The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-05-13
Do1NGs IN CONGRESS.


publican caucus, Mr.. Dawes moved that the Senate
go into executive session, Wednesday, May 4, the
motion being unanimously adopted. The following
| appointments were then unanimously confirmed:
Robert Hit, of Chicago for Assistant Secretary of
State; ex-Congressman Hiram Price, OF Iowa,
| for Commissioner of Indian Affairs; A. NJ.
Jones for United States Marshal Of the Northern
(Chicago district of Illinois; Sanford A. Hudson of
Wisconsin, Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court
| of Dakota Joseph o. Jones Postmaster at Terre
Haute, Ind W. III. Craig for Postmaster at Albany,
Ny. The other nominations referred to tle
appropriate committees and the Senate then began
the consideration of the Chinese treaties. Senator
Hoar opposed the ratification of the treaty the
ground that 1t Is opposed to the genius OF
our institutions and to the general doctrine of the
brotherhood of man, Senators Miller and Earle,
and the other Pacific coast Senators strongly urge
the ratification of the treaty on the ground that ii
gives the United States Government full control
over the immigration of the Celestals. The Presi-
dent nominated Elliot @. Dewitt, of Missouri to be
Assayer in charge of the Assay Office at St Louis.
The Senate in executive session did remark
ably good days work, on Thursday, the 9Th inst.
Both Chinese treaties were ratified by all but unani
| nous votes; also, extradition treaty with the
United States of Colombia, and treaties with Italy,
Morocco and Japan. The Senate also confirmed
eightyfour nominations of which the following are
the most important: William Walter Phelps, New
Jersey, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PIenipo-
Tertiary to Austria; Cortz Fessenden. of Rome,
dich, United States Surveyor General for Dakota
Richard W. Montgomery, Receiver of Public Moneys
for Bloomington, Neb.; Gelden M. Bronson, Post
master for Menasha, Wis; Eionel A. Sheldon, of
'hio, Governor of New Mexico Territory; Edward
>. Meyer, United States Attorney for the Northern
district OF Ohio; Henry Fink, United States Marshal
for the Eastern district of Wisconsin; Thomas Will
son, of the District of Columbia, Consul at ahent;
John F. Jelne, OF NewJersey Consul at Nuevo Lare-
d; p O. Jewe t, United States Assayer at st Louis
Surveyors of Customs-Joseph L. CASTOR of Chat
tanooga: John II. Leonard, Of Indianapolis Ind
Collector OF Internal Reyenue-Marcus Boggs,
Eleventh district of Ohio Registers of Land Of
hces-Wi'liam Letcher, at Mitchell, Dakota; John
r. Owens, at Taylor's Falls, Mimi; Charles B. Ty-
itr, at Tracy, Mimi; Thomas H. 'Cavanaugf at
oberlin Kan; Christopher H. Smith, Worthington,
Mimi Receivers of Pubic Moneys-John Lind at
Tracy, Mimi; Charles 4. Chandler at Oberlin Kan
| 4 message was received from the President with
drawing the following Names who are regarded as
friends of Senator Conkling: StewartL Woodford
United States Attorney for the Southern district
Asa W. Tenney, United States Attorney for the
Eastern district; Lewis F. Payne, United States
Marshal for the Southern district; Clinton d Nc
Dougall, United States Marshal for the Northern
district; John Tyler Collector of Customs for the
District of Buffalo President Garfield nominated
George p Pomeroy, of New Jersey, Secretary of the
United States Legation at Paris; Mrs. Julia P Wool
fork, Postmstress of Jackson, Tenn; William R.
Dulfee, Agent of Indians, La Pointe Agency, Wis;
Malachi Krebs Indiana, Receiver of Public Moneys,
Boise City, Idaho.
In the Senate on the morning of Friday, May
g. Mr. Dawes made an attempt to secure action on
the resolution for the election of Senate officers but
the Democratic Senators resumed their tactics of
alternating motions to go into executive session and
to adjourn, until Dawes gave up the fight for the
day, and upon his motion, the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session. When the doors reopened the SEN
ate adjourned.
On the meeting of the Senate on Monday,
the 9th inst, Mr.. Ransom called up the resolutions
offered by him March Is, directing the Committee
on Commerce to inquire into the condition Of the
Potomac river front of the city Of Washington the
navigation of said river and the effect of bridge
across the same with regard to navigation, foods
and the health of the city, and to report at the next
| session what steps, If any, should be taken
| with reference thereto. Adopted Mr.. Kel-
! logg offered resolution calling on the
Postmaster General. Secretaries of War; Navy, State
and Treasury for the names of all clerks and other
employees in their respective departments together
/ with the date of their appointment, the State to
| which each is charged, and the persons on whose
recommendation each was appointed. On objection
from Mr.. Ferry, the resolution laid over under
/ the rules The Senate, in executive session, con-
! frmed Postmasers Henry Davis, of Bedford, Ind;
Benjamin w. Shoty, of Decatur, Ind; George z.
| Wood, of Mitchell, Ind. and Isaac T. Brown of
/ Columbus, Ind. After a very short session
caucus of Republican Senators was held which re-
manned in session about six hours Senator Conl-
| ing instead of going into caucus, entered
| mittee-room and remained there until the caucus
sent request that he would join in its deecration
| proposal or suggestion to rule out Robertsons
case Tor action by agreeing to act only on nomi-
nations to fill existing vacancies speedily dis
carded, as such rule would include fully
half the nominations made However,
| general discussion arose, participated
in by Messrs Blair, Hawley, Frye, Ed
munds, Dawes, and, in fact by nearly all the Sem
ators present. The discussion took a wide range
and embraced all the topics now OF interest to the
| Republican party Much of the time was consumed
in debating the policy of continuing the fight for the
| election of Gorham and Riddleberger Some SEN
Rtors opposed the policy of renewing the fight and
several who are warm friends of the President de-
clared that they would not again join in the fight for
| Gorham and Riddleberger; that new and more &C
| ceptable nominations would have to be made
| to induce them to resume their former
stand. Conking made speech of over
an hour, stating his objections to Robert
son. admitting that Arthur and Plat
carried his ultimatum to the President and
| appealing to the Republicans to sustain him
| He dwelt more particularly what he called the
| Presidents usurpation and invasion of the Sem
ate's rights and privileges and said: " If the Sem
ate did not aintain its rights they would be taken
from that body" Edmunds and Dawes it is under
stood, spoke saying that If the President attempte
TO usurp any functions of the Senate. they would
resist but their speeches rather noncommittal
| though some construe them favorable to Conk-
1iuB. Inc caucus ADJOURNED nnaIly without reach
/ ing any conclusion, to meet again next day.
The Senate met at the usual hour on Tues
day, May 10, and at once went into executive ses-
sion, and confirmed the following nominations:
Gen. Longstreet, United States Marshal for Georgia.
Absalom Blythe, United States Marshal for South
Carolina; Samuel W. Milton, United States District
Attorney for South Carolina; Philip H. Emerson,
| Associate Judge Of the Supreme Court Of Utah;
and Albert R. woodcock, Collector Of Internal
| Revenue for the Third district of Illinois
The President nominated Judge Thomas A. Nc
| Morris, of Colorado Commissioner to accept and
ratfy the agreement submitted by the Ute Indians
| Colorado. Also, the following Postmasters: Jerome
q. Fee, of Adrian, Mich, and Joseph G. Dickey of
Waterville, Kan. The Republican Senators in
caucus again for nearly six hours, and, contrary to
expectation, reached no conclusion. No committee
was appointed to-day to wait upon the President nor
was any time fixed for an adjourned caucus
everything was left to future consideration, and the
caucus adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman
Nh. Anthony. During the protracted session neary