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Senate Executive Journal--WEDNESDAY, May 10, 1848.

The following messages were received from the President of the United
States, by Mr. Walker, his secretary:
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate Horatio I. Sprague to be consul of the United States for
the Port of Gibraltar, in the place of Horatio Sprague, deceased.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, 27th April, 1848.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate Henry W. Tilley to be deputy postmaster at Georgetown, in
the District of Columbia, from and after the 11th day of Jane, 1848,
when his present commission will expire.
William Noble to be deputy postmaster at Burlington, in the State of
Vermont, from and after the 15th day of June, 1848, when his present
commission will expire.
Alfred Huger to be deputy postmaster at Charleston, in the State of
South Carolina, from and after the 22d day of July, 1848, when his
present commission will expire.
Daniel Bryan to be deputy postmaster at Alexandria, in the State of
Virginia, from and after the 2d day of July, 1848, when his present
commission, will expire.
Neill Blue to be deputy postmaster at Montgomery, in the State of
Alabama, from and after the 2d day of July, 1848, when his present
commission will expire.
Mary Dickson to be deputy postmaster at Lancaster, in the State of
Pennsylvania, from and after the 2d day of July, 1848, when her
present commission will expire.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, April 27th, 1848.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate Mitchell Hindsdill to be receiver of public moneys for the
district of lauds subject to sale at Kalamazoo, in the State of
Michigan, from and after the 11th day of June, 1848, when his present
commission expires.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, April 27, 1848.
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To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate Joshua M. Danly, of Arkansas, to be second lieutenant in
the Twelfth Regiment of Infantry, vice Magruder, resigned.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, April 27, 1848.
To the Senate of the United States:
I withdraw the nomination of Captain Richard H. Ross, 7th Infantry,
and Captain William I. Hardee, 2d Dragoons, for brevet promotion of
majors to date from the battle of Churubusco, and now nominate them
for brevet promotion as follows:
Captain Richard H. Ross, 7th Infantry, to be major by brevet, for
gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle of Monterey, Mexico, to
date from the 23d September, 1846;
Captain William I. Hardee, 2d Dragoons, to be major by brevet, for
gallant and meritorious conduct in the affair at Medellin; Mexico, to
date from the 26th of March, 1847;
I also nominate Captain Richard C. Gatlin, 7th Infantry, to be
major by brevet for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle of
Monterey, Mexico, to date from the 23d September, 1846; and
Second Lieutenant Philip W. McDonald, 2d Dragoons, to be 1st
lieutenant by brevet for gallant and meritorious conduct in the
battle of Monterey, Mexico, to date from the 23d of September, 1846.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, April 27, 1848.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate Ashley R. Lentz, of Alabama, for the appointment of second
lieutenant in the Thirteenth Regiment of Infantry, vice Dummett,
promoted.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, May 2, 1848.
To the Senate of the United States:
l nominate William D. Harrison, of Virginia, to be an assistant
surgeon in the Navy, from the 25th of April, 1848, to fill a vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of Passed Assistant Surgeon Oscar F.
Baxter.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, May 2, 1848.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate Edward McCrady to be attorney of the United States for the
district of South Carolina, from and after the 7th day of May, 1848,
when his present commission will expire.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, May 3, 1848.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate Jacob Feaman to be register of the land office at
Kaskaskia, in the State of Illinois, from and after the 8th of June,
1848, when his present commission will expire.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, 3d May, 1848.
Page 406 |
To the Senate of the United States:
I withdraw the nomination, now before the Senate, of Ammorgan H. Goff
to be assistant commissary, and hereby nominate the said Ammorgan H.
Goff, of Pennsylvania, to be assistant quartermaster, with the rank
of captain, in the military service of the United States, vice
Montgomery, dismissed.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, May 3d, 1848.
Washington, May 4, 1848.
To the Senate of the United States:
I withdraw the nomination of Joseph T. Adams for reappointment as
collector of the customs for the district and inspector of the
revenue for the port of New Bedford, in the State of Massachusetts,
and nominate to the same office Cyrus E. Clark in the place of Joseph
T. Adams, whose commission will expire on the llth of June, 1848.
JAMES K. POLK.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate Henry W. Augustin to be deputy collector of the customs
for the port of Sabine, in the State of Texas, in the place of W. C.
V. Dashiell, resigned.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, May 5th, 1848.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate William W. Leland to be receiver of public moneys for the
district of lands subject to sale at Pontotoc, in the State of
Mississippi, vice William S. Taylor, resigned.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, May 5th, 1848.
Washington, May 5th, 1848.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate George C. Hutter, of Virginia, and Richard H. Weightman,
of the District of Columbia, to be additional paymasters in the
military service of the United States, as proposed in the
accompanying communication of the Secretary of War.
JAMES K. POLK.
War Department, May 3, 1848.
Sir: I have the honor respectfully to submit for your approbation the
names of the following persons for appointment in the Pay Department
of the Army of the United States, under the twenty-fifth section of
the act entitled An act to increase the present military
establishment of the United States, and for other purposes, approved
July 5, 1838, viz:
George C. Hutter, of Virginia, to be an additional paymaster, vice
Cloud, deceased.
Richard H. Weightman, of the District of Columbia, to be an
additional paymaster, to fill a vacancy, the number of paymasters in
service being less than the complement authorized by the law above
cited.
I am, sir, with great respect, y'r ob't serv't,
W. L. MARCY.
To the President of the United States.
Page 407 |
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate Jonathan E. Fletcher, of Iowa, to be Indian agent for the
Winnebagoes and other Indians on and west of the Upper Mississippi
River, for the term of four years.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, May 8, 1848.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate the officers named in the accompanying communication for
regular promotion in the Army of the United States, as proposed by
the Secretary of War.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, May 8, 1848.
War Department, May 8, 1848.
Sir: I have the honor respectfully to propose for your approbation
the annexed list of officers for regular promotion in the Army of the
United States.
PROMOTIONS.
Second Regiment of Artillery.
First Lieutenant Edward D. Townsend to be captain, April 28, 1848,
vice DeHart, deceased.
First Lieutenant Henry C. Pratt to be captain, April 21, 1848, vice
Townsend, assistant adjutant-general, who vacates his regimental
commission.
Second lieutenant Joseph S. Totten to be first lieutenant, April
21, 1848, vice Townsend, promoted.
Second lieutenant Anderson Merchant to be first lieutenant, April
21, 1848, vice Pratt, promoted.
Fourth Regiment of Artillery.
First Lieutenant Joseph Roberts to be captain, April 11, 1848, vice
Dens, dismissed.
Second Lieutenant John A. Brown to be first lieutenant, April 11,
1848, vice Roberts, promoted.
Ninth Regiment of Infantry.
Second Lieutenant Levi Woodhouse to be first lieutenant, May 6,
1848, vice Hedge, resigned.
Fifteenth Regiment of Infantry.
First Lieutenant Diedrich Upmann to be captain, May 6, 1848, vice
Winans, resigned.
First Lieutenant Edward C. Marshall to be captain, May 6, 1848,
vice Tanneyhill, resigned.
Second Lieutenant Francis O. Becket to be first lieutenant, May 6,
1848, vice Upmann, promoted.
Second Lieutenant Thomas B. Tilton to be first lieutenant, May 6,
1848, vice Marshall, promoted
I am, sir, with great respect, your ob't serv't,
W. L. MARCY.
To the President of the United States.
Page 408 |
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate the persons named in the accompanying communication for
appointment in the military service of the United States, as proposed
by the Secretary of War.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, May 8, 1848.
War Department, May 8, 1848.
Sir: I have the honor to propose for your approbation the annexed
list of persons for appointment in the military service of the United
States, to fill vacancies set opposite their names respectively.
Thirteenth Regiment of Infantry.
Claiborne E. Evans, of Alabama, to be second lieutenant, vice
McMillion, resigned.
Appointment under the fifth section of the Act supplemental to an
act entitled 'An act providing for the prosecution of the existing
war between the United States and the Republic of Mexico,' and for
other purposes, approved June 18, 1846:
Medical Department.
Thomas J. Buffington, of Louisiana, to be surgeon, vice Hereford,
declined.
I am, sir, with great respect, your ob't serv't,
W. L. MARCY.
To the President of the United States.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate John Taylor to be register of the land office for the
district of lands subject to sale at Upper Sandusky, in the State of
Ohio, in the place of Robert W. Kelly, removed; and
William L. Henderson to be receiver of public moneys for the district
of lands subject to sale at Upper Sandusky, in the State of Ohio, in
the place of Purdy McElvaine, deceased.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, May 9, 1848.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate George H. McWhorter to be collector of the customs for the
district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Oswego, in the
State of New York, from the 17th of May, 1848, when his present
commission will expire.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, May 9, 1848.
To the Senate of the United States:
I nominate Alexander Galt to be deputy postmaster at Norfolk, in the
State of Virginia, his former commission having expired.
David Blair to be deputy postmaster at Columbus, in the State of
Mississippi, his former commission having expired.
John Roy Anderson to be deputy postmaster at Chillicothe, in the
State of Ohio, his former commission having expired.
JAMES K. POLK. Washington, May 9, 1848.
Page 409 |
To the Senate of the United States:
I withdraw the name of C. A. Warren, nominated as receiver of public
moneys at Quincy, in Illinois, and nominate Hiram Rogers to be
receiver of public moneys for the district of lands subject to sale
at Quincy, Illinois.
JAMES K. POLK.
Washington, May 10, 1848.
The messages were read.
Ordered, That the nominations of Horatio I. Sprague, Cyrus E. Clark,
Henry W. Augustin, and George H. McWhorter 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 nominations of registers and receivers of land
offices be referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Ordered, That the nominations for promotion and appointment in the
Army, except those of additional paymasters, be referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs.
Ordered, That the nomination of William D. Harrison be referred to
the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Ordered, That the nomination of Edward McCrady be referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
Ordered, That the nomination of Jonathan E. Fletcher be referred to
the Committee on Indian Affairs.
On motion by Mr. Dix,
The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the
nominations of George C. Hutter and Richard N. Weightman; and
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of
the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.
Mr. Breese, from the Committee on Public Lands, to whom were
referred, the 19th April, the nominations of Thomas Tiger and Henry
L. Biscoe, reported.
Whereupon
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of
the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.
Mr. Atchison, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was
referred, the 14th March, the nomination of Samuel M. Rutherford,
reported
Whereupon
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to his appointment,
agreeably to the nomination.
Mr. Niles, from the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads, to
whom were referred, the 19th April, the nominations of Daniel Dickson
and Nicholas D. Coleman, reported.
Whereupon
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of
the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.
Mr. Dix, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom were referred, the
19th April, the nominations of Peleg Burchard and Alfred Palmer, and
on the 26th April that of John N. A. Griswold, reported.
Whereupon
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of
the said persons, agreeably to their nominations respectively.
Mr. Cass, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom were
referred, the 12th April, the following nominations for promotion by
brevet
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in the Army of the United States, to wit: For gallant and meritorious
conduct in the battles of Pale Alto and Resaca de la Palma, in
Texas-- George A. McCall, William W. S. Bliss, Delos B. Sackett, and
Thomas J. Brereton; for gallant and meritorious conduct in the
several conflicts at Monterey, Mexico--George D. Ramsay, Henry
Bainbridge, William S. Henry, Lewis S. Craig, William W. Mackall, Don
Carlos Buel, William T. H. Brooks, Charles L. Kilburn, Joseph J.
Reynolds, Samuel G. French, and Schuyler Hamilton; for gallant and
meritorious conduct in the battles of Buena Vista, Mexico--John E.
Wool, Sylvester Churchill, John Munroe, I. K. F. Mansfield, John M.
Washington, Roger S. Dix, W. W. S. Bliss, Braxton Bragg, Thomas
Linnard, Amos B. Eaton, Ebenezer S. Sibley, William W. Chapman,
Thomas W. Sherman, William. H. Shover, James L. Dona?dson, George H.
Thomas, Robert S. Garnett, John P. J. O'Brien, Henry W. Benham,
Thomas L. Brent, Lorenzo Sitgreaves, Irwin McDowell, John Pope, John
F. Reynolds, Charles L. Kilburn, Samuel G. French, Charles P.
Kingsbury, Henry M. Whitney, William B. Franklin, Darius N. Couch,
and Francis J. Bryan, reported.
Whereupon
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the promotion by
brevet of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations
respectively.
Mr. Cass, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was
referred, the 19th April, the nomination of Brigadier-General David
E. Twiggs for promotion by brevet to the rank of major-general in the
Army of the United States, for gallant and meritorious services in
the several conflicts at Monterey, Mexico, on the 21st, 22d, and 23d
of September, 1846, to date from the 23d of September, 1846,
reported.
Whereupon
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the promotion by
brevet of David E. Twiggs, agreeably to the staid nomination.
Mr. Cass, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom were
referred, the 19th April, the nomination of G. P. Ogden, and on the
26th April those of John D. Beatty, Samuel L. Cargill, John H.
Lendrum, Alexander W. Reynolds, Joseph B. Plummer, Albert S. Miller,
Sterne H. Fowler, Patrick A. Farrelly, Charles Taplin, James F.
Waddell, and Edward J. Dummett, reported.
Whereupon
Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the promotion and
appointment of the said persons, agreeably to their nominations
respectively.
Mr. Cass, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom were
referred, the 26th April, the nominations of John McLean Addison,
Benjamin Wingate, and Alvan Cullom, reported.
Mr. Cass, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to where were
referred, the 12th April, the nominations of the following-named
persons for promotion by brevet for gallant and meritorious conduct
in the battles of Buena Vista, Mexico, to wit: Enoch Steen, Daniel H.
Rucker, James L. Carleton, Reuben P. Campbell, Abraham Buford, Joseph
H. Whittlesey, Newton C. Givens, Thomas J. Wood, and George F. Evans,
and on the 19th April that of Robert H. Chilton, reported.
On motion by Mr. Cass,
The Senate proceeded to consider the said nominations; and,
On motion by Mr. Hannegan,
Ordered, That they lie on the table.
Mr Cass, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was
referred, the 26th April, the nomination of Victor E. Piollet, reported.

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