To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Horatio Jones, of Missouri, to be associate justice of the supreme court for the Territory of Nevada. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Gordon N. Mott, of California, to be associate justice of the supreme court for the Territory of Nevada. MARCH 25, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Benjamin Browker, of New Hampshire, to be attorney of the United States for the Territory of Nevada. MARCH 25, 1861. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate David Bayles, of Missouri, to be marshal of the United States for the Territory of Nevada. MARCH 25, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Sam Milligan, of Tennessee, to be associate justice of the supreme court for the Territory of Nebraska, in place of Joseph Miller, removed. MARCH 25, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate William Pitt Kellogg, of Illinois, to be chief justice of the supreme court for the Territory of Nebraska, in place of Augustus Hall, deceased. MARCH 25, 1861. The messages were read. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Ordered That the nominations of George W. Van Horn, James Lesley, jun., Robert W. Shufeldt, William H. Carpenter, John D. Arnold, Neil McLachlan, Willie P. Mangum, jr., Bigelow Lawrence, Mark Howard, and Richard C. Parsons be referred to the Committee on Com merce. Ordered, That the nomination of Willam H. Fry be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered, That the nominations of W. A. King and others to be justices of the peace for the District of Columbia be referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Ordered, That the nominations of Silas H. Hodges, George H. Hard. ing, and Thomas C. Theaker be referred to the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office. Ordered, That the nominations of William D. Washburne and Abner Ordered, That the nominations of James R. Hood, Joseph G. Swift, Isaac Fuller, Jacob Jussen, John Tapley, Charles C. Jennings, and George Sandoe be referred to the Committee on Post Offices and PostRoads. Ordered, That the nominations of William Clapp and Hiram Barney be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Ordered, That the nomination of Lucius E. Chittenden be referred to the Committee on Finance. Ordered, That the nominations of George Turner, Horatio Jones, Gordon N. Mott, David Bayles, Sam Milligan, and William Pitt Kellogg be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. On motion by Mr. Hale, Ordered, That the Secretary be directed to suggest to the President of the United States that the name of the person nominated this day to be attorney of the United States for the Territory of Nevada should be Benjamin B. Bunker instead of Benjamin Browker. Mr. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom were referred, the 20th inst., the nomination of Thomas J. Dryer, the 22d inst. the nomination of Aaron Goodrich, and the 23rd inst. the nomination of William H. Corwin, reported. Mr. Trumbull, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred, the 22d inst., the nominations of Charles Lee Armour and Copeland Townsend, reported. Mr. Wilkinson, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom were ferred, the 23d inst., the nominations of Thomas C. McClure, Stephen Miller, William H. Waterman, Benjamin W. Reynolds, Dana E. King, and Charles B. Jordan, reported. Mr. Ten Eyck, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred, the 23d inst., the nominations of Philemon Bliss, L. P. Williston, Harvey M. Vail, W. F. Shaffer, and Allen A. Burton, reported. Mr. Wade, from the Committee on Territories, to whom were referred, the 23d inst., the nominations of John Hutchinson, William Jayne, and Orion M. Clemens, reported. Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom were referred, the 22d inst., the nominations of Augustus H. Seward, Isaac Benson, and Napoleon B. McLoughlin, and the 23d inst. the nominations of Hannibal Day and others for promotion in the Army, reported. Mr. Collamer, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom were referred, the 23d inst., the nominations of Almon M. Clapp, Henry Fitzhugh, Joseph M. Sterrett, William F. Pope, David S. Linegar, William M. Dorr, William F. Evans, Robert Atchison, E. B. Mason, Samuel G. Smith, Lucius Fuller, James H. Smith, Sharon Tyndale, Hart Montgomery, Joseph L. Braden, C. B. King, and Edmund B. Hanna, reported. The Senate proceeded to consider the nominations of McLane Tilton, John H. Higbee, William L. Stoughton, Benjamin F. Hall, S. Newton Pettis, Charles Dickey, William Gilpin, Lewis C. Weld, Joshua R. Giddings, Mark H. Dunnell, John Britton, Morgan Bates, Reuben Goodrich, Edward Lefavour, J. Gustavus Peterson, Samuel W. Brown, John C. Dexter, Francis M. Case, John F. Driggs, Charles R. Robinson, Don C. Buckland, Thomas M. Campbell, John H. Burbank, and De Witt C. Leach; 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 David P. Holloway; and On motion by Mr. Clark, Ordered, That the further consideration of said nomination be postponed to to-morrow. Mr. Chandler, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom were referred, the 23d inst., the nominations of John Lawrence Boggs, George M. Abell, and Charles J. Ballard, reported. The Senate proceeded to consider the nomination of William S. Pennington. After debate, On motion by Mr. Hale, Ordered, That the further consideration of said nomination be postponed to to-morrow. The Senate proceeded to consider the motion of Mr. Baker, submitted the 23d inst., to reconsider the vote of the Senate of the 22d inst. advising and consenting to the appointment of Elisha O. Crosby. After debate, On motion by Mr. Fessenden, The Senate adjourned. TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 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 Clark W. Thompson, of Minnesota, to be superintendent of Indian affairs for the Northern Superintendency, vice William J. Cullen, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 26th, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Alvin Sanders, of Iowa, to be governor of the Territory of Nebraska, in the place of Samuel W. Black, removed. WASHINGTON, 26th March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Frederick Hassaurek, of Ohio, to be minister resident of the United States to the Republic of Ecuador, in the place of Charles R. Buckalew, recalled. WASHINGTON, 25th March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate David K. Cartter, of Ohio, to be minister resident of the United States to Bolivia, in the place of John Cotton Smith, recalled. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. WASHINGTON, 26th March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Robert Wood, jun'r, to be surveyor of the customs for the port of Hampton, in the State of Virginia, in the place of John B. Cary, resigned. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. To the Senate of the United States : I nominate Joseph A. Dalton to be naval officer for the district of Salem and Beverly, in the State of Massachusetts, in the place of John Ryan, resigned. WASHINGTON, March 26th, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate William H. Valliant to be collector of the customs for the district of Oxford, in the State of Maryland, in the place of Tench Tilghman, resigned. WASHINGTON, March 26th, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate George W. Lane, of Alabama, to be district judge of the district courts of the United States for the northern and southern districts of that State, in place of William G. Jones, resigned. MARCH 26, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Thomas J. Gardner, of Tennessee, to be marshal of the United States for the western district of that State, in place of Hamden McClanahan, whose commission has expired. MARCH 16, 1861. To the Senate of the United States : ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate John M. Carmack, of Tennessee, to be attorney of the United States for the western district of that State, in place of Alexander W. Campbell, resigned. MARCH 26, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Theodore D. Edwards, of Kentucky, to be attorney of the United States for the Territory of Colorado. MARCH 26, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate John L. Hopkins, of Tennessee, to be attorney of the United States for the eastern district of that State, in place of I. C. Ramsey, whose commission has expired. MARCH 26, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Benjamin B. Bunker, of New Hampshire, to be attorney of the United States for the Territory of Nevada. The above nomination is made to correct an error in the name of the person nominated to the Senate for this office, on Monday, the 25th inst. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Blackston McDannel, of Tennessee, to be marshal of the United States for the eastern district of that State, in place of William M. Lowry, whose commission has expired. MARCH 26, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate A. Judson Crane, of Virginia, to be attorney of the United States for the eastern district of that State, in place of P. H. Aylett, resigned. MARCH 26, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate William A. Dart, of New York, to be attorney of the United States for the northern district of that State, in place of James C. Spencer, removed. MARCH 26, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate George W. Bergner to be deputy postmaster at Harrisburgh, in the county of Dauphin, and State of Pennsylvania, in place of George W. Porter, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 26, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate James A. Walter to be deputy postmaster at Kalamazoo, in the county of Kalamazoo, and State of Michigan, in place of Nathaniel A. Balch, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., 22 March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States; ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate George A. Hoffman to be deputy postmaster at Cumberland, in the county of Alleghany and State of Maryland, in place of Samuel H. Taylor, removed. WASHINGTON, D. C., 13th March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Victor King to be deputy postmaster at Madison, in the county of Jefferson and State of Indiana, in place of Rolla Doolittle, resigned, to take effect from and after the 31st instant. WASHINGTON, D. C., 15th March, 1861. To the Senate of the United States: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I nominate Tolman W. Hall to be deputy postmaster at Battle Creek, in the county of Calhoun and State of Michigan, in place of George Mead, removed, ABRAHAM LINCOLN. |
