C. Norton, Andrew Whitney, Edward A. Brown, Arthur B. Calef, Cyrus W. Chapman, Charles Olmstead, Theodore J. Daskam, Charles H. Eldridge, W. H. Rogers, George Rowland, John H. Goodwin, John Backup, John W. Deal, Theodore G. Elliott, John J. Thompson, Ralph W. Van Tossen, Amos Root, Thos. J. McCormick, Myron B. Fisher, Jacob J. Hochstetler, Heury Jacobs, Martin S. Norton, Simon M. Cutter, Charles T. Bronson, Geo. M. Osgood, Alexander H. Conner, Comfort W. Patch, Wm. Lewis, Stillman E. Dana, James B. Howell, George M. Davis, John C. Lewis, Wm. J. Becker, Sala Bosworth, James H. Springer, Samuel Riddle, George W. Rogers, Allen C. Livingston, Edward Pickett, John W. Veeder, John T. Robinson, Wm. H. Post, Moses M. Seymour, Geo. H. Chase, Martin S. Gillett, Ezra Farrington, William Knox, Edward H. Shelley, William H. Southwick, Charles E. Chickering, Curtis M. Pyle, C. O. Burton, M. Boreman, William D. Massey, Daniel S. Parker, James McDermott, Andrew F. Russell, John S. Allen, Rucard H. Winter, William H. Vosburgh, William H. Pierce, John Schleigh, Gilbert Sherer, Lewis Merriam, Edwin Rodgers, Henry Chickering, Henry H. Starkweather, Ralph L. Briggs, Francis Foster, George F. Weston, Henry Addison, Justus Cobb, Miles C. Andrews, Adam Hunt, Douglas H. Jay, James M. Deering, Lucius M. Boltwood, Thomas Coggeshall, Robert V. Cunningham, Calvin H. Carter, Friend W. Smith, Rensselaer Ackley, James Searle, Newell Sherman, Edwin P. Hill, David J. Clark, James B. Hallock, Jonathan C. Havens, Wm. H. De Costa, Walter C. Simmons, Walter Gladden, John M. Earle, Hiram Chase, Selby Lilleston, Hannibal L. Raun, George W. Patton, James Y. Cory, George B. Lincoln, Jacob Knabb, John W. Jones, Edwin F. Bean, Abraham Jonas, Josiah Miller, Charles H. Hopkins, Samuel Comfort, Edward P. Bassett, Charles L. M. Wiseman, John Scheitzer, Charles H. Thomson, Achilles Williams, George B. Kellogg, James G. French, George A. Merrill, Charles H. Blanchard, David Heaton, George S. Ellas, Robert Peysert, Robert Iredell, Jason Weeks, Dwight B. Barnard, Edwin Cowles, David Morgan, Caleb_S._Clay, Samuel H. Parker, Samuel Andrews, N. D. Sperry, Jos. G. Palen, George B. Filson, Peter L. Foy, John L. Pottinger, Allen P. Richardson, Charles L. Müler, John B. Alexander, Charles L. Nichols, Chas. K. Judson, Melancthon Smith, James L. Camp, Le King Hawthorne, Win. H. Wallace, Marmaduke P. Fowler, Hillary Krickbaum, Thos. J. Davis, Richard Elkins, Wm. K. Miller, James Bingham, Andrew J. Roe, John Mahin, Joshua G. Lamb, John D. Strong, Alexander G. Frey, John G. Palfrey, Margaret Sylliman, Henry A. Greene, David Price, Calvin Truesdell, Nathan K. Noble, Hadley P. Burrill, John McDuffie, Benjamin G. Dennison, Louis O. Cowan, Charles T. Greenleaf, Newton Ambrose, Abraham Thomson, Richard Rogers, John Andrews, Wm. Wilson, George B. Roberts, Edward R. Farnam, Jesse B. Webb, Andrew T. Dole, John Graham, Wm. C. Rogers, Joel G. Downer, James A. Bicknell, Michael Frank, and James H. McNeely as deputy postmasters, reported. The Senate proceeded to consider the nominations of Wm. H. Wallace, Leander J. S. Turney, A. S. Paddock, Peyton Parks, Willis Holland, William Lindsay, Bion F. Kendall, H. A. Webster, Jas. B. Condon, B. R. Biddle, Fred'k W. Hatch, G. A. Cutler, Ezra Baker, W. H. Barnhart, W. G. Coffin, A. A. Bancroft, Jos. A. Cody, W. F. M. Arny, Wm. Logan, William H. Rector, Charles Hutchins, G. M. Hanson, J. P. H. Wentworth, H. B. Branch, J. Crawford, J. B. Hoffman, G. A. Colton, J. A. Humphreys, H. W. Farnsworth, L. L. Pease, P. P. Elder, W. W. Rose, C. B. Keith, J. B. Abbott, Rufus F. Andrews, S. Ferguson Beach, Thos. J. Townsend, Franklin Taylor, Wm. D. Jenks, Thomas Ireland, Lewis Clephane, Jacob Laumaster, H. W. Davis, Nathan A. Moulton, Jas. H. Green, Charles L. Parker, Darius Wells, Samuel Ware, Jas. P. Luse, Wm. H. Haskill, John Chapman, Samuel Raymond, James R. Hartsock, Levi Platt, Wm. Johnson, John Teesdale, Joseph C. Hayes, John Hano, Cornelius A. Walborn, William H. Blair, Arthur H. Grimshaw, John R. Campbell, Jacob G. Greene, Daniel R. Anthony, George Zinn, Elisha W. Keyes, Wm. J. Green, John J. Brown, Albert W. Faxon, George R. Smith, Isaac E. Chandler, David Emery, Geo. W. Forrest, Enos Foreman, David B. Purinton, Samuel M. Barton, Jas. Allen, Geo. B. Raymond, Joshua Jones, Sharon Tyndale, John C. Baum, Wm. H. Purnell, Edward S. Cleveland, John Berry, Thomas Hovey, Chas. R. McFadden, Wm. Stowe, Alanson A. Vance, John T. Jenkins, Hamon Burnett, Chas. Lever, Chas. C. Norton, Andrew Whitney, Edward A. Brown, Arthur B. Calef, Cyrus W. Chapman, Chas. Olmstead, Theodore J. Dasham, W. H. Rogers, George Rowland, John A. Goodwin, John Backup, John W. Deal, Theodore G. Elliott, John J. Thomp. son, R. W. Van Tassen, Amos Root, T. J. McCormick, Myron B. Fisher, Jacob J. Hockstetler, Henry Jacobs, Martin S. Norton, Simon M. Cutler, Chas. T. Bronson, Geo. M. Osgood, Alex'r H. Conner, Comfort W. Patch, Wm. Lewis, Stillman E. Dana, James B. Howell, George M. Davis, John C. Lewis, Wm. J. Becker, Sala Bosworth, Jas. H. Springer, Sam'l Riddle, Geo. W. Rodgers, Allen C. Livingston, Edward Pickett, John W. Veeder, John T. Robinson, Wm. H. Post, Moses M. Seymour, Geo. H. Chase, Martin S. Gillett, Ezra Farrington, Wm. Knox, Edward H. Shelley, Wm. H. Southwick, Chas. E. Chickering, Curtis M. Pyle, C. O. Burton, Jas. M. Boreman, Wm. D. Massey, Daniel S. Parker, Jas. McDermott, Andrew F. Russell, John S. Allen, Rucard H. Winter, Wm. H. Vosburgh, Wm. H. Pierce, John Schleigh, Gilbert Sherer, Lewis Merriam, Edwin Rogers, Henry Chickering, H. H. Starkweather, Ralph L. Briggs, Francis Foster, Geo. F. Weston, Henry Addison, Justus Cobb, Miles C. Andrews, Adam Hunt, Douglas H. Jay, Jas. M. Deering, Lucius M. Boltwood, Thos. Coggeshall, Robert V. Cunningham, Calvin H. Carter, Friend W. Smith, Renselaer Oakley, James Searle, Newell Sherman, Edwin P. Hill, David I. Clark, James B. Hallock, Jona. C. Havens, Wm. H. De Costa, Walter C. Simmons, Walter Gladden, John M. Earle, Hiram Chase, Selby Lilleston, Hannibal L. Raun, Geo. W. Patton, James Y. Cory, Geo. B. Lincoln, Jacob Knabb, John W. Jones, Edwin F. Bean, Abraham Jonas, Josiah Miller, Chas. H. Hopkins, Samuel Comfort, Edw'd P. Bassett, Chas. L. M. Wiseman, John Schertzer, Chs. H. Thompson, Achilles Williams, George B. Kellogg, Jas. G. French, Geo. A. Merrill, Chs. H. Blanchard, David Heaton, George S. Ellas, Robert Peysert, Robert Iredell, Jason Weeks, Dwight B. Barnard, Edwin Cowles, David Morgan, Caleb S. Clay, Sam'l H. Parker, Sam'l Andrews, N. D. Sperry, Jos. G. Paleu, Geo. A. Filson, Peter L. Foy, John L. Pottinger, Allen P. Richardson, Charles L. Müler, John B. Alexander, Charles L. Nichols, Chs. K. Judson, Melancthon Smith, James L. Camp, L. King Hawthorne, Wm. H. Wallace, Marmaduke P. Fowler, Hillary Krickbaum, Thos. T. Davis, Rich'd Elkins, Wm. R. Miller, James Bingham, Andrew J. Roe, John Mahin, Joshua G. Lamb, John D. Strong, Alex'r G. Frey, John G. Palfrey, Margaret Sylliman, Henry A. Greene, David Price, Calvin Truesdell, Nathan K. Noble, Hadley P. Burrill, John McDuffie, Benjamin G. Dennison, Lewis O. Cowan, Chas. T. Greenleaf, Newton Ambrose, Abraham Thomson, Rich'd Rogers, John An Webb, Andrew T. Dole, John Graham, Wm. C. Rogers, Joel G. Downer, James A. Bicknell, Michael Frank, and James H. McNeely; 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 nomination of Henry Connelly; and Resolved, That the Senate do not advise and consent to the appointment of Henry Connelly to be governor of the Territory of New Mexico. The Seuate proceeded to consider the nomination of Miguel A. Otero to be secretary of the Territory of New Mexico; and On motion, Ordered, That it lie on the table. WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1861. The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Nicolay, his secretary: To the Senate of the United States : I nominate the persons named in the accompanying list for promotion and appointment, as proposed by the Secretary of War. WASHINGTON, July 16, 1861. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. WAR DEPARTMENT, July 16, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following promotion and appointment in the Medical Department of the Army of the United States: PROMOTION. Assistant Surgeon Joseph B. Brown to be surgeon, July 4, 1861, vice Simpson, deceased. APPOINTMENT. Lawrence H. Sheldon, of Connecticut, to be assistant surgeon, vice Brown, promoted. I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant, To the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. To the Senate of the United States: Secretary of War. I nominate Carroll R. Peck, of Missouri, to be receiver of public moneys for the district of lands subject to sale at Ironton (late Jackson), Missouri. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 17th, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Joseph P. Fessenden to be deputy postmaster at Lewiston, in the county of Androscoggin and State of Maine, in place of W. A. Frye, removed, the said Jos. P. Fessenden having been appointed during the last recess of the Senate. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate John Armstrong to be deputy postmaster at Springfield in the county of Sangamon and State of Illinois, in place of Morris Lindsay, removed. WASHINGTON CITY, July 17, 1861. The messages were read. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Ordered, That the nominations of Joseph B. Brown and Lawrence H. Sheldon be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Ordered, That the nomination of Carroll R. Peck be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Ordered, That the nominations of Joseph P. Fessenden and John Armstrong be referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. The Senate proceeded to consider as in Committee of the Whole, the additional articles to the general convention of friendship, commerce, and navigation, concluded at Washington on the 26th day of April, 1826, between the United States of America and His Majesty the King of Denmark; no amendment being made, the said additional articles were reported to the Senate. Mr. Sumner submitted the following resolution; which was considered, by unanimous consent, and unanimously agreed to: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senate present concurring), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the additional articles to the general convention of friendship, commerce, and navigation, concluded at Washington on the 26th day of April, 1826, between the United States of America and His Majesty the King of Denmark. Ordered, That the Secretary lay the said resolution before the President of the United States. FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1861. The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Nicolay, his secretary: To the Senate of the United States: I nominate the persons named in the accompanying list for promotion and appointment in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War. WASHINGTON, July 17, 1861. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. WAR DEPARTMENT, July 17, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following list of regular promotions and appointments in the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen: PROMOTIONS. Major Charles F. Ruff to be colonel, May 13, 1861, vice Loring, resigned. Captain Benjamin S. Roberts to be major, May 13, 1861, vice Ruff, promoted. Major Benjamin S. Roberts to be lieutenant-colonel, June 10, 1861, Captain Thomas Duncan to be major, June 10, 1861, vice Roberts, promoted to be lieutenant-colonel. First Lieutenant Gordon Granger to be captain, May 5, 1861, vice Lindsay, resigned. First Lieutenant Alfred Gibbs to be captain, May 13, 1861, vice Roberts, promoted to be major. First Lieutenant William B. Lane to be captain, May 14, 1861, vice Porter, appointed to the Sixteenth Infantry. First Lieutenant George W. Howland to be captain, May 14, 1861, vice Clairborne, resigned. Second Lieutenant Christopher H. McNally to be first lieutenant, May 5, 1861, vice Granger, promoted. Second Lieutenant Edward Treacy to be first lieutenant, May 10, 1861, vice Baker, resigned. Second Lieutenant John V. D. Du Bois to be first lieutenant, May 13, 1861, vice Gibbs, promoted. Brevet Second Lieutenant Matthis W. Henry to be second lieutenant, vice McNally, promoted, to date from May 6, 1861. Brevet Second Lieutenant Leroy S. Elbert to be second lieutenant, vice Treacy, promoted, to date from June 24, 1861. Brevet Second Lieutenant George O. Watts to be second lieutenant, vice Du Bois, promoted, to date from June 24, 1861. APPOINTMENTS. Andrew J. Alexander, of Missouri, to be second lieutenant, vice Jackson, resigned. I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant, To the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Christopher C. Hewitt, of Washington Territory, to be chief justice of the supreme court of the United States for the Territory of Washington, who was commissioned in the recess of the Senate, in the place of Obadiah B. McFadden, removed. WASHINGTON, July 9, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Charles W. Rand, of New Hampshire, to be attorney of the United States for the district of New Hampshire, in the place of Anson S. Marshall, removed. WASHINGTON, July 18, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. A commission having been granted during the recess of the Senate to Robert P. Jones as surveyor of the customs for the port of Madison, in the State of Indiana, under the act approved August 2d, 1855, I now nominate him to the same. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. |