The Senate proceeded to consider the nomination of Thomas E. Massey; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Thomas E. Massey, agreeably to the nomination. The Senate proceeded to consider the nomination of William Moss; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of William Moss, agreeably to the nomination. Mr. Yulee, from the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads, to whom were referred, February 16th, the nominations of Samuel K. Huson, Francis M. Comfort, and Chauncy C. Britt, and February 8th the nomination of Benjamin O. Pickett, Sarah J. Seabolt, and Benjamin H. Lothrop, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively. THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1859. The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Henry, his secretary: To the Senate of the United States: I hereby nominate James T. Porter to be deputy postmaster at Napoleon, in the county of Desha and State of Illinois, in place of George E. Mayson, resigned. WASHINGTON CITY, February 17th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate John S. Dickinson to be surveyor of the customs for the port of Saybrook, in the State of Connecticut, in the place of Edward Ingraham, resigued. WASHINGTON, March 1st, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Madison Post, of Florida, to be receiver of public moneys for the district of lands subject to sale at Tampa, Florida, from and after the 2d day of March, 1859, when his present term of office will expire; and Jesse Carter, of Florida, to be register of the land office at Tampa, Florida, from and after the 2d day of March, 1859, when his present term of office will expire. WASHINGTON, February 17, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Robert Ould, of the District of Columbia, for appointment as attorney of the United States for said District, vice P. B. Key, deceased. JAMES BUCHANAN. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate J. S. M. Van Cleave, of Washington Territory, for appointment as attorney of the United States for the said Territory, vice J. S. Smith, resigned. MARCH 2, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Andrew J. Thayer, of Oregon, for appointment as attorney of the United States for said State. MARCH 2, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate James Y. McDuffie, of California, to be superintendent of Indian affairs, in California, vice Thomas J. Henley, resigned. JAMES BUCHANAN. WASHINGTON, March 2, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate William F. Hopkins, of Maryland, to be consul of the United States at Kingston, Jamaica, to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, March 2d, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Captain Charles Stewart, of the United States Navy, to be senior flag officer of the United States Navy, on the active-service list, in pursuance of the act of 2 March, 1859, authorizing the President of the United States to confer upon him this rank, "in recognition of his distinguished and meritorious service." WASHINGTON CITY, 3 March, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I transmit to the Senate, in executive session, the report of the Secretary of State, with the accompanying documents, in reply to the resolution of the Senate, adopted in open session, on the 11th January last, relating to outrages committed on citizens of the United States on the Isthmus of Panama. WASHINGTON, 2d March, 1859. To the President of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. STATE DEPARTMENT, Washington, 2nd March, 1859. The Secretary of State, to whom was referred the resolution of the Senate of the 11th ultimo, requesting the President, "as far as consistent with the public interest, to communicate to the Senate the correspondence, instructions, and other information in relation to outrages committed on citizens of the United States on the Isthmus of Panama, State of New Granda," has the honor to lay before the President the information of importance, yet, as it might not be advisable to make some of them public at this juncture, I have the honor to suggest that they should all be communicated in executive session. Respectfully submitted. LEWIS CASS. List of papers accompanying the Secretary's report to the President of the 2d of March: No. 1. A. Mr. Marcy to Mr. Corwin, 12th May, 1856. No. 1. B. Mr. Corwin to Mr. Marcy, inclosure, 2d June, 1856. No. 2. Same to same, inclosure, 3d June, 1856. No. 3. Mr Bowlin to Mr. Marcy, 3d June, 1856. No. 4. Mr. Corwin to Mr. Marcy, inclosure, 18th June, 1856. No. 6. Mr. Corwin to Mr. Marcy, 3d July, 1856. No. 7. Same to same, report, with inclosures, 18th July, 1856. No. 8. Mr. Bowlin to Mr. Marcy, extract, with inclosure, 1st Aug't, 1856. No. 9. Mr. Corwin to Mr. Marcy, extract, with inclosures, 3d Aug't, 1856. No. 10. Mr. Bowlin to Mr. Marcy, extract, with inclosure, 8th Aug't, 1856. No. 11. Same to same, extract, 17th Sept., 1856. No. 12. Same to same, extract, 23d Oct'r, 1856. No. 13. Mr. Marcy to the commissioners, Messrs. Morse and Bowlin, with inclosure, 3d Dec'r, 1856. No. 14. Mr. Morse to Marcy, extract, 22d Dec'r, 1856. No. 15. Mr. Bowlin to Mr. Marcy, extract, 25th Dec'r, 1856. No. 16. Same to same, 9th Jan'y, 1857. No. 17. Mr. Morse to Mr. Marcy, 27th Jan'y, 1857. No. 18. Mr. Bowlin to Mr. Marcy, 29th Jan'y, 1857. No. 19. Extract from message of President Mallarino to the Congress of New Granada, with accompaniments, 1st Feb'y, 1857. No. 20. Mr. Morse to Mr. Marcy, 5th Feb'y, 1857. No. 24. Same to same, with inclosures, 6th March, 1:57. No. 26. Same to same, 27th March, 1857. No. 27. Same to same, with inclosures, 10th April, 1857. No. 29. Same to same, 24th April, 1857. No. 30. Same to same, 1st May, 1857. No. 31. Same to same, 8th May, 1857. No. 32. Mr. Cass to Gen'l. Herran, extract, 10th Sep., 1857. No. 33. Gen'l Herran to Mr. Cass, translation, with inclosure, 9th Dec., 1857. No. 34. Mr. Cass to Gen'l Herran, extract, 4th June, 1858. On motion by Mr. Johnson, of Ark., Ordered, That the Secretary be directed to inform the President of the United States that in his message nominating James T. Porter to be deputy postmaster at Napoleon, in the county of Desha, erroneously states that said town and county are in Illinois, they being in the State Ordered, That the nomination of John S. Dickinson be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Ordered, That the nominations of Madison Post and Jesse Carter be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. On motion by Mr. Bayard, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Robert Ould; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Robert Ould, agreeably to the nomination. On motion by Mr. Lane. The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomi nation of J. S. M. Van Cleave; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of J. S. M. Van Cleave, agreeably to the nomination. On motion by Mr. Lane, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Andrew J. Thayer; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Andrew J. Thayer, agreeably to the nomination. Ordered, That the nomination of James Y. McDuffie be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. On motion by Mr. Davis, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of William F. Hopkins; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of William F. Hopkins, agreeably to the nomination. On motion by Mr. Toombs, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Charles Stewart; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Charles Stewart, agreeably to the nomination On motion by Mr. Stuart, Ordered, That the message of the President transmiting a report of the Secretary of State, together with the accompanying documents, relating to outrages on citizens of the United States on the Isthmus of Panama, lie on the table and be printed in confidence for the use of the Senate, On motion by Mr. Mason to reconsider the said order, Ordered, That the consideration of the said motion be postponed until to-morrow. Mr. Clay, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom were referred, the 1st inst., the nominations of Martin Russell, Henry N. Dowel, James W. Rhea, and William G. Roulhac, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively. Mr. Yulee, from the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads, to whom were referred, the 1st inst., 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 Milliken, William Clark, George M. Stowell, John Hutchinson, Charles W. Hamilton, and John F. Shroder, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of On motion by Mr. Mason, Ordered, That the injunction of secrecy be removed from the President's message, and the accompanying documents transmitted therewith, relating to the treaties with China, ratified by the Senate on the 1st inst., and be printed for the use of the Senate. Mr. Brown, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, to whom were referred, the 1st inst., the nominations of Charles P. Wannall, William R. Woodward, Pierce Shoemaker, Gilbert L. Giberson, James Ward, William S. Clary, William A. Manning, Benjamin W. Ferguson, John Mills, and Charles Allen, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively. |