The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-26
SENATE.

Washington, May 20.-Mr. Bayaro' OF the
comm;,,ee APPOINTED to wait on the presl'
dent to ascertain whether he haa any
further communications to make 10 the
senate. reported that the mao
narf,Jmed its duty and that the president
had stated that he had no further
cation to make: thereupon NAE rehuie.oh
offered a resolution declaring that when tne
senate adjourn to-day, 1t shsii STAND au'
journed sine de-. o,s;a-
Mr.. Ingalls, objected to the present consln'
Grafton Of the resolution, and IL was iaiu as'ae
for the time being, liable, however, W W
called up at any moment.
THE senate then, AZ 1910 p. NJ. went into
executive session. -.
When the doors re opened, tho senate at
5:l6 D. m, on motoh Va mi'
adjourned sine die.
CONTRARY 10 the usual CUSTOM. no presl-
dent pro tenn. of the senate was elected.
The yice-pre.ident was absent from the
Der when the adjournment took place,
the chair bting occupied by Mr.. Harris.
-, Owing to the fact that up to the moment
of ,.jiourrment tho senate had remained In
executive session, there were no spectators
in the galleries and The usual scenes attending
sine die sd~iournments were missing. Inc
senators INDUCED in Misunderstanding ana Well
wishing, and in u few moments the champer
which had been the theatre OF SO mucn ex'
element during the session just closed, was
deserted.
NOMINATIONS.
The president sent the following nominS>
lions to the senate to-day: Willard d.
Walls. of Michigan, to be U. S. consul at
Rotterdam; W. b. Wharton, of Georgia, to
be consul at Sonneberg, and james Watson,
10 be postmaster at Sparta. Illinois.
S NOMINATION REJECTED.
The nomination of William h Chandler,
as solicitor general, WAS rejected by the
senate in executive session to-day by vote
of "a to 10. The democrats voted solldiy
against him and werej joined by Don Cameron.
Ali the republicans voted for him except Mr.
Mitchell, Of Pa, VINO withheld his vote.
CONTRIBUTIONS,
TIL senate in executive session to-day
confirmed the nomination of JC Weaks to
be United States. marshal for the western
district of Louisiana. Also the following
postmssters: Silas A Sharp, at Statewide,
North Carolins; Hamilton jay, at Jackson
vile, Florida; John f Haynes, at Round
Rock, Texas; also the following additional
United States corsuls: John b Glover. OF
Indiana, Az Rsvre; Il f Mesher, OF New
HamptDltt Az NNfi L2SHh7l niSN0'Sf
New Jersey. vi MataAz1; + ii Rlgers, OF
Nebraska, al Vera Cruz. Mexico: II 5 Haley,
of Nebraska, ut Chtmni,z; james w Sckoor,
of Colorado, al Scio.
The nominations of Woodford, Tenny,
McDougal and Knox, for the New York
attorneyships and marshals, for which their
nsmes were. respectively sent in Yesterday,
were confirmed to-day.
MISCELLANEOUS
The chairman of the senate Commute on
commerce to-day appointed Senators Ran
som, Jones of Nevada, Kellogg, Copger and
Vest a subcommittee to act for the full COM
mittee during the recess of the senate, under
q resolution recently adopted by that body,
directing the committee to inquire into the
condition of the effect of bridges across the
Potomac, upon the navigsbility of streams
and the health of the city, and report mex!
winter what steps ought to be taken in
regard TO the whole matter. General
Ransom on whose motion the inquiry was
ordered, will call the cub committee together
about the 1st Of July.
Tho presiden, to-day transmitted to the
senate a report of the secretary of state on
the case of Michael Boyton recently arrested
in Ireland, stating that the case is not one
which would warrant the interference of the
United States government, but declaring that
should it be, he would counsel the president
10 appeal 10 the benevoleuce of the British
g%oyernment ia B~oyton's bohalf.