Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-05-20
WASHINGTON.
Nominations Sent to the Senate.

sent 10 {0e SENATE tHS &NC@ VI n
nominations Woodford. district attorney of
the Southern district: Tenney. district ate
torney Of the Eastern district; Henry E.
Knox, marshal of the Southern district; Me-
Dougall marshal of the Northern district; ;
Charles A. Gould collector of customs at
Buffalo: Glenui W. Schofeld. of Pa, for
Judge of the Court Of Claims; Blanche h.
Bruce, of Mississippi. for Register of the
Treasury, vice Schofield transferred; Lu-
cius 7. Thompson, Surveyor of the port of
Philadelphia; also several surveyors, collec-
tors Of internal revenue, postmasters and
consuls.
Committee Vote on Chambers NOmina.
The Senate Judiciary committee took a
vote on the name of William II. Chandler.
for Solicitor General as follows In favor of
confirmation. Logan, Ingalls, and Mcmillan
3; against, Davis of ILL.,. BayaId and
Lamar: absent. Garland and Edmunds Ii
is understood that in view of an equal diyis-
ion OF the committee. the nomination will be
reported back to the Senate without the rec
ommendation. favorably or otherwise.
Mrs. GarfieId's Condition.
The attending physician says of Mrs. Gar
field She sleEt well last night for the first
time since her Illness. She has but little
fever TODAY, and takes nourishment. and is
in every way greats'y improved. She is be-
lieyed by her friends to be wholly out of dan
ger.
The President Making Nominations.
The White House was thronged with visit
ors this morning. though few reached the
President with their papers. Several senators
called and found the President busy prepar-
ing a final list of the nominations to be sent
to the Senate. Among those which there is
good authority TO believe will be made, is ex-
Representative Loring to be Commissioner
of Agriculture, the resignation of Commits
sioner LeDuc having been accepted.
Other Notes.
Richard \. Elmer. the newly appointed
Second Assistant Postmaster General, was
sworn in to-day.
The memorial monument of the late Geo.
B. Armstrong, organizer of the L. 5. Postal
service was unveiled to-day. Schuyler Col
fax delivered the Grafton.
Gen. Grants letter to Senator Jones was
published to-day, and has elected the follow
ing authoritative statement regarding the cir
cumstances attending Mr.. Fish's retirement
from the diplomatic service and the selection
of Cramer to succeed him as Charge d. fairs
at Berne:
Matters Concerning Fi>h's Resignation.
When Grant was in Washington in March,
shortly after the inauguration of Garfield. he
made several requests of the President OF
which the latter made written memoran-
dum in Grants presence of the question in
regard to Cramer, and that was that he might
be transferrd from Denmark to a more south
erly climate. Gen. Grant specified that he
did not ask a higher grade but only mider
climate The restoration of Fish from the
Swiss mission is of the same grade as the
Dorm,rt wb;,b onanad tho wav for comnlv.
inc with Grant,s reouest. and the President
nro,,ntl, ,yo;Isd himself of il in the sup.
nosad cnmnliance witb Gen. Grants earnest
wish "a nersonallv EXPRESSED. In regard to
the restoration of Mr. Fish from the Swiss
mission the naners on file in the Diplomatic
Ruraau Of the State department shows the
fnIIow;ng facts. son the 18th of Feb last
Mr. Eisb Cbarge d'Affairs of the United
States at Rerpe. Switzerland. addressed to
Mr.. Evarts the following: Il enclose here
with dispatch rendering NV resignation.
fool that can no longer retain NV position
bera with iustice TO myself and family.
Wbo, accented II 7 boned il would soon he
restorad to ;ts former rank and nav. and Won
..o.o k;,,d anon,b ,o load mo N helieve thar
,,,o,, snnL rastnr,tion I shoull no retained in
ua"l an '">"
M Ttn ho. sood of onr,;c.rts tho an.
,ornao,ao,, 80 r,,, ras;,rno,;nn wonId creato
ond ,harof,r. 70 nro,ect tho department from
,har, I sord nv res;gnatio, in an unnum.
harod disnatcb IN Won
IN Nil, ~ in communication adj
, ,u'o1 ;" NJ pIa;no NJ E;sL uro,..
~ ,ho ,@th inst addressed IN vour em;.
nan, rrnlaoassnr in of,ico , d;s,otcb mari al
..snnara,. which 7 enclosed a nriva,a lot.
.or - NJ Evarts Nv reasons for 60 on
o1as;rr :, wore sola,,. 70 nro,ect the 5enart.
80. . .l,,, ,oss;hi, a,a .Imos. iror;toIIo
,'h;nl, d;scIosura Of lie contents
r,;,i, ;r,,oS.. an ,ho denartment have now
,hn hanoi 70 enclnse herewith a conv of the
san,a anJ ,,o,, Cor tho first time nIace rho
san,<, on fIo bara
'"'e ",. a;, ,r ,ishas os 70 .ho ,;r,o
uha. ,,,a. ho roiiora5 fron, nv, J,,;os hn,