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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875

Senate Executive Journal --TUESDAY, March 12, 1867.

Journal of the executive proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, 1866-1867
TUESDAY, March 12, 1867.

The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Moore, his secretary;

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate Richard Williams to be attorney of the United States for the district of Oregon, in the place of Joseph N. Dolph, resigned.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Executive Mansion, March 12, 1867.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate A. D. Griswold to be attorney of the United States for the western district of Michigan, in the place of Andrew T. McReynolds, whose nomination was not confirmed.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Executive Mansion, March 12, 1867.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate Wingate Hayes to be attorney of the United States for the district of Rhode Island, in the place of James H. Parsons, whose nomination was not confirmed.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Executive Mansion, March 12, 1867.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate Thomas W. Stevens to be surveyor of the customs for the port of Albany, in the State of New York, under act approved March 2d, 1867.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, D. C., March 7th, 1867.

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To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate William B. Peters to be collector of the customs for the district of Frenchman's Bay, in the State of Maine, in place of Monroe Young, rejected.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, D. C., March 11, 1867.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate John Knowlton to be surveyor of the customs for the district of Portsmouth, in the State of New Hampshire, in place of William Bodge, whose commission expires this day.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, D. C., March 11, 1867.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate James W. Black to be collector of internal revenue 6th district of Missouri, appointed during the recess of the Senate in 1866, in place of Wm. A. Price, removed, nominated to the Senate during its last--confirmed--reconsidered, and no final action taken.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, D. C., March 11th, 1867.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate William P. Moore to be collector of internal revenue 3d district of Missouri, in place of John Williams, rejected.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, D. C., March 11th, 1867.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate Daniel E. Nevin to be assessor of internal revenue 23d district Pennsylvania, in place of Jacob Zeigler, rejected.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, D. C., March 11th, 1867.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate John H. Thomas to be assessor of internal revenue 7th district of Ohio, in place of H. Wilson, rejected.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, D. C., March 11th, 1867.

To the Senate of the United States:

I withdraw the nomination of John T. Hogue to be assessor of internal revenue for the 7th district of Ohio, submitted to the Senate on the 11th instant.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, D. C., March 12, 1867.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate Benjamin Pyatt to be assessor of internal revenue for the 10th district of Illinois, in place of Wm. P. Callan, rejected.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, D. C., March 8th, 1867.

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To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate Joseph Ramsey to be collector of internal revenue 4th district of Tennessee, appointed during the recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy, nominated to the same during the last session, and no action taken.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, D. C., M'ch 11, 1867.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate Peter A. Wilkerson to be collector of internal revenue 3d district Tennessee, in place of Asa Faulkner, rejected.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, D. C., March 11th, 1867.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the persons named in the accompanying communication for appointment in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, D. C., March 12th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 12, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named person for appointment in the Army of the United States, under the act approved July 28, 1866:

Quartermaster's Department.
• Lewis C. Forsyth, late captain and assistant quartermaster of Volunteers, to be assistant quartermaster, with the rank of captain, March 11, 1867, vice Tompkins, appointed deputy quartermaster-general.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

The President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the persons named in the accompanying communication for appointment in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 11th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 11, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named persons for appointment in the Army of the United States, under the act approved July 28, 1866, they having passed the examination required by law:

• Augustus B. Bonnaffon, late colonel of the Seventieth Pennsylvania Volunteers, to be first lieutenant in the Thirty-fifth Regiment United States Infantry, July 28, 1866, to fill an original vacancy.

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• John D. Wyrick, late captain of the First Maine Cavalry, to be first lieutenant in the Tenth Regiment United States Cavalry, March 7, 1867, to fill an original vacancy.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

The President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the officers named in the accompanying communication for appointment in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 11th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 11, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named officers for appointment in the Army of the United States, under the act approved July 28, 1866:

• First Lieutenant Wilbur F. Arnold, of the Twenty-seventh Regiment United States Infantry, to be captain in the Forty-first Regiment United States Infantry, July 28, 1866, to fill an original vacancy.
• Second Lieutenant Welcome A. Crafts, of the Twenty-fifth Regiment United States Infantry, to be captain in the Twenty sixth Regiment United States Infantry, July 28, 1866, to fill an original vacancy.
• Second Lieutenant George A. Armes, of the Second Regiment United States Cavalry, to be captain in the Tenth Regiment United States Cavalry, July 28, 1866, to fill an original vacancy.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

E. M. STANTON,

Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the person named in the accompanying communication for appointment in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 12th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 12, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named person for appointment in the Army of the United States, under the act approved July 28, 1866, he having passed the examination required by law:

• David M. Sells, late colonel of the One hundred and seventh Regiment United States Colored Troops, to be captain in the Forty-first Regiment United States Infantry, July 28, 1866, to fill an original vacancy.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

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To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the person named in the accompanying communication for appointment in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 11th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 11, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named person for appointment in the Army of the United States, under the act approved July 28, 1866, he having passed the examination required by law:

• Samuel P. Smith, late major of the Second California Cavalry, to be captain in the Eighth Regiment United States Cavalry, July 28, 1866, to fill an original vacancy.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the person named in the accompanying communication for appointment in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 11th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 11th, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named person for appointment in the Army of the United States, under the act approved July 28, 1866, he having passed the examination required by law:

• David R. Clendenin, late lieutenant-colonel of the Eighth Illinois Cavalry, to be major of the Eighth Regiment United States Cavalry, January 22, 1867, to fill an original vacancy.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the person named in accompanying communication for appointment in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 11th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 11th, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named officer for appointment in the Army of the United States, under the act approved July 28, 1866:

• Captain Adelbert Ames, of the Fifth Regiment United States Artillery, to be lieutenant-colonel of the Twenty-fourth Regiment United States Infantry, July 28, 1866, to fill an original vacancy.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

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To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the person named in the accompanying communication for appointment in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 11th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 11, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named person for appointment in the Army of the United States, under the act approved July 28, 1866:

• Philip Regis de Trobriand, late brigadier-general of Volunteers, to be colonel of the Thirty-first Regiment United States Infantry, July 28, 1866, to fill an original vacancy.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the persons named in the accompanying communication for appointment by brevet in the Volunteer force, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 11th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 11, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named persons for appointment by brevet in the Volunteer force:

• Edgar Sowers, late colonel of the One hundred and eighteenth Ohio Volunteers, to be brigadier-general of Volunteers by brevet for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Franklin, Tenn., to date from March 13, 1865.
• Hugh Cameron, late lieutenant-colonel of the Second Arkansas Cavalry, to be colonel of Volunteers by brevet and brigadier-general of Volunteers by brevet for gallant and meritorious services during the war, to date from March 13, 1865.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the officer named in the accompanying communication for appointment by brevet in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, D. C., March 11, 1867.

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War Department,
Washington, March 11, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named officer for appointment by brevet in the Army of the United States:

• Brevet Brigadier-General Langdon C. Easton, deputy quartermaster-general United States Army, to be major-general by brevet for meritorious services during the war, to date from March 13, 1865.

I am, sir, with great respect your obedient servant,

E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the person named in the accompanying communication for appointment by brevet in the Volunteer force, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 11, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 11, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named person for appointment by brevet in the Volunteer force:

• William D. Shellenberger, late captain of the One hundred and tenth Ohio Volunteers, to be major of Volunteers by brevet for gallant and meritorious services during the war, to date from March 13, 1865.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the officers named in the accompanying communication for appointment by brevet in the Volunteer force, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, D. C., March 12th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 12, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named officers for appointment by brevet in the Volunteer force:

• Captain R. C. Rutherford, assistant quartermaster of Volunteers, to be major by brevet, lieutenant-colonel by brevet, and colonel by brevet for faithful and meritorious services in the Quartermaster's Department, to eate from March 13, 1865.
• Brevet Major John R. Hynes, assistant quartermaster of Volunteers, to be lieutenant-colonel by brevet for faithful and meritorious services, to date from March 13, 1865.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

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To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the officer named in the accompanying communication for appointment by brevet in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 12th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 12, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named officer for appointment by brevet in the Army of the United States:

• Brevet Colonel Michael R. Morgan, major and commissary of subsistence United States Army, to be brigadier-general by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services during the campaign terminating with the surrender of the insurgent army under General Robert E. Lee, to date from April 9, 1865.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the person named in the accompanying communication for appointment by brevet in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 12th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 12, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named officer for appointment by brevet in the Army of the United States:

• Captain David Perry, of the First Regiment United States Cavalry, to be major by brevet, for faithful and meritorious services during the war, to date from April 1, 1865.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the persons named in the accompanying communication for appointment by brevet in the Volunteer force, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 12th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 12th, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named persons for appointment by brevet in the Volunteer force.

To be brigadier-generals by brevet.
• Brevet Colonel Eli S. Parker, late captain and assistant adjutant-general United States Volunteers, for gallant and meritorious services

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  during the campaign terminating with the surrender of the insurgent army under General Robert E. Lee, to date from April 9, 1865.

• Brevet Colonel Adam Badeau, late captain and additional aide-de-camp United States Volunteers, for gallant and meritorious services during the campaign terminating with the surrender of the insurgent army under General Robert E. Lee, to date from April 9, 1865.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the officers named in the accompanying communication for promotion in Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 8th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 8, 1867.

To the Senate of the United States:

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named officers for promotion in the Army of the United States:

Corps of engineers.
• Captains.
  • First Lieutenant Charles W. Raymond to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice Babcock, appointed major.
• First lieutenants.
  • Second Lieutenant George M. Wheeler to be first lieutenant, March 7, 1867, vice Ludlow, promoted.
  • Second Lieutenant Eugene A. Woodruff to be first lieutenant, March 7, 1867, vice Phillips, promoted.
  • Second Lieutenant James B. Quinn to be first lieutenant, March 7, 1867, vice Jones, promoted.
  • Second Lieutenant Daniel W. Lockwood to be first lieutenant March 7, 1867, vice Damrell, promoted.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

The President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the officers named in the accompanying communication for promotion in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 7, 1867.

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War Department,
Washington, March 7, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named officers for promotion in the Army of the United States:

Corps of engineers.
• Ccolonels.
  • Lieutenant-Colonel George W. Cullum to be colonel, March 7, 1867, vice Bache, retired.
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Henry W. Benham to be colonel, March 7, 1867, vice Brewerton, retired.
  • Lieutenant-Colonel John N. Macomb to be colonel, March 7, 1867, vice Cram, retired.
• Lieutenant-colonels.
  • Major Barton S. Alexander to be lieutenant-colonel, March 7, 1867, vice Cullum, promoted.
  • Major William F. Raynolds to be lieutenant-colonel, March 7, 1867, vice Benham, promoted.
  • Major William F. Smith to be lieutenant-colonel, March 7, 1867, vice Macomb, promoted.
  • Major Charles S. Stewart to be lieutenant-colonel, March 7, 1867, vice Simpson, appointed colonel.
  • Major Charles E. Blunt to be lieutenant-colonel, March 7, 1867, vice Woodruff, appointed colonel.
• Majors.
  • Captain Orlando M. Poe to be major, March 7, 1867, vice Alexander, promoted.
  • Captain David C. Houston to be major March 7, 1867, vice Raynolds, promoted.
  • Captain Miles D. McAlester to be major, March 7, 1867, vice Smith, promoted.
  • Captain George H. Elliott to be major, March 7, 1867, vice Stewart, promoted.
  • Captain Henry M. Robert to be major, March 7, 1867, vice Blunt, promoted.
  • Captain William E. Merrill to be major, March 7, 1867, vice Foster, appointed lieutenant-colonel.
  • Captain Chauncey B. Reese to be major, March 7, 1867, vice Duane, appointed lieutenant-colonel.
• Captains.
  • First Lieutenant Arthur H. Burnham to be captain March 6, 1867, vice Mackenzie, appointed colonel of the Forty-first Infantry.
  • First Lieutenant Amos Stickney to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice Poe, promoted.
  • First Lieutenant James W. Cuyler to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice Houston, promoted.
  • First Lieutenant Alexander Mackenzie to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice McAlester, promoted.

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  • First Lieutenant Oswald H. Ernst to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice Elliott, promoted.
  • First Lieutenant David P. Heap to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice Robert promoted.
  • First Lieutenant William Ludlow to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice Merrill, promoted.
  • First Lieutenant Charles B. Phillips to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice Reese, promoted.
  • First Lieutenant William A. Jones to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice McFarland, appointed major.
  • First Lieutenant Andrew M. Damrell to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice Tardy, appointed major.
  • First Lieutenant Charles J. Allen to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice Bowen, appointed major.
• First lieutenants.
  • Second Lieutenant James Mercur to be first lieutenant, March 7, 1867, vice Cuyler, promoted.
  • Second Lieutenant Charles E. L. B. Davis to be first lieutenant, March 7, 1867, vice Mackenzie, promoted.
  • Second Lieutenant Benjamin D. Greene to be first lieutenant, March 7, 1867, vice Ernst, promoted.
  • Second Lieutenant John H. Weeden, jr., to be first lieutenant, March 7, 1867, vice Heap, promoted.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the officers named in the accompanying communication for appointment in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 7th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 7, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named officers for appointment in the Army of the United States, under the act approved July 28, 1866:

CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
• Colonels.
  • Lieutenant-Colonel James H. Simpson to be colonel, March 7, 1867, to fill an original vacancy.
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Israel C. Woodruff to be colonel, March 7, 1867, to fill an original vacancy.
• Lieutenant-colonels.
  • Major John G. Foster to be lieutenant-colonel, March 7, 1867, to fill an original vacancy.
  • Major James C. Duane to be lieutenant-colonel, March 7, 1867, to fill an original vacancy.

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• Majors.
  • Captain Waiter McFarland to be major, March 7, 1867, to fill art original vacancy.
  • Captain John A. Tardy to be major, March 7, 1867, to fill an original vacancy.
  • Captain Nicolas Bowen to be major, March 7, 1867, to fill an original vacancy.
  • Captain Orville E. Babcock to be major, March 7, 1867, to fill an original vacancy.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the officers named in the accompanying communication for promotion in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 8th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 8, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named officers for promotion in the Army of the United States:

ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
• Majors.
  • Captain Stephen V. Benet to be major, December 22, 1866, vice Kingsbury, promoted.
  • Captain Silas Crispin to be major, March 7, 1867, vice Rodman, promoted.
  • Captain John W. Todd to be major, March 7, 1867, vice Laidley, appointed lieutenant-colonel.
• Captains.
  • First Lieutenant Lawrence S. Babbit to be captain, December 22, 1886, vice Benét, promoted.
  • First Lieutenant Clemens C. Chaffee to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice Crispin, promoted.
  • First Lieutenant Morris Shaft to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice Todd, promoted.
  • First Lieutenant Jasper Myers to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice Shunk, appointed major.
  • First Lieutenant William A. Marye to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice Treadwell, appointed major.
  • First Lieutenant Jacob H. Smyser to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice Baylor, appointed major.
  • First Lieutenant Isaac Arnold to be captain, March 7, 1867, vice Porter, appointed major.
• First lieutenants.
  • Second Lieutenant Clarence E. Dutton to be first lieutenant, March 7, 1867, vine Marye, promoted.
  • Second Lieutenant John G. Butler to be first lieutenant, March 7, 1867, vice Smyser, promoted.

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  • Second Lieutenant William S. Smoot to be first lieutenant, March 7, 1867, vice Arnold, promoted.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the officers named in the accompanying communication for appointment in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 8th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 8, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named officers for appointment in the Army of the United States, under the act approved July 28, 1866:

ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
• Majors.
  • Captain Francis J. Shunk to be major, March 7, 1867, to fill an original vacancy.
  • Captain Thomas J. Treadwell to be major, March 7, 1867, to fill an original vacancy.
  • Captain Thomas G. Baylor to be major, March 7, 1867, to fill an original vacancy.
  • Captain Horace Porter to be major, March 7, 1867, to fill an original vacancy.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the officer named in the accompanying communication for promotion in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 7th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 7, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named officer for promotion in the Army of the United States:

ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
• Lieutenant-colonel.
  • Major Thomas J. Rodman to be lieutenant-colonel, March 7, 1867, vice Hagner, appointed colonel.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

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To the Senate of the United States:

I nominate the officers named in the accompanying communication for appointment in the Army of the United States, as proposed by the Secretary of War.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 7th, 1867.

War Department,
Washington, March 7, 1867.

Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the following-named officers for appointment in the Army of the United States, under the act approved July 28, 1866:

ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
• Colonel.
  • Lieutenant Colonel Peter V. Hagner to be colonel, March 7, 1867, to fill an original vacancy.
• Lieutenant colonel.
  • Major Theodore T. S. Laidley to be lieutenant colonel, March 7, 1867, to fill an original vacancy.

I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,

EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the President of the United States.

To the Senate of the United States:

I withdraw the nomination of James Black to be assessor of internal revenue for the ninth district of Pennsylvania, submitted to the Senate on the 9 instant.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 12, 1867.

To the Senate of the United States:

I withdraw the nomination of George W. Wardman to be deputy postmaster at Salt Lake City, in the Territory of Utah, submitted to the Senate on the 9th instant.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 12, 1867.

To the Senate of the United States:

I withdraw the nomination of B. F. M. Hurley to be assessor of internal revenue for the fourth district of Maryland, submitted to the Senate on the 11th instant.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

Washington, March 12, 1867.

The messages were read.

Ordered, That the nominations of Richard Williams, A. D. Griswold, and Wingate Hayes be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Ordered, That the nominations of Thomas W. Stevens, Wm. B. Peters, and John Knowlton be referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Ordered, That the nominations of James W. Black, Wm. P. Moore, Daniel E. Nevin, John H. Thomas, Benjamin Pyatt, Joseph Ramsey, and Peter A. Wilkinson be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Ordered, That all messages received this day containing nominations for appointment or promotion in the U. S. Army or Volunteer force be

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severally referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, and printed in confidence for the use of the Senate.

Mr. Grimes, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred, the 7th of March, the nomination of Jacob Zeilin, and the 8th of March that of Lawrence Kearny and others, for promotion in the Navy, reported favorably thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.

Mr. Williams, from the Committee on Finance, to whom were referred, the 11th of March, the nominations of Smith S. Wilkinson, Henry Harndon, George W. Fish, and Henry H. Lewis, reported favorably thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.

Mr. Morgan, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred, the 11th of March, the nomination of Wm. H. Wheeler, reported favorably thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment, agreeably to the nomination.

Mr. Morgan, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred, the 8th of March, the nomination of John B. Hopper, and the 11th of March that of Thomas W. Eagan, reported adversely thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate do not advise and consent to his appointment.

Mr. Morgan, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred, the 7th of March, the nomination of Arthur P. Gorman, reported favorably thereon.

Mr. Morgan, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred, the 11th of March, the nomination of David B. Owen, reported favorably thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment, agreeably to the nomination.

Mr. Pomeroy, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom was referred, the 9th of March, the nomination of Francis Foster, reported favorably thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment, agreeably to the nomination.

Mr. Pomeroy, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom were referred, the 11th of March, the nominations of Joel Huntoon, Henry C. Ripley, and Thomas Saylor, reported favorably thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.

Mr. Ramsey, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom was referred, the 9th of March, the nomination of George R. Shane, reported adversely thereon.

Mr. Van Winkle, from the Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred, the 8th of March, the nomination of Joseph P. Wiggins, reported favorably thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment, agreeably to the nomination.

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Mr. Van Winkle, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom was referred, the 9th of March, the nomination of Wm. Gramm, reported adversely thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate do not advise and consent to his appointment.

Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom were referred, the 8th of March, the nominations of George Pomeroy, Samuel Dana, Elwell S. Otis, George P. Buell, William R. Shelton, Frederick Myers, Charles S. Lovell, and others, for appointment in the U. S. Army; Wm. R. Smith to be 1st lt. of Vols. by brevet; Wm. R. Smith, to be captain of Vols. by brevet; A. M. Hubbard, Wm. H. Clapp, Wm. Hyde Clarke, Henry C. Fisk, George R. Latham, and Wm. Hyde Clarke, to be brigadier-generals of Vols. by brevet; and the 9th of March those of John O'Connell, Guilford D. Jennings, Guy Bryan, David G. Swain, A. G. Hennisee, John B. Babcock, Richard W. Cummins, Thomas H. Rich, Dennis H. Williams, Emil Adam, and others, for appointment in the United States Army; A. E. Hooker and others for appointment in the U. S. Army; Robert McClermont, De Witt C. Poole, Woodbury M. Taylor, J. M. McCowan, Andrew J. Alexander, Albert P. Morrow, M. H. Kidd, Thomas B. Hunt, Julian McAllister, and Andrew J. McGonnigle, reported favorably thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.

Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom were referred, the 8th of March, the nominations of Wm. H. Johnston and John P. McGrath, reported adversely thereon.

Mr. Sherman, from the Committee on Finance, to whom were referred, the 11th of March, the nominations of Wm. D. Collins and Kent Jarvis, reported favorably thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.

Mr. Chandler, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred, the 7th of March, the nomination of G. H. Heap, reported adversely thereon.

Mr. Chandler, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred, the 7th of March, the nomination of Joseph Gregg, the 9th of March those of George Baber, John Farrell, Joseph Severns, and Sydenham E. Ancona, and the 11th of March that of Sheridan C. Hunt, reported adversely thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate do not advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons.

Mr. Cattell, from the Committee on Finance, to whom were referred, the 7th of March, the nominations of Peter A. Keller, Jeremiah Hoffman, and Martin L. Eichellberger, and the 9th of March that of Nathaniel A. Elliott, reported adversely thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate do not advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons.

Mr. Cattell, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred, the 9th of March, the nomination of Lewis P. Kinsey, reported favorably thereon.

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Mr. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom were referred, the 8th of March, the nominations of Joseph J. Bartlett and Harvey S. Sanford, reported favorably thereon.

Mr. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred, the 7th of March, the nomination of Paran Stevens, reported adversely thereon.

Mr. Morrill, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom were referred, the 9th of March, the nominations of G. H. C. Salter, Orville Allen, and Henry I. Cuniffe, and the 11th of March that of Benjamin H. Smith, reported favorably thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.

Mr. Morrill, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was recommitted, the 11th of March, the nomination of John X. Beidler, reported favorably thereon.

Mr. Morrill, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred, the 11th of March, the nomination of Edward Hammond, report adversely thereon.

Mr. Henderson, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred, the 9th of March, the nomination of Lewis V. Bogy, reported adversely thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate do not advise and consent to his appointment.

Mr. Henderson, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred, the 9th of March, the nomination of Wm. F. M. Amy, reported favorably thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment, agreeably to the nomination.

Mr. Henderson, from the Committee on Finance, to whom were referred, the 11th of March, the nominations of Wm. Steers, O. D. Harris, George C. Bingham, and Thomas H. Byrd, reported adversely thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate do not advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons.

Mr. Henderson, from the Committee on Finance, to whom were referred, the 11th of March, the nominations of James B. Weaver, Charles M. Hammond, and Wm. B. Allen, reported favorably thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.

Mr. Harlan, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, to whom was referred, the 7th of March, the nomination of Wm. W. Taylor, reported adversely thereon.

On motion by Mr. Chandler,

Ordered, That the nomination of G. H. Heap be recommitted to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Fowler submitted a motion, that the Senate reconsider its resolution of this day rejecting the nomination of George Baber.

Mr. Trumbull, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred this day the nominations of Richard Williams, A. D. Griswold, and Wingate Hays, reported favorably thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of the said person, agreeably to their nominations respectively.

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Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, to whom was referred, the 8th of March, the nomination of George B. Simpson, reported adversely thereon.

The Senate proceeded to consider the nomination of John Quincy Adams; and

On the question, Will the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of John Quincy Adams?

• It was determined in the negative,
• Yeas ... 9
• Nays ... 34

On motion by Mr. Johnson.

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,

Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Buckalew, Dixon, Davis, Doolittle, Henderson, Johnson, Norton, Patterson of N. H., Saulsbury.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Conness, Corbett, Cragin, Drake, Ferry, Fessenden, Fowler, Frelinghuysen, Harlan, Henderson, Howard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Nye, Patterson of New Hampshire, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Wade, Willey, Williams, and Yates.

So it was

Resolved, That the Senate do not advise and consent to the appointment of John Quincy Adams.

The Senate proceeded to consider the nominations of Clifford S. Phillips, Levi Darbee, Theodore F. Crawford, George B. Raymond, and John X. Beidler; 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 Robert Crane; and

Resolved, That the Senate do not advise and consent to his appointment.

The Senate proceeded to consider the nomination of Edgar Cowan; and

On the question, Will the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Edgar Cowan?

• It was determined in the negative,
• Yeas ... 17
• Nays ... 30

On motion by Mr. Buckalew,

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present,

Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Anthony, Buckalew, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Henderson, Hendricks, Johnson, Norton, Patterson of Tennessee, Ramsey, Saulsbury, Sherman, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Willey, and Yates.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Conness, Corbett, Cragin, Drake, Ferry, Fessenden, Fowler, Frelinghuysen, Harlan, Howard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Nye, Patterson of New Hampshire, Pomeroy, Boss, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton, Wade, Williams, and Wilson.

So it was

Resolved, That the Senate do not advise and consent to the appointment of Edgar Cowan.

Mr. Williams, from the Committee on Finance, to whom were referred, the 11th of March, the nominations of Jacob Cook and John Chandler, reported adversely thereon.

Whereupon

Resolved, That the Senate do not advise and consent to the appointment of the said persons.

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