Huntsville gazette., 1881-11-05
THE session Of the 9th was confined

IHE session OF the 2itn was cOnlneu
mainly to the consideration of executive bus
mess. Among the nominations received from
the President were the following: Charles J.
Folger, New York to be Secretary of the
Treasury; Thomas l.. james, OF New ork,
Postmaster General; Frank Hatton, Iowa,
First Assistant Postmaster-General; Charles
PaySon, Massachusetts, U. ). Charge q Affairs,
Denmark. COnsu1S-General-Fe Vo-
geler, Ohio, Frankfort; Simon Wolf, District
of Columbia, Cairo. Consuls-Silas P. Hnb-
bell, New York, st. Johns, Quebec; Jesse Ill
Moore, Illinois, CallaO; Voney V. Smith, Ar
kansas, st. Thomas; VIM. p. Pierce, Georgia,
Cienfuegos; Charles Kahlo, Indiana, sydney,
Australia; Geo. w. Roosevelt, Pennsylvania,
Bordeaux; J. A. Leonard, Minnesota, Leith (;
John Z. Robinson, Tennessee. Tripoli; Regis
ter of Wills for the District of Columbia,
Hiram j. Ramsdeil John l.. Beveridge, Hill
nois, Assistant Treasurer of the United States
at Chicago; Milton G. Elstner, Louisiana, At
tOrney for the Western District of Louisiana
Jacques A. Gla, Louisiana, Surveyor General
for the District of Louisiana; John 5. Harris,
Louisiana, Surveyor General for the District
of Montana. The nomination of Stratham for
Postmaster at Lynchbnrg, was opposed blythe
Democrats on the ground that it was a part
of the so called "MahOne bargain and they
| succeeded in forcing an adjournment, leaving
him uncOn1irmed.
THE open session of the Senate on the 2Sth
lasted only half an hour, when the doors were
| closed and executive session followed. The
undecided contest over the nomination for
the Lynchburg Post office was resumed. Mr..
Hill (Ga.) spoke in opposition to confirmation
| two hours. The debate was then continued
| by Messrs. Morgan, HOar, Morrill,, Sherman
and others at great length, the political feat
ures of the case and Importance attached to
its probable bearings upon the. result OF the
| pending election in Virginia being openly
| expressed and distinctly emphasized.
| Speeches were interspersed with number OF
| roll calls and motions to adjourn and other
dilatory proceedings. The Democrats offered
to go on and confirm all of the nominations
unobjected to, leaving the others to be set
tied afterward This the Republicans re-
fused to do, and the contest was continued
until 2 80 a. m, when an adjournment was ef-
fected, leaving the question still undecided.
| In the Senate. on the Goth, Mr.. Hill, OF
Georgia, offered the following:
| Resolred, That appointments to offices I'M
| der the Federal Government ought not 10 be
made to control or influence elections in the
| several States, and the appointments made
with such intent are unwise, unpatriotic and
contrary to the spirit of our political 1nStitu-
tions, and if continued without rebuke by the
people will become dangerous to the perpetu-
ity of our institutions.
The resolution was laid over and executive
Stratham as Postmaster at Lynchburg,
Va, being taken up as unfinished business,
Committee, had charge of the nomination.
remarked that i'll view OF the mani
| fest determination of Democratic mem
bers of the Senate to continue the employ
ton in this. case indefinitely, or at least until
| after the Virginia election, the Republicans
had concluded that rather than permit any
/ further obstruction of the remaining public
| business, they would lay the LynchbuTg nom
ination aside, and he accordingly made that
motion, which was unanimously agreed
| to, and the Senate proceeded to con-
firm large number of other nominations.
While the doors were still closed, but after
the transaction of executive business, com
mittee appointed to wait upon the President
reported that he had nothing further to COM
municate, and a motion to adjourn sine die
| was agreed to. A vote of thanks was ten
dered Hon. David Davis, responding to which
| he said:
| "SENATORS-I am touched by the generous
expressions in the resolution which it has
| pleased the Senate to pass in my honor, and
am grateful for the courteous cooperation
which has been rendered me from all sides in
administering the duties of presiding officer of
this high and enlightened body. Hoping every
member of the Senate will return happily and
safely to his home, and be permitted to resume
| his duties here at the next meeting of Con-
gress, it only remains for me to declare the
Senate adjourned without day.
The doors were then opened and the usual
leave taking exchanged and in a few mo-
ments the Senate chamber was deserted.