Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-26

In the Senate Wednesday week, at the re-
quest ,of Mr.. Anthony, the Committee ON
Printing was discharged from the further
consideration OF the resolution enlarging the
scope of the Official Register. Mr. Burnside
called up his Inter-oceanic Canal resolution,
and, after some debate, it was postponed
until the first Monday in December, without
call of the roll. Mr. Saunders called up his
resolution directing tho Judiciary Committee
to inquire into the relations OF the Central
Pacific railroad to Its leased lines and other
corporations, &c, &c., but, ON motion OF Mr.
Davis, of Illinois, it was tabled by nh almost
unanimous vote. The Senate. after an execu-
tive SET SION, adjourned. While in executive
| session, the nominations OF William H.
| Robertson, to be Collector of Customs ut
New York, and Edwin A. Merritt. to BIO Con
| sui General at London, were confirmed bya
| uipd roce vote. The nomination of Adam
| Badeau, AZ Minister to Denmark, was with
| drawn by the President. Mr. Hayard'A rosO-
| luton for committee to wait upon the
President was iopted. ard Messrs. Bayard
| and Cameron (of Pennsylvania) were APP
| pointed the committee. After calling upon
| the President they reported that he had
stated to them that he had no other nomina-
| tons to make.
| In the Senate on Thursday Mr.. Kellogg
| again offered his resolution calling upon the
heads of departments for information rela
| tive to thor clerks and employees and after
some discussion it was adopted. The Vice
| President announced the following appoint
mentH Mr.. Miller. of California, to be one
| of the Board of Visitors to the Naval
| Academy Mr. Hill. OF Colorado. and Mr.
| Maxey, OF Texas to fill vacancies on the
Board OF Regents of the Smithsonian Inst-
tuition Mr.. Rollins. of New Hampshire. to be
one of the Directors of the Columbia
Hospital. Mr.. Beck said complaint had been
made by New York importers Of orders issued
| by our Consul ut Liverpool and other Consuls
| 'who, instead of charging S2,jl for each in-
voice filed, charged 1870, and he offered n
resolution calling upon the Secretary Of State
| for information on the subject. Tho reaou-
ton was adopted and the Senate went into
executive session. When the doors We're re-
| opened Messrs. Bayard and Cameron were
appointed committee to wait upon the
| President and inquire If he had any further
| communications to make. Mr.. Hawley
offered Il resolution suspendiug for the rest
| of the session 10 much of rule ~ az provides
that the final question of advising and con-
senting to nominations shall not be put on
the same day on which they are reported from
committees" II was laid over, and the Senate
| adjourned.
The United States Senate adjourned SINE
| die at Il late hour Friday afternoon. A
great deal of work was accomplished III the
closing hours of the Senate and among other
| desirable things the nomination of William
T.. Chandler for Solicitor General was defeated
by a vote Of ~ To "a, az some say. aud accord
lug to others by a vote of II to u. The
| Democratic vote was east solid against con
tirmatiOn and Senator Cameron Of Pcnnsyl-
vania voted with the majority Senator
Logan is also mentioned by some as voting
against confirmation.
The following were the most important
combinations
Elijah \. Stone to be Indian Agent fol
| Fort Hall Agency, Idaho. ...
United States ConStils John i. Glover
Indiana, liavre, France: George L. Mosher
New Hampshire, Nice France; William d
Wells, Michigan. Rotterdam; NJ. H. Wharton
Georgia. Sonneberg David Vickels, New
Jersey, Nlatanaas; u. II. Rogers. Nebraska
Vera Cruz; IL. =. Haley, Nebraska; Chemnitz
John q. Crawford, Crawford. New lamp
shire, Costicook James G. Buck, California
rien rsn.
There was considerable surprise when i
was announced that the President had IL,
further communications for the Senate as IN
had not sent N more than 80 of the 300 nom
lnations he had expected to send m.
MIR Harris of Tennessee was IN the chair IL
thc time of adjournment, but uo pro tmpO,'
PRESIDENT ot the Senate WAS elected