The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-19


, whether he has further business to communi.
cate to the senate has been adopted. and
Messrs Bayard and Cameron were appointed
as such committee, and Immediately pro.
ceeded TO the executive mansion.
The senate has taken recess for AN bour.
After some discussion. consideration of the
inter-ocesnic canal resolution was pos,poned
ull The frat Monday in December.
The senate then took up the resolution
offered yesterday by MIR. Anthony, directing
the committee on jud ,sry to inquire into ths
reiallons OF tho Genital Pacific to its leased
INES, and other corporations, and report
~ lne next session of congress what is
proper or necessary to protect the interests
W sne ohlied States. Some debate occurred,
DuI inc resolution WAS, on motion Of Mr..
DAVIS, OF Illinois, laid on the table.
Inc senate then went into executive ses-
sion, at l:S0, and while the doors were still
closed vote was taken on the resolution
offered by MIR. Bsyard for the appointment
OF committee of senators 10 wait on the
president and inquire whether h. had sny
turthsr Business to communicate to the
senate This was agreed to by viva voce
vote, and the chair having appointed Messrs.
BAY ard and Cameron, of Pennsylvania such
commlttee, those gentlemen proceeded i'm.
media'eiy to the executive mansion, the
senate taklnga recess of one hour to await
their return. When the committee returned
from the executive mansion, Mr.. Baysrd re-
ported that tho president had stated to the
commlttee that he had other nominations
still TO make, and the doors having been ro
opened, the senate at ESQ adjourned.
NOMINATIONS.
The president sent the following nomina-
tlons to the senate to-day: Alex Boarmap.
TO be United States district Judge for the
western district of Louisians; Ross Wikin-
son, TO be United States marshal for tho
western district of Louisiana; Thomas p.
Reeves, to be United States marshal for the
eastern district OF Tennessee; George Nj.
Ihomas, to DO United States attorney for
Kentucky; Rear Admiral Edward T. Nichols.
to De chief of tho bureau of yards and docks
IN the navy department. Postmasters: w.
A. Elliott, at Clarksville, Texas; Mrs. Grace
y. Cochran, AT Anderson, South Carolina,
OTHER NOMINATIONS.
TBe senate to-day confirmed the following
southern nominations: Alex. Boarman, to
be United States district Judge for the wes-
tern district of Louisiana; Mary II. Long TO
be postmistress at Charlottesville, Virginia
RoBERrioN CONFIRMED.
Judge Robertson was confirmed without
roll-csi; Merritt was also confirmed.
Bsdeau was withdrawn.
OTHER COMPILATIONS.
The following additional southern nomi-
nations were confirmed by the senat. to-day:
IL. b. Tallialerro, to be United States ettor-
ney for the western district of Louisiana; w.
james Weeks. to be United States marshal
for tho western district OF Louisiana, and
Madison Davis, TO besurveyor of customs at
Atlanta, Georgia.
NOMINATIONS OF MINISTER'S.
The following nominations of envoys
extraordinary and ministers plenipo,entisry
were sent e the senate to-day: Thomas A.
Osborn, of Kansas, to Brazil, vice Hilliard
recalled; Ladson Fitzpatrick, of New jersey,
to Chilli, vice Orborn transferred; Stephen
A. Hurlbut.Sof lllincis, to Peru, vice Chris.
tiancy, recsti3: Lewis Wallace, of Indiana.
minister res's.nt of Turkey; George Ii.
Maury, of onessee, minister resident to
Colombia, va Richmond, recalled; j. Rusk.
OF Wisconsin, charge d'atlsirs to Paraeuav
called; H.' N. Tayis of Wisconsin
consul at NJ ''-r " uld resigned.
| QuiCKLY DONE.
When the nomination of General Merritt.
to be consul-general to London, was called
up from hstable in executive session this
morning, 1t WAS confirmed without debate,
without any manifestation or discussion. ~ a
continuation was effected by common !.
sent in the absence Of any objection.
The nomination Of w. II. 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 avote Of any kind or word
of discussion.
MIsCELLANEOUs.
Aspecial Meeting of the cabinet will be
held tomorrow to decide what shall be done
with regard 10 the remaining New York
nominations. 1t Is believed the four names
which were withdrawn will be again cent to
tho senate.
About two hundred nominations remain
to be made, but 1t is the intention of the
president to send all nominations 10 the
senate tomorrow 40 adjournment sine die
may be had Friday or Saturday.
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