The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-04
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

COMBINATIONS BIZ THE SENATE-FAILURE or
THE NEW YORK AND OTHER APPOINTMENTS
WITH THE zxPIRArIoN OF THE SESSION.
The Senate in executive session this morning con.
nrmed the following nominations
William Henry Smith to DO Collector OF Custorns
United state. Tor tho Dsro. Of rS q .ns
tris. d Colemb,a; Thomas B. Red, OF wisconsin, Is.
OF Wyoming, Consul at Basic, Switzeriand; John =.
Quares. Of Georgia Consul at Malaga; Joseph g. WI
man. Of New York. Secretary OF Legation 10 Russia
John McClntock Marshal OF the United states for The
district Of MARYLAND; Sidney Perham OF Maine, APP
Ersser OF Nercnandise At Portland, No.; Daniel e.
Fort Colleclor Of Customs for ths district Of Oswego
N. X; Joseph Cook, Supervising Inspector OF steam
dolphin, TO succeed William j. Pollock q one OF the
four general appraisers Of by
section 2,608 OF the Revised SiatuteA
Thomas j. Spencer, 10 be hrst licutonant Teuth
cavalry.
Indsan A0ents.-Albcrt 9. Boone. at tho Pone.
Hampshire, as tho ic: rnos Agency Col % Psssr
Roman, OF Helena Montana, At The Tlsthead agency,
euisr Pueblo Agency, Arizona Andre" csonIsy. 81
Hoiena: Montana, .tnc Navajo Assnoy; Jonn & isi.
Agency, Arizona; Charles H. Howard, OF Dctrcis'
Mich, Recover Of Public Moneys at Santa F6 New
First Lieutenant Ed. p. Meeker to BIO captain In tho
marine corps Second Lieulenant Otwny G. Berry.
marine [.
ant engineers Albert +. Dixon and John A Tobin to
be passod assistant engineers In Tho navy Cadet
giDoers Frank II. Bailey William Cowier. George s.
Wiotts, William L. Cathcart Walter +. Worthincton
william y. Little. Theodore ,. Burgdori, William X.
King, E. R. Freeman, George H. r. Babbist. Frank H.
Eloridge Charles G. Kleckner Alberto D. r. Ivex and
William B. Boggs TO DO assistant engineers in the
navy.
Tho Now York Custom House appointment we're
NOT reached for action and all three foil with Tho ex.
piration OF the session.
Thursday, but were suspended on motions to recon.
siier. None Of these motions to reconsider were
called up for action, and the nominations therefore
stand confirmed and are so officially promulgated
to-day
John NJ. Harlan, Assistant Judge United States su
promo Court }. e. Montgomery. OF Now York, Con.
lector Of Internal Revenue for tho Twenty dis
trict OF Now York, Woo Decker, suspended.
tbanei M,chsr 10 % outenan. coone oosoScr Ma ss
1877, vice Kurtz, deceased; Captain William j. Twin
Ming 10 be major Ociooe. 10. vice Michcr promoted
Medical Depdrtment-Aajor John Campbell, sur-
Reon, to DO lin the rank OF lieutenant colonel
November 8. 1871, vice Edwards, deceased, Cap
gcon with rank OF major November 8. 1871, vice
Campbsl, promoted.
NOMINATIONS THAT WERE NOT coNy1nMrD.
Tho following IS list Of the officers whose nom,ps.
tions wcro not confirmed during the FIRST session Of
tho Forty-aitb Congress, which ended to-day
United States Ministers-Hcnry s. Sanford, for Bel
GUM Henry , W. h a iSr Brazil; Secretary OF
Consas Generai-G. Wiley Wells. Shanghai; John
Q smith, Montreal; 3. =. Pexotlo. ST. Petersburg;
ConsMs-Dennis N. Cooley. spezzia. Italy; Alfred
" Dockery, Leeds, England; Robert II. Knox, HamI-
n sssss julius sS a. ssS
'Coaectoys or pCustows--Theodore Roosevelt Now
YORK; Bingham Lawrence, New Orleans; Robert T.
smith, Mobile. Ala; Thomas j. X. Jones, napolis
Nd. John T.. colilpss brunsEHk, Ga.i janice "
Josy, Tschs, La; Cheney r. Praity, Lauria, Texas
Surveyors Of Customs A. Merritt, New York !:
William \. KING Greenpoint. \. r.; George Fisher,
Foster, Savannah, Ga James Giichrst. Wheeling W.
Naual o.Gesrs-L Bradford Prince. Now ork james
Appraiser 81 erehandise-John osIcsDy, New or.
Supervising inspectors Of Steam vessen-Joh. Fchr
snback, seventh district; Z. Plat s.ratton, Second
district
Comn,issioner Of Indian A0airs-E. A. Hoyt New
York.
indian Agents--E. II. Hooper, Lisscion agent, Da-
kota; Francis H. Weaver, southern Utes Colorado !;
William H. Davidson, Fort Hail. Idaho; Isaiah Light.
per, sAniee Agony, Nebraska; Francis Brown, Mana
tlila Agency. Oregon; samuel L Ely, Otoc Agency,
Collectors Of Internal Rcrenuc-Robort r. Campbell
Third district, Texss;s James d. Brady, Second dis.
irict Of Virginia, and Edward q. Wade for tho Third
Un,fed States Atorseys-Lucius G. Northrop. for
South Carolina ana Lewis l.. farsons Tor the Middle
district OF Alabama
United States Mdrskdls-John NJ. Dunn, for Della
ware; ". J. Wadron, Tor the Western district Of
Tennessee, and samuel g. Reid for tnc Middle and
southern districts OF Alabama.
United States Circuit Judge John Baxter, for tho
Fifth C-cuit.
Assocafe Justices Of Territorial Supreme Courts
Samuel ). McLin, for Now Mexico, aud W illiam Ware
Peck, for Wyoming
Chief Of the Bureau of Construction and Repair of
the Navy Depaytmsns-Jonn w. Easily.
For appointment 10 Second Ltcufendncies In the
Army--Hcrbcrt u. Squires, Adam Shaker, Thomas J.
Clay. Erastus w. Maxwell, Theodore Mosher, Jr.;
William A. Nichols and sttph~n d. Conner.
For Promotion IN the Revenue Serrtce-ro DO Cap
tains. ". s. simmons and l.. q. shepard; TO be FIRST
Iieu.cnants, Samuel A. Brooks and W. u. Roath; to
be Second Lieutenants, Jonn Morrisscy, Jr., and
Saathiei N. Crosley.
THE PRESIDENTS NOMINATIONS.
The President this afternoon sent 10 tho Senate tho
following nominations:-
John b. Hawley, OF illinois, TO DO Assistant Sec-
rotary OF the Treasury. Alfred T. Howard, Of New
Hampsh,re TO be Collector Of Customs Tor the district
OF Portsmouth, N. ii. Ezra A. Hay, Of New York, TO
be Comniss ioncr oil Indian Affairs john b. Blake,
10 be Postmaster al Avoca, Iowa, and Mrs. Ellen
Holmes at Aiken, >. q.
The nomination Of Mr.. Hays 10 renewal. his for