The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-05-27
LAST Batch OF NOMINATIONS.
The President Reappeints Some Of conkiing's
Friends.-chandier Defeated for
Attorney General,

LAST Batch OF NOMINATIONS.
The President Reappeints Some Of coakiing's
Friends.-chandier Defeated for
Attorney General.
WASHINGTON, May 1o.-The President
sent to the Senate the following New York
nominations: Woodford, District Attorney
for the Southern District; Tenny, District
Attorney for the Eastern District; Henry E.
Knox, Marshal of Southern District; McDou-
gal, Marshal for Northern District; G. A.
Gould, Collector Of Customs, Buffalo; Geo.
B. Loring, Of Massachusetts,, Commissioner
Of Agriculture, vice Leduc, resigned; Glenni
w. Schofeld, of Pennsylvania, Judge Of the
Court of Claims; B. K. Bruce, Of Mississippi,
Register Of the Treasury, vice Scofeld, trans
ferred. US. Consuls-Zela Morrill,, Of Mas
sachusetts, Jerusalem; John NJ. Glover, Of
Indiana, Havre; Jas. c, Zook, of California,
Tientsin; Volney v. Smith, Of Arkansas, St.
Thomas; J. p. Crawford, of New Hampshire,
Nice; E. Ii. Rogers, of Nebraska, Vera Cruz;
J. Moore, of Illinois, Calao: FL. A. Jaley, OF
Nebraska, Chemnitz; David Vickery, of New
Jersey, Mantanzas; George Roosevelt, Of
Pennsylvania, Bordeaux.
Lewis Wallace Is appointed Minister to
Turkey; Stephen A. Hurlburt, Minister to
Peru; Judson Fitzpatrick, Minister to Chill !;
John E. Clements, of Louisiana, Consul at
Guatemala.
NEW YORK, May 19.-Three of the five
New York nominations recently withdrawn,
In order TO advance the consideration Of the
Robertson case, were returned to the Senate
this afternoon. and the other two are replaced
with names which further indicate that the
President has no desire to follow his triumph
vindictively, but OIL the contrary wishes the
support of both factions in New York, regard
less of past difficulties. Charles A. Gould,
who is nominated for the Buffalo collector
ship instead of Tyler, has heretofore been
known as the leader of the Conkling force in
that city, and is said to have been Conkling's
original choice for the position. Henry E.
Knox, whose name is presented instead OF
Payne's for the marshalship of the Southern
District, was a classmate of Garfield at col
lege. He is a lawyer in good practice and
never prominently engaged In politics, buS is
| understood to have been in in general way
friendly to Conkling. All these nominations
will doubtless be confirmed tomorrow by
common consent. Their confirmation, 1t Is
hoped, will remove New York politics from
Washington indefinitely.
WAsHINsToN, May 19.-The Senate in
executive session to-day confirmed Blanch r.
Bruce, of Mississippi, Register of the Treas,
ury; G. b. Loring, Of Massachusetts,, Com
missioner Of Agriculture, to take effect June
18th; ]. M. Rusk, Charge d. Affairs, Para
quay and Uruguay; Thos. Osborn, Minister
to Brazil; Horace Taylor, Consul Of the
United States ut Marseilles, France; George
Manti, Minister resident of the United State.
OF Colombia.
mer will assume the duties of his Office
tomorrow.
| WASHINGTON, May 18.-The Senate Ju
dietary Committee took a vote on the nomi
nation of VIM. Z. Chandler Tor Solicitor
General, as follows: In favor of confirmation
Logan, Ingalls, aud McMillan-s; against
Davis, of Illinois, Bayard and Lamar; absen
I-Edmupds and Garland. It Is understood
that in view of the equal division of the com
mittee the nomination will be reported bacl
to the Senate without recommendation.
WASHINGTON, May 2o.-The Senate con
firmed the New York nominations and Scho
field Judge of the Court Of Claims; also tn
following: William r., White, of Maine, U
s. Attorney for Idaho, and Albert w. Bosh
Of Indiana, Collector of Customs for the Dis
trict of Puget Sound, vice Henry A. Webster
The SENATE Is now considering the Chand
Ter nomination, the Democrats refusing to lie
1t 60 over. Chandeliers friends admit that hi
case Is almost hopeless. All the Democrat
and both Pennsylvania Senators are opposing
him. f''
| WASHINGTON, May 20.-There was shor
debate on the nomination of VIM. Z. Chand
Ter as Solicitor General. Bayard briefly out
lined the Democratic opposition to his con
firmation on the ground that Chandler haa
been foe to the South and 10 too pronounce,
Republican partisan for the position. Blai
spoke at considerable length in favor Of tn
nomination. Frye earnestly but briefly ad
vocated 1t. Avote was taken, which resulte'
in Its rejection by five majority.
Among the nominations that went over 70
final adjournment without action, and which
have consequently expired, are those of Lu
cius T. Thomas, IS Surveyor Of the port o
Philadelphia; Geo. III. Starbuck and Thos. N
Van Valkenburg, IS Supervising Inspector
Of Steam Vessels for the Second and Nintl
Districts; William Suites reappointment u
Postmaster at Knoxville, Tenn.
Ex-senator Conkling and Senator Jones
Of Nevada, left Washington this Afternoon
for New York. Conkling intends to return
In q few days.