The Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (New Albuquerque, N.M.) 1882-1884, 1884-03-27

people of South Carolina would succeed
IN removing illiteracy. Butler was op-
posed to the tendency growing up all
over the land of rushing to the National
Treasury to remove every difficulty of a
local character, He predicted that if
this bill passed, ten years would not roll
around before the school system would be
in the hands of the government.
Jonas, La, called up the House joint
resolution re-appropriating for the aid of
the sufferers by the Mississippi river
floods SI25,ooo, not expended for the re-
lief of the sufferers by the floods along the
Ohio river. 1t was passed. After an ex-
ecutive session the Senate adjourned.
Washington Gossip.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 26.-The
Pres. dent sent to Senate the nomination
of Aaron A. Sargent Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary to Germany
to b. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
plenipotentiary to Russia vice VIM. H.
Hunt deceased.
In the Democratic caucus last night
Carlisle resolution abolishing the tax on
tobacco and reducing the tax on brandy
distilled and sent from France was adopt
ed So to22 not SO to 81 as reported.
Conhrmations-Will M. Bum, of
Philadelphia, as governor of Id no,
Sumner Howard Mich. as chief justice of
the Supreme court of Arizona. w. A.
Taylor, Texas, as collector of the district
of Paso del Nerte and New Mexico.
Elliot P. Morgan, Cheyenne, secretary of
Wyoming. Lieut.-Colonel Thomas S.
Casey, brevet Colonel, corps of engineers;
Lieut-Colonel Jno. T. Parke to be Colo
mel in the corps of engineers. Tenth
regiment of Cavalry. second Lieut. r, d,
Reid to be first Lieut.. Aaron A. Sargent
Envoy Extraordinary to Germany to be
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
poteftiary to Russia. Postmasters-
Jno. w. Jones, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The President to-day sent to Congress
the following message, recommending
appropriations for the construction of
naval vessels:
In my annual message | impressed
upon Congress the great necessity of con-
tinued progress in the reconstruction of
our navy. now deem it my duty to ad-
wise that an appropriation be made at the
present session toward designing and
commencing the construction of at
leass three additional steel cruss-
ers and four gun boats as
recommended by the Naval Advisory
board. The cost including armament,
will not exceed So, $4,000, which, of one
half should be appropriated for the next
fiscal year. am unwilling to see the
gradual reconstruction of our naval cruis-
ers now happily begun, in
conformity with modern requirements.
delayed one year for any
unsubstantial reasons. Whatever condi-
tions Congress may see fit to impose in
order to secure judicious designs, and
honest ald economical construction will
be acceptable to me, but to relinquish
the policy already deliberately declared
will be, In my judgement, an act of
national imprudence.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
The nomination of Sargent to be Min
lister to Russia was total surprise to
most persons at the capital to-day. 1t
was not delivered to the Senate until afler
Frelinghuysen had spent an hour or more
at the capitol, for the purpose, it is con-
jectured, of preparing the leading mem
bers of the Senate for its reception.
When it was laid before the Senate, in ex-
ecutive session, few questions
were asked and briefly answered,
to the effect that the transfer, though
not requested, or even suggested, by
Sargent, would doubtless be agreeable to
him and would also undoubtedly be
productive of good results, as a matter of
national policy, although, in what man
ner was not stated nor asked. The Senate
accepting these assurances from the
members of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee confirmed the nomination by
unanimous consent. There is good reason
for believing that the action of the Senate
was based not only on belief that Sargent's
transfer, which in European estimation,
is a diplomatic promotion, would be
agreeable to him and avert any possibili-
ty of further unpleasantness arising from
personal hostilities, but also, upon the
prevalent impression that the position of
American minister at Berlin, will signi6-
cantly and for an indefinite time be left
vacant.