Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-19

FILLING THE OFFICES SLOWLY.
Only a Handful of Nominations Sent
I'm Yesterday-The Senate Getting
Impatient and Anxious to Adjourn.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The President
sent the following nominations to the Senate
to-day: Milton J. Durham, of Kentucky, to
be first comptroller of the treasury; William
Garrard, of Nevada, to be superintendent of
the mint of the United States at Carson
City, Nevada; Joseph R. Ryan, of Nevada, to
be coiner of the mint at Carson City Nevada;
Malcolm Hay, of Pennsylvania, to be first as
sistant postmaster general; Martin V. Mont
go-1ery, of Michigan, to be commissioner of
patents; David S. Baker, jr., of Rhode ISL
and, to be attorney of the United States for
the district of Rhode Island; Benjamin H.
Hill, jr., of Georgia, to be attorney of the
United States for the northern district of
Georgia.
Malcolm Hay, of Allegheny City, who was
to-day nominated for first assistant post
master general, was born in Philadelphia,
March 1, 1912. He is of Scotch descent.
His ancestors were among the earliest settlers
of Bucks county Pa, and Burlington county,
N J. He was educated in the public schools.
He studied law at Trenton, N. j., and mar
ried the daughter of the late Rev. Samuel L.
Southland, of that city. After completing his
legal education he removed GETTYSBURG where
he entered on the practice of his profession.
Mr. Hay has always been a Democrat and
was member of the national
conventions of 1876, 1880, and 1884.
At the last convention he was chairman of
the committee on resolutions which had the
H. 4or1f ,o1n IL hn,
never held Office. In religion Mr.. Hay is an
Episcopalian and was a member of the last
three general conventions of that church.
Milton j. Durham, of Kentucky, who was
to-day nominated for first comptroller of the
treasury, the position now held by Hon.
William Lawrence of Ohio, halls from the
district which was represented in Congress
by Hon. Philip Thompson The friends of
the latter gentleman construe Durham's NOM
nation to indicate that Durhams name has
been substituted for Thompson's for place
under the administration in order to quiet
the claims of the Kentucky delegation.
Martin II. Montgomery of Michigan, NOM
mated for commissioner of patents, is a
prominent lawyer of Lansing and is said to
have brilliant Democratic record.
Henry A. Newman, formerly chief of the
labor bureau of Missouri has been appointed
special agent of the national bureau of labor
to collect information in the valley of the
Mississippi on the SUBJECTS no" pe1ng lnVes-
tigated by the bureau.
The Senate Committee on Finance to-day
held brief session and agreed to report ia
vorably the nomination of J. S. Miller, of
West Virginia, to be commissioner of inter
nal revenue.
There is talk among the Senators about an
adjournment of the special session of the
Senate this week. Those in a position to
know say there will be no further action on
the treaties either in committee or executive
session and that it is probable committee
will this week wait upon the President and
inform him that the Senate has ne further
business to transact. At the White House
to-day it was stated that an adjournment was
not expected before the middle of next week.
General HaZen Meant No Harm.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-1n the court