The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-04
WASHINGTON.
Status of Certain Executive Appoint
ments.

WAsHINGToN, December 2.-Confr-
nations of the New York custom house
appointments were not reached for action
and fell with the expiration ofthe session.
Among other nominations which ex-
pired for want of action were those OF
Etiinghsm Lawrence, Collector Of Gus
toms for New Orleans; John Z. Baxter,
United States Circuit Judge for the Filth
Circuit; E. A. Hoyt, Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs; Henry S. Sanford,
Minister to Belgium; and ID.
w. Hlllisrd, Minister to Brazil.
The nomination OF General Harlan, to
be Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, which was confirmed last Thurs
day, and suspended on motion to re-
consider, stands confirmed, no action be.
ing taken on the motion. A number of
other confrmstions OF minor importance,
which were thus suspended las. Thurs
day, were also released from suspension
to-day by the general adjournment OF the
session prior TO action on the II otion Tor
consideration.
The Secretary OF the Treasury and
Attorney General have been in consul
tstion to day On the question arising un-
der the tenure OF office act in relation
to certain officers OF the internal revenue
in Texas. 1t understood that the Attor-
ney general has rendered an opinion that
the failure of the Senate in the extra ses-
sion to confirm the new officers appointed
IN place of the old officers suspended,
virtually reinstates for the time being,
Of bn Mi I'M
powers, the officers suspended, and in
s.rCctions to this effect have been trans
mitted by the Secretary Of the Treasury
to the officers in question.
The Senate this morning confirmed
VIM. Henry Smith as Collector OF
Customs for the port Of Chicago.
General Harlan.
General Harlan will arrive here
Saturday next and take his seat on the
following monday as Associate Justice
OF the Supreme Court.
senate Executive Business.
In the executive session to-day the
Senate removed the injunction OF secrecy
from the vote by which the nOmlnstson
of Owen Z. FiLz:imons was confirmed.
Those who voted to confirm were Bailey,
Bayard, Beck, Butler Cottrell, ConOver,
Davis, of Illinois, Eaton, Garland, Cor
don. Harris, Hill, johnson, Jones, of
Florida, Kernar, McCreery, Mcdonald,
Matthews, Morgan, Patterson, Whyte,
and Withers-2S. All are Dsm0-
Gratis, excepting, Conover, DAVIS,
Matthews ana Patterson. The following
Senator'S voted nay: MesSrs. Allison,
Anthony, Bruce, Burnside, Cameron of
Pennsylvania, Cameron OF Wisconsin,
Chaffee, ChrIstiancy, Conkling, Hosr,
Howe, Kirkwood, Bic MILAN, Morrill,,
Oglesbay, Paddock, Rollins, Teller and
Windom-l9.
The following nominations were con-
tirmed last Thursday but were suspended
on motions TO reconsider. None 0! these
motions to reconsider were cslled up TOR
action. The nominations, therefore, stand
confirmed and are so officially promul-
gated: J. h. Montgomery, New York,
consul at Geneva. Postmssters, Robert
A. Condor, Gallon, D. Receivers OF
Public Monies, Harrison Kelly, Kan
SAS, 81 1OpthdJ EuSal N' O"OoS' ~ OOi t-S'''.,
G .lfsx, Washing gton Territory; Registers
OF land offices, Melvin, Ono; Sslter,
at Independence, Kansas. The Senate
this morning confr med the following
nomil stions: Jack Wharton, United
States Marshall, Lou sisna; Thos.
BRYAN, Commissioner tor the District OF
Columbis; Tbos b. Reid, Wisconsin,
Consul at Fsnchal, MADEIRA; John K.
Campbell, Wyoming, Consul at Bssle,
Switzerland; John +. Quaries, Georgia,
Consul at Malaga; Joseph &.
Wilson, lows, Consul at Jerusalem;
Indian agents, Albert G. Boone
Psnca agency. Indian Territory; Joseph
Abbott, OF New Hampshire, at Lesplnos
agency, Colorado; Peter Ronea, OF Hele-
ma. Montsns, at Flathead agency, Mon
tuna; w. r. Mstten, OF St Louis, al Ma
guire Pueblo agency, Arizona; Andrew
w. Cranley, of Tuscan, at Papsgo agen-
cy, Arizona; John Pyle of Helena, Mon
tana, at Navsjo agency, Montsns; John
Mellor, OF Portland, Oregon, at Colorado
river agency, Arizona; Charles Howard,
of Detroit, Receiver of public monies At
Santa Fe.