The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-23
WASHINGTON.
NomInaled by the Presldent.

NOulluuteu Dy tne EFeSiueuLs
WAsuIHGToS, May 22.-Thc President
to-day sent TO the Senate the following
nominations: Edwards Pierrepont
New York, Minister 10 England; Al
phonsO Taft, Ohio, now Secretary OF War
Attorney General; J. Donald Cameron
Pennsylvania, Secretary Of War. The
Senate in executive session confirmed the
nominations.
John Pratt, Secretary Of the Territory
OF New Mexico; John ]. Reddick, OF Ne
braska, Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court OF New Mexico; D. C Chambers
Register Of Land Office, Of Nebraska; Ma
than Gof, jr., United States Attorney, Of
West Virginia; Geo. NJ. Miller, Post Mas.
ter, Of Appleton, Wisconsin. As soon as
Senate went into executive session, the
nomination OF Pierrepont, was referred 10
the Committee on Foreign Relations; that
Of Taft, 10 the Committee on Judiciary;
and that OF Cameron, TO the Committee
on Military Affairs; Senators Cameron,
Edwards and Eagan, respective Chairmen
OF these committees, soon thereafter made
favorable reports on the nominations
which were confirmed by the Senate with.
out debate. The reception Of the nomi-
nations from the President, their refer
encc with the reports thereon and final
action, occupying less than an hour.
The nominations were a surprise 10 al
most every one, especially that OF Don
Cameron, son Of Senator Cameron. I
THE CABINET CHANGES. .s.
The Cabinet changes to-day and the
nomination OF Judge Pierrepont as Min!
lister to England were the occasion OF
great surprise in all quarters. So care!
ful had the intentions Of the President in
this regard been concealed, that with the
exception OF Mr.. Fish and the gentlemen
directly and personally interested, the
other members Of the Cabinet were not
aware Of a change until the nominations
had been sent to the Senate. Pierrepont
will take immediate steps 10 depart for
England, and Judge Taft will without de.
lay take charge Of the Department Of
Justice. Judge Pierrepont will probably
arrive in England before the termination
OF the correspondence with the British
government on the Winslow extradition
case. 't.' ......- ~
Mr.. Cameron has telegraphed to his
friends here that he very highly arpreci-
ates the honor conferred upon him by the
President and Senate; that it was entirely
nexpected; that he is now too much in
disposed to leave home, but hopes to be
here in few days. In the meantime he
will decide whether he will accept the
Office. lgf It.l :
GEN. o. o. HOWARD
telegraphed that he did not, as the report
Of The Committee on the Freedman's
Bankasserts, serve as trustee forthatin-
stitutiop. s8TE alE5}is s-1st
D, D. FOLEY,
Of Washington, testified before the Lou
isiana Investigating Committee to-day
that, as lawyer, he was engaged in the
prosecution OF n large claim for Peru.
Wan guano involving 100000 900.
During The prosecution OF that claim he
learned that James Casey, I. +. lierwig
and Nicholas Casey were interested in the
claim, having paid d. J. T. Landrean,
owner OF the claim $2,SOO and promised
to aid in the prosecution Of the case.
Mr.. Thomas, Minister 10 Peru, resigned
and then Casey used his influence to have
Gibbs appointed. The Caseys and Her
wig were TO receive 30 per cent Of the
proceeds Of this claim. Witness had a
conversation with Casey after Thomas
resigned and Casey told witness Gibbs
wonid be appointed, but the appointment
would not bc made ill after the executive
session OF the Senate had adjourned.
This was in March, 1876, and in about y
week after tho Senate adjourned Gibbs
was appointed.
Casey told the witness that Secretary
Fish opposed the appointment Of Gibbs.
The witness was a lawyer for DR.. Land.
rcan, and the latter wanted the witness
to 20 TO Peru rs Secretary 10
Gibbs so that he could better prosecute
the case and that was why he held the
conversation with Casey. The United
States were prosecuting thiscase in dip.
lomatic way, but had no pecuniary inter
est in tue matter. Witness said Casey
being a government officer violated the
statute in buying an interest IN a claim
in which the United States was party.
Witness worked nine months for DR.. Lam
dream and then Landrean sold his claim 10
Henry D. and Jay Cooke without paying
witness for his services. The statute was
hunted up and read, and the committee
told Foley that the law had not been vio-
lated at all, rs the government was only
acting as a negotiator without having a
cent Of interest in the proceeds. The wit
ness had told the committee about ten
days ago that he had some important in.
formation TO give, and the committee had
him summoned and he had been waiting
until to-day to testify. After he had tes-
tilted motion was made that his testi.
mony he struck from the record rs hav.
ing nc. bearing on tho matter before the
committee. II was finally allowed to re-
main for a few days simply to see i any
thing elsecame out OF it. Adjourned.