The bee., 1884-07-12
aSIlingIOIl.


10 reconsider its previous action whereby it
was agreed 10 seat Mr. FredericZs in the
contested election case Of Fredericks W. Will
son. of Iowa
REV. H. V. PLUMER. a cOlOred man, has
been appointed chaplain of the Ninth cavalry,
a colored regiment with white officers. Mr.
Plumer is the fiIss colored man ever appointed
10 the army and the first colored chaplain that
the army has ever had.
In the contested election case of Craig
against Shelley of Alabama, the House COM
mttee on elections decided TO report in favor
of Mr. Craig. 1t was also agreed TO report in
favor Of Mr.. Maginnis in the contested case of
Batkins against Maginnis, of Montana Mr..
Shelley and Mr.. Magnnis are the sitting
members.
A MOTION to pass the bill for the relief of
Fitz John Porter over the Presidents veto
was lost i'm the Senate 10y % yeas to 27 nays
not the II ecessaTy twO-thirds majority.
THE gross receipts of the postoffice depart
ment fer the quarter ended March 81, 1854,
were $40. .16S. .293. q decrease of S1,043,000 as
compared with the corresponding quarter of
1888 The expenditures for the same quarter
were 81 163. .5S7. or S2SS, ,S!l7 more than the eX-
penditures in the corresponding period in 1883.
THE President sent the following nomina-
tions TO the Senate: John a. kasson, of
Iowa, to be envoy extraordinary and minister
many: Aphonso Taft of Ohio, to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of
the United States to Russia; John M.
Francis. of New York. to be envoy extTaordi-
nary and minister plenipotentiary of the Uni
ted States to Austria Hungary; Lewis Rich
mond. of Rhode Island, to be minister
resident consul-general to Portugal; Sam
uel H. NJ Byers, TO be consul general at
Rome: Ramon Q. Williams, TO be con-
sul-general at Havana; Ward McAllister,
Jr of California, to be United States
Judge for the district of Alaska; E. w Has
kell. of Iowa. TO be United States attorney
for the district of Alaska: Frank Sperry, of
New York, and Seward Smith, of Iowa, TO
be associate justices of the supreme court of
Dakota: John Jarrett, of Pennsylvania, TO be
commissioner of labor.
FURTHER nominations 10y the President;
Clement Carpenter, of Ohio, to be secretary
Of legation of the United States TO Chill.
Chapman Coleman TO be first secretary of le-
cation of the United States at Pebin, China
Chester HolcoElb, secretary OF legation and
conSul-genCral at Bogota: Edwin Dan to be
second secretary of legation of the United
states at Tokei. ConsulS-C Charles Elnsteln,
of New York TO be consul of the United
States at Zurich; HOratiO y. Beach, con
sul-general in Ecuador: w. III. Frye consul
at Lambaysique; IL. II. Leavitt of Ohio, al
Managua; George Scott, of Nebraska, al
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Schroeder, at San jose. Costa kIca: j *
tmfth, OF Mississippi, at Ascencion; Gilbert
Robertson, of New York, at NeTvier and
Liege; George C. Tanner, of South Carolina
Tegquiciqualpa: H. RemsDn White
house, of New York, secretary of lega
tion and conSul-general to Guatemala; Ric Ia
ard X. Neil. of Pennsylvania, secretary OF
legation at Lima: L. PieITepont, of New
York, secretary of legation of the United
States at Rome. To be commissioners for the
district of Alaska: Mottram ID. Ball. OF
Alaska, to reside at Sitka: Henry States of
Oregon, TO reside at Juneau City: George p.
lhric, of Alaska, to reside at Wrangel; John
q. Brady, of Alaska, 10 reside at Oona-
laska.
CONGRESSMAN RANDALL states that Il
whole amount OF appropriations for the
penses Of the government for the last liz,
wear was S231 1S7. .096.G0, and the VIII
amount appropriated directly for the cullt
fiscal year $lSG, Is i411.01.
JUST previous to the adjournment of Con
CresS the Senate, in executive session, con-
Iirmed large number of the Presidents NOM
nations.
THE President nominated Oh the last day of
the session. and the Senate confirmed Jarvis
Patten, of Maine, as commissioner of nayiga-
ton.
On the eve of the national Democratic con-
Vention at Chicago, Mr.. Barmum, chairman
of the national committee, made public tie
following communication from Mr.. Tilden,
dated at Greystone. July 5: Il have re
ceived your telegram informing me of
the disposition to nominate me for the
presidency. and asking, Will You
accept a unanimous nomination from
the convention : and also telegram from
Mr. Manning, saying, 1t seems absolutely
necessary that you ID should answer Bar
NUNS telegram as soon as possible. Your
inquiry was explicitly answered in the mega
tive by my letter of June 10 to Mr.. Manning"