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John J. Glasson, a lieutenant on the reserved list on leave pay, to be a commander on the active list, to take rank next after Commander Sam'l Swartwout.

A. H. Kilty, a lieutenant on the reserved list on furlough pay, to be a commander on the active list, to take rank next after Commander Charles S. Boggs.

William Chandler, a lieutenant on the reserved list on leave pay, to be a commander on the active list, to take rank next after A. H. Kilty. Richard W. Meade, a lieutenant on the reserved list on furlough pay, to be a commander on the active list, to take rank next after Com'd'r John R. Tucker.

Alexander Gibson, a lieutenant on the reserved list on furlough pay, to be a commander on the active list, to take rank next after Com'd'r E. M. Yard.

Henry C. Flagg, a lieutenant on the reserved list on furlough pay, to leave pay.

L. J. B. Walbach, a lieutenant, dropped, to be a lieutenant on the active list, to take rank next after L't Wm. H. Ball.

Thomas Brownell, a lieutenant on the reserved list on furlough pay, to leave pay.

James A. Doyle, a lieutenant on the reserved list on furlough pay, to the active list, to take rank next after Lieut. J. R. M. Mullany.

Mathias C. Marin, a lieutenant on the reserved list on leave pay, to the active list, to take rank next after Lieut. James A. Doyle.

S. Chase Barney, a lieutenant, dropped, to be a lieutenant on the reserved list on leave of absence pay, to take rank next after Lieut. M. B. Woolsey.

Robert B. Riell, a lieutenant on the reserved list on furlough pay, to the active list, to take rank next after Lieut. Thomas B. Huger.

M. C. Perry, a lieutenant on the reserved list on furlough pay, to the active list, to take rank next after Lieutenant Robert B. Riell.

Henry Rolando, a lieutenant on the reserved list on furlough pay, to the active list, to take rank next after Lieutenant Daniel Ammen. Foxhall A. Parker, a lieutenant on the reserved list on furlough pay, to the active list, to take rank next after Lieut. J. M. Wainwright. John F. Abbott, a lieutenant on the reserved list on furlough pay, to leave pay.

William B. Fitzgerald, a lieutenant on the reserved list on furlough pay, to the active list, to take rank next after Lieut. C. M. Fauntleroy. Alex'r C. Rhind, a lieutenant, dropped, to be a lieutenant on the active list, to take rank next after Lieut. Abner Read.

Robert M. McAvaun, a lieutenant on the reserved list on furlough pay, to the active list, to take rank next after Lieut. Wm. Nelson. John P. Hall, a passed midshipman, dropped, to be a lieutenant on the active list, to take rank next after Lieut. John W. Bennett.

Allen T. Byrens, a passed midshipman, dropped, to be a lieutenant on the active list, to take rank next after Lieut. W. K. Mayo. James M. Watson, a lieutenant on the reserved list on furlough pay, to leave pay.

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1858.

To the Senate of the United States:

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I nominate Charles Rey, of New York, to be consul of the United Staies at St. Martin, W. Indies.

JAMES BUCHANAN.

The messages were read.

Ordered, That the nominations of Carey W. Ryckman, John. P. Brown, Benjamin Wiggin, and James B. Bowlin be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Ordered, That the nominations of Visesimus Turner, Richard Fitzpatrick, Theodore Freau, William Fell Giles, jr., Robert Rose, John Merritt, William H. McGrath, Charles J. Helm, Robert A. Finley, Leonard G. Sanford, Charles Bodman, Horatio de V. Glentworth, Andrew J. Smith, Stephen S. Remak, James F. Maguire, James McDowell, Rudolph F. Schillon, Tapley M. Young, and Charles Rey be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Ordered, That the nominations of A. Lawrence Lovejoy, Benjamin Jennings, Sidney M. Torbert, and Robert D. Haden be referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

Ordered, That the nomination of Charles P. Sengstack be referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

Ordered, That the nomination of Samuel Medary be referred to the Committee on Territories.

Ordered, That the nomination of Howkin B. Beardslee be referred to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads.

On motion by Mr. Stuart that the nominations of Captain Philip F. Voorhees and others, officers of the Navy, for promotion and restoration in the Navy, be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. It was determined in the negative.

On motion by Mr. Davis,

Ordered, That the further consideration of the nominations of Captain Philip F. Voorhees and others, officers in the Navy, be postponed and that they be made the special order of the day for to-morrow (Wednesday), the 22d inst., at 1 o'clock.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1858.

The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Henry, his secretary:

To the Senate of the United States:

In addition to the nominations made by me on the 21st instant, under the joint resolutions of March 10th and May 11th, 1858, I submit the following, the case never having been presented to me for examination until this morning:

William R. Mercer, late a passed midshipman, dropped, to be a lieutenant in the Navy on the active list, to take rank next after Lieutenant Edward E. Stow.

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 22, 1858.

To the Senate of the United States:

JAMES BUCHANAN.

In addition to the nominations submitted by me on the 21st inst., under the joint resolutions of March 10th and May 11th, 1858, I subm*‡ the following, which was accidentally omitted:

Horace N. Harrison, a lieutenant on the reserved list on furlough pay, to be transferred to leave of absence pay.

JAMES BUCHANAN.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate Robert Wickliffe Woolley, of Kentucky, to be secretary of the legation of the United States to Spain.

WASHINGTON, December 22d, 1858.

To the Senate of the United States:

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I nominate Leland Wright, of Missouri, to be register of the land office at Boonville, Missouri, vice John J. Lowry, declined.

WASHINGTON, December 20, 1858.

To the Senate of the United States:

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I transmit to the Senate for its consideration with a view to ratification, a convention between the United States and Belgium for regulating the commerce and navigation between the two countries, signed in this city on the 17th of July last.

WASHINGTON, December 22, 1858.

The messages were read.

JAMES BUCHANAN.

Ordered, That the nomination of Leland Wright be referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

The convention between the United States and Belgium for regulating the commerce and navigation between the two countries, signed in Washington the 17th July, 1858, was read the first time.

On motion by Mr. Mason,

Ordered, That the said treaty, together with the message of the President, be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and printed in confidence for the use of the Senate.

Mr. Stuart, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom were referred, the 15th inst., the nominations of T. Rush Spencer, Christopher Graham, Joseph Hopkins, Edmund P. Hart, Pascal Bequette, Samuel M. Hankins, James G. G. Garrett, William B. Rankin, William A. Davidson, and Ward B. Burnett, reported.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.

Mr. Stuart, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to whom were referred, the 21st inst., the nominations of A. Lawrence Lovejoy, Sidney M. Torbet, Benjamin Jennings, and Robert D. Haden, reported. Whereupon

Resolved, The Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.

Mr. Bigler, from the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads, to whom was referred, the 21st inst., the nomination of Howkin B. Beardslee, reported.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Howkin B. Beardslee, agreeably to the nomination.

Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom were referred, the 13th inst., the nominations of James Simons, and others for promotion and appointment in the Army, reported Richard K. Meade, jr., Edward P. Alexander, William D. Pender, Samuel U. Ferguson, Marcus A. Reno, John B. Hood, Manning M. Kimmel,

George A. Cunningham, Robert M. Morris, Joseph G. Tilford Ira W. Claflin, Erasmus D. Keys, George P. Andrews, Lyman M. Kellogg, Thomas M. Saunders, William Sinclair, Augustus G. Robinson, Asa B. Carey, Thomas G. Pitcher, Thomas M. Jones, William Craig, James J. Van Horn, Royal T. Frank, Charles G. Harker, Cuvier Grover, James Deshler, Sardine P. Reed, William W. Burnes, James Longstreet, and Daniel McClure.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.

Mr Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom were referred, the 12th inst., the nominations of William H. Dana, and others, for promotion and appointment in the Navy, reported William H. Dana, Edward E. Potter, George Bacon, and J. Crossan Chaplin.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.

Mr. Sebastian, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom were referred, the 13th inst., the nominations of Samuel A. Blain, Robert J. Cowait, R. H. Lansdale, Andrew J. Cain, and James W. Denver, reported.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.

Mr. Clay, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom were referred, the 21st inst., the nominations of Visesimus Turner and others to be consuls, reported.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Visesimus Turner, Richard Fitzpatrick, Theodore Frean, William Fell Giles, jr., Robert Rose, John Merritt, William H. McGrath, Charles J. Helm, Robert A. Findlay, Leonard G. Sanford, Horatio V. Glentworth, Andrew J. Smith, Stephen S. Remak, James F. Maguire, James McDowell, and Tapley W. Young, agreeably to their nominations respectively.

Mr. Clay, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred, the 24th instant, the nomination of Charles Rey, reported. Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Charles Rey, agreeably to the nomination.

Agreeably to order, the Senate proceeded to consider the nomination.s of Captain Philip F. Voorhees and others, officers of the Navy on the reserved, furlough, and leave pay list for promotion and restoration in the Navy; and on the question,

Will the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Philip F. Voorhees, William Inman, Samuel W. Lecompte, William M. Armstrong, Andrew K. Long, T. Darrah Shaw, William D. Porter, Gab'l G. Wiliamson, John C. Carter, Simon B. Bissell, John J. Glasson, A. H. Kilty, William Chaudler, Richard W. Meade, Alexander Gibson, Henry C. Flagg, J. J. B. Walback, Thomas Brownell, James A. Doyle, Mathias C. Marin, S. Chase Barney, Henry Rolando, Foxhall A. Parker, John F. Abbott, William B. Fitzgerald, Alexander C. Rhind, Robert M. McAraun, John P. Hall, Allen T. Byrens, and James M. Watson?

On motion by Mr. Hamlin,

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Bates, Bayard, Bigler, Broderick, Brown, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Clingman, Collainer, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fitzpatrick, Foot, Foster, Green, Hale, Harlan, Houston, Hunter, Iverson, Jones, Kennedy, Mason, Polk, Reid, Rice, Sebastian, Seward, Shields, Toombs, Wade, Wright.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Fitch, Hamlin, Johnson of Tenn., Stuart, Trumbull.
So it was

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.

On the question, Will the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of William Ramsay?

It was determined in the affirmative.

So it was

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of William Ramsay, agreeably to the nomination.

On the question, Will the Senate advise and consent to the appoint. ment of Zach. F. Johnston ?

It was determined in the affirmative.

So it was

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Zach. F. Johnston, agreeably to the nomination.

On the question, Will the Senate advise and cousent to the appointment of Robert B. Riell?

Yeas..

It was decided in the affirmative, Nas

Those who voted in the affirmative are,

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Messrs. Bayard, Broderick, Brown, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Col· lamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Green, Hale, Houston, Hunter, Jones, Kennedy, King, Mason, Rice, Shields, Simmons, Toombs, Wade, Wilson.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Bigler, Clingman, Davis, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Johnson of Tenn., Polk, Reid, Sebastian, Stuart, Thompson of Ky., Thomson of N. J., Wright.

So it was

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Robert B. Riell, agreeably to the nomination.

On the question, Will the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of M. C. Perry?

It was determined in the affirmative.

So it was

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of M. C. Perry, agreeably to the nomination.

The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nominations of William R. Mercer and Horatio N. Harrison; and

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.

Mr. Green, from the Committee on Territories, to whom was referred, the 21st inst., the nomination of Samuel Medary, reported. Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Samuel Medary, agreeably to the nomination.

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