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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 20, 1838.
The following messages were received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Van Buren, his secretary:
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate Andrew A. Roland to be register of the land-office for the district of lands subject to sale at Ouachita, in the State of Louisiana, vice John M. A. Hamblin, deceased.
M. VAN BUREN.
Washington, March 15th, 1838.
I nominate to the Senate Bernard Hooe to be a justice of the peace for the county of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia.
M. VAN BUREN.
Washington, March 16th, 1838.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate Adam Gordon to be collector of the customs for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Key West, in the Territory of Florida, vice William A. Whitehead, resigned, to take effect on the 30th of June next.
M. VAN BUREN.
Washington, March 17th, 1838.
The messages were read.
Ordered, That the nomination of Andrew A. Roland be referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Ordered, That the nomination of Bernard Hooe be referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia.
The Senate proceeded, by unanimous consent, to the consideration of the nomination of Adam Gordon.
On motion by Mr. King,
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Adam Gordon, agreeably to the nomination.
Mr. King, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom were referred, on the 13th and 14th instant, the nominations of Charles Thompson, Conway Whittle, and Benjamin Wormstead, reported.
Whereupon
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Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Charles Thompson, Conway Whittle, and Benjamin Wormstead, agreeably to their nominations respectively.
Mr. Tallmadge, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, re whom was referred, on the 14th instant, the nomination of George F. Sawyer, reported.
Whereupon
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of George F. Sawyer, agreeably to the nomination.
Mr. Roane, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, to whom were referred, on the 13th instant, the nominations of certain persons to be justices of the peace, reported.
Whereupon
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of David A. Hall, Clement T. Coote, Lewis Carbery, George Naylor, Newton Keene, Jacob Morgan, Adam Lynn, and Thompson F. Mason, agreeably to their nominations respectively.
On motion by Mr. Roane,
Ordered, That the nominations of Francis Peyton and Jonah Thompson be laid on the table.
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