Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-05-18
MONDAY. MAY 8.

senate 10 take action at this session upon anv
contested nomination to fill an Office not now
vacant This gave rise to q long and not especi-
ally interesting debate as to the general rights
and duties of the senate and of the president
the contention being on one hand that the
senate is bound to give respectful consideration
to all nominations sent in by the president, and
to act upon them promptly, and on the other
own discretion in regard to the time when any
nomination should be considered.
Senator ConkGng spoke for two hours on the
controversy between the president and the New
York senator's. He said that in opposing Mr.
Robertson's confirmation, he Represented sim
ply the wishes of the Republican party of the
State of New York. The values of the services
OF New York Republicans to the national party
needed no commentator at his hands.
TUESDAY, MAY III.
The proceedings in open senate were as un-
important as usual
: In executive session the senate confirmed the
following nominations: \ Jas. Longstreet
United States marshal for Georgia; Absolom
Blithe, United States marshal for South Carroll
ma; s. W. Milton, United States attorney for
South Carolina; P. P. Emerson, associate JUS
tce of the supreme court of Utah, and Albert
Moodcock, cole ctor of internal revenue for the
Third district of Illinois.
The nomination of Michael G. Cramer, now
charge de affairs in Denmark, to be charge de
affairs in Switzerland, was reported favorably
from the foreign relations committee during
the executive session.
The president nominated Thomas A. McMor-
rls OF Colorado, commissioner to accept and
ratfy the agreement submitted by the Ute
Indians of Colorado.
WEDNESDAY, MAY II.
Nothing of Importance was done in the ope1.
session. In executive session the following.
nominations were confirmed: Michael j.
Kramer Kentucky, now charge d'affairs to
NO I1ofc To-
vice Nicholas Fish, resigned; George V. POM
cry, New Jersy, to be secretary of tho United
States legation at Paris; Thos. A. McMorris,
Colorado, to be member of the Ute commits
sion, vice John B. Bowman, resigned; Geo. w.
Atkinson, United States marshal, West Virginia;
northern district of Florida; Chas. NJ Wilder,
postmaster at Columbia, S. Co Newton Kim
ball, receiver public moneys, Jackson, Miss.
Along debate took place without action on
the nomination Of Stanley Matthews for justice
of the supreme court The confirmation was
ard and Mcmillan. Mcmillan, it is understood,
spoke of the entangled connections of Matthews
with railroads, and especially of his views on
the Thurman act. He presented the popular
side of the opposition to Matthews confirmation.
and spoke as to tho exponent Of the anti monop-
THURSDAY, MAY II. @
Mr.. Kellogg called up his resolution calling
upon the heads of the various executive de-
partments for information relative to the clerks
and employees in the respective departments,
including information as to the person or per-
sons on whose information such clerks or en-
ployes were appointed.
Sherman and then Bayard expressed their dis
approval of it. They commended, first that all
the information asked for by Kellogg in his
resolution was contained in the biennial regis
ter, except the names Of the men who recon-
mended the appointment Of the clerks, and
second, that they did not consider the latter
information such to should be divulged. In
many cases men had served the govern
ment long and faithfully who could not turn,
if it was desirable, to q single one of the
men who had recommended them, inasmuch az
they had all died. The late secretary of the
treasury spoke most feelingly of the faithful
of office by politicians, if the information de-
sired by Kellogg were laid before the latter
The whole matter was finally referred to the
committee on printing.
Mr. Hoar offered a resolution directing the
committee on privileges and elections to in
quire and report at the next session of congress
what measures are needful to secure an ascer-
tainment and declaration of the result Of the
election of president. Adopted.
In executive session. Stanley Mathews was
confirmed to be an associate justice Of the SUI
preme court by one majority. The vote stood
twenty IN the negative 10 tWenEy-tnree III
the affirmative
The principal speakers to-day were Senators
| Edmunds, David Davis, Logan and Mcmillan
against, and Senators Sher man, Pendleton and
Beck in favor of confirmation. The debate
was very similar to that of yesterday. the
speeches being. to q large extent, elaborate,
and the arguments then advanced by the res
pective friends and opponents of the nomina.
ton to the effect, on one hand, that Judge
Matthews is eminenty qualified 70,
| the supreme bench by his great
legal ability and personal ability; and on the
other, that his views concerning the constitu.
:tcna!ity of the Pacific railroad funding act and
.sinlilar questions are such as might jnperil the
l:stabiity of the last supreme court decisions or
these subjects in the event of his confirmation
and that his appointment is objectonal fol
geographical reasons.
NewCathOiic Bishops.
Rome special to the New York Freedman
Journal; Sunday, May 8, itpleased our hol,
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