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ling men, who oppoked MI combinations, and,
It Is believed, Senator David Davis. 30 ME.
Henry Smith was saved, though a. by 6rc.
rACKARn 70 NJ PROVIDED FOR.

Dapcr WIS circulated To-day nbOrt The Sc1-
ale md Unuse requesting the President Il, ap-
point uov. Packard Collector Of the Port Of
Nov OrIeans. Ehlng'a.n Lawrence. who was
dominated TO that p!are. was not conflrtncd.
his name having fallen lo-iav ut noon Without
even \ report from the Cotntntstee. Lawrence
T. rcro1ted +, iave been really Warmo.h's ap-
IN sugar plantation. Warmntt,, who was CT
pret"l to return here tonight when Ito loft,
cls!'nc1 to hare. po.islyc assurance ot tho
President TO again ,end ia the name Of Law
prs.ilent i, Ind oi1etnd h!m t~o Or
!n.oivtd leaving 3j,.lislana THIS Packard .iocs
mot desire TO ,lo. lie will not bc tua1e polltl-
It might be said probabilities, that Packard,
after all, a7ay receive tha ''npo..ant place. Tic
Certainly f. willing TO accept it, and has no feud
NTH the President.
RI thr i!'tHtrra Annotated Frtss.
wlsu1a01nS, u. C.. ucc. 3.--The President
hent to tic Senate this nftcrn.Hon tho following
sse9.,str Il ;s A9 re:!u1, 1ws @ Aet .1; IT
New Yors, colnInias!uncr Of Indian Affairs {;
John u. Blake, Postmaster at Avuca Ia.
TIE fi1xslMH0s5 CASE.
In executive session tn'lay tile Senate ro-
bY which the nomination Of Oven T. Fttz<tm-
tnotts ras confirmed. Those who voted for cun-
frnation we're:
bailey, Elson. NcCreerJ,
itsyifd. 1jarland, sici,onakf,
i;rrk. t;drioa. Matthews,
bullet, !!atsi'. Morgan.
t6ckEel. I'LL. Patterson,
Coke. Juhnatoa, WLyte,
D.v!s I'LL, Kesnan.
,,All Democrats czcepttng Conoscr, Dav,s,
Matthews. and Patterson.
The following Senators voted In tho negative:
Allison. chrstianc5.: Morrill,.
hruse; Hour. Fadaosk,
e. fSss;sIsat S:;, tsi:}. &saiii.n, ~i"aoon-,e,
Iii Republicans.
The following Senators were paired tn the Or
BootE.,. Dawes, Jones {Sev.l, Spencer, Ed-
t9an1. III fsrr{, Blaine; lEall. ssrsent, Mitsh-
loge,, l1an!tln, Republicans, who would Lave
votcd against confirmation, with Voorhees,, La
mar, Hereford, Dennis, Thurman. Maxcy,
Grnyer, Kan.otn, Merri,non, Wallace, Arm.
Democrats, who would have yotea 10. faYor of
confirmation.
CONFIRMED.
Tile following nominations were confirmed
Inst Thursday. Tut suspended On motions IT, re-
consider. None of thcse motions to reconsider
therefore stand confirmed. an1 are eu officially
promulgated ttttla7: j. E. Montgomery, Men
Turk. L0nsu! at Geneva.
rostmastcr..;lsooest !. Condon, Gallon. Q:
kaueas, ct 'rop.ka; Z. y. Swret, Nebraska;
Co!fax, Washington Territory.
sas, at Independence.
The Senate this 'uornInx, confirmed tho fol-
lowing nominations: Jack Wharton, United
States Marshal for Louisiana: r. Il. Eryan,
Commissioner 1t the District Of Columbia; T.
i. Kchl. Of Wisconsin. Consul ut Funchal,
Aia9eira; !. 4. Campbell, Wyoming, Consul At
,ia;ls, s"itzsrl1yn; y,l; j. T. Qrarlcs Co4su at
1rEn.
1nAian Agents = Albert @. Boone, poaca
Agency, Indian Territory: Joscpl. Abbott. Of
New Haven, ut tic 10. Pinos Agency, CoIora-
d.; Peter Roaat, Of Hcieua, Mou., q the Fiat
lead Agcncy' Montana: William X. hiattecr,
St. Louls, Of tho Mo4uict, Pueblo Agency, All
xona; Andrew Gronlcy. Tucson, at the fHn.so
Agency; John +. Pyle of Ueucta a. the Navajo
Ageucy; John G. Mallory, Jr.. Portland, Ors.,
at tle Coletado River Agency, Arizona
liz Mone5s at =San,a Fe, New Mexru.
1CsriGx HARLAN.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 8.-Gsn, Harlan
Will arrive hero an Saturday aaxt aud take hl4
seat un thu following Monday u Associate Jus-
TITO Of the Supreme Court.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Tie Secretary Ut the Treasury and Attorney
GoueTai hays been III cunsuttatlon tt,.4tnY OF a
question, arising unsief tlle Tcnureof.uiIre act
III relation to certain officers Of internal
revenue In Tcxas. It Is understood thut thu
Astornes-dcierat has rendered VII opintun ttat
tie failure ot the senate In extra session 10
confirm the new o1licers appnIntg4 IN place Of
old officers suspended virtually reiustates fur
the time bctuE and until thu future action Ut
tho appointing pUwcr tue Officers suspended,
mud Instructions to this effect lave been s1an..
hlittcd tY ttiu Secretary OF tue Treasury to the
officers III question.