The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-05-26

~ reported u favor Of The confirmation Of Gen
Dadeau - Minister to DsnmaSh, and q Gen. Merritt
- Coasal General 70 Lon1oa.
The Senate went int0 executive session soon
a,tsr the hour Of convsning On wednesday, May II,
and confirmed the following nominstions: Michael
J. Kramss, ssw lfihistss 70 Denmask, Tor Ministsr
% switssrland; 0eorss r. Pomsroy. q New Jersey,
70 b Secretary Of hs United States Less-
ton q Paris: Thomas 4. u. Nor 10, Of
O0ioraAn. - - . nsmbss - Ne Uts Com.
nlission, viss J. p. Bowman, resigned:
virginia; John B. stlciney, District Attorney for
Northern Florida; Charles N. Wilder, e be Pos
mastcr st CO.umbia, >. c.; and A. Newton Kimball.
~ he Receiver II Public Money! 1t jackson, Miss
Of the supreme Court, then came up. Messrt
Bayard aud Edmunds made strong speeches
opposing the confirmation, saying tina
10. the s..S pon e .
Jmige; that he was only nero politician. Mr.. Ed
gerton. the new Senator from Minnesota, also spoke
against Matthew. claiming thaths was not acqnant-
10 held that the nominee should come from among
the lawyers Of that circuit. Mr. ingalls, nade the
principal speech n favor Of MatthswA 6snator
sherman put few questions 70 tho opponents Of
Matthsws N order p reply g points made against
On the meeting Of tho Senate on Wedne sday,
Nay 10. Mess,a Bayard and Cameron, Of penns,I.
vania, wsrs appointed to wait ON ths President AMI
inquire whether be had any further business q
communicate to tho Senate They reported that
the President will have more than 100 more nomi-
nations and win send them in . fast A.
possb:A In executive sesaioa Judge Robert
son was confirmed - Collector Of The Port
Of New York without objection. Other
combinations were: Gen. Merritt, Consul General
st London, vios Gen. Bsdsau; Aleck Boreman,
United States District Judge for the Western dis
t.ict Of Louisiana; and Edward Z. Nichols, to he
Chief Of the Bureau Of Yards and Docks Of the Navy
Department. The nomination OF Gen. Bsdca.
for Minister 70 Denmark was withdrawn
the President: Albert wedge, Collector q Inter
nal Revenue Tor ths First district cd Minnesota :
Henry c. Ripley, Collector of Internal Revenue for
the Sixth district Of Michigan; Madison Davis. Sur
veyor Of Customs at Atlanta, Ga: H. B. Tsliaferro.
United States Attorney for the Western district Of
Louisiana James G. Weeks, United States Marsha
Western district Louisiana; Horace II. Taylor, Of
Wisconsin, Consul at Narseillss.
Nothing was done In the open session Of the
Senate On Thursday, May II, but II executive -
sion ) large number Of combinations wcre made,
among which wsro tho following: Ex-senator Bruce,
q llisssipp for Register q ne Trsaaury; exCon-
grsssnAn George B. Lcring, Tor Commissioner Of
Agriculture Gen. Richard Rowstt Collector Of In
tsrnal Revenue for the Fourth district Of Illinois;
Byron H. Langston, Collector Of Internal Revenue
for the Fifth district Of Missouri, and Henry G.
Ripley, Collector for the kixth district Of Michigan.
Tho President did mot send back all the
No York nomination. recently withdrawn. He
did, however, ronominate Gen. Stewart /. Woodfsrd
for District Attorney Of tho southern diAtrict 81
New York. A. ". Tenney 70 be District Attorney oi
the Eastern district and G. McDougan Marshal of
the Northern distr ct 81 New York. Instead of the
name of Payne he rent In that Of Henry T. Knox for
Marahal Of the Southern district and substituted
Chares A. Gould for Tyler ~ Collector at Buffalo.
The Senate on Friday, May 20, confirmed the
New York nominations sent in the day before; alse
0lenn W. sciohed for Judge Of tue Court Of Claims,
and al the other nominations made BY President
0arfcd ard not already ac,cl on, rave that Of
William f. Chandler for solicitor General and fou
othcrs After having adopted resolutions comp'-
mentary 70 the Vice President, and having ascer-
tained thst the President had other nominations
to make ts ecssinn, the Senate thcn adjourned sine
die. The vote on the confirmation of Mr.. Chandler
y understood TO have been substantially . party
vote, Don Cameron hcing the only Republican Sen
ator who voted with the Democrats against the colt
0rmation.