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them being reduced to lower grades of compensation
and few advanced. The committee insert in the
bill. however item of 100000 for diplomatic and
consular service be expended in the discretion Of
the President.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT
The President to the Senate to-day she follow
ing nominations
Robert NJ Douglas, marshal for the Western district
of North Carolina.
Joshua d. Hill. marshal for the Eastern district of
North Carolina.
Green g. Chandler, attorney for the Northern dis
trct of Mississippi.
g. G. Moody. Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court OF Dakota
Sydney Barnes; attorney for New Mexico.
George II. Hand, Secretary of the Territory of Da-
kota.
NJ. Giunager. Register of the Land Office at Worth
samuel A. Russell, Indian agent at the Mascalcro
Apache Agency, New Mexico.
Arthur g. Milette. Register at the Land Office at
Registers Of the Land Ohice-Henry H. Stafford at
Margnette Mich T. A. Hnsher at Lacrosse Wis; J.
Receivers of Public Moneys-Charlcs A. Braston at
Del Norte, Cal: John N Bogert at Bozeman. NJ
r.; John w. McElroy at Norfolk, Neb: Justin p
Moulton at Worthngton, Mimi; Thomas M. Pugs'
at Fargo, ID. T.; Charles 81. Chambers at San Fran
cisco.
PROTESTS AND APPEALS FROM ASSESSMENTS OF
DUTIEs-cHANGE RECOMMENDED by sEcRE-
TARY SHERMAN.
communication from the Secretary of the Treas
ury laid before the House to-day recommending
change in the law relating to protests and appeals
from assessments Of duties in customs cases.
panying which the following draft of bill sub
mitted for the consideration of Congress -
BE it enacted, &C., That protests appeals from
decisions of collectors of customs as to the rate
amount of duties due on imports. heretofore filed
at before tho liquidation of the entry shall be
gardcd of the same force and effect under section
No. 1881 Of the Revised Statutes if filed within the
tmc therein prescribed.
In his letter recommending the adoption of the
above bill Secretary Sherman says
1t has been for long time the practice for officers
of the customs and of the Treasury Department to
recognize as valid protests and appeals which
which we're found on file within the statutory time
of ten days after such liquidation, and that large
numbers of contested cases involve protests filed in
this manner.
1t has been recently decided. however. by one Of
the United States courts that protests and ap-
aud before the expiration of the pre-
scrbed ten days. Il is considered not to be within
the power Of this department to adopt any other
course than to apply the decision before mentioned
arise but in Of the acceptance by this depart
ment without objection OF protests and appeals filed
and in many tho views of this department, re-
versed by tho Supreme Court of tho United States
emitting the parties to refund Of overpaid duties,
action by Congress to legaze protests and appeals Of
this character heretofore filed would seem hut act
OF substantial justice to all parties concerned.
THE SHANGHAI CONSULATE INVESTIGATION.
The Committee on Expenditures in the State De-
partmcnt which is investigating the charges Of off,
cal misconduct against Mr.. Seward Minister to
China, met this morning pursuant to adjournment,
but transacted business in consequence of the abb
sence of Mr.. e. Wiley Wells, witness. whose cross
examination is first to be proceeded with. Mr.. Wells
is expected daily from Los Angeles Call where he is
now residing A subcommittee appointed to
visit the State Department tomorrow in order to cx-
anime the books Of the Shanghai consulate, now
there.
At brief secret session held subsequently the
deposition Of DR.. Bethune McCartee. heretofore men,
toned having been received. was opened and
partially read it being decided however not TO dis
close its contents for publication at present IT is
understood that tho committee also agreed to sum-
mon Professor Williams of Yale College, to appear
before them. He was for a number of years Score
tary OF Legation 1t Peking meeting callcd for
Saturday next.
ARCHITECT HILL SUSPENDED APPOINTMENT OF
TEMPORARY SUCCESSOR. Il,
A letter addressed to Supervising Architect HILL
and received by him to-day from the Secretary Of
the Treasury states that in view of the pending in
dicment in the Circuit Court of the United States at
Chicago he is suspended from the execution Of his
SUSPENSION
is by direction Of the President. The Secretary has
designated Mr.. John Frazier, superintendent of con-
sructon of the building for the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing, to temporarily discharge the
duties Of Supervising Architect in place of Mr.. HILL
suspended.
EXPENSES OF EMIGRANTs ARRIVING AT NEW
YORK.
Representative Laphsm to-day presented the reso-
luton Of the Commissioners Of Emigration fayorng
legislation to relieve the State of New York from the
expense of aiding immigrants landed at New York and
proceeding to other States to maintain themselves,
the Supreme Court having declared the captation tax
unconstitutional.
UNITED STATES VESSELS oFFIcERED BIT ALIENS
The bill introduced to-day by Senator Eaton ''for
the relief OF vessels OF the United States occred by
Aliens proposes to repeal the lawthat imposes tax
OF fifty cents per ton upon all American vessels of
which any officer is not citizen of the United States
and provides that any amount exceeding thirty cents
per ton thus collected since February Ct, 1877, may
be refunded by the Treasury.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, Dec s, 1879.
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