To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Heman J. Redfield to be naval officer for the district of New York, in the State of New York, vice David A. Bokee, removed. FRANKLIN PIERCE. WASHINGTON, March 29, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate John Cochran to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of New York, in the State of New York, vice Zebedee Ring, whose commission has expired. WASHINGTON, March 29, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: FRANKLIN PIERCE. I nominate Charles Brown to be collector of the customs for the district of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, vice William D. Lewis, removed. WASHINGTON, March 29th, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: FRANKLIN PIERCE. I nominate Nathaniel B. Eldred to be naval officer for the district of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, vice Peter E. Ellmaker, removed. WASHINGTON, March 29, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: FRANKLIN PIERCE. I nominate Edward T. Hillyer to be collector of the customs for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of 'Newark, in the State of New Jersey, vice Frederick S. Thomas, removed. WASHINGTON, March 28th, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: FRANKLIN PIERCE. I nominate Alexander Somerville to be collector of the customs for the district of Saluria and inspector of the revenue for the port of La Salle, in the State of Texas, vice Levi Jones, removed. WASHINGTON, March 29th, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: FRANKLIN PIERCE. I nominate Isaac W. Mickle to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Camden, in the State of New Jersey, vice Philip I. Gray, removed. WASHINGTON, March 29th, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: FRANKLIN PIERCE. I nominate Reuben C. Hale to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, vice William B. Norris, whose commission has expired. FRANKLIN PIERCE. WASHINGTON, March 29, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Thomas M. Pettit to be Director of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, in the place of George N. Eckert, resigned. WASHINGTON, March 29th, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: FRANKLIN PIERCE. I nominate Robert Ewing, of Pennsylvania, treasurer of the mint at Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, vice Edward C. Dale, resigned. FRANKLIN PIERCE. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, March 29, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate John A. Dix to be assistant treasurer of the United States at New York, in the State of New York, vice L. Bradish, removed. FRANKLIN PIERCE. WASHINGTON, March 29, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Lewis A. Birdsall to be superintendent of the branch of the mint of the United States in California. WASHINGTON, March 29, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: FRANKLIN PIERCE. I nominate Conrad Swackhamer to be Navy agent for the port of New York, for four years, in place of William E. Le Roy, whose commission has expired, Ashburn Birdsall declining the appointment. WASHINGTON, March 29, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: FRANKLIN PIERCE. I nominate Alfred Day to be Navy agent for the port of Philadelphia, vice William Sloanaker, whose commission has expired. WASHINGTON, March 29, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: FRANKLIN PIERCE. I nominate Reverend Mason Noble to be a chaplain in the Navy, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Chaplain Orville Dewey. FRANKLIN PIERCE. WASHINGTON, March 29, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Charles O'Conner to be attorney of the United States for the southern district of New York, vice I. Prescott Hall, resigned. FRANKLIN PIERCE. WASHINGTON, March 29, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Francis M. Wyncoop to be marshal of the United States for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, in place of Anthony E. Roberts, removed. WASHINGTON, March 29, 1853. FRANKLIN PIERCE. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Abraham T. Hillyer to be marshal of the United States for the southern district of New York, vice Fleury F. Tallmadge, removed. WASHINGTON, March 29, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: FRANKLIN PIERCE. I nominate Elias E. Blackbourn to be marshal of the United States for the northern district of Florida, in place of John T. Myrick, removed. I nominate Ben McCulloch to be marshal of the United States for the district of Texas, in place of Joseph Bates, removed. WASHINGTON, March 29th, 1853. The messages were read. FRANKLIN PIERCE. Ordered, That the nominations of Daniel Watrous, William L. Tucker, John Miller, and Isaac V. Fowler be referred to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. Ordered, That the nominations of William E. Bowen, Daniel S. Dickinson, Heman J. Redfield, John Cochran, Charles Brown, Nathaniel B. Eldred, Edward T. Hillyer, Alexander Somerville, and Isaac W. Mickle be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Ordered, That the nominations of Thomas M. Pettit, Robert Ewing, John A. Dix, and Lewis A. Birdsall be referred to the Committee on Finance. Ordered, That the nominations of Robert Coles, Nathan G. Sales, Andreas Pico, and William A. 1. Sparks be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Ordered, That the nominations of Conrad Swackhamer, Alfred Day, and Mason Noble be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Ordered, That the nomination of Elias E. Blackbourne be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the nominations of Reuben C. Hale, Charles O'Conner, Francis W. Wyncoop, Abraham T. Hillyer, and Ben McCulloch; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively. On motion by Mr. Butler, Ordered, That the vote on advising and consenting to the appointment of Abraham S. Hillyer be reconsidered. Mr. Rusk, from the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads, to whom were referred, the 28th instant, the nominations of Robert H. Glass, William H. DeYoe, F. I. Zimmermau, John M. Brown, James C. Allen, Isaac R. Diller, Peter Sweat, and Austin Brooks, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively. Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom were referred, the 28th instant, the nominations of Charles Parker, Henry A. Schoolcraft, R. B. Willis, James G. Dell, Andrew J. Pannell, William H. Brown, and Peter W. Randle, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively. Mr. Borland, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom were referred, the 28th instant, the nominations of Hilliard P. Dorsey, Thomas M. Fullerton, William Holcombe, George W. Sweet, and William H. Wood, reported. Whereupon, 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 nominations of John Slidell, Thomas P. Goodhue, and Jacob R. Snyder; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, resumed the consideration of the consular convention with His Majesty the Emperor of the French; and After debate, On motion by Mr. Bayard to strike out the seventh article thereof in the following words: "ARTICLE VII.—In all the States of the Union whose existing laws permit it, Frenchmen shall enjoy the right of possessing personal and real property by the same title and in the same manner as the citizens of the United States. They shall be free to dispose of it as they may please, either gratuitously or for value received, by donation, testament, or otherwise, just as those citizens themselves; and in no case shall they be subjected to taxes on transfer, inheritance, or any others different from those paid by the latter, or to taxes which shall not be equally imposed. "As to the States of the Union by whose existing laws aliens are not permitted to real estate, the President engages to recommend to them the passage of such laws as may be necessary for the purpose of conferring this right. "In like manner, but with the reservation of the ulterior right of establishing reciprocity in regard to possession and inheritance, the Government of France accords to the citizens of the United States the same rights within its territory in respect to real and personal property and to inheritance as are enjoyed there by its own citizens." The question was stated, Will the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of this article? Yeas 30 12 And it was determined in the affirmative, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Adams, Atchison, Atherton. Badger, Brodhead, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Evans, Everett, Gwin, Houston, Hunter, Jones of Iowa, Mallory, Mason, Morton, Rusk, Sebastian, Seward, Shields, Smith, Soulé, Stuart, Sumner, Thompson of Kentucky, Thomson of New Jersey, Toucey, Weller, Wright. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bayard, Borland, Butler, Chase, Fish, Fitzpatrick, Hamlin, Norris, Pettit, Phelps, Pratt, Walker. So the seventh article was not stricken out. No further amendment being proposed, the convention was reported to the Senate. On motion by Mr. Mason and by unanimous consent, The title of the convention was amended by striking out the words "the President of." On motion by Mr. Chase to amend the seventh article by inserting after the words " 'permit it" at the end of the second line, the follow ing words: So long and to the same extent as the said laws shall remain in force. The question was stated, Shall these words stand as part of the seventh article? And it was determined in the affirmative, { Yeas 23 11 Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Atchison, Bayard, Borland, Bright, Brodhead, Butler, Chase, Dodge of Wisconsin, Douglas, Evans, Fish, Fitzpatrick, Hamlin, Hunter, Jones of Iowa, Mallory, Mason, Pettit, Phelps, Pratt, Soulé, Walker, Wright. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Adams, Atherton, Badger, Everett, Norris, Rusk, Seward, Shields, Smith, Stuart, Sumner. So the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Mason submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the consular convention between the President of the United States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of the French, concluded in the city of Washington on the 23d day of February, 1853, with the following amendments: Amend the title by striking out the words "the President of." Amend the seventh article by inserting after the words "permit it" at the end of the second line, the following words: So long and to the same extent as the said laws shall remain in force. The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the said resolution, and on the question to agree thereto, Yeas 25 10 It was determined in the affirmative, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Adams, Atchison, Atherton, Badger, Bayard, Brodhead, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Evans, Everett, Houston, Hunter, Jones of Iowa, Mason, Phelps, Pratt, Rusk, Seward, Shields, Smith, Soulé, Stuart, Sumner, Thomson of New Jersey, Wright. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Borland, Bright, Chase, Fish, Fitzpatrick, Hamlin, Mallory, Norris, Pettit, Walker. So the resolution was agreed to. Ordered, That the Secretary lay it before the President of the United States. On motion the Senate adjourned. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1853. On motion by Mr. Seward, The Senate adjourned. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1853. Mr. Houston submitted the following resolution for consideration. Resolved, That, unless the President of the United States shall have further communication to make, the Senate will adjourn on Saturday next. Mr. Hamlin submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be authorized to contract with John C. Rives for a number of copies of the Congressional Globe |