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Domestic News
April 11, 1849
The Hillsborough Recorder
Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
President Polk intended to fill diplomatic vacancies before retiring on March 4 but his nominations for consuls and agents were rejected by the committee, leaving appointments to the incoming president.
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Filling Vacancies. - One of the Washington correspondents of the Baltimore Clipper says:
"Mr. President Polk intended to have filled every vacancy in the diplomatic corps before he retired, and sent in a list of names for consuls, commercial agents, &c., but a few days previous to the 4th of March, but the committee to whom they were referred reported against them all, upon the ground that the then administration was about to go out, and that those appointments ought to be left to the incoming President."
"Mr. President Polk intended to have filled every vacancy in the diplomatic corps before he retired, and sent in a list of names for consuls, commercial agents, &c., but a few days previous to the 4th of March, but the committee to whom they were referred reported against them all, upon the ground that the then administration was about to go out, and that those appointments ought to be left to the incoming President."
What sub-type of article is it?
Appointment
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Polk Appointments
Diplomatic Vacancies
Senate Committee
Presidential Transition
What entities or persons were involved?
President Polk
Where did it happen?
Washington
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington
Event Date
A Few Days Previous To The 4th Of March
Key Persons
President Polk
Outcome
nominations reported against and rejected by committee
Event Details
President Polk sent a list of names for consuls, commercial agents, and diplomatic corps vacancies, but the committee rejected them all because the administration was ending and appointments should go to the incoming president.