Miles K. Warrington, now a master in the line of promotion, to be a lieutenant in the Navy, from the 16th of December, 1852, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the promotion of Lieutenant Thomas T. Craven. Henry K. Davenport, now a master in the line of promotion, to be a lieutenant in the Navy, from the 19th of December, 1852, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the promotion of Lieutenant Andrew H. Foote. MILLARD FILLMORE. WASHINGTON, January 4, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate the following persons to be deputy postmasters at the post-offices hereinafter named: William D. Marast, at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, from the 8th day of January, 1853, when his previous commission will expire. Reuben A. Thom, at Fredericksburg, Virginia, from the 3d instant, when his present commission expired. John McRae, at Fayetteville, N. Carolina, from the 19th January, 1853, when his present commission will expire. George Russell, at Salem, Massachusetts, from the 19th of January, 1853, when his present commission will expire. Charles Giles, at Belfast, Maine, whose commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last exceeded one thousand dollars. Winslow Bates, at Eastport, Maine, whose commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last exceeded one thousand dollars. Wyman Woyt, at Charlottesville, Virginia, his commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last having exceeded one thousand dollars. William McNulty, at Georgetown, S. Carolina, his commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last having exceeded one thousand dollars. Thomas Perry, at Rome, Georgia, his commissions for the year end. ing the 30th of June last having exceeded one thousand dollars. Benjamin Johnson, at Austin, Texas, his commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last having exceeded one thousand dollars. John Bowen, at San Antonio, Texas, his commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last having exceeded one thousand dollars. Samuel H. Alden, at Janesville, Wisconsin, his commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last having exceeded one thousand dollars. George H. Plummer, at East Boston, Massachusetts, his commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last having exceeded one thousand dollars. Frederick Knapp, at New Britain, Connecticut, his commissions for the year ending 30th of June 1853 having exceeded one thousand dollars. William H. Romeyr, at Kingston, New York, his commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last having exceeded one thousand dollars. William N. Cole, at Lyons, New York, his commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last having exceeded one thousand dollars. Thomas Ninde, at Palmyra, N. York, his commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last having exceeded one thousand dollars. Mrs. Mary Berard, at West Point, New York, whose commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last having exceeded one thousand dollars. John H. Stanly, at Le Roy, New York, his commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last having exceeded one thousand dollars. Guilford G. Claiborne, at Columbia, Pennsylvania, his commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last having exceeded one thousand dollars. Frederick A. Wheeler, at Marietta, Ohio, his commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last having exceeded one thousand dollars. Henry Clay Landis, at Pequa, Ohio, his commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last having exceeded one thousand dollars. James A. Dyer, at Jackson, Michigan, his commissions for the year ending the 30th of June last having exceeded one thousand dollars. Stewart Eakin at Fort Wayne, Indiana, in place of Samuel Stophlot, resigned. MILLARD FILLMORE. EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, January 5, 1853. To the Senate of the United States : I nominate the following persons to be deputy postmasters at the post-offices hereinafter named: John P. Leigh, at Norfolk, Virginia, in place of Philip I. Cohen, deceased. William E. Bass, at Petersburgh, Virginia, in place of Robert Birchett, deceased. James N. Russell, at Indianapolis, Indiana, vice A. W. Russell, deceased. EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, January 7, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: MILLARD FILLMORE. I nominate Thomas C. Donn to be justice of the peace for Washington County, District of Columbia, from the 25th instant, when his present commission will expire. WASHINGTON, January 7, 1853. The messages were read. MILLARD FILLMORE. Ordered, That the nominations for promotion and appointment in the Navy and Marine Corps be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Ordered, That the nominations of consuls be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Ordered, That the nominations of deputy postmasters be referred to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. Ordered, That the nomination of Thomas C. Donn be referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Mr. Cass submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved, That the injunction of secrecy be removed from the proceed. ings of the Senate on the convention between the United States of America and Her Britannic Majesty, concluded at Washington the 19th day of April, A. D. 1850, and from the message and correspondence communicated therewith and from the debates relating thereto. TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1853. The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution submitted yesterday by Mr. Cass, to remove the injunction of secrecy from convention with her Britannic Majesty of the 19th April, 1850, the correspondence, and debates; and, After debate, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Atchison, Bayard, Bell, Borland, Butler, Cass, Chase, Clarke, Davis, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Hamlin, Houston, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Norris, Rusk, Shields, Soulé, Spruance, Sumner, Wade. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Adams, Bradbury, Bright, Brodhead, Brooke, Cathcart, Charlton, De Saussure, Dixon, Fish, Foot, Geyer, Gwin, Hale, Mallory, Miller, Sebastian, Seward, Smith, Underwood, Walker. So the resolution was agreed to. Mr. Shields submitted the following resolution; which was considered, by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That the Secretary of War be requested to transmit to the Senate in executive session the correspondence of Mr. Schaumburg with the Secretary of War in relation to his claims to continuance as an officer in the Army of the United States. FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1853. The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Fillmore, his secretary: To the Senate of the United States: I nominate John B. Montgomery, now a commander, to be a captain in the Navy, from the 6th of January, 1853, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Commander Charles W. Morgan. William W. Hunter, now a lieutenant, to be a commander in the Navy, from the 6th of January, 1853, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the promotion of Commander Montgomery. Napoleon B. Harrison, now a master in the line of promotion, to be a lieutenant in the Navy, from the 6th of January, 1853, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the promotion of Lieutenant Hunter. WASHINGTON, January 11, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: MILLARD FILLMORE. I nominate Alexander I. Mitchell, of Kentucky, to be a purser in the Navy, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Purser L. T. Waller. WASHINGTON, January 12, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: MILLARD FILLMORE. I nominate Thomas Trenor to be consul of the United States at Valencia, in Spain. WASHINGTON, January 12, 1-53. MILLARD FILLMORE. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Nimrod E. Benson, whose term of office expires this day, for reappointment as receiver of public moneys at Montgomery, Alabama. MILLARD FILLMORE. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Washington, January 12, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Don Alonzo Spaulding to be surveyor-general of the public lands in Illinois and Missouri, vice M. L. Clark, resigned. MILLARD FILLMORE. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Washington, January 12, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Virgil Whitney to be deputy postmaster at Binghamton, New York, vice Franklin Whitney, resigned; and Lewis P. Close to be deputy postmaster at Saratoga Springs, New York, vice Samuel Pitkin, resigned. EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, January 13, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: MILLARD FILLMORE. In pursuance of the 11th article of the treaty with the Chickasaw Indians, signed on the twentieth day of October, 1832, I herewith transmit a recommendation from the Secretary of the Treasury for the investment of a portion of the funds belonging to said nation, for the purpose of obtaining the advice and consent of the Senate to make the investment as therein recommended. WASHINGTON, January 12, 1853. The messages were read. MILLARD FILLMORE. Ordered, That the nominations for promotion and appointment in the Navy be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Ordered, That the nomination of Thomas Trenor be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Ordered, That the nominations of Nimrod E. Benson and Don Alonzo Spaulding be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Ordered, That the nominations of Virgil Whitney and Lewis P. Close be referred to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post Roads. Ordered, That the message relating to the investment of the Chickasaw funds be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Mr. James, from the Committee on Patents and the Patent-Office, to whom were referred, the 9th December, the nomination of Silas H. Hodges, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment, agreeably to the nomination. Mr. Rusk, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post-Roads, to whom was this day referred the nomination of Virgil Whitney, reported. On motion by Mr. Rusk, The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the said nomination; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Virgil Whitney, agreeably to the nomination. 3916 E J-y 6—2 On motion by Mr. Clarke, The Senate proceeded to consider the nomination of George E. Badger; and After debate, On motion by Mr. Butler, The Senate adjourned. MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1853. The Senate proceeded to consider the nomination of Beverly C. Sanders; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment, agreeably to the nomination. TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1853. The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Fillmore, his secretary: To the Senate of the United States: I nominate G. W. Lippitt, of Rhode Island, to be consul of the United States at Vienna, in the place of J. G. Schwarz, removed. WASHINGTON, January 17, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: MILLARD FILLMORE. I nominate Alton R. Easton to be assistant treasurer of the United States at St. Louis, Missouri, in the place of Henry S. Turner, resigned. MILLARD FILLMORE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, January 17, 1853. To the Senate: An error in the name having occurred in my former message nominating Reuben A. Thom for deputy postmaster at Fredericksburg, in the State of Virginia, I hereby withdraw that nomination and nominate instead Reuben T. Thom for the same office. EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, January 17, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: MILLARD FILLMORE. I nominate Ephraim F. Miller to be collector of the customs for the district of Salem and Beverly, in the State of Massachusetts, from the 26th of January, 1853, when his present commission will expire. MILLARD FILLMORE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, January 18, 1853. To the Senate of the United States : I nominate Edgar H. Bates and James Lawrenson to be justices of the peace of the county of Washington, in the District of Columbia. MILLARD FILLMORE. WASHINGTON, January 19, 1853. |