The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-26
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chairman of. the committee Of printing, asked
that tho committee DO discharged from fur
Their consideration Of The resolution enlareing
the scope of tho official register. So or
dered.
Mr.. Burnside then called up tho resolution
reported from the committee on foreign re-
%lations, relative TO the inter oceanic canal.
He hoped that thu senate would act upon
tho resolution Immediately.
Mr.. IBgslls said that IL was
very clear to him that 1t was not wise or
eYpedient for the senate at this period Of lis
sittings TO pass a resolution on the object
referred to, especially in the terms that were
employed 10 the present resolution.
Mr.. Bayard's special resolution for the app
pointment Of a committee of two senators
TO wait upon the president and inquire
whether he has further business to oommuni.
cate to The senate has been adopted, and
Messrs. Bayard sind Cameron we're appointed
as such committee, and Immediately pros
ceeded to the executive mansion.
The senate has taken recess for an hour.
Alter some discussion, consideration of the
inter oceanic canal resolution was postponed
till the first Monday in December.
The senate then took up the resolution
offered yesterday by Mr.. Anthony, directing
the committee on judiciary to inquire into the
relations of the Central Pacific to its leased
lines, and other corporations, and report
at the next session of congress what is
proper or necessary to protect the interests
of the United States. Some debate occurred,
but the resolution was, on motion of Mr..
Davis, of Illinois, laid on the table.
The senate then went into executive ses-
sion, at 1:80, and while the doors were still
closed a vote was taken on the resolution
offered by Mr.. Bsyard for the appointment
of q committee of senators to wait on the
president and inquire whether he had any
further business to communicate to the
senate. This was sgreed to by q viva voco
vote, and the chair having appointed Messrs.
Bay ard and Cameron, of Pennsylvania such
committee, those gentlemen proceeded inn
mediately to the executive mansion, the
senate taking q recess of one hour to await
their return. When the committee returned
from the executive mansion, Mr.. Bayard re-
ported that the president had stated to the
committee that he had other nominations
still to make, and the doors having been re-
opened, the senate at ESQ adjourned.
NOMINATIONS.
The president cent the following nomina-
tons 10 the acnate to-day: Alex Boarmsn,
10 tie United States district Judge for the
WSstcIu ulstlicL VI bJuislbuoj IsUsS Wllhlur
son., to be United States marshal for the
western district OF Louisiana; Thomas P.
Reeves, to be United States marshal for the
eastern district of Tennessee; George M.
Thomas, TO be United States attorney for
Kentucky; Rear Admiral Edward t. Nichols,
10 De Chief of the bureau Of yards and docks
in the navy department. Postmssters: w.
A. Elliott, at Clarksville, Texas; Mre. Grace
@. Cochran, at Anderson, South Carolina.
OTHER NOMINATIONS.
The senate to-day confirmed the following
southern nominations: Alex. Boarmsn, to
be United States district Judge for the yes
tern district of Louisiana; Mary Fl. Long to
be postmistress at Charlottesville, Virginia.
ROBERTSON CONFIRMED.
Judge Robertson was confirmed without
r~oll-call; Merritt was also confirmed.
Badesu was Withdrawn.
OTHER COMBINATIONS.
The following additional southern nomi-
nations were confirmed by the senate to-day:
II. B. Tallisferro, to be United States sttor-
ney for the western district of Louisiana; w.
James Weeks, to be United States marshal
for the western district OF Louisiana, and
Madison Davis, TO be surveyor of customs at
Z Atlanta, Georgia.
NOMINATIONS OF MINISTER'S.
~ f99owirg, ssHsiSati,Es- Ct envoys
ex,S .dinsry and ministers plenipotenffsrY.
were seat to the senate to-day: Thomas A.
Osborn, of Kansas, to Brazil, vice billiard
recalled; Judson Fitzpatrick, of New Jersey,
to Chill, vice Orborn transferred; Stephen
A. Hurlbut, of Illinois, to Peru, vice Chris
tiancy, recalled; Lewis Wallace, of Indiana,
minister resident Of Turkey; George Fl.
Maury, of Tennessee, minister resident to
Colombia, vice Richmond, recalled; j. Rusk,
of Wisconsin, charge d'affsirs to Paraguay
and Uruguay, vice Caldwell, re.
called; Fl. N. Taylor, of Wisconsin,
consul at Marseilles, vice Gould resigned.
QUICKLY o
When the nomination of General Merritt,
10 be consul-general to London, was called
up from the table in executive session this
morning, it was confirmed without debate,
without any manifestation or discussion. The
confirmation WAS effected by common con-
sent in the absence of any objection.
The nomination of w. Fl. Rob-
ertson to be collector of customs at
New York city, was then called up and
confined in precisely the same manner, with
out demand for a vote of any kind or a word
of discussion.
MISCELLANEOUS
A special meeting OF the cabinet will be
held tomorrow 10 decide Whist shall be lone
with regard 10 the remaining New York
nominations. Il is believed the four nsmes
which wero withdrawn will DO again sent TO
the sena,e. .
About two hundred nominsiious remain
to be made, but it Is the intention Of the
president 10 send all nominations TO the
senate tomorrow so adjournment sine die
msy be bad Friday OF Saturday.