmed by the Senate without
debate, the reception Of the nominations from the
pses1aent thsis tbs TSorts theson and
! nominations wetc gnrprtse to- everybody. ezpc-
eial,y tint u Don Cameron sou Of scnator Cameron
! The leave Of absence Of Speaker Kerr wns extend
HIr Tucker offered resolution, directing the
Pfraidcnt 10 iu.orm tic House whether BE- ill., re-.
ccIvcd my Official Information In regard to vIolence
md danger nenacing American citizens In the
taken for ihe ptotecion q sach 1mericaa citizens
resln In the o'e%an n9 Empits Adopsd
that ~ tho power to eiect tho prea!dcni has ncsci
been J Delegated 10 the house Of Representatives
The rcselntiou 70 di.miss Doorkceper ritzhpgh,
and tranafcrrlng the dutIcs Of The Doorkecpci to
the Segcant.at-Atms until further ordera, was
In Committee Of the Whole on the Naval Appso.
priatlon e'l! the Rsnding amendment ~ va tfnt Of,
III s %G1s s IT, hs
there wcrc now l, Gl3 commissioned of.lccrs in the
nuvy; or, with the cadet Engineers. cadet M!deh!p
ab nan,ber 10 Of enl!stsd men vas divided by BY Tic
one ofiicer Tie naval servies was top. .haavy:
- of oieiency Tia. the Committee o. Naval Affair.
1nAdo this Recommendation. The proposed redlc.
Ps IL Els Is .eason Sf xs sas
amendment wes reported not Ia hostility to tl.t
s'i navy esp With that IF 'oce oi s
army, grade for grade. and rank fot rank. lie BE-
llevcd that TINT would b. Just alike TO The navy,
hi. Hale. q member OF the Appropriations Com.
misteo, orposcd tho amendment. On lhc naval list
forser. Rowan. Davis. . Rogers, 4 Worden: 0!
the Monitor. md dozen oshess. hcse nlen had had
icy a1sd a. ate hghes thaa u, ,hst taat
% IKE from lie Admita!s 81 ooo year, aud q 70.
s 'y xas Se ans ~ IL %eh
Tennessee l1'hlahotns, 1ad not yet bad the bar nat.
tho service, snd ecndlug thHm os4 with nothing to
llve ppon but, 80 far ~ hs dared, he proposed to
psops III sa y l. sse 'a hs.s
liz. Hill iTexasl, .nernbs Of .he Naval Commit
iowinE i longevity pes5 q 10 per cent sadi.lona'
for every ays yeafs et serseo to naval officers be-
Nv hhfa a mo NlT