American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-02-15
THE N. Y. APPOINTMENTS,
The Senate, in Executive Session, Confirms
the Nominations.

The senate, in Executive Session, Confirms
| the Nominations. p
| The Senate, on the Sd, upon motion of Mr..
! Conkling, went into executive session at p.
| m. The New York Custom house f1omina-
tiofs were Immediately taken up for consid-
Grafton.
senator Bayard made speech of consider
able length and much earnestness In favor Of
confirming the nominations. He referred In
| detail to the testimony taken by the Investl-
eating Committee, of which he was mem
! Der, some years ago, showing, as he alleged,
gross nal administration OF the New York
that & was tsn and Ras
since Il mere political machine ana source
Of corfurtion; He therefore heartily favored
the Presidents declaration of an intention
to reform its administration by plac,
ing Il on business principles. and and
r re of 9pthus e and Cornell and the CON:
frmation of the pending nominations as
step in the right direction of the much needed
1iitt'r a number of other Senators had e1-
pressed their Fisws. senator C3nki ling to3k
Arthur's letter to him of the LIST Instant IN re-
ply to Secretary SherInan's last commuffca-
ton, and after it had been read to the senate
speech, very earnestly opposing confirmation,
and going over the whole c ground - OF ., the
that they had been tl,oTodghls refuted. Re
sn fe she that the
Custom house had been used Jas a political
machine for shs bemeft! OF ntr and 1o6
pointments. he read several letters from sec
rotary Sherman and Assistant secretary NC
which they requested appointments for their
personal and political friends. Amo9g them
Arthur, earnestly recommending son OF
Justice Btadley for an appointment, Saying
manifest reasons, that it sottld be consider
ed favorably. MIR. Conkltng also read 70 the
Senate n letter written to Collector Arthur
ton. Recommending for appointment as
Rep % Collector 6S gentleman aa written M
F qaa Hate sg" bi5srapfy. Gen Arthur
declined to comply With the Presidents re.
quest, on the ground that he dtd NOT think II
advisable or proper to confer so important
come up through the lower grades Of service
and shown fitness for the position The day
he thus declined to violate the Presidents
civil service principles was, said Mr. Conk'
ident's opposition seemed to date from this
refusal In the course of MS tprther re-
alleged purpose to make new nominations to
displace Arthur and Cornell in the event of
sa
alive of the senate to say whether or
not officers shall be removed. and that # the
attributed to him he might find himself
standing III very siippery ground Mr.;
would go into the matter at more length
were the session an open one. afiG II the ho1r
he would content himself with asking for the
Senate's decision.
The roll being called on the question OF
confirming the nomifiattoE Of Mr.. Merritt, the
vote resulted-yeas S3, nays Pas follows;
Yeas-Messrs. Bailey. Bayard BecA. Burn
Nv. Va.1, Dawes. Dennis. Ferry. Gordon.
Grover, Harris. Hereford. lin. Hoar. John
ston, Kfrkwood, McCreary. Mcmillan, Mat
Hanson, salisbury Saunders, Shields, whyte
Naus-Sfessrs. Allison, Anthony. Blaine.
Booth, Bruce, Chaffee, Coehren, Conkling.
Davis Q1l.y, Eaton. Garland, HaInlin: Howe.
Jones New, Kellogg, Mcdonald, Mitchell,
Paddock, Patterson, Rollins, Sargent, Spen-
GER Teller, VOORHEES,:
MessEs: Butler, Christiadey, 1Amaf; MetT ra
mon, Plumb, Thurman and Wauacc, VINO |
would have voted yea, were paired with
Messrs. Barnum, EdInunds, McPhereon, In
gals. Sharon, Dorsey and Cameron of Penn |
sylvania who would have Voted nay.
Messrs. Herman, Jones of Florida, Maxey |
and Wadleigh. though present and not pair |
ed, did not vote, and Mr.. Eustis, making the |
seventy sixth member of the Senate, was alb
sent without pair.
The nomination of Silas w. Burt, to be Ma |
val officer. was then disposed of by confirm
alton without debate, the vote standing
yeas, 81 nays, Is.
Senator Conkling then submitted a motion |
that the injunction of secrecy be removed
from the vote. Senator Beck moved to amend
by removing the Injunction also from all that
had been said. This amendment was agreed
~ W majority.