Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-20
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.
The New York Nomination, Reported
Back FavoIably
MRS. GARFIELD OUT OF DANGER.
Further Nominations by the President and
Combinations by the Senate

ing kellogg renewed his resolution for information
respecting the Department appontees, their native
State, etc.
Plumb moved an amendment. adding the number
OF years the appointees served as volunteers
The amended resolution then adopted and
the Senate went into executive session.
After the executive session, Hawley offered a
resolution, which laid over for future action,
suspendng for the remainder Of the present session
so much OF rule p provides tia. the final oues-
tion Of advising and consenting 70 nominations
shall not be put on the day ON which they are
received or reported from the committee
COMMITTEE REPORT ON CHANDLER.
The Senate Judiciary Committee took vote on
the nomination oi W. Z. Chandler, for Solictor-Gen-
era, as follows: In favor OF conrmat Logan In.
gals aps Mcmillan asainst--pavIa fIlll. Rayard
and Lamar absent-Edmunds and Garland IL is
understood that, in view OF the equal division of
the committee, the nomination viii be reported
back TO the Senate without Recommendation
SENATE CONTRIBUTIONS.
The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed
Blanche X. Bruce, Of Mississippi, Register of the
Treasury G. B. Loring, OF Massachusetts, as Com
missioner Of Agriculture, 70 take effec3 June SOth
j. II. Rusk, Charge dAfiires 20 Paraguay and
Uruguay Thomas A. Osborn, as Minister to Brazil
Horace Taylor as Consul of the United States to
Marseilles, France Geo. Manly. Minister resident
to the United States OF Colombia Lewis Wallace,
as Minister to Turkey stephen a. Hurlburt, as
Minister to Peru Judson Fitzpatrick as Minister to
Chile John E. Clements Of Louisiana, as Consul
to Guatemala.
All the New York nominations received to-day
a hn.l
merce Committees favorahly, and placed on the
calendar for the action Of the Senate tomorrow
The nomination Of Chandler was also placed on the
calendar without recommendation.
THE NEW YORK NOMINATIONS.
Three of the five New York nominations, recently
withdrawn in order to advance the consideration of
the Robertson case, were returned to the Senate
this afternoon, and the two others are replaced
with names which further indicate that the Presi-
dent has desire TO follow up his triumph vim
dictiYely, but on the contrary wishes to have the
support of both factions in New York. regardless of
difficulties Charles A. Gould, who Is nominated
for the Buffalo Collectorship, instead Of
Tyler, has been heretofore known as the
leader of the Conkling forces in that
city, and is said to have been Conkhngs original
>a'o1~~
name is presented instead of Payne's for the Mar.
shalship OF the Southern District, vas oassmate
OF Garfield at Williams College. lie is a lawyer in
good practice, and has never been prominently en-
gagged in politics. but is understood TO have been in
great way friendly to Conking All these nomi-
Lations will doubtless be confirmed tomorrow by
common consent. This confirmation, it is hoped,
will New York politics from Washington
indefinitely.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
The following New York nominations were 81 ut TO
the Senate to-day by the President, Stewart L.
Woodford, District Attorney for the Southern Dis.
triet; A. W. Termey District Attorney for the
Eastern District; Heury Is. Knox, Marshal of the
Southern District c. D. MeDougal, Marshal Of the
Northern District Charles A. Could, Collector OF
Customs at Buffalo Among the other nominations
sent in to-day were /: George B. Loring Of Massa.
chusetts, Commissioner Of Agriculture. vice IeDuc
resigned; Glenn w. Schohed Of Pennsylvanip,
Judge Of the Court of Claims; Blanche K Bruce of
Mississippi Register of the Treasury, vice Scho field
transferred. United States Consuls-Sea Morrill, of
Massachusetts,, at Jerusalem John NJ Glover of
Indiana, at Havre; James c. 2ook Of California, at
Tientsin Volney V. Smith OF Arkansas, at St.
Coatecok George F. Mosher OF New Hampshire,
at Nice; E. II. Rogers of Nebraska, at Vera Cruz
Jesse Moore Of Illinois, at Cailao; Il A. Joley of
Nebraska, at Chemnitz David Nickers OF New
Jersey, at Matanzas; George W Roosevelt of Penn
sylvania, at Bordeaux
NOTABLE COMPLIMENT
The appointment of Senator Hill OF Colorado.
to-day, TO be a member Of the Board Of Regents of
the Smithsonian Institution notable eompli-
ment TO that gentleman, and win doubtless prove
Of value to Colorado and the mining regions of the
Pacific coast His selection is understood to have
been made on account of his scientific education
and long experience as Professor Of Geology and
Chemistry in Brown University, and is for these
reasons especially gratifying to Professor Baird,
who Secretary has general charge of the Institu
ton.
LAMAR AND BRUcE's CONFIRMATION.
Bruce was confirmed on Lamars motion. Lamar
told Bruce that he was authorized to state that
every Democrat would vote for his immediate con.
firmatlon.
MRS. GARFIELD OUT OF DANGER.
Mrs. Garfield is greatly improved, and is now be-
lieved to be fully out of danger
STAR RoUTEs-A CALIFORNIA CASE
NEW YORK, May lS6n,-a 1tbSS washington
special gives another broadside TO the star route
exposures Some divisions ti investigation are but
just begun. The table of 90 star routes published
some time ago by the authority of the Department
was only sample Of the work Of the rings. There
are hundreds OF routes outside Of that list which
the rings have manipulated, and the field which de-
mands investigation stretches away on all sides of
the list. Among the illustrations is Route No
i6, 123, in Southern California, from Julian to Col.
ton. The contractors annual pay was raised from
lss per year to $500. The lire is in the hands
Of the Dorsey combination, and the contractor was
J. NJ. Peck, ex-senator Dorsey's brother.in-law
The bidders were s. Mcdonald, 8, ,29S William
Buckley, S2350; A. Westmore, s2,546; NJ. "
Nichols, s., 200 William j. Hogan, q, ,204 William
NJ Griffith, 81, l55; Hugh White, 81 300; Knight &
Dean, 81 500; w. H. Robinson, si,7SS; o. j. Sails
bury, s1,76o; B. PRICE, si,G87; Jacob Birgman,
$1,000; Stewart & Pierson, 81, $50; H. E. Parks,
400; J. NJ. Peck, sl,1ss. J. C. Hayes, who is
evidently man who lived in the vicinity of the
route, became subeontractor from the beginning
of the term at an annual pay Of 81 069 his under
standing with Peck being that il the service should
be Increased to two trips per week he should re-
ceiye s2lss; for three trips per week, 50 eOs and
for six trips per week, "a. AIS.
RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE.
Since July J., 1880, 6130 miles OF new railroad
mail service has been established by the Postoffice
Department. As this Department ayails itself of
the increased facilities for mail transportation Of
fered BY every mile of railroad constructed in
the country, this $3.50 miles may be said to repre-
sent quite accurately the full extent ot railroad
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