, 1877-03-17

sion, and, when the doors were
opened, adjourned until tomorrow.
The executive session of the Senate
lasted about twenty minutes. The
Cabinet nominations were referred
to committees as follows:
That of Schurz to Committee Oh
Finance; Devens to the Judiciary:
McC Crary to Military Affairs; Thomp
son to Naval Affairs: Key to Post
Offices and Post Roads.
A brief discussion took place upon
adjourning until Monday. A mo-
tion to that effect, advocated by Ca
meron and opposed by Sargent and
others, was negatived by a vote of
IA against II. Of the II votes. only
five or six were Democrats. The
indications are that the Democrats
generally will vote to confirm the
Cabinet; or, at least, will not at
tempt to break quorum or impede
favorable action.
The Finance, Judiciary, Military
and Naval Committees this after.
noon authorized their chairmen to
report back favorably to the confir-
nation of Schurz, Devens, McCrary
and Thompson tomorrow. The
other committees did not meet, but
will do so to morrow morning. As
Senators Cameron, Conkling and
Morton are members of the commit
tee which has Evarts' nomination in
charge, and are known to regard it
with disfavor, there may be some
delay in reporting it. Keys nomi-
nation will probably be reported to-
morrow.
WASHINGTON, March 10. = The
Vice President presented to the
Senate communication from VIM.
Orton, president of the Western
Union Telegraph Company request
ing return of the messages, about
30, 900 words, delivered to the chair
man of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, some weeks ago, in
accordance with the order of the
Senate. Laid on the table.
A motion was then made to take
up the nomination of David A. Key,
as Postmaster General, for imme-
date action. No objection was in
troduced, and vote upon the ques-
ton of confirming him was then
taken by yeas ard nays. resulting,
yeas "a, nays 2; the negative votes
being cast by Democrats.
In the case of Schurz' nomination,
there were A for confirmation and 2
against.
The vote on Evarts' nomination
was about the same. Cameron voted
for Evarts, Schurz and Key, remark
ing that his vote for Evarts was un-
der what he regarded as instructions
fpm his committee on foreign rela-
tiOns. which had instructed him to
report favorably. Conkling refrained
from voting on his nomination. The
nominations of McCrary, to be Sec
retary of War, Richard W. 1'homp-
son, Secretary Of the Navy, and
Charles Devens, Attorney General,
we're confirmed without roll call or
division.
WASHINGTON, March 10. - At a
meeting of the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections to-day. the
case of w. Fl. Kellogg, claimant of
seat in the Senate from Louisiana
was taken into consideration. The
Republicans claimed his credentials
were regular, and he should be
sworn in, that any investigation as
to which of the two rival govern
ments in Louisiana is legal, should
be deferred until Kellogg has taken
his seat. The Democrats hold that
while the credentials appear regular
they may not be SO in fact, as the
committee have indicated, knowl-
edge that there are two rival gov
ernments in Louisiana and there
fore there should be an investiga-
ton before any person is sworn in.
The Senate adjourned until Monday
when the case again comes up and
action will be taken on the reports.
New YORK, March 10. Objections
to the probate of the will Of the late
Commodore Vanderbilt were fled in
the Office of the Surrogate to-day.
They are seventeen in number, and
deny that it is the c Commodore's will,
or that it was signed and executed
by him.
The immediate effect on gold of
the announcement of the cOnfirma-