The Portland daily press., 1877-03-19
WASHINGTON
Fred DomsInes Confirmed After a Lively
Debnte.

| Fred DougIaes Confirmed After Lively
Debnte.
WASHINGTON, March tn executive
| session to day there was debate of an hour
and half duration concerning the nomination
| of Fred Douglass to be United States Marshal
| for tho District of Columbia.
| Mr.. Conkling made speech ia favor of
| the confirmation, and Mr. Whyte was prom
irent of the few against it, The arguments
advanced by the opposition were addressed
solely to the question of the business quallfica-
tons of Mr.. Douglass for this particular aD-
| pointment, and special stress was lald upon the
| fact that the Bar Association opposed his con-
firmation on the ground that in their opinion he
| could not successfully administer the affairs of
| the Office. The nomination was however con-
| firmed on a yea and nay vote by hve or six
| majority No Republicans voted against it,
| and Messrs Gordon, Hill. Beck and Garla
| with one or two other Democrats, voted for this
confirmation. 1t is understood that Mr..
Lamar who was absent on account of illness,
| would have also voted for 1t.
The senate Elecis No President Pro tenn.
The Senate adjourned to-day without elect
ing a president pro tempore, as usual to be
| prepared for the contingency of the Vice
| President dying during the recess. Senator
Ferry, who was last chosen for the position,
| has vacated it by his absence from Washington.
| and even if he had returned before the final
| adjournment to-day, new election would have
been necessary to fill it. Consequently, +
President Hayes and Vice President Wheeler
should both die before Congress IS again con-
| vened, there would neither be President pro
tempore of the Senate or Speaker of the House
| 70 succeed to the President, and the office OF
| the President would remain for time absolute
| ly vacant.
Complimentary 10 Judge Davis
The members of the Supreme Court to day
| met with VIM. NJ Evarts as chairman, and
| adopted series of resolutions, expressing theii
| high esteem of Judge Davis, and regretting
| his resie nation from the Bench
Feeling of ihe ColOred Man.
Judge NJ W. Gibbs (colored) of Arkansas,
| who was an elector at large Oh the Republican
ticket had an interview with the President this
| afternoon. In the course of conversation the
former remarked that the nomination OF Mr..
| Key as Postmaster General bad excited some
alarm among the colored peo lie OF the country,
but it was fully off set by the nomination OF
MIR. Douglass, and ne assured the President
that the coored people intend to support him
| in his measures of reorganization between the
, | sections aud races. Judge Gibbs says the
| President remarked in reply that he was sincere
in this policy, and would adhere to it unless it
| should prove implacticable. For eight years
f | the policy of force had been tried in the South,
| but has failed and public sentiment now de-
, mauded change.
The Southern Question.
The rash of the past week being over at the
| Executive Mansion, the Cabinet meetings will
| be held hereafter at regular intervals and time
, | will be taken for careful deliberations of the
| mauy subjects That have already been alluded
TO- Among the Sc there will probably be a few
: diplomatic appointments of prominence Mex
a | week, according to the present understanding,
the President will refer to his Cabinet the I'm
portant question belonging to the condition Of
Q affairs in South Carolina and Louisiana. The
. | President, who feels that the earliest attention
| should be given to those distressing issues, in
sists that they shall receive the very fullest
consideration. so that when judgment is giver
= by the general government it shall be final.
0 Mrs Hayes Reception Saturday.
o Mrs. Hayes second reception this Afternoon
was fully attended The east room was bril-
| lantly lighted and was additionally attractive
by reason of the animated throng of prone
n | naders Many senators took the opportunity
70 | of paying their parting respects to the Presi
dent and Mrs. Hayes.
Departing Politicians.
There is quite an exodus from the city to
night. Numbers of prominent politicians VIII
have remained since the adjournment OF Con
l.. | gress were among those who left.
The Civil Service Rules.
Secretary Schurz said this afternoon tina
y. | there had Lot been time this week to complet
the rules for goyerning the civil service OF tn.
d substance what has already been referred to
and among other things will particularly en-
join against the assessments Of government
| employees for political purposes. 1t is likely
&c that this provision of the rules will be of such
d | character that it will not allow any loop hol
, whatever to be found for such assessments O
4 collections.
. The Defunct Chronicle.
10 The property of the Chronicle PublishiD
~ Co., consisting of an engine. boiler, severa
presses, cutting machine, office furniture, etc
was sold at auction today for $4,000.
D. Addition nal Combinations.
e, Senate confirmed the following appoint
ments, First Lieutenant Green Clay Goodloe
Paymaster of the marine corps, vice Cash, de
= ceased.
J. Collectors of Customs--Edward J. Costello
r for the district of Nachez, Miss; Andrew j.
= Goss, at st. Augustine Fla.
UncOnfrmed Nominations.
:, The following nominations remained withou
0i confirmation at the final adjournment of tn
c Archibald NJ Hughes, U. S. Attorney fo
middle district of Tennessee, e. S. Waldron
,. U S. Marshal of the western district of Ten
nessee; Benjamin A. Bazeman, postm aster q
Charlestown; David G. Potts, postmaster a
y | Petersburgh, Va; David Porter surveyor O
n customs at Savannah. GA FL. W. Bingham
Of superintendent at the Dakotah Superintendent
81 cy; Jessie W. Gresh, Iudlan agent at the Alto
is Agency, Nebraska; Geo S. Tucker receiver o
D | public moneys at Lincoln, Neb; Joseph Fox
~ | receiver OF public moneys at Grand Island,
Nep +; VIM. n. Stone, U. S. District Attorne
IL | for South Carolina.
is Various Matters.
re Mr.. Marshall, first assistant Postmaster Gen
" eral for several years. but removed by the Dom
q ination and confirmation of MIR. Tyner, will b
appointed to another prominent position in tn
Postof6ce Department, though he will not TAX
the position of second assistant Postmaste
w General.
The President told committee of citizen
u today, who requested him to apply his princ
n pie of home rule to the District of Columbi
OF by appointing two out of the three Commits
soners from among the residents that he ha
not fully investigated the matter but would ar
point men Identified With the interests of til
District.
The Secretary of State will soon recommen
the appointment of representative of tn
United States on the Spanish-American claim
commission, which is vacant by the appoin,