To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Don C. Buckland to be deputy postmaster at Pontiac, in the county of Oakland and State of Michigan, in place of Solomon W. Denton, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., 12th March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Thomas M. Campbell to be deputy postmaster at Boonville, in the county of Cooper and State of Missouri, in place of Henry M. Clark, removed. WASHINGTON, March 22d, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate De Witt C. Leach, of Michigan, to be agent for the Indians in Michigan, vice Andrew M. Fitch, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 22d, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Aaron Goodrich, of Minnesota, to be secretary of the legation of the United States to Belgium, in the place of Christopher Gore Ripley, whose nomination is hereby withdrawn. WASHINGTON, 21st March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate the persons named in the accompanying list for appointment in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War. WASHINGTON, March 22, 1861. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. WAR DEPARTMENT, March 22, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the followingnamed persons for appointment in the Army of the United States: Pay Department. Captain Augustus H. Seward, of the 5th Infantry, to be paymaster, vice Maclin, resigned. Ordnance Department. Isaac Benson, of Pennsylvania, to be paymaster and military storekeeper, vice Lewis, resigned. Second Regiment of Dragoons. Theophilus T. Rodenbough, of Pennsylvania, to be second lieutenant, vice Livingston, promoted. First Regiment of Cavalry. Gibson Hunt, of the District of Columbia, to be second lieutenant, vice Ingraham, promoted. Napoleon B. McLoughlin, of New York, to be second lieutenant, vice Thomas Hood McCormick, of Pennsylvania, to be second lieutenant, vice Burtwell, resigned. Second Regiment of Cavalry. William McLean, of New Jersey, to be second lieutenant, vice Major, resigned. I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant, To the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. The messages were read. Secretary of War. Ordered, That the nominations of William L. Stoughton, Benjamin F. Hall, S. Newton Pettis, Charles Lee Armour, Copeland Townsend, and Charles Dickey be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered, That the nominations of William Gilpin and Samuel C. Weld be referred to the Committee on Territories. Ordered, That the nominations of Morgan Bates, Reuben Goodrich, Edward Lefavour, J. Gustavus Peterson, Samuel W. Brown, John C. Dexter, Stephen F. Page, Francis M. Case, John F. Driggs, and Charles K. Robinson be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Ordered, That the nominations of Joshua R. Giddings, Mark H. Dunnell, and Johu Britton be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Ordered, That the nominations of Don C. Buckland and Thomas M. Campbell be referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. Ordered, That the nomination of De Witt C. Leach be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered, That the nomination of Anson Goodrich be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered, That the nominations of Augustus H. Seward and others for appointment in the Army be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia. Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom were referred, the 15th inst., the nominations of E. Ellsworth and Henry Hambright, and the 21st inst. the nominations of Robert E. Lee and others for promotion in the Army, and the 15th inst. the nominations of William O. Williams, John P. Parker, Charles Tomkins, Samuel S. Elder, Charles H. Peirce, and Andrew Sheridan, reported. Mr. Harlan, to whom was referred, the 21st inst., the nomination of Francis H. Moody, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Francis H. Moody, agreeably to the nomination. Mr. Harlan, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom were referred, the 19th inst., the nomination of Charles B. Lines, and the 20th inst. the nominations of Alexander Campbell, Sidney Luce, and George Kyler, reported. Mr. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom were referred, the 21st inst., the nominations of William S. Pennington, William L. Dayton, jun., and Charles L. Wilson, reported. Mr. Chandler, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom were referred, the 21st inst., the nominations of Franklin Spaulding and Johu T. Edgar, reported. Mr. Trumbull, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred, the 21st inst., the nomination of John Hanna, reported. whom were referred, the 21st inst., the nominations of James M. Burgess, Archibald W. Campbell, and L. Beecher Todd, reported. Mr. Doolittle, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom were referred, the 21st inst., the nominations of Lucius C. Walker, Thomas J. Galbraith, and Luther E. Webb, reported. Mr. Foster, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred, the 18th inst., the nomination of James L. McDowell, reported. The Senate proceeded to consider the nominations of James O. Putnam, David, G. Rose, W. H. F. Gurley, George A. Nourse, Freeman H. Morse, James H. Anderson, Herbert M. Hoxie, Alexander C. Sands, Thomas Corwin, Elisha O. Crosby, Rufus King, Bradford R. Wood, William A. Gaines, Sidney Van Bonnhorst, John J. Cochran, Warren W. Huntington, Edward C. David, James F. Abrahams, James W. Nye, and George L. Hartsuff; 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 Anson Burlingame; and On the question, Will the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Anson Burlingame? It was determined in the affirmative, On motion by Mr. Breckinridge, Yeas... 30 8 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bingham, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Cowan, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harris, Howe, King, Lane, Latham, Morrill, Nesmith, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilmot, Wilson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Breckinridge, Bright, Clingman, Johnson, Mitchel, Nicholson, Polk, Powell. So it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Anson Burlingame, agreeably to the nomination. On motion by Mr. Lane, The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution submitted by him, the 19th inst., relative to the settlement of the boundary question under the treaty with Great Britain of the 15th of June, 1846. After debate, On motion by Mr. Nesmith to postpone further consideration of the said resolution to the second Monday of December next, and that the original documents accompanying the President's message of the 16th inst. be printed in confidence for the use of the Senate, On motion by Mr. Wilkinson, The Senate adjourned. SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 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 Almon M. Clapp to be deputy postmaster at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, in place of Israel T. Hatch, removed. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Henry Fitzhugh to be deputy postmaster at Oswego, in the county of Oswego and State of New York, in place of Alfred B. Getty, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., 18th March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Joseph M. Sterrett to be deputy postmaster at Erie, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, in the place of Benjamin F. Sloan, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., 18th March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate William F. Pope to be deputy postmaster at Little Rock, county of Pulaski and State of Arkansas, vice Thos. A. Churchill, resigned. WASHINGTON, March 23d, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate David T. Linegar to be deputy postmaster at Cairo, in the county of Alexander and State of Illinois, in the place of Alexander G. Holden, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate William M. Dorr to be deputy postmaster at Little Falls, in the county of Herkimer and State of New York, in place of Frederick Lansing, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., 18th March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate William F. Evans to be deputy postmaster at Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagara and State of New York, in place of John F. Murdock, removed. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate William D. McNish to be deputy postmaster at Nashville, in the county of Davidson and State of Tennessee, in place of S. R. Anderson, resigned. WASHINGTON, D. C., 16 March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Robert Atcheson to be deputy postmaster at Ogdensburgh, in the county of St. Lawrence and State of New York, in place of Thomas Bacon, removed. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. To the Senate of the United States : I nominate Philemon Bliss, of Ohio, to be chief justice of the supreme court for the Territory of Dakota. MARCH 23, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate L. P. Williston, of Pennsylvania, to be associate justice of the supreme court for the Territory of Dakota. MARCH 23, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Harvey M. Vail, of Dakota Territory, to be attorney of the United States for that Territory. MARCH 23, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate William F. Shaffer, of Dakota Territory, to be marshal of the United States for that Territory. MARCH 23, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Granville M. Stickney, of Minnesota, to be register of the land office at Sunrise City, Minnesota, vice Henry N. Setzer, removed; and Lucius K. Stannard, of Minnesota, to be receiver of public moneys for the district of land's subject to sale at Sunrise City, Minnesota, vice William H. Mower, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 22d, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate John Kern, of Minnesota, to be receiver of public moneys for the district of lands subject to sale at St. Peter, Minnesota, vice Benjamin F. Tillotson, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 21st, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate William H. Waterman, of Wisconsin, to be register of the land office at Falls of St. Croix, Wisconsin, vice Orpheus Everts, removed; and Benjamin W. Reynolds, of Wisconsin, to be receiver of public moneys for the district of lands subject to sale at Falls of St. Croix, Wisconsin, vice James D. Reymert, removed. I nominate Dana E. King, of Minnesota, to be register of the land office at Forest City, Minnesota, vice Thomas E. Massey, removed ; and |
