On motion by Mr. Nicholson, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Ludwell H. Estes; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Ludwell H. Estes, agreeably to the nomination. Ordered, That the nominations of R. B. Bradford and Henry S. Miller be referred to the Committee on Commerce. On motion by Mr. Gwin, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of John A. Dix; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of John A. Dix, agreeably to the nomination. Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred, December 17th, the nominations of Edmund O. Matthews and others, and of James M. Watson, for promotion and appointment in the Navy, also the nomination of George A. Magruder, reported. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1861. The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Glossbrenner, his secretary: To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Granville Wilcox, of Arkansas, for appointment as attorney of the United States for the western district of that State, vice Alfred M. Wilson, resigned. JAN. 14, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Charles E. Jordan, of Arkansas, for appointment as attorney of the United States for the eastern district of that State, vice John M. Harrell, resigned. JAN. 14, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate James M. Brown, of Arkansas, for appointment as marshal of the United States for the western district of that State, vice Benjamin J. Jacoway, removed. JAN. 14, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Perry E. Brocchus, of Maryland, for appointment as associate justice of the supreme court for the Territory of New Mexico, vice William A. Davidson, resigned. JAN. 14, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Eleazer Wakeley for reappointment as associate justice of the supreme court for the Territory of Nebraska, to take effect from the 22nd inst., the date of the expiration of his present commission. JAMES BUCHANAN. To the Senate of the United States: I hereby nominate William B. Taylor to be deputy postmaster at New York, in the county and State of New York, in place of John A. Dix, resigned. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan'y 16th, 1861. The messages were read. JAMES BUCHANAN. Ordered, That the nominations of Granville Wilcox, Charles E. Jordan, James M. Brown, Perry E. Brocchus, and Eleazer Wakeley be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. On motion by Mr. Bigler, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of William B. Taylor; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of William B. Taylor, agreeably to the nomination. Mr. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign Relatious, to whom was referred, the 7th inst., the treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, and for the surrender of fugitive criminals, concluded and signed between the plenipotentiaries of the United States of America and the Republic of Venezuela, August 27th, 1860, reported it without amend ment. Mr. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred, December 17th, the convention for the adjustment of claims of citizens of the United States against the Republic of Costa Rica, signed at San José on the 2d of July, 1860, reported it without amend ment. The said convention was read the second time and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate. Mr. Mason submitted the following resolution for consideration : Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the convention for the adjustment of claims of citizens of the United States against the Republic of Costa Rica, signed at San José ou the 2d day of July, 1860. The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the said resolution, and it was unanimously agreed to. Ordered, That the Secretary lay the said resolution before the Presi Ident of the United States. Mr. Bright submitted the following motion for consideration: Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate, be directed to request the President of the United States to return to the Senate, for further consideration, the convention with the Republic of Venezuela for the adjustment of claims of citizens of the United States on the Government of that Republic, growing out of their forcible expulsion by Venezuelan authorities from the guanoisland of Aves, in the Caribbean Sea, signed at Valencia, January 14th, 1859, which was ratified by the Senate the 26th day of June, 1860. Mr. Bigler, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred, the 7th inst., the nomination of Josiah F. Bell, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Josiah F. Bell, agreeably to the nomination. The Senate proceeded to consider the nomination of Edmund O. Matthews, T. McKean Buchanan, Edward P. Lull, Edward Lea, Alex hart, J. N. Carpenter, Augustus W. Smith, George A. Magruder, and Charles S. Norton; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively. The Senate proceeded to consider the nominations of George S. Frost, Henry R. Mather, Robert W. Jamison, George Purvis, William N. Whitehurst, Alexander H. Me Donell, Henry Bradford, George Donnellan, and Alfred Jackson; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominatious respectively. THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1861. The following messages were received from the President of thé United States, by Mr. Glossbrenner, his secretary: To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Joseph Holt, of Kentucky, to be Secretary of War of the United States, in the place of John B. Floyd, resigned. WASHINGTON, 17 January, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate First Lieutenant John C. Bonnycastle, 4th Regiment of Infantry, to be an assistant quartermaster in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War. WASHINGTON, January 16, 1861. JAMES BUCHANAN. WAR DEPARTMENT, January 16, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the name of First Lieutenant John C. Bonnycastle, Fourth Regiment of Infantry, to be assistant quartermaster with the rank of captain, vice Wayne, resigned. I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant, J. HOLT, Secretary of War ad interim. To the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate David Porter Heap, of the District of Columbia, to be consul-general of the United States at Constantinople, in the place of J. Hosford Smith, resigned. WASHINGTON, 17 January, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate James McDowell, of Missouri, to be consul of the United States at Lyons, in the place of Joel W. White, resigned. WASHINGTON, 17 January, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Charles Precht, of California, to be cousul of the United States at Cologne, in the place of C. G. Baylor, resigned. JAMES BUCHANAN. To the Senate of the United State:: I nominate D. P. Henderson, of Kentucky, to be consul of the United States at Carrara, to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, 17 January, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate John H. Gilmore to be deputy postmaster at Marysville, in the county of Yuba and State of California, in place of William C. Dougherty, whose commission expires on the 3d of March, 1861. WASHINGTON, D. C., January 17th, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate James Taylor to be deputy postmaster at Urbana, in the county of Champaign and State of Ohio, whose commission expires on the 4th of February, 1861. WASHINGTON, D. C., January 12th, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Edward Patch to be deputy postmaster at Saint Anthony's Falls, in the county of Ramsay and State of Minnesota, whose commission expires on the 4th of February, 1861. JAMES BUCHANAN. WASHINGTON, D. C., January 17th, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: I hereby nominate Alfred Marschner to be deputy postmaster at Sheboygan, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsin, whose commission expires on the 4th of February, 1861. WASHINGTON, D. C., January 17th, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Edward Eastman to be deputy postmaster at Oshkosh, in the county of Winnebago and State of Wisconsin, whose commission expires on the 4th of February, 1861. WASHINGTON, D. C., January 17th, 1861. The messages were read. JAMES BUCHANAN. On motion by Mr. Trumbull that the Senate proceed to consider the nomination of Joseph Holt. It was objected to. On the question, Shall the nomination of Joseph Holt be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia ? The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bayard, Benjamin Bragg, Bright, Clingman, Green, Hunter, Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bigler, Bingham, Chandler, Clark,_Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Fitch, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, Johnson of Tennessee, Kennedy, King, Latham, Morrill, Nicholson, Powell, Pugh, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson. On motion by Mr. Mason that the Senate adjourn, It was determined in the negative. On motion by Mr. Bayard, Ordered, That the consideration of the nomination of Joseph Holt be assigned to to-morrow (Friday) 2 o'clock p. m. Ordered, That the nomination of John C. Bonnycastle be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Ordered, That the nominations of David Porter Heap, James McDowell, Charles Precht, and D. P. Henderson be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Ordered, That the nominations of John H. Gilmore, James Taylor, Edward Patch, Alfred Marschner, and Edward Eastman be referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. Mr. Bigler, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred, the 11th instant, the nomination of Henry S. Miller, reported. FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1861. Mr. Bigler, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred, the 11th instant, the nomination of R. B. Bradford, reported. Mr. Bigler, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred, the 7th instant, the nominations of Ralph Gurnee and Robert M. Magraw, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment of Robert M. Magraw, agreeably to the nomination. Mr. Bigler, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred, December 17, the nominations of Daniel A. Robinson, Augustus Alers, J. J. Sprenger, John A. Parker, Andrew G. Carothers, William C. Burchard, William Carrol, and Egmont Rohss, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Daniel A. Robinson and Augustus Alers, agreeably to their nominations respectively. On motion by Mr. Bigler, The Senate proceeded to consider the nomination of Henry S. Miller; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Henry S. Miller, agreeably to the nomination. Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom were referred, December 17, the nominations of George Bradley and John Whipple, reported. Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred, the 16th inst., the nominations of Granville Wilcox, E. Jordan, James M. Brown, Perry E. Brocchus, and Eleazer Wakeley, reported. Mr. Bigler, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom were referred, the 17th inst., the nominations of David Porter Heap, James McDowell, Charles Precht, and D. P. Henderson, reported. The Senate proceeded to consider the nomination of Joseph Holt. |