New-York tribune., 1882-02-14
NOMINATIONS AND CoNFIRMATIONs.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate today:
Treasr1t- Leonard Lattrdgc, OF Wisconsin, Collector
Internal Revenue, sixth District, Wisconsin
WGr-Frs' Lieutenant George ii. Cook 18Th Infantry,
to he Captain and Assistant QuarerInasier
IlieforDarwin :. Hall. Register Land Office ~ Ben
son. Miun.; Edward Ferguson Pension Agent Mllwal.
koe. Wis; william McNicken, snryeyorGencrh of
United States for Washington Territory
The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed the
following nominations:
Consul General-John Gallagher r., Of Pennsylvania,
to be United States Consul General at Rio de Janciro
Z. s. C0nslis-Alber c. Morlan Of Pennsylvania, M
Belize. Honduras Joseph W. Harper, of New-York, at
Munich; Enoch ]. smithers Of Delaware, at smyrna
Pos,rnasters-GeOrge Randel 1T Peabody, Mass James
W. Goodrich ut Amcshury Mass; B. f. Marsh at West
Wnsed, Conn; II. J. Esmond, Baston, N Y; Elias x.
Pope at Plainfed, n. j.. and others
SUrreyorS OF CuSomS-Wiam j. King, OF New-York,
NJ Greenpor New York; John Campbell of Nebraska Mt
Omaha; william r. wilmer. of Maryland at Baltimore;
Ndrai Omcer Of CustomS-Ih0mas B. Johnson of
South Carolina at Charleston - - ,,.n,.o.
Nnry Department commodore John G. Febger'
to be Rear-Admiral; Captain John l.. DAVE
to be Commodore; Commander Eusn *.
Tos B. Coglan' TO be comnander; LieItenanT William
r. Randall, TO be Lieutenant Commander; Master
Charles v. Bartlett to be Lieutenant; Ensign Charles
II. Amsdcn, TO be Master Midshipman Charles 81
Mccp to De ansn 1ib hhTsn omby 10 be Ensrn;
Ensign Nathaniel II. Usher, TO Do Master; Midshpman
hreg David IL Rucker, to be
Ouartermaser General tn the rank OF BrlgaIer zen
he captain Second Lieutenant Charles " Mason 4th In,
fantry, be First Lieutenant; Leutenhnt Soionei
Daniel Hudson, IT., DIN luIdntIy, W W Noiohoi'
ia Richard L. Morris, Sth Infantry 20 be MAJOR; MAJ
or Nathan W. Osborne 18th Infantry, To be Lieutenant
Colonel; First Lieutenant FOh0t A. Whitney eth In
fautry to bo Captain; Captain George M Brayt0n Sth
Infantry, to be Major; Major Guido nges, 5th In
fAntry TO be Lieutenant Colonel; FIRST Lleutehant
George NJ Bomford to be Captain; Second Llehtehaht
william b. Wheeler. to be First Lieutenant; lIentena9t
Colonel Henry NJ Black, 18th Infantry To he Colonel;
second Leuiena Wallis o. Clark, 9th cava ry TO DO
second Lieutenant; Second Lieutenant T.. r. wilcox,
10Th Infantry to be Second IAeut.nan 6th cavalry;
Srcond Lieutenant K r. Dean, 10Th Infantry, To Do
Second Lieutenant, 4th Cavalry; Second Lleutenans
Rohert X Evans 18Th Infantry, 10 he llfEt Lieutenant
FIRST Lieutenant stephen X. stafford 10Th infantry 10
be Captain; second Lieutenant DAVID D. Mitchell, i1th
Infantry 70 be First Lieutenant Captain Horace jew
cit 10Th Infantry, 10 be Major.
The nomination OF Major Rochester TO be PaynAster'
General Of the Army was, after brief discussion recon-
itt.d 10 the Committee Military Affairs Tor eNahlna
ton Of certain charges TO the effect that he was gum! o
gross neglect Of duty in allowing Major Hodge the ae'
f,nlting Washington paynaster number OF years asy
n t,,r over tp him an unYrrined account Of the money
heu nomn.lly Hodges possesslun insttah OF Ieqhi
inc the money to Dc counted and delivered.
Ic nou,in ition Of Colonel Rurkcr ~ QUartcrmablc
General although confirmed without extended deO.'e,
ye rise to con iderlble criticism, on the ground tna
uroydcd for placing officer seventy years ot age III
positinn which just been made vacant by reason VI
General Mcigs having attained the age oI siGt! Ne'