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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1860.

Mr. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom were referred, the 17th inst., the nominations of George W. Heard, jun., and Edwin V. Chandler, 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 was referred, the 19th inst., the nomination of Augustus D. Rightmire, reported.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Augustus D. Rightmire, agreeably to the nomination.

Mr. Benjamin, from the Judiciary, to whom was referred, the 9th inst., the nomination of Edwin M. Stanton, reported.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Edwin M. Stanton, agreeably to the nomination.

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Mr. Yulee, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom were referred the nominations of Matthew C. Galloway, John B. Root, and John C. Noble, reported.

Whereupon

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

Mr. Yulee, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom were referred, the 17th inst., the nominations of Ephraim B. Eshelman, Dwight A. Fuller, George Mead, Harvey Goodrich, David S. C. Brooks, Bela R. Streety, Joseph E. Fales, John Ryan, William Priestly, Miles Nash, Joseph C. Guild, John Shoemaker, Alva H. Leslie, Joseph Dowdall, Isaac McDaniels, Richard McCallister, Ann L. Ruthrauff, William G. Boggs, Henry W. Tilley, John J. Deavitt, William P. Mellen, William H. Bush, Robert F. Groves, John W. Taber, Revel W. English, Alexander W. Buel, Thomas Lemon, and William H. Crittenden, reported.

MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1861.

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

To the Senate of the United States:

I withdraw the nomination of J. H. Chandler, of Connecticut, heretofore made for the office of United States consul at Bangkok, in Siam. JAMES BUCHANAN.

WASHINGTON, December 20, 1860.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate Josiah F. Bell to be collector of the customs for the district of Beaufort, in the State of North Carolina, in the place of James E..Gibble, deceased.

WASHINGTON, December 17th, 1860.

JAMES BUCHANAN.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate Ralph Gurnee to be collector of the customs for the district of Sackett's Harbor, in the State of New York, in the place of William Howland, removed.

WASHINGTON, December 20th, 1860.

To the Senate of the United States:

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I hereby nominate Ward Boyd to be deputy postmaster at Paducah, in the county of McCracken and State of Kentucky, in place of John C. Noble, removed.

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 22, 1860.

To the Senate of the United States:

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I hereby nominate Hiram B. Swan to be deputy postmaster at Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, whose commission expires on the 30th December, A. D. 1861.

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 22, 1860.

To the Senate of the United States:

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I nominate Romain Dillon, of New York, to be secretary of the legation of the United States at Turin.

WASHINGTON, 31st December, 1860.

JAMES BUCHANAN.

To the Senate of the United States :

I nominate Robert M. Walsh, of Pennsylvania, to be secretary of the legation of the United States at Paris, to fill a vacancy.

WASHINGTON, 31st December, 1860.

To the Senate of the United States :

ANA

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I nominate Edward I. Bullock, of Kentucky, for appointment as attorney of the United States for that State, vice C. C. Rogers, deceased. JAMES BUCHANAN.

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I nominate Benjamin F. Hillard to be appraiser of merchandise for the port of San Francisco, in the State of California, in the place of Philip A. Roach, resigned.

WASHINGTON, December 31st, 1860.

To the Senate of the United States :

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I nominate Peter McIntyre, of Pennsylvania, to be collector of the customs for the district of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina, in place of William I. Colcock, resigned; and I herewith transmit a copy of his resignation.

JAMES BUCHANAN.

To the Senate of the United States:

I transmit to the Senate for its consideration, with a view to ratification, a treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, and for the surrender of fugitive criminals, between the United States and the Republic of Venzuela, signed at Caracas on the 27th of August last.

A similar treaty was concluded on the 10th July, 1856, was submitted to the Senate, and was, by a resolution of that body, approved with an amendment on the 10th March, 1857. Before this amendment could be laid before the Government of Venzuela for acceptance, a new minister of the United States was accredited to that Government. Meantime the attention of this Government had been drawn to the disadvantage which would result to our citizens residing in Venezuela if the second article of the treaty of 1856 were permitted to go into effect-the "pecuniary equivalent" for exemption from military duty being an arbitrary and generally an excessive sum. In view of this fact, it was deemed preferable to instruct our new minister to negotiate a new treaty which should omit the objectionable second article, and also the few words of the twenty-eighth article which had been stricken out by the Senate. With these changes, and with the addition of the last clause to the twenty-seventh article, the treaty is the same as that already approved by the Senate.

WASHINGTON, January 2d, 1861.

To the Senate of the United States :

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I nominate Robert M. Magraw, of Maryland, to be consul of the United States at Liverpool, in the place of Beverly Tucker, recalled. JAMES BUCHANAN.

WASHINGTON, 31st December, 1860.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate Samuel Lilly, of New Jersey, to be consul-general of the United States at Calcutta, in the place of Charles Huffnagle, deceased. JAMES BUCHANAN.

WASHINGTON, 3 January, 1861.

To the Senate of the United States:

I hereby nominate Thomas C. Howard for deputy postmaster at Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, in place of William T. Wilson, removed. JAMES BUCHANAN.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26, 1860.

The messages were read.

Ordered, That the nominations of Josiah F. Bell, Ralph Gurnee, Peter McIntyre, and Robert M. Magraw be referred to the Committee on Com

merce.

On motion by Mr. Powell,

The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Ward Boyd; and

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Ward Boyd, agreeably to the nomination.

Ordered, That the nomination of Hiram B. Swarr be referred to the

Ordered, That the nomination of Romaine Dillon be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

On motion by Mr. Slidell,

The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Robert M. Walsh; and

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Robert M. Walsh, agreeably to the nomination.

On motion by Mr. Powell,

The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Edward I. Bullock; and

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Edward I. Bullock, agreeably to the nomination.

On motion by Mr. Gwin, the Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Benjamin F. Hillard; and

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Benjamin F. Hillard, agreeably to the nomination.

The treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, and for the surrender of fugitive criminals, concluded and signed between the plenipotentiaries of the United States of America and the Republic of Venezuela, August 27th, 1860, was read the first time.

On motion by Mr. Slidell,

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

On motion by Mr. Iverson, the Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Thomas C. Howard; and

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Thomas C. Howard, agreeably to the nomination.

On motion by Mr. Bigler, the Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomination of Samuel Lilly; and

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

Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom were referred, December 17th, the nominations of George S. Frost, Henry R. Mather, Robert W. Jamison, George Purvis, William N. Whitehurst, Alexander H. McDonell, Henry Bradford, George Donellan', and Alfred H. Jackson, reported.

Mr. Mallory, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred, December 17th, the nomination of William B. Slack, reported. The Senate proceeded to consider the nominations of Ephraim B. Eshelman, Dwight A. Fuller, George Mead, Harvey Goodrich, David S. C. Brooks, Bela R. Streety, Joseph G. Fales, John Ryan, William Priestly, Miles Nash, Joseph C. Guild, John Shoemaker, Alva H. Leslie, Joseph Dowdall, Isaac McDaniels, Richard McCallister, Ann L. Ruthrauff, William G. Boggs, Henry W. Tilley, John J. Deavitt, William P. Mellen, William H. Bush, Robert F. Groves, John W. Taber, Revel W. English, Alexander W. Buell, Thomas D. Lemon, and William H. Crittenden; and

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

Mr. King presented a petition of certain citizens of Sackett's Harbor, New York, against the appointment of Ralph Gurnee as collector of that port.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1861.

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

To the Senate of the United States :

I hereby nominate Marshall Wheeler to be deputy postmaster at Honesdale, in the county of Wayne and State of Pennsylvania, in place of Isaiah Snyder, resigned.

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 26, 1860.

To the Senate of the United States:

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I hereby nominate Ludwell H. Estes to be deputy postmaster at Columbia, in the county of Maury and State of Tennessee, in place of Richard B. Moore, resigned, to take effect from the 6th day of January, 1861.

WASHINGTON, D. C., January 2, 1861.

JAMES BUCHANAN.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, 8 January, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to request that the nomination of Lieutenant George E. Law, United States Navy, may be withdrawn, as that officer's resignation has been tendered and accepted by the Navy Department since the nomination was transmitted to the Senate.

I am, sir, very respectfully, your obed't serv't,

Hon. J. C. BRECKINRIDGE,

President of the United States Senate.

To the Senate of the United States:

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I nominate R. B. Bradford, of New York, to be consul-general of the United States at Simoda, Japan, to fill a vacancy.

WASHINGTON, January 9th, 1861.

To the Senate of the United States:

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I nominate Henry S. Miller, of New York, to be consul of the United States at Hamburg, to fill a vacancy.

WASHINGTON, January 9, 1861.

To the Senate of the United States:

JAMES BUCHANAN.

I nominate John A. Dix, of New York, to be Secretary of the Treas ury, in the place of Philip F. Thomas, resigned.

WASHINGTON CITY, January 11, 1861.

The messages were read.

On motion by Mr. Bigler,

JAMES BUCHANAN.

The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nomina. tion of Marshall Wheeler; and

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of

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