To the Senate of the United States : I hereby nominate John Milliken to be deputy postmaster at Paducah, in the county of McCracken and State of Kentucky, the said office having become Presidential. WASHINGTON CITY, February 21, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate William Clark to be deputy postmaster at Monmouth, in the county of Warren and State of Illinois, the said office having become Presidential. WASHINGTON, D. C., 23 February, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate George M. Stowell to be deputy postmaster at Kankakee Depot, in the county of Kankakee and State of Illinois, the said office having become Presidential. WASHINGTON, D. C., 23d February, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Joseph Hutchinson to be deputy postmaster at Sterling, in the county of Whitesides and the State of Illinois, the said office having become Presidential. WASHINGTON, D. C., 23d February, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Charles W. Hamilton to be deputy postmaster at Omaha City, in the county of Douglas and Territory of Nebraska, the said office having become Presidential. WASHINGTON, D. C., 24th February, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate John F. Shroder to be deputy postmaster at Leavenworth City, in the county of Leavenworth and Territory of Kansas, the said office having become Presidential. WASHINGTON, D. C., 23 February, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Patrick H. Downey to be collector of the customs for the district of San Pedro, in the State of California, in the place of John G. Downey, resigned. JAMES BUCHANAN. To the Senate of the Uniten States: A commission having been granted during the recess of the Senate to James W. Rhea as surveyor of the customs for the port of Tuscumbia, in the State of Alabama, his former commission having expired, I now nominate him to the same. WASHINGTON, February 18, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. A commission having been granted during the recess of the Senate to William G. Roulhac as surveyor of the customs for the port of Hickman, in the State of Kentucky, in the place of C. Bailey Thornbury, deceased, I now nominate him to the same. WASHINGTON, February 18, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Benjamin Brattain to be collector of the customs for the district of Port Orford, in the State of Oregon, in the place of Robert W. Dunbar, whose commission will expire on the 3d of March, 1859. JAMES BUCHANAN. WASHINGTON, February 26, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate the officers named in the accompanying list for regular promotion in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War. WASHINGTON, February 26, 1859. JAMES BUCHANAN. WAR DEPARTMENT, February 26, 1859. SIR: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following list of regular promotions in the Army of the United States: PROMOTIONS. Corps of Engineers. Captain John G. Barnard to be major, December 13, 1858, vice Smith, deceased. First Lieutenant William H. C. Whiting to be captain, December 13, 1858, vice Barnard, promoted. Second Lieutenant James B. McPherson to be first lieutenant, December 13, 1858, vice Whiting, promoted. Brevet Second Lieutenant Henry M. Robert to be second lieutenant, December 13, 1858, vice McPherson, promoted. Ordnance Department. Brevet Second Lieutenant Charles C. Lee to be second lieutenant, December 20, 1858, the date of Captain Brereton's resignation. First Regiment of Dragoons. Second Lieutenant Alfred B Chapman to be first lieutenant, January 9, 1859, vice Orren Chapman, deceased. Brevet Second Lieutenant Leroy Napier, jr., to be second lieutenant, January 6, 1859, vice Chapman, promoted. Third Regiment of Artillery. First Lieutenant John H. Lendrum to be captain, December 3, 1858, vice Loeser, resigned. Second Lieutenant Henry V. DeHart to be first lieutenant, December 3, 1858, vice Lendrum, promoted. Brevet Second Lieutenant Edward R. Warner, of the First Artillery, to be second lieutenant, December 3, 1858, vice DeHart, promoted. Second Regiment of Infantry. Lieutenant-Colonel Dixon S. Miles, of the Third Infantry, to be colonel, January 19, 1859, vice Lee, deceased. Third Regiment of Infantry. Major Electus Backus to be lieutenant-colonel, January 19, 1859, vice Miles, promoted to Second Infantry. Captain Caleb C. Sibley, of the Fifth Infantry, to be major, January 18, 1859, vice Backus, promoted. First Lieutenant Henry B. Clitz to be captain, December 6, 1858, vice Ward, deceased. Second Lieutenant Alexander McD. McCook to be first lieutenant, December 6, 1858, vice Clitz, promoted. Brevet Second Lieutenant William H. Bell to be second lieutenant, December 6, 1858, vice McCook, promoted. Fifth Regiment of Infantry. First Lieutenant Augustus H.Seward to be captain, January 19, 1859, vice Sibley, promoted to the Third Infantry. Second Lieutenant Alexander Chambers to be first lieutenant, January 19, 1859, vice Burns, who vacates his regimental commission. Second Lieutenant Lucius L. Rich to be first lieutenant, January 19, 1859, vice Seward, promoted. Brevet Second Lieutenant Bryan M. Thomas, of the Eighth Infantry, to be second lieutenant, January 19, 1859, vice Chambers, promoted. Brevet Second Lieutenant William J. L. Nicodemus to be second lieutenant, January 19, 1859, vice Rich, promoted. I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant, JOHN B. FLOYD, To the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. The messages were read. Ordered, That the nominations of Charles P. Wannell and others, to be justices of the peace, be referred to the Committee on the District of Ordered, That the nominations of Martin Russell, Henry N. Dowd, James W. Rhea, Patrick H. Downey, and William G. Roulhac be referred to the Committee on Commerce. The convention between the United States and China for the regulation of trade, signed at Shanghai on the 8th day of November, 1858, was read the first time. On motion by Mr. Mason, Ordered, That the said convention, together with the message of the President and the accompanying documents, be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The convention between the United States and China for the adjustment of claims, signed at Shanghai on the 8th day of November, 1858, was read the first time. On motion by Mr. Mason, Ordered, That the said convention, together with the message of the President and the accompanying documents, be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered, That the nominations of John J. Hoffman, Joseph C. Bowen, William P. Aukeny, Hackaliah B. Strang, John V. Lovely, Charles Cornwall, Robert T. Vanhorn, John Taylor, John Millikin, William Clark, George M. Stowell, Joseph Hutchinson, Charles W. Hamilton, and John F. Shroder be referred to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. On motion by Mr. Stuart, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of William M. Campbell; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of William M. Campbell, agreeably to the nomination. On motion by Mr. Hunter, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Bartholomew Fuller; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Bartholomew Fuller, agreeably to the nomination. Mr. Hunter, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred, February 16th, the nomination of Andrew J. O'Bannon, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Andrew J. O'Bannon, agreeably to the nomination. On motion by Mr. Jones, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Philip Harvey; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Philip Harvey, agreeably to the nomination. On motion by Mr. Slidell, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of José N. Časanova; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of José N. Casanova, agreeably to the nomination. On motion by Mr. Lane, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Adam R. Shipley; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Adam R. Shipley, agreeably to the nomination. On motion by Mr. Jones, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomina Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Joel D. Jones, agreeably to the nomination. On motion by Mr. Lane, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Benjamin Brattain; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Benjamin Brattain, agreeably to the nomination. Ordered, That the nomination of John G. Barnard and others, for promotion in the Army, be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred, February 16th, the nomination of George Butler, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of George Butler, agreeably to the nomination. Mr. Stuart, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom were referred, February 16th, the nominations of Samuel B. Garrett, Henry L. Brown, and Stephen J. Dallas, reported. 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, Feb'y 8th, the nominations of Robert S. Neighbours, S. P. Ross, and Mathew Leeper, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively. Mr. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred, this day, the convention between the United States and China for the adjustment of claims, signed at Shanghai, on the 8th day of Noyember, 1858, reported it without amendment. 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 between the United States and China for the adjustment of claims, signed at Shanghai, on the 8th day of November, 1858. The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the said resolution, and it was unanimously agreed to. Mr. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred, this day, the convention between the United States and China for the regulation of trade, signed at Shanghai, on the 8th day of November, 1858, reported it without amendment. 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 between the United States and China for the regulation of trade, signed at Shanghai, on the 8th day of November, 1858, reported. The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the said resolution, and it was unanimously agreed to. |