To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Joseph R. Reed, of Iowa, to be chief justice of the Court of Private Land Claims, as provided by section 1, chapter 539, volume 26, Laws 1891, United States Statutes at Large. (Appointed June 10, 1891, during recess.) EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate William W. Morrow, of California, to be United States district judge for the northern district of California, vice Ogden Hoffman, deceased. (Appointed August 11, 1891, during recess.) EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate John S. Woolson, of Iowa, to be United States district judge for the southern district of Iowa, vice James M. Love, deceased. (Appointed August 14, 1891, during recess.) EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate James H. Beatty, of Idaho, to be United States district judge for the district of Idaho, as provided by section 16, chapter 656, volume 26, laws 1890, United States Statutes at Large. (Nominated February 10, 1891; appointed March 7, 1891, during recess. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate Henry C. Niles, of Mississippi, to be United States district judge for the northern and southern districts of Mississippi, vice Robert A. Hill, resigned, under provisions of section 714, Revised Statutes of the United States. (Appointed August 11, 1891, during recess.) EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate Leonard W. Colby, of Nebraska, to be Assistant Attorney-General of the United States, as provided by section 12, chapter 538, volume 26, laws 1891, United States Statutes at Large. (Appointed June 10, 1891, during recess.) BENJ. HARRISON. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Beniah Watson, of Delaware, to be attorney of the United States for the district of Delaware, vice Alexander B. Cooper, removed. (Appointed July 2, 1891, during recess.) EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate Edgar W. Camp, of North Dakota, to be attorney of the United States for the district of North Dakota, vice John F. Selby, removed. (Appointed October 7, 1891, during recess.) EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate Mack A. Montgomery, of Mississippi, to be attorney of the United States for the northern district of Mississippi, vice Henry C. Niles, resigned. (Appointed September 19, 1891, during recess.) EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate Alexander Walker, of New York, to be marshal of the United States for the eastern district of New York, vice Daniel Lake, deceased. (Appointed July 2, 1891, during recess.) EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate Andrew J. Sargent, of Utah Territory, to be judge of probate in Pi Ute County in the Territory of Utah, vice James A. Stark, deceased. (Appointed July 2, 1891, during recess.) EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate William D. Owen, of Indiana, to be superintendent of immigration, new office created by act of Congress approved March 3, 1891. Mr. Owen is now serving under a commission issued during the recess of the Senate. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate Henry L. Arnold, of Geneseo, New York, to be consul of the United States at Clifton, Ontario, to which office he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, vice Henry M. Hard, resigned. BENJ. HARRISON. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Edwin A. Berry, of Cedar Keys, Florida, to be consul of the United States at Santos, to which office he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, vice Charles R. McCall, resigned. BENJ. HARRISON. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Philip Carroll, of New York, formerly consul at Palermo, to be consul of the United States at Demerara, to which office he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, vice William T. Walthall, recalled. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate Alonzo Spencer, of New York, to be consul of the United States at Pictou, Nova Scotia, to which office he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, vice William S. Stanley, declined. BENJ. HARRISON. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate William C. Tripler to be consul of the United States at Coquimbo, to which office he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, vice Joseph Grierson, resigned. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate William O. Thomas, of Johnson City, Tennessee, to be consul of the United States at Bahia, to which office he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, vice David N. Burke, recalled. BENJ. HARRISON. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate James W. Hine, of Detroit, Michigan, to be consul of the United States at Amherstburg, Ontario, to which office he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, vice Josiah Turner, recalled. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate Charles W. Erdman, of Louisville, Kentucky, to be consul of the United States at Stockholm, to which office he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, vice Nere A. Elfwing, deceased. BENJ. HARRISON. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Richard Herbst, of Columbus, Ohio, to be consul of the United States at Antigua, West Indies, to which office he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, vice John S. Bradford, deceased. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate Peter Scandella, a citizen of the United States, to be consul of the United States at Ciudad Bolivar, to which office he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, vice George F. Underhill, recalled. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate William K. Sullivan, of Chicago, Illinois, to be consul of the United States at Bermuda, to which office he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, vice Henry W. Beckwith, deceased. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate Hermel de Sallier Dupin, of Cape Vincent, New York, to be consul of the United States at Nantes, to which office he was apappointed during the last recess of the Senate, to fill a vacancy. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate Mark F. Wentworth, of Maine, to be surveyor of customs in the district of Portland and Falmouth, in the State of Maine, in the place of Nathan Cleaves, removed. Mr. Wentworth is now serving under a commission issued during the recess of the Senate. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate Edwin T. Hatch, of Oregon, to be collector of customs for the district of Alaska, in the Territory of Alaska, in place of Max Pracht, removed. Mr. Hatch is now serving under a commission issued during the recess of the Senate. BENJ. HARRISON. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Henry Z. Osborne, of California, to be collector of customs for the district of Wilmington, in the State of California, to succeed Patrick H. Downing, deceased. Mr. Osborne is now serving under a commission issued during the recess of the Senate. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate Herbert Morissey, of Massachusetts, to be collector of customs for the district of Plymouth, in the State of Massachusetts, to succeed Charles O. Churchill, deceased. Mr. Morissey is now serving under a commission issued during the recess of the Senate. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate Francis Hendricks, of New York, to be collector of customs for the district of New York, in the State of New York, to succeed J. Sloat Fassett, resigned, who served under a commission issued during the recess of the Senate, in place of Joel B. Erhardt, resigned. Mr. Hendricks is now serving under a commission issued during the recess of the Senate. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate Jotham C. Haggett, of New York, to be collector of customs for the district of Dunkirk, in the State of New York, in place of John Madigan, removed. Mr. Haggett is now serving under a commission issued during the recess of the Senate. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate John C. Dancy, of North Carolina, to be collector of customs for the district of Wilmington, in the State of North Carolina, to succeed Enos J. Pennypacker, deceased. Mr. Dancy is now serving under a commission issued during the recess of the Senate. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 10, 1891. To the Senate of the United States: BENJ. HARRISON. I nominate David R. Austin, of Ohio, to be collector of customs for the district of Miami, in the State of Ohio, to succeed William H. McLyman, resigned. Mr. Austin is now serving under a commission issued during the recess of the Senate. BENJ. HARRISON. |