The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-15

delay other injury the public interests involved
transfer OF the business Syracuse from the place
where II Is performed.
NOMINATIONS By THE PRESIDENT AND con-
FrRxATIoNs BY TIE SENATE.
The President the following nominations 10 the
Senate to-day
William sherman. Uni,od States Assistant Treasurer.
San Francisco; Edward G. Waite, Naval Officer, San
francsco. meupen =. s.epnenso9 surveyor OF vus
Justice supreme Court of Dakota Archibald n.
Hughes. United States Attorney, middle district OF
Tennessee.
Collectors Of Customs--OrrIn McFadden for tho dis
trict oil w'scasset Mo- Adrian vaudne. for the dis.
trict OF Aroostook, Me- Cyrus Norhrop. for the DIS
trict OF New Haven. Conn. julius S. Hanover for the
district OF Fairfield, Conn. Charles H. Odeli for tho
Cumming ior the sD astrc. Of onsana and iashc
William d. Hare for the district Of Oregon.
RoseSurs olepop 40 Har; gsiIov. Cal
George r Tucker, Lincoln, Neh Joseph Fox, Grand
Registers Of Land oGces-r. p. Mcfarland at sacra-
mento Cal; Charles B. Tyler New Ulm, MINI. Jonn
7. overs. Taylor's Falls, Mimi; b. +. Campbell,
Indian Agents u. w. Griest for the Otoe Agency,
Neb. H. W. Jones, Quapan Agency, Indian Territory;
w. n psnelson' For. HAIL Idaho; Charles seaanS
Tor tho Kowa and Comanches, In.lan Territory, and
Henry ". Bingham TO be Superintendent OF Indian
Affairs Tor the Dakota SUPPLEMENTARY.
The Senate in executive to-day confirmed the
following nominations Adrian vaudne, 10 DO Col
lector Of Customs Tor the district Of Aroostooky Me-
Orrin McFadden, 10 be Collector OF Customs for tho
district OF Wiscassct Ne John J. Knox, TO be Comp
troer OF tho Currency; William Sherman, 10 be As
sstant Treasurer Of the United States San Francisco
Cal Edwin G. WAITE to be Naval Officer San Fran.
cisco, Cal and the following nominations OF Indiana
postmastors John b. Dowd ut Rockville; Nicholas
Fibeck, at rerre Hautc; George Pncger. at South
Bond; Henry Davis ut Bedford and William r. HoIo-
way ut indianapolis.
LAwLEssNEss IN WASHINGTON.
Tho large grounds surrounding tho Capitol have
Gently been the place OF several very serious violations
OF law and attacks upon persons who have had
sion to pass through by them utter nightal have
not been inirequenI Recently murder was CON-
mited by negroes and last night tho police, herring
cries In tho grounds discovered white man In tho
act of endeavoring to commit outrageous assault
upon girl about fourteen years old He arrested
and taken to the station house, whore no locked
up tor hearing.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON. March II, 1871
Mr. SARGENT, rep) OF Cal, said that under the rule
single objection to resolution when offered carried
II over. lie therefore submitted the following. and
asked that be laid upon the table for the present.
be called up hereafter:-
Resolved That tho Vice President do declare the
Senate adournt d without day.
Mr. BLAINE inquired when the Senator proposed 10
call tho resolution up for action.
Mr.. SARGENT repned probably tomorrow or ncxt
day. He had no idea OF doing SO to-day.
Mr. WHITE, (dem.j Of Nd, said the Senate had been
waiting for several days for communications the
President, and he thought some action should now be
taken In regard 10 closing the He therefore
submitted the tollcwng:--
Resolved, That Committee consisting of Senator's
be by the Char to wait the President OF the
adjourn without day.
Agreed 10, and Messrs Anthony, of Rhode Island,
and Whyte OF Maryland, were appointed as sucn com
mttce.
Mr. ANTHONY, rep) r. J.. submitted n resolution ia
print ly additional copies OF the compilation OF State
constitutions and Colonial charters for distribution to
Secretaries OF State and others who have aided in the
preparation OF the work. Agreed to.
The order submitted by Mr. Morton yesterday, that
the Geographic dispatches referred to in the letter Of
william Orion, President of the Western Union Telc
graph Company, read In the Senate Saturday last
be deposited IN the office ofhc Secretary of the senate
TO be by him delivered 10 Mr. orion upon his giving
receipt therefor, was agreed TO-
The above order rcers to the dispatches recently
examined by the Committee on Privileges and Flee
tons during the investigation as 10 the Oregon ceo
| tors.
Mr. MITCHELL, trep) OF oregon, submitted the follow
ing
Resolved. That the Committee Privileges and Flee
ton be authorized to designate subcommittee OF three
of Its mc,nbers shall authority to the vaca
ton Tor the purpose OF taking Testimony and making
to the full committee - the =; % Of tue
izng investigation into certain charges preferred
now has
Laid over until o.morrow.
! The Senate then. at a quarter past twelve, on mo
ton OF Mr.. MoRroS, went ino executive session.
Al O'Clock this afternoon, while the doors Of the
| Senate chamber still closed, Mr. Anthony, from
inform HIM that the Senate ready TO adjourn SIM
die unless he had some further communication to make