Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-09
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WASHINGTON, March S-The Senate con-
Vened at IL m, Vice President Arthur in
the chair. The galleries were well filed
with spectators and large number of mem
oers OF the House occupied seats upon the
hoor OF the Senate, the impression having
gained ground that the Democrats would
move to organize the committees.
communications were laid before the
Senate from Ex Senators Kirkwood, of
Iowa, and Blaine, Of Maine, announcing
they had forwarded to the Governors of
thelr respective States their designations as
members OF the Senate. Upon motion of
senator hoar, OF Massachusetts, the COM
munications were ordered to be placed upon
the files of the Senate.
At l2:2O p. m. message from the Presi-
dent was announced, and upon motion of
Senator Baysrd, OF Delaware, the Senate
went into executive session. When the
doors were reopened the Senate, at 12:4O,
adjourned till to morrow.
EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nomina-
tions to the Senate to-day:
Nathan Golf, Jr., to be United States At
torney for WestVirginia; Lewis Richmond, of
Rhode Island, to be Consul General at Rome
John l.. Frisbee, OF Michigan, to be Consul
at Rheims; Phanor VI. Eder, of Nevada, at
Guaysquil; Albert Rhodes, OF the Dis
trict of Columbia, at Rouen; Edward
Backus, of Illinois, at Para; Emilio
Courtado, at La Union; John
A. Holderman, of Kansas, at Bangkok; Alb
bot l.. Dow, at Aleppg, India; John F..
Jenue, of New Jersey, at Nueva Laredo
The Senate In executive session confirmed
the nominations of Messrs. Golf, Richmond
and Frisbee, and left the others on the table
for future action.
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
General and Mrs. Grant arrived here yes
terday. They called at the Executive Man
sion to-day, and will breakfast with the
President and Mrs. Garfield tomorrow.
Secretaries Hunt and KirkWood assumed
the duties of their respective offices at the
Navy and Interior Departments to-day.
Attorney General MacVeagh and Secretary
of War Lincoln are settling up their private
business preparatory to taking their new
places. Secretaries Blaine and Window,
and Postmaster General James, were at
their posts this morning.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was almost
entirely devoted to the discussion of the
question whether or not the national banks
shall be permitted to take back the legal
tenders deposited by them with the Treasu-
ry for the purpose of Withdrawing their cir
culGtion. The decision Of the question was
postponed until the next meeting. In the
meantime the Comptroller of the Currency
and the Treasurer of the United States are
te be asked to submit their views, together
with all the facts in the case.
A delegation of Republicans from Ala
bama called upon the President day, and
presented statement as to the political
condition of that State. They represented
that the present eiecion laws OF the State
open wide the door to fraud, and render it's
detection and punishment impossible, and
that elections as now conducted are little
more than farce. They earnestly called
the attention of the President to the facts
set forth in their statement, with the view
of having the existing evils remedied as far
as possible.
THE KEARsARGE AND THE ALLIANCE.
Rear Admiral Wyman, commanding the
United States naval force on the North At
lsutic station, reports to the Navy Depart
ment that the steamer Kearsarge will not be
sent up the Mississippi river this year, but
has been ordered to proceed from New Or
leans to Mobile, and thence BY Havana and
Key West to Hampton Roads. Should time
permit she will stop at Port Royal, s. g.
The United States steamship Alliance will
proceed from New Orlesns up the Missis-
sippi to Natchez, stopping at Baton Rouge,
aud then return via Key West to Hampton
Roads.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
The Democratic caucus committee did
not complete their revision of the member
ship Of the Senate committees to-day. No
caucuses were held this morning by the
members of either marty