The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-04-09
CONGRESS-.


Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary OF
the United States: Thomas J. Jarvis. OF North
Carolina. TO Brazil; Alexander II. Lawton, OF
Georgia, to Russia, and Anthony nj. Kelley, OF
Virginia, To Italy. To be Ministers Resident OF
the United States Isaac Bell, Jr., Rhode Island.
TO the Netherlands: Rufus Magee. OF INDIANA,
of Nevada. TO the Hawaiian Islands. TO be Min
listers Resident and Consuls General OF the
United States; Edward Parke Custis Lewis,
New Jersey to Portugal: and Rasmus Is. Ander-
son. OF WISCONSIN, to Denmark To be Consuls
General of the United States: Thomas M. Wal
Ter, OF Connecticut, at London; Frederick Raine,
OF Maryland. at Berlin: and Edmund Jussen,
OF Illinois, at Vienna. To be Consuls of the
United States: A. Halter Gross. OF Pennsylva-
Georgia, at Manchester, England Brown. Ship
ley q Co., OF London, England, to be special
fiscal AGENTS OF the Navy Department To be
OF Tennessee, for the Second District Of Ten
nessee, and Isham q. Searcy. OF Texas, for the
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Settle. OF North Carolina, 60 be Marshal OF the
United States for the Western District Of North
Commissioner of Railroads: Lewis Mullen, of
New York. to be Appraiser of the District OF
New York City: VIM. Caldwell. Of Ohio to be
ent Dowd, OF North Carolina, TO be Collector of
Internal Revenue for the.Sixth District of North
Carolina; U. Henderson. of Indiana, Collectopof
Internal Revenue for the Eleventh District OF
Indiana; Capt William j. Volkmar. OF the Fifth
Cavalry, to be Major and Assistant Adiutant
II.
ty-first Infantry, to be Major and Inspector
General To'be Postmasers: Michael J. Dough-
erty, at Gaesburg, Ill; Wilbur r. Horn, at
Idaho Springs, Colo; Palemon Wiley. at Central
City, Colo; and Ansel Watrous, at Fort Collins,
Cold. The Senate confirmed the following:
Postmasters-Frederick @. Kendrick, at Mount
oils, Ind Mrs Lizzie III. Ficklin, at Charleston.
Ill; Claiborne Bowman, at Yazoo City. Miss.
and N. G. Ridenour. at Clarinda. Iowa
Mr.. ALIIsoN's resolution providing for the
appointment of a committee or seven to take
measures looking to q reduction of the Senates
contingent expenses was adopted by the Senate
the Slst ult. On motion Of Mr.. Van Wyck,
the Senate took mp the report made by that
gentleman from the Committee on Misse-
sippi River improvements, providing for
the tabling OF all resolutions passed since
March authorizing the COMMITTEES to sit
during the recess OF Congress-. The resolution
led TO general discussion OF the whole subject
of the expenditures by this Congress as com
pared with former Congresses, and OF the SEN
ate as compared with the House. The discus
sion took wide range, and at its close the
sent to the Senate the following nominations:
To be ENJOYS Extraordinary and Minis
tiers Plenipotentiary of the United States,
Charles w. b. Buck, of Kentucky, TO Peru:
Charles T. Russell of Connecticut, TO be Consul
at Liverpool. England; Henry @. Pearson, TO be
Postmaster at New York; Norman j. Coleman.
of Missouri. to be Commissioner OF Agriculture;
John T. McGraw, of West Virginia, to be OIL
West Virginia.; Henry p. Kernochan, OF Louis-
ana, TO be Naval officer at New Orleans;
Andrew J. Boyd, OF North Carolina, TO be
Collector of Internal Revenue for the Fifth Dis
trict of North Carolina; Richard b. Hubbard, of
Texas, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenpotentiary OF the United States to Japan;
William Nj. Lang, OF Texas, to be United States
Consul at Hamburg. Germany. At n caucus OF
the Republican Senators a decision was reached
TO resist removals from offices which have
fixed tenure by law. except Tor cause, until the
expiration of the term.
THE following proceedings were had in the
Senate on the LIST inst After the reading of the
journal the Chair laid before the Senate several
communications which he had received in re-
gard to the failing health OF Gen. Grant,
and asked IL It was the pleasure OF the
Senate that the Secretary should read them.
Several Senators responded in the affirmative,
whereupon the Associated Press bulletins
read from the Secretary's desk. On motion of
MIR. Sherman, the Chair was authorized TO APP
point the committee provided for by the Allison
resolution, 10 sit during the recess and take
into consideration the contingent expenses of
the Senate. The following Senators arc
named Messrs. Allison. platt, Plumb, Miller of
New York, Cockrell, Harrison, and Payne. The
President sent in the following nominations:
A. Leo Knott, of Maryland, TO be Second
Assistant Postmaster General. To be POST
masters: John A. Showaltcr. at Latrobe, Pa;
Adelbert Shepperd. at Maverly, Iowa; Bayard
at Alexandria, La: Charles f.. Cook, at Nc
Pherson, Kan; G.. Marion Moore, at Peasanton,
Kan. he Committee on Postoffices made
favorable report on the nomination of Henry q.
Pearson TO be Postmaster of New York.
THE United States Senate adjourned sine die
on Thursday. April 2. The Senate cleared its
desk OF nearly all the nominations that had
been submitted. Among those which were not
acted upon were the following: w. w. Lang, of
Texas, for Consul at Hamburg; A H. Gross, OF
Pennsylvania, for Consul at Athens; Il. i. How
ell, OF Georgia, for Consul at Manchester; H. Il.
Kernochan, for Naval Officer at New Orleans;
Louis McMullen, for Appraiser at New York;
James o. Henderson. for Collector OF Internal
Revenue OF the Eleventh Indiana District: j. Il.
Magraw. for Collector OF Internal Revenue for
Mess ,,Ggn Tie s1 Rennbcan Senators Sad de
cided TO resist the removalof Republican officers
whose terms have not expired and who have not
resigned, except in cases where cause for removal
was assigned. which In their judgment was suffi-
Client to justify removal OF ncumbents. Consuls
have no fixed term. and may be removed at any
time by consent OF the Senate, but not without
such consent 1t is understood that The Consuls
at Hamburg. Manchester, Liverpool and Athens,
whose successors were nominated, had not re-
signed 1t is anticipated by Democratic Senators
that there will be a renewal next winter Of the
long and tedious debates which occurred some
years ago in respect to the tenure OF office law
message was received from the President
withdrawing the nomination or Alexander X
Lawton for the Russian Mission. This with
drawal was the result Of an objection by Sena-
tor Edmunds to the confirmation. The Senator
held that the appointee's political dis
abilities had never been removed The
a full pardon from President Johnson in
1867. Senator EdnYunds insisted that this did
not remove the political disabilities He quoted
section 3 of the fourteenth amendment. The
portions which he held to apply TO this case are
No person shall hold any Office under the United
States who. having previously taken an oath as
an officer OF the United States to support the
Constitution of the United States, shall have en-
gagged In instruction or rebellion against the
same, or given aid and comfort TO the enemies
thereof: but Congress may. by vote OF two
thirds of each house, remove such disability.
Then the GeorgiaySenators oontended that Gen.
Lawton had newell taken an oath TO support the
Constitution OF the United States; and that the
oath he took was a mere oath OF allegiance.
But the Republicans seemed determined TO de-
feat the confirmation. the nomination WAS
withdrawn. The President and Secretary Of
state will examine the question OF law care
fully before acting further In the matter. The
Secretary of State is understood to hold that
the pardon granted by Johnson removes The
disability. IL the President agrees with him,
Gen. Lawton will be appointed Minister to
Russia. This now seems probable