Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-19

Hilliard SheIved-LtkevIse Chris.
uancF-COnkIIng's Weakness The |
Adjournment Delayed by Press of
Bustness-NOminat and Con-
hrmatiOns-Ehe Monroe Doctrine
Put TO SIeep-The Five Per Cents,
WAsHINGToN, May 1S.-The President to-
day sent to the Senate nominations making
number Of changes in the diplomatic
service. All Of these nominations are
Blaine's friends, and for this reason are
somewhat criticised by the Republican
Senators, hut they will be confirmed. Among
the changes made is the recall Of Minister
Hilliard from Brazil. This is not a surprise
to Mr.. HillIard's friends. who say that they
have expected his recall for some time, hav-
Ing been told by the President that he In
tended to retire Mr.. Hillyard from the public
service. ChristIancy Is recalled from Peru
on account of his family troubles.
The administration has decided to use all
Of It's influence to defeat the reelection of
ConkliDg to the Senate 1t is now an ouen
war as ever between Conkling and Garfield,
with the field OF battle transferred to New
York. There is rumor that Conkling will
try to form an alliance with the Tammany
Democrats in New York. This Is but a
rumor, however. The nomination of
Robertson went through the Senate to-day
by common consent. Conkling's strength
| did not show itself at all. He had no
strength to show.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
| Mr.. Anthony, Chairman of the Committee
| on Printing, asked that that committee be
discharged from further consideration of the
/ resolution enlarging the scope of the Official
/ Register. SO ordered.
Mr.. Burnside then called up the resolu-
/ ton reported from the Committee on
| Foreign Relations. relative to interoceanic
| canals He hoped that the Senate would
| act upon the resolution Immediately.
Mr. Ingalls, said that 1t was very clear to
/ hfm that it was not wise or expedient for
/ the Senate at this period of its sittings to
| pass resolution on the subject referred to,
| especially in the terms that were employed
/ in the present resolution.
After some discussion the consideration
| of the resolution was postponed until the
| first Monday in December. The Senate theu
| took up the resolution offered
| yesterday by Mr.. Saunders, direct
/ ing the Committee on the Judiciary
/ to inquire into the relations of the Central
| Pacific to it's leased lines and other corpora
/ Elo0st anu 10 report at the next session OF
/ Congress what is proper or necessary to
protect the interests of the United States.
Some debate occurred, bnt the resolution
| was, on motion of Mr.. Davis, of Illinois,
laid upon the table. The Senate then went
into executive session.
At 1870 O'Clock, while the doors were
| still closed, q vote was taken upon the resO-
luton offered by Mr.. BaYard for the appoint
1 ment of a committee of two Senators to
wait upon the President and inquire whether
he had any further business to communicate
to the Senate. This wss sgreed to by a VivG
uOce vote, and the chair has appointed
| Messrs. Bayard and Cameron, of PenDsyl-
mia, as such committee. These gentlemen
proceeded Immediately to the Executive
| Mansion, the Senate taking recess of an
| hour to await their return.
When the committee had returned from
the Executive Manson, Mr.. Bsyard reported
| that the President had stated to the com
mistee that he had other nominations still
to make, and the doors having been re-
! opened, the Senate at 20 adjourned.
NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nomina-
tions to the Senate to day: Alexander Bore
man, to be United States District Judge for
the Western District of Louisiana: Ross
Wilkinson, to be United States Marshal for
the Western District of Louisiana; Thos. II.
I Reeves, to be United States Marshal for the
Eastern District of Tennessee; Geo. NJ.
Thomas, to be United States Attorney for
| Kentucky; Rear Admiral Edward T.
Nichols to be Chief of the Bureau of Yards
and Docks in the Navy Department. Post
masters, w. A. Elicit, at Clarksville, Texas;
Mrs Grace G. Cochran, at Anderson Court
House.
The Senate to-day confirmed the following
Southern nominations:
Alex. Boreman to be United States Dis
trict Judge for the Western District of
Louisiana; Mary FL. S. Loug to be Post
master at Charlottesville, Virginia.
H. B. Taliaferro TO be United States At
torney for the Western District of Louisi-
ana; James G. Weeks to be United States
Marshal for the Western District OF Louisi-
ana, and Madison Davis to DE Surveyor Of
Customs at Atlanta, Ga.
DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
The following nominations OF Eavoys Ex-
traordinary and Ministers PlenipoteDtiaries
were sent to the Senate to-day: Thos. A.
| Osborn, of Kansas, to BrSZtl, vice Htlyard,
recalled; JudsOn fitzpatrick, Of New Jersey,
vice Osborn, transferred; Stephen 4. Hurl-
burt, of Illinois, TO Peru, vice
Christiancy, recalled; Lewis Wallace,
of Indiana, to be Minister Resident to Tur-
Key; George H. Nanny, OF Tennessee, to De
Minister Resident to Colombia, vice Dick
man, recalled; jeremiah Ru,k, of Wiscon-
sin, to be Charge d'Affairs to Paraguay and
Uruguay, vice Caldwell, recalled; Horace
N TAYLOR, Of Wisconsin, to be Consul at
Marseilles, vice Gould, recalled.
ROBERTSON AND MERRITT CONFIRMED.
When the nomination of Edwin A. Mer-
rift to be Consul General at London was
called up from the table in the executive
session this afternoon, it was instantly con-
irmed, without debate and without any
manifestation of dissent. The confirmation
was effected by common consent in the
absence of objection"
The nomination of William Ii. Robertson
as Collector of Customs at New York city
was then called up aud confirmed in pre-
| cisely the same manner, without demand
for a vote of any kind or a word OF discus
sion. Gen. Badeau's name was withdrawn.
THE NEW YORK AND OTHER NOMINATIONS.
speeial meeting of the Cabinet will be
held to morrow to decide what shall be
done with the remaining New York nomi-
nations 1t is believed the four names
which were Withdrawn will be again sent 10
the Senate. About two hundred nomina-
tious remain to be made, but it Is the in
teption of the President to send them all TO
the senate tomorrow, so that an adjourn
ment sine die may be had Friday or Satur-
day.
THE FIVE PER CENTS.
The notices for the extension OF the per
cent bonds az 81 per cent. received at the
Treasury Department to-day aggregated
S24, ,344 900, making the total amount TO
date Sl4, ll5,O50.
MRS GARFIELD MUCH IMPROVED.
Mrs. Garfield rested better last night than
anv night during her illness. She has very
little fever this morning. Her mind is per-
fectIy clear, her strength improved and her
condition in every way more favorable.