Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-24
News by Telegraph
/ FROM ALL QUARTERS.
AGAIN THE UNEXPECTED.
The Politicians Cannot
Quite Understand.
ONE OF THE APPOINTED DEAD.
Senator Sherman's Lat
est Political Scheme.
hRBOR DAY in PENNSYLVANIA.
ONE OF THE APPOINTED DEAD.
kRBOR DAY in PENNSYLVANIA.
The Arabs Lose a Thou.
sand Men.
MoRE APPoINTmENTs R1ADE.

NOR EAPPOTNTmENTS n DE.
A Batch of Names Sent In Yesterday
Promptly Confirmed by the senate
Dns Of mr.. Cleve1and's Appoint
mcnts Dies. IT,.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The President
to-day sent to the Senate the following nomi-
nations: To be ENJOYS extraordinary and
ministers p1enipotentiary of the United
States: Edward J. Phelps, Of Vermont, to
Great Britain; Robert M. McLane, of Mary
Ohio, to Germany; Henry R. Jackson, OF
Georgia, to Mexico. MRcenas E. Benton, of
Missouri, to be attorney of the United States
for the western district of Missouri AS
s;stant engineer, John W. Saville, of Mary
land, now on the retired list, to- be passed
assistant engineer on the retired list of the
navy.
The nominations, like those which have
preceded them for the important bureau Of
fees, were great surprise.
Henry R. jackson, of Georgia, nominated
for minister to Mexico, a captain of
United States troops in the Mexican war and
brigadier general in the Confederate army,
since which time he has been a practicing
lawyer. His wife is a sister of Congressman
Floyd King, of Louisiana. He is no relation
of Jackson, of Tennessee.
Senator Edmunds, commenting on the
nomination of Hon. Edward J. Phelps, of
Vermont, for United States minister to Great
Britain, said that he was one Of the finest
gentlemen and greatest lawyers In the United
States.
The Senate to-day in executive session
confirmed the following nominations: Ed
ward j. Phelps, of Vermont, to be United
States minister to Great Britain; Henry R.
jackson, Of Georgia, to be United States
minister to Mexico; Robert M. McLane, of
Maryland, to be United States minister to
France; David S. Baker, of Rhode Island, to
be United States attorney for the district OF
Rhode Island; Benjamin II. Hill, jr., OF
Georgia, to be United States attorney for the
northern district of Georgia.
Mr.. Montgomery, the newly appointed
commissioner of patents, qualified to-day and
assumed charge of the patent Office.
Edward D. Clarke of Mississippi, the new
ly appointed assistant Secretary of the Inte-
rior, died in this city at 4:15 this morning of
pneumonia. The remains of Clarke were
taken to his home in Holly Springs, Miss,
tonight for interment. MIR. Clarke had been
i'll about ten days with pneumonia and was
considered out of danger last evening. A
sudden relapse occurred at midnight and he
died at 4 o'clock this morning.
First Assistant Postmaster General Hay
qualified to-day and designated E. G. Fow-
Ter, at present head of the appointment
division, to act temporarily in his stead. Mr..
Hay leaves for Florida tomorrow to be alb
sent several weeks for the benefit of his
health.
Except the little time occupied in con-
frning presidential nominations the, execu-
tive session of the Senate to-day was devoted
to discussion pro and con on the supple
mental We'll La Abra Mexican claim treaty;
providing for rehearing of the cases. There
appears to be a majority of the Senate in
favor of ratifying the treaty, but such re-
suit will probably be prevented by its op
ponents, who seem to have hopes of pre-
venting action by making long speeches and
thereby causing delay until the session ter
inmates.
Blaine Speaks Privately of Cleveland.
New York, March 23.-The Washington
correspondent of the Brooklyn Eagle says
that Mr.. Blaine's opinion of President Cleve
land has been announced Through private
sources Mr. Blaine is quoted as saying
that he regards Mr.. Cleveland a man with
good deal of backbone and not likely to
yield to the pressure which is being brought
to bear upon him. Hethinks the Presidents
course will ALLEVIATE the general position o.
the Democratjc Marty and that when CONGRESS;