, 1880-02-12

pul,tIcnn. md tho .Bcnntu rejected NIL
nf them. tbat the PrrAldcut may make II new
ttea1. Senatorial eourtcsy II thus again vim.
fl[catcd. Tho twD DcinonrAtio Scnnt0rs frt>ut
Ohio hatl tholr Way, AMI evcrr selection made by
tho President III his own Htate Is rejected.
HlNifONH CAHK
Tho mi1ch-tntkel-nf nomination OF Simmons,
Of Georgia, WINS not renchci. Senator Een It'll
Bhys TINT Alex 4tcphens Joined him In support
ing Simmons, Notwithstanding his foolish Inter
on tho tlcAd issun of accession. The Senator
says TINT tho Democrats can't afford to reject
s!nmpnA. II they do 1t will be asserted by thu
Republicans TINT !, Democratic Senate, led by
Southern brtgndscrs, rcjcrtctt man because ho
asscrted his belief that secession was trcason.
RCltENCKe NOMINATION..
>, Tho nomination or Lieut.. Hchcnck, nephew OF
Gen: Rohcrt sshcnck, for Quarterfnnster In thu
sari11. ,a Gorps hns been rsMrtod adversely r
prunotton WIZ nut Of the regular orslcr ants ob-
tn.nsa !1an W ny nMtt!,nity: These REASONS nrc dg-
suPEnv1anns REJECTED.
To ths Htsstra Ai,ottat<d I,rxss.
ce. II thg Ii S F II Ths SHnats re-
for tho eight ccnss districts of piiin Ths r.
suit w4s rcaehed ut the end uf y prolonged *cs.
for tho nnjnsttys ltction IN these nominations
were distinctly Athtetl and their purpose In r:-
EnnI to Tho reinat'nlcr Uf tho HupcrvIscrI nulnl-
nntlons significantly !rslllDwc!
Bcnntar p,tI'lrtufl. chnirtnail nf tho Census
Committee. whU reported tho Ohfu nominations
M,,iy;erssiy, marie M tao opening sp;eth. Iir *
to tho t'crs,in! calartcter1f tho no,,tnecs. but
was hGNsl solely npn,' tho ground that tho Pres.
% singic T. bs,oert. (, % sppot Tms "nner.;ars @ af mi
SUPERVISE lilo lakfng Of ilio census In Ohio, iii
yto!ntrd tho spirit Ut tho Census law And Ignored
Congress when the bill WIS passed., that thu
appointed
1ssHEsrEcTtvE or rARrY AFFILIATIONS.
No explicit requirement OF this sort hnd been
Inserted in reKuru tn Supervisors, IN WIS the
It 'sas considered onnll ha.iils 10 !e Unnecessary,
especially lit view Of tho rGElnrk lnlal!c by tho
Republicans IN the debate that the DDtnocnsts
cou ld control tho conilrmMtons by ineuns Vi
thelr aacen'lGncy III the Sunute.
ssofnc of tho statcs, but IN most of than tlo
President, ard this csc 1T Uhi0 w,ls xiuring
instance Of The pnrttsanshtp Of select!nns. for,
aHhnsh al,o,t hnlf tho pcople Of uhio nrc
sHilatnrs and Glcvcn DcmDcrntfo Representatives
III the present Congress- tho President Ind not
aIi,u,nt"l oue Democratic Supervisor to assist
sir. rclt!cton nrxlcd that. in view Of tho fact
that this census will be for ten ynarH tho b,ssis
FIR tic nppnrtonnlent Of representation IN Con-
grcss ind III tho Stute Legislature, Il IL ut tho
highest Importance not only tbat tho Supervisors
shnIl he personally competent, hut tiiat tho ~
SHALL ne ABOVE SUSPICION
frI,n1 nny standpoint, polt!cnl or otherwsac.
SenMtor Thurman ntsu spoke at considerable
length ~ ts'o sumo general ltllc Ut argument ns
Very iittlr dissent was expressed on tho Re
publican eide Of the ChRn,ber III regard to tho
ts.r,ccsi!css OF tho nle9attnrs or the soHn.ncss
nt tue claims thus presented, but coAstenlbe
time E4A Cn(1HllinCt1 III discussing suggestion
tnn ~ senat"r Ednuns b so,no extced led r.. e.
!xs 5Sor wi T5my spRs''sS e So t2
that tho better unt' faircr way fur
tho ncInocr,ts to ,uttain their. purpose
number Of appo!r.tnents Us they !eomc'l prop
tgr, thus leavlng vucanc!es tn hr Tilted here
aftnr by persuns AccGptlblr to thDtn.
The reply to this WIS thut tho majority could
not intclltgently mike tho proposctl select!o,n.
,nSF nn @ nplcSGs lnx to .9 tsnt rs eocctey
should himself revise his list.
A v.te w'as ,,tton tnken m the, first three IT
succEss1vEIY REJECTED
By division IF tho Senate 01t strict party
se1ucnily withheld hs vote. Tho rc'nui,ulcr Of
the Ohio nominations wcro thcn rejected to-
The ,!rl,ate Was conducted In good temper md
with E0td feeling Throughout. nnd II reported tn
hAIt been tHllSeled With f!i1tnher Of rlssuyEs
Ut humorous comment mid witty rCpnrteG.
1sEIKCrEH
The following nominations for Census Super.
rsSors wcrn rejected: Chlsics u. Cn1nptel!,
First District. DA!o; 14hs, Hrnry:srhonlas, sce-
T'0wnt, Fourth; Albert q. nyers. Fifth; Muses.
u. lfnbart, Sixth: William 4. Hunt, Seventh;
Joshua ". Stunley, Eighth.
COSrtltMEn.
Tho Senate confirmed tho following nomna-
tfOny
10 be Supervisors Of Ccnsus-Knnsas, First
district, u. dwight butcher; Second, l,Avid j.
ESans; Thiri1, cMarlcs II; Kellogg: New Mexico,
F1tsaderick ". Sparkling. Wyoming. Homer Mer-
Postnns.er-port Huron, Mich, William q.
Hurtr1!tf.
NOMINATIONS.
The President to-day nominated George I.a1-
derry to bu itegIster Ut tho I.a1lsl 0tlica lit Now
Drlrnr,s: William N. Durwell II, he Receiver NJ
Public Moneys Ut Now Orleans; Chnrlcs q, Hell
knMl, tn bu lnttan Agent ~ tho Ttlc River
Agency, Califnr,liM; a1l William Whiting, OF
illlMnls. 10 hn tnaan Agunt Mt tho Ioncn AKe'lcy,
Indian Territory.
Posttnlls.er*-E'lgar A. l,rahcad, Mt Kittau-
ing. rM.; .lnhn Scntt. Hrookyll!c, ,Fa-; anl james
81. ncardsley, Hulk lstund, u.