To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Thomas R. Welch, of Arkansas, to be receiver of public moneys at Helena, Arkansas, vice W. H. Ringo, deceased. MILLARD FILLMORE. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Washington, January 19, 1853. The messages were read. Ordered, That the nomination of G. W. Lippitt and Ephraim F. Miller be referred to the Committee on Commerce. Ordered, That the nomination of Alton R. Easton be referred to the Committee on Finance. Ordered, That the nomination of Reuben T. Thom be referred to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. Ordered, That the nominations of Edgar H. Bates and James Lawrenson be referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, Ordered, That the nomination of Thomas R. Welch be referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Shields, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, to whom was referred, the 10th instant, the nomination of Thomas C. Donu, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment, agreeably to the nomination. Mr. Gwin, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom were referred, the 10th instant, the nominations of John C. Cash, George Adams, George W. Campbell, Robert Lewright Browning, Edward Jones, William L. Nichol, John C. Coleman, Thomas T. Craven, Andrew H. Foote, Miles K. Warrington, and Henry K. Davenport, and on the 14th instant those of John B. Montgomery, William W. Hunter, Napoleon B. Harrison, and Alexander I. Mitchell, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the promotion and appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively. Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred, the 10th instant, the nominations of William Leach Giro and Diederich Kohlsaat, and on the 14th instant that of Thomas Trenor, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively. Mr. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred, the 9th December last, the nomination of Thomas M. Foote, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment, agreeably to the nomination. On motion by Mr. Clarke that the Senate proceed to consider the nomination of George E. Badger, After debate, On motion by Mr. Weller, The Senate adjourned. FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1853. Mr. Davis, froin the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred, the 20th instant, the nomination of Ephraim F. Miller, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment, agreeably to the nomination. Mr. Huuter, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred, the 20th instant, the nomination of Alton R. Easton, reported. Whereupon Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment, agreeably to the nomination. Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred, the 20th instant, the nomination of G. W. Lippitt, reported. On motion by Mr. Pearce that the Senate proceed at 1 o'clock on Monday next to consider the nomination of George A. Badger, After debate, On motion by Mr. Weller, The Senate adjourned. MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1853. The motion submitted by Mr. Pearce the 21st instant having been withdrawn, On motion by Mr. Bright that the further consideration of the nomination of George E. Badger be postponed until the 4th of March next, After debate, On motion by Mr. Downs that the Senate adjourn, Yeas. It was determined in the affirmative, {Nays On motion by Mr. Weller, .26 .25 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Adams, Atchison, Bradbury, Butler, Cass, Charlton, De Saus sure, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Downs, Felch, Fitzpatrick, Gwin, Hamlin, Houston, Hunter, James, Jones of Iowa, Mason, Norris, Pettit, Sebastian, Soulé, Stockton, Toucey, Weller. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bell, Bright, Brooke, Chase, Clarke, Cooper, Davis, Dawson, Dixon, Fish, Geyer, Jones of Tennessee, Mangum, Miller, Morton, Pearce, Phelps, Rusk, Seward, Smith, Spruance, Sumner, Underwood, Wade, Walker. So the Senate adjourned. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 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 L. Barnard to be register of the land office at Lebanon, Alabama, in the place of Sampson Layton, resigned; and Obadiah W. Ward to be receiver of public moneys at Lebanon, Alabama, in the place of Peter J. Walker, resigned. MILLARD FILLMORE. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Washington, January 21, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Jacamiah Seaman, whose term of office expires on the 28th day of February next, for reappointment as register of the land office at Milan, Missouri. MILLARD FILLMORE. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Washington, January 21, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Charles H. Wiltberger to be justice of the peace for Washington County, District of Columbia, from the 25th instant, when his present commission will expire. WASHINGTON, Jan'y 24, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: MILLARD FILLMORE. I nominate for reappointment William Maxwell as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Sunbury, in the State of Georgia, whose commission expired on the 13th of the present month; and Benjamin Stiles as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Hardwicke, in the State of Georgia, whose commission expired on the 13th of the present month. MILLARD Fillmore. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, January 25, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Philip H. Pendleton to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Port Royal, in the State of Virginia, in the place of William Gray, deceased. MILLARD FILLMORE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, January 26th, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Abner L. Gilstrap, of Missouri, for reappointment as receiver of public moneys for the district of lands subject to sale at Milan, in the State of Missouri, from and after the 28th of February next, when his present commission expires. MILLARD FILLMORE. EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, Washington, January 26th, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate James H. Moore, a master in the line of promotion, to be a lieutenant in the Navy, from the 7th of January, 1853, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the death of Lieutenant Courtlandt Benham. MILLARD FILLMORE. WASHINGTON, January 28, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate John P. Sanderson to be associate justice of the supreme court for the Territory of Oregon, in the place of Charles R. Train, resigned.. WASHINGTON, January 28, 1853. MILLARD FILLMORE. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Allan P. Millar to be marshal of the United States for the Territory of Oregon, in the place of Joseph L. Meek, whose commission expired on the 14th of last August. WASHINGTON, January 28, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: MILLARD FILLMORE. I nominate Elbridge Gerry Fuller, of New York, to be consul of the United States for the port of Halifax, in Nova Scotia. WASHINGTON, January 28, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: MILLARD FILLMORE. I nominate Alexander Barclay to be consul of the United States at Gottenburg, in the Kingdom of Sweden. WASHINGTON, January 28, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: MILLARD FILLMORE. I nominate the officers named in the accompanying list for regular promotion in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War. WASHINGTON, January 24, 1853. MILLARD FILLMORE. WAR DEPARTMENT, January 24, 1853. SIR: I have the honor to lay before you the annexed list of officers for regular promotion in the Army of the United States: First Regiment of Infantry. First Lieutenant Joseph B. Plummer to be captain, May 1, 1852, vice La Motte, promoted major in the Fifth Regiment of Infantry. Second Lieutenant Andrew G. Miller to be first lieutenant, May 1, 1852, vice Plummer, promoted. Second Lieutenant Daniel Houston, jr., to be first lieutenant, December 31, 1852, vice Brewerton, resigned." Brevet Second Lieutenant James B. Greene to be second lieutenant, May 1, 1852, vice Miller, promoted. Brevet Second Lieutenant Charles R. Woods to be second lieutenant, July 31, 1852, vice Alvord, resigned. Brevet Second Lieutenant Peter T. Swaine, to be second lieutenant, December 31, 1852, vice Houston, promoted. Second Regiment of Infantry. Captain Hannibal Day to be major, February 23, 1853, vice Seawell, promoted lieutenant-colonel of the Eighth Regiment of Infantry. Captain William R. Montgomery, of the Eighth Regiment of Infantry, to be major, December 7, 1852, vice Miller, deceased. First Lieutenant Alfred Sully to be captain, February 23, 1852, vice Day, promoted. Second Lieutenant George H. Paige to be first lieutenant, February 23, 1852, vice Sully, promoted. Brevet Second Lieutenant Adolphus F. Bond to be second lieutenant, February 23, 1852, vice Paige, promoted. Fifth Regiment of Infantry. Captain Joseph H. La Motte, of the First Regiment of Infantry, to be major, May 1, 1852, vice Abercrombie, promoted lieutenant-colonel of the Second Regiment of Infantry. Eighth Regiment of Infantry. First Lieutenant James Longstreet to be captain, December 7, 1852, vice Montgomery, promoted major in the Second Regiment of Infantry. Second Lieutenant Horace Haldeman to be first lieutenant, S. ptember 13, 1852, vice Street, deceased. Second Lieutenant Theodore Fink to be first lieutenant, December 7, 1852, vice Longstreet, promoted. Brevet Second Lieutenant Kobert G. Cole to be second lieutenant, May 25, 1852, vice Bold, deceased. Brevet Second Lieutenant Frederick M. Follette to be second lieutenant, September 13, 1852, vice Haldeman, promoted. Brevet Second Lieutenant Melancthon Smith to be second lieutenant, December 7, 1852, vice Fink, promoted. I am, sir, with great respect, your ob't serv't, C. M. CONRAD, To the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. To the Senate of the United States : I nominate Anthony W. Carpenter to be survey or and inspector of the revenue for the port of Burlington, in the State of Iowa; Prior Nance to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Knoxville, in the State of Tennessee; I. G. Lamb to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Alton, in the State of Illinois; and John G. Potts to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Galena, in the State of Illinois. MILLARD FILLMORE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, January 31, 1853. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate George W. Wright to be treasurer of the branch mint at San Francisco, in the State of California. MILLARD FILLMORE. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, Feb. 1, 1853. To the Senate of the United States : I nominate the officers named in the accompanying list for regular promotion in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War. MILLARD FILLMORE. WASHINGTON, February 1, 1853. |