New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-06
THE SENATE AT WORK.

TIE CHINESE AND OTHER TREATIES DISPOSED OF IN
EXECUTIVE sEssION-LARGR NUMBER or EOMi-
NATIONS CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Immcdiately after the
reading of Yesterdays journal, the Senate on no
tion Of Mr. Dawes. of Massachusetts,, at 1905 went
into executive session.
The Senate transacted a remarkably large amount
of business in its executive session to-day, clearing
the calendar of treaties and also taking final action
ON eighty-eight nominations In about four and
half hours.
The frst matter disposed of was the Chinese inn
migration treaty, which. after a continuation Of
Yesterdays debate Qasting nearly three hours, but
developing no fresh points of interest ratified
without amendment by practically unanimous
vote there being only two Senators recorded IN the
negative The Chinese commercial treaty was
then taken up, and a very brief discussion resulted
in its ratification also without amendment and sub
stantially without opposition.
Proceeding with the calendar Of treaties the
Senate next ratified in succession the extraditi0n
treaty with the United States of Colombia; the
consular convention with Italy modifying and de-
ining the judicial powers Of certain consulates the
convention with Morocco respecting the taxation
prerogatives Of the Moorish Government and the
treaty with japan prescribing reciprocal duties for
the japanese and United states Governments IN
cases Of shipwrccks upon their respective coasts.
During the remainder of this afternoons session
the Senate confirmed the following nominations
william Walter Pheps OF NewJcrsey, % be- Envoy tx
traordinary and Minister Plonipotentiary o. Austria
COrez Fessendcn OF Romeo, Mich 20 bc United states
surveyOrGeneral for Dakota Territory. ~
Richard W. Montgomery 10 be Receiver OF Public
Moneys at Bl0omin gtOn. Neb.
Lionel A. sheldon. Of Ohio 70 be Governor Of New
Mexico Territory
Edward \. Meyer, United states Attorney Tor TIC
Northern District Of Ohio.
Henry Fink 10 be United States Marshal for the East
ern District Of Wisconsin.
Thomas Wilson, OF the District Of Columbia 70 De Con-
John f. Jennc, Of Sew-Jersey. be Consul at Nueyo
Laredo.
Nathan W. spauding, United states Assistant Treas-
urer AT San Francisco Cal
f. c. Jarrett, United states Assayor at So. Louis.
Bradley ]. Watson, Naval Onicer Of Customs at san
Coiecors OF Csorns-Chares IT, OdeI for the Districs
OF Salem and Beverly Mass; John ID. heyman for the
S,lrSevors Of oasiomsJoseph L. CASTOR for the port
OF Chattanooga Tenn John r. Leonard for the port Of
Indianapolis, Ind
Coectors or TnkrnaI RepeHueJohn G. stearns for the
District OF Vermont Chancellor Harrison for the First
District OF California Marcus Boggs Tor tue Eleventh
District Of Ohio: George D. Everett for the fflh Die
trict Of North Carolina; William Umbdenstock for the
Fourth District OF Texas
Agency n. Y; Roswell G. Wheeler Pima and Martcopa
Agency, Arizona VIM II. II. Llcwenyn, Mescalcro
Agency, New-MeKico; John II. Sullivan at Moquno
Registers OF land Oolees-wm. Letcher, at Mitchell,
Oak; John r. Owens, AZ Tayl0r's Fails, Mum; Charles
B. Tyler. at Tracy, Mimi Thomas H. Cayanaugh, at
Oberlin, Kan; Christopher H. bnith at W0rthngtOn,
MINI.
.Rcceirers Of Public 1oneys-John Lind. at Tracy,
Mimi OTIS Perrin az stockton, Call Solomon Cooper nc
humboldt Cali JamoA g. Fullerton. at koseburg, ore
gon Charles l.. Chandler. at Oberlin, Kan.
sgn T ietoert o. Dunn 10 oe ann, sh IN.
Vim Z: Conway 20 be q Lieutenant; VIM. Foster MOni-
son 70 be Chaplain Lieutenant Vim. W Mead to be
LdeutehAht commander.
Also "a large number OF POgtmasterR.