To the Senate of the United States : A commission having been granted during the recess of the Senate to Frank Stewart as surveyor of the customs for the port of Columbus, in the State of Kentucky, in the place of William J. Walker, I now nominate him to the same. WASHINGTON, December 13th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. A commission having been granted during the recess of the Senate to James H. Worden as surveyor of the customs for the port of Troy, in the State of New York, in the place of Martin Russell, resigned, I now nominate him to the same. WASHINGTON, December 13th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. A commission having been granted during the recess of the Senate to John J. Dufour as collector of the customs for the district of St. Mary's, in the State of Georgia, in the place of Julius A. Baratte, deceased, I now nominate him to the same. WASHINGTON, December 13th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. A commission having been granted during the recess of the Senate to Reuben W. Davis as collector of the customs for the district of Detroit, in the State of Michigan, in the place of Michael Shoemaker, removed, I now nominate him to the same. WASHINGTON, December 13th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. A commission having been granted during the recess of the Senate to Charles M. Tibbals as collector of the customs for the district of Presque Isle, in the State of Pennsylvania, in the place of Murray Whallon, resigned, I now nominate him to the same. WASHINGTON, December 13th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. A commission having been granted during the recess of the Senate to Anthony Marrero as appraiser of merchandise for the port of New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana, in the place of Francis Leech, deceased, I now nominate him to the same. WASHINGTON, December 13th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. A commission having been granted during the recess of the Senate to John A. Morrison as appraiser of merchandise for the port of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, in the places of Samnel Pleasants and George R. Berrell, whose commissions were revoked, I now nominate him to the same. JAMES BUCHANAN. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Thomas B. Sykes, of Kansas Territory, to be Indian agent for the Delaware Agency, vice B. F. Robinson, whose term of office has expired. WASHINGTON, December 14, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Robert Means, of Iowa, to be receiver of public moneys for the district of lands subject to sale at Sioux City, Iowa, to take effect from and after the 2nd day of January, 1860, at which time the commission of Andrew Leech, the present incumbent, will expire. JAMES BUCHANAN. WASHINGTON, December 14, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : I nominate William A. Bevens, of Arkansas, to be receiver of public moneys for the district of lands subject to sale at Batesville, Arkansas, to take effect from and after the 17th day of January, 1860, at which time his present term of office will expire. WASHINGTON, December 16, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Edward M. Dennis to be deputy postmaster at Waukegan, in the county of Lake and State of Illinois, in place of H. W. Dorsett, resigned. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate William H. Bodfish to be deputy postmaster at Coloma, in the county of Eldorado and State of California, in place of C. Courtney, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Hezekiah Brooks to be deputy postmaster at Yreka, in the county of Siskiyou and State of California, in place of W. Grow, resigned. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Samuel Workman to be deputy postmaster at Iowa City, in the county of Johnson and State of Iowa, in place of A. B. Stillwell, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Henry M. Walker to be deputy postmaster at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, in place of C. O'Flynn, removed. JAMES BUCHANAN. To the Senate of the United States: I hereby nominate Obadiah B. Curran to be deputy postmaster at Ithaca, in the county of Tompkins and State of New York, in place of A. S. Johnson, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Lewis M. Hellman to be deputy postmaster at Mokelumne Hill, in the county of Calaveras and State of California, in place of S. C. Florence, declined. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate James G. Cook to be deputy postmaster at Fayetteville, in the county of Cumberland, and State of North Carolina, in place of J. E. Bryan, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 20, 1853. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Henry W. Smith to be deputy postmaster at Norwalk, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, in place of R. A. Williams, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Isaiah Snyder to be deputy postmaster at Honesdale, in the county of Wayne and State of Pennsylvania, in place of H. B. Beardslee, resigned. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate John Ryan to be deputy postmaster at Decatur, in the county of Macon and State of Illinois, in place of P. B. Shepherd, resigned. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate John A. Smith to be deputy postmaster at Florence, in the county of Lauderdale and State of Alabama, in place of G. W. Sneed, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate John L. Vattier to be deputy postmaster at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, in place of James J. Foran, removed. JAMES BUCHANAN. To the Senate of the United States: I hereby nominate Charles W. Charlton to be deputy postmaster at Knoxville, in the county of Knox and State of Tennessee, in place of J. F. J. Lewis, resigned. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Charles B. McCaffrey to be deputy postmaster at Frederick, in the county of Frederick and State of Maryland, in place of J. J. Smith, deceased. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate William E. Bass to be deputy postmaster at Petersburg, in the county of Dinwiddie and State of Virginia, in place of N. Friend, deceased. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Israel T. Hatch to be deputy postmaster at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, in place of J. G. Dickie, removed. WASHINGTON, December - 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Samuel Snyder to be deputy postmaster at Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, in place of Jacob Reisinger, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Eli Green to be deputy postmaster at Shawneetown, in the county of Gallatin and State of Illinois, in place of I. S. Seabolt, deceased. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Samuel Finley to be deputy postmaster at Tuscumbia, in the county of Franklin and State of Alabama, in place of J. L. Bunch, resigned. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Frederick Lansing to be deputy postmaster at Little Falls, in the county of Herkimer and State of New York, in the place of H. N. Johnson, deceased. JAMES BUCHANAN. To the Senate of the United States: I hereby nominate Waller B. Hunt to be deputy postmaster at Prairie du Chien, in the county of Crawford and State of Wisconsin, in place of J. D. Jones, resigned. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Nathaniel B. Browne to be deputy postmaster at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, in place of G. G. Westcott, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Joseph P. Shoemaker to be deputy postmaster at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan, in place of R. S. Cheney, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate Thomas Crawford to be deputy postmaster at Athens, in the county of Clark and State of Georgia, in place of John Crawford, resigned. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I hereby nominate William W. Wyman, to be deputy postmaster at Omaha City, in the county of Douglas and Territory of Nebraska, in place of C. W. Hamilton, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Alexander Dimitry, of Louisiana, to be minister resident of the United States in Costa Rica, in pursuance of the 9th section of the act of Congress of the 18th August, 1856. Mr. Dimitry was ap pointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 19, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Francis J. Grund, of Illinois, to be consul of the United States at Havre, in the place of William H. Vesey, resigned. JAMES BUCHANAN. WASHINGTON, December 19, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : I nominate William L. Patterson, of Mississippi, to be consul of the United States at Genoa, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. JAMES BUCHANAN. |
