Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. On motion by Mr. Harlan, The Senate proceeded to consider the nomination of Henry R. Day; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Henry R. Day, agreeably to the nomination. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1860. The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Buchanan, his secretary: To the Senate of the United States : I nominate Charles G. Baylor, of Texas, to be consul of the United States at Cologne. WASHINGTON, June 4, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate David N. Carpenter to be deputy postmaster at Greenfield, in the county of Franklin and State of Massachusetts, whose commission expires on the 25th of June, 1860. WASHINGTON, May 28, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Augustus Ahler, of California, to be consul of the United States at Brunswick, in Germany. WASHINGTON, June 5, 1860. The messages were read. JAMES BUCHANAN. Ordered, That the nominations of Charles G. Baylor and Augustus Ahler be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Ordered, That the nomination of David N. Carpenter be referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. Mr. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom were referred, the 1st inst., the nominations of William H. Trescott, John Appleton, and Julian A. Mitchell, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Julian A. Mitchell, agreeably to the nomination. FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1860. The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Buchanan, his secretary: To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Francis G. Baldwin, of Mississippi, to be register of the land office at Columbus, Mississippi, to take effect from and after the 18th day of July, 1860, when his present term of office will expire. JAMES BUCHANAN. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Cave Johnson, of Tennessee, to be commissioner on the part of the United States under the convention with Paraguay for the adjustment of the claims of the "United States and Paraguay Navigation Company." JAMES BUCHANAN. WASHINGTON, 8th June, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Samuel Ward, of New York, to be secretary and interpreter to the Paraguayan commission. WASHINGTON, 8 June, 1860. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Richard A. Edes, of Kansas Territory, to be consul of the United States at Pernambuco, to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, 6th June, 1860. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Henry C. Street to be deputy postmaster at Shasta, in the county of Shasta and State of California, in place of Orrin Fitch, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., 31 May, 1860. The messages were read. JAMES BUCHANAN. Ordered, That the nomination of Francis G. Baldwin be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. On motion by Mr. Mason, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Cave Johnson; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Cave Johnson, agreeably to the nomination. On motion by Mr. Iverson, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Samuel Ward; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Samuel Ward, agreeably to the nomination. On motion by Mr. Bigler, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Richard A. Edes; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Richard A. Edes, agreeably to the nomination. Ordered, That the nomination of Henry C. Street be referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred, April 13th, the nomination of Alexander Wilson, and May 28th the nomination of Tilton E. Doolittle, and the 1st inst. the nomination of Robert A. Howard, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Tilton E. Doolittle and Robert A. Howard, agreeably to their nominations respectively. Mr. Toombs, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom were referred, May 31st, the nominations of George Lucas, Nathan Baker, Ira Darrow, Ephriam Williams, jr., Jacob A. T. Wendell, and Henry S. Austin, re, ported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively. Mr. Toombs from the Committee on Commerce, to whom were referred, May 11th, the nomination of James A. Watson, and the 16th inst. the nomination of Charles G. Baylor, reported. Mr. Toombs, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred, the 6th inst., the nomination of Augustus Ahler, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Augustus Ahler, agreeably to the nomination. Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom were referred, May 28th, the nominations of Jonathan H. Hall, Lorenzo Lorain, Martin D. Howard, Levi H. Holden, and James Hunter Berrien, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively. Mr. Toombs, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred, May 2d, the nomination of George W. S. Nicholson, reported. Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred, May 23d, the nomination of James E. Lindsay, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of James E. Lindsay, agreeably to the nomination. Mr. Yulee, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom was referred, the 6th inst., the nomination of David N. Carpenter, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of David N. Carpenter, agreeably to the nomination. On motion by Mr. Mason, The Senate proceeded to consider the nominations of William H. Trescott and John Appleton; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of William H. Trescott and John Appleton, agreeably to their nominations respectively. MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1860. The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Buchanan, his secretary: To the Senate of the United States: I hereby nominate Augustus F. Mast to be deputy postmaster at Davenport, in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, whose commission expires on the 25th of June, 1860. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Alexander P. Wilbar, of New Mexico, to be surveyor-general for the Territory of New Mexico, vice William Pelham, resigned. JAMES BUCHANAN. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Charles S. Benton, of Wisconsin, to be register of the land office at La Crosse, Wisconsin, his present term of office having expired on the 11th instant. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 12th, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate George B. Graff, of Nebraska Territory, to be agent for the Indians of Omaha Agency, vice William E. Moore, resigned. JAMES BUCHANAN. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11th, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: I hereby nominate Augustus M. Vaughan to be deputy postmaster at Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia, whose commission expires on the 25th of June, 1860. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 12th, 1860. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Burwell H. Cornwell to be deputy postmaster at Terre Haute, in the county of Vigo and State of Indiana, whose commission expires on the 25th of June, 1860. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 15th, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Daniel Ratcliffe, of Washington, D. C., for reappointment as assistant solicitor of the Court of Claims, to take effect from August 22nd, 1860, when his present commission will expire. JUNE 14, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Elliot B. Herndon, of Illinois, for appointment as attorney of the United States for the southern district of that State, vice William K. Parrish, resigned. JUNE 14, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate James K. Kelley, of Oregon, for appointment as attorney of the United States for that State, vice Andrew J. Thayer, resigned. JAMES BUCHANAN. JUNE 14, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Thomas J. Kenny, of Ohio, for appointment as attorney of the United States for the Territory of Utah, vice Alexander Wilson, resigned. JAMES BUCHANAN. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate William P. Williams, of Louisiana, to be appraiser-general of merchandise, under the act approved March 3rd, 1857, in the place of John Claiborne, who declined the commission. WASHINGTON, June 14th, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate William E. Burns to be surveyor of the customs for the port of Jacksonville, in the State of North Carolina, his late commission having expired. JAMES BUCHANAN. WASHINGTON, June 15th, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Alfred W. Lamb to be surveyor of the customs for the port of Hannibal, in the State of Missouri, his late commission having expired. WASHINGTON, June 15th, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate John B. Norman to be surveyor of the customs for the port of New Albany, in the State of Indiana, his late commission having expired. WASHINGTON, June 14th, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Oscar Taylor, of Minnesota, to be register of the land of fice at Otter Tail City, Minnesota, vice George B. Clitherall, resigned. JAMES BUCHANAN. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 15th, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate William W. Ivory, of Nebraska Territory, to be receiver of public moneys at Dakota, Nebraska Territory, vice George B. Graff, resigned. WASHINGTON, June 14th, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate John S. M. Van Cleave, of Washington Territory, to be receiver of public moneys at Olympia, Washington Territory, to take effect from the 16th day of August, 1860, vice Selucius Garfield, whose term of office will then expire. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 14th, 1860. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Matthew Keller, of California, to be register of the land office at Los Angeles, California, vice Walter H. Harvey, resigned. JAMES BUCHANAN. |