The Portland daily press., 1877-03-16
WASHINGTON,
Nominations by the President.

Nominations by the President.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The President
sent the following nominations to the Senate
to-day:
Frederick Douglass for U. S. Marshal in the
District of Columbia.
Geo, S. Boutwell, of Mass, to be commits
sioner for the purpose of preparing new edi-
ton of the Revised Statutes, under the act APP
proved March 2, 1877.
Hoyt FL. Wheeler TO be u S. District Judge
for Vermont.
The Senate in executive session confirmed
the appointment of MIR. Boutwell,.
Several applications have been made to Mr.
Douglass already for positions, rot few Of the
applicants being white.
The commission of Mr.. Morrill,, as collector
of customs at Portland, was signed by the Pres
ident today.
Visitors at the White EX Ouse.
Nearly every Southern State and several
Northern States ale represented at the execp-
tive mansion today by delegations. Many have
to be disappointed in regard to seeing the
President as important public affairs engross
his attention.
Prospective Change liza the Treasury DIS
partment.
A close conference is going on at the Treas
ury to-day, between Secretary Sherman AID
several other gentlemen prominent in official
circles. 1t 10 intimated that several changes
will be made in cOllectorshIps of internal rev.
eDue.
The Southern Questian.
Mr.. Pinchback, who had an interview with
the President yesterday, is quoted as having
said to the President that justice to the WHITES
and mercy to the blacks alike protested against
a recognition Of the Packard government Inc
President is said to have replied that be would
soon open clear way topeace and contentment
in Louisiana
Wade Hampton says the project of a new
al in Carr il a N lnGnit
self and TO the people of the state. he does
not wish to be recognized. What IS desired IS
that the troops shall be removed from the
state
Gen. Toombs is reported to have said in au
interview at Atlanta, that he had advised all
"the boys to take office that can get one. He
wants to see Hayes tested. LII he is as full of
performance as he is of promise the boys will
have good time. He thinks the policy OF
giving home rule to the South will break up
the Republican party
1t is again announced that the President is
to withdraw the troops from South Caroline
and Louisiana as soon as the Senate adjourns
Cabine. Meeting.
A special cabinet meeting of Com parahvely
short duration was held this afternoon. 1t was
entirely devoted to the consideration of ap
pointments to offices in cases where the COM
missions have expiie ed or are about to expire
No diplomatic or other appointments of gen.
eral interest were under consideration and
there was NO reference whatever to Southern
matters.
No Removals in the Interior Department
Secretary Schurz has notified all the heads o.
bureaus of the Interior Department that dur.
ing his administrator of its affairs there VIII
be no removals of clerks except "for cause,
and no promotions except for merit 1t car
be stated that there are at present absolutely
no vacancies of any kind to be filled.
The President.
The President received number Of business
callers this evening. The pressure upon him
being kept up till quite late hour.
The nominations of about 80 Postmaster
for Transmission to the Senate tomorrow.
Com missioner of Agriculture.
The Senator Cameron and the future Senator
Cameron have united in a request that Judg'
Watts be nominated as Com missioner Of Agri
culture, but there are dozen applicants fol
the place, the most prominent being Prof. Il
w. Hoyt of Wisconsin, and as many more col
ored applicants headed by Prof. Langstone.
Revenue Appointments for the South.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue ha
ordered the appointment of three additions
revenue officers in each Southern district, pre-
liminary to the withdrawal of the military, Wit
have been aidiLg in suppressing illicit distiler
les. The greater portion of the troops now
serving at the South will be sent to the Indiar
A Complaint from sehu1z.
Schurz is already troubled that the salaries
of the assistants and bureau officers of the In
terror Department are not large enough to at
tract the great talent of the country which be
had expected to call about him.
Rumors Relative to Appointments.
There is good reason to believe that very few
il any diplomatic changes will be made a
present. None of very important character
seem to be now contemplated. 1t is positively
determined that no nominations will be sent to
the Senate during itspresent session to fill the
vacancy on the Supreme Bench. The most in
fluential recommendations from the South fol-
the position are said to be about equally Owed
ed between Herschel V. Jahnson and ex-Sena.
tor Joshua Hill of Georgia. but it is yet entire
ly uncertain whether or not a Southern man
will be chosen or not. A report is circulated
tO-nsht that the appointment of public print
er will be given to Northwestern newspaper
publisher whose name is not stated, but it is
said resides in Iowa.