The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-11
WASHINGTON,
A SHORT SESSION OF TEE SENATE.
Republican Senators iu Caucus I'm
Regard TO Executive business
Combinations stanley Mat
thews' Case-Nominntious
Withdrawn by the Pres.
ident, Etc, Etc.
SENATE.

Washington, May l0.-The vice-pre.idept
lsld before the senate the unfinished business,
being the resolution for tho election of
senste officers.
Mr. Fendlelon moved to 20 into executive
session, which motion was, u, 1890, agreed
to. When the doors were reoperod, at 1890
p. M, the senate adjourned till tomorrow.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
Immediately after the adjournment of the
senate the republican senators assembled in
caucus for the purpose of continuing yes,er.
Gays discussion In regard 20 tho contested
executive business, 1t is expected that a
decision in the matter in controversy will DO
reached during the afternoon.
COMBINATIONS.
Tho senate in executive session TODAY
confirmed the following nominations: James
1. Longstreet to DO United States marshal
for Georgia; Absalom Blythe to be United
States marshal for South Carolina: Samuel
W. Melton to be United States attorney for
South Carolina.
STANLEY MATTHEW'S.
The Stanley Matthews case was not taken
up to-day, but will probably be concurred in
tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tho judiciary committee this morning
agreed to recommend the confirmation Of
Don A. Parda, as United States circuit Judge
for the fifth circuit, and subsequently the
nomination favoraby to the senate
of Michael j. Cramer, now charge
d'ailaires 10 Denmark to be charge
d'aiisirs to Switzerland, was reported fsyofs.
bly, from the foreigO legations committee
during the executive session this afternoon.
The Judiciary committee reached the nomna.
tion of William Chandler as solicitor general
at their meeting to-day, but laid it aside for
consideration at another special meeting to
be held probably tomorrow.
The president withdrew from the senate
the nomination OF William Jesse Grant. ss
postmaster at Terrell, Texas, and John
Grant 10 be postmaster at Brackettsyille
Texas.
1t is believed by the treasury officials tha,
substantially all of the per cent bonds due
will be presented for continuance at 81 per
cent interest. Over $l50,0O0,0O0 have
already been presented.
Orders we're issued to day from the post.
office department TO discontinue stesmbos,
mail service on the following routes in tie
south and southwest: Memphis, Tennessee
TO Wittsburg, Arkansas, 14O miles; Camden,
Arkansas, to New Orleans, 67l miles. Service
in on the following routes will be discontin.
ued after August lst next: Elizabeth Cily
TO Williamston, North Carolina, l20 miles
Point Clear to Gasque, Alabama
l40 miles; Mobile to Selma, Ala.
bama, l3O miles. 1t is stated at the
department that this step is taken because tn,
postmaster general has sscortained that The
service for nearly oil intermediate offices OF
these routes is performed jointly by steam
boat and inland star route contractors, anc
that the entire service can be satisfsctorit,
performed over tho star routes b,
simply extending them in few particular
localities. These extensions can be made
too, in every instance at very slight expense
compared with tho cost of the present ser,
vice, which will be discontinued, thus reduc
ing tho expenses ofcsrrying the mails. 9th
er and larger reductions and discontuance,
OF what the department regards as unnecessa-
ry routes in various sections of the United
States may be expected from time to time.