The Portland daily press., 1885-12-18
Nominations Sent TO the Senate.

Nominations Sent to the Senate.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate today:
Minister resident ana COnsuls General of the
United States, b. W. Harmon of Indiana, to the
Argentine. Republic; Chas L. Scott of Alabama,
to VeneZula.
To be Agent land Consul General, John Card
well of Texas, at Cairo.
Consuls General, VIM. L. Alden of New York,
at Rome; Benz. F. Bonham of Oregon, at Calcut-
ia; J. NJ. Morgan of South Carolina. at Melbourne;
Owen McGarr Of Colorado, at t.. Ecnador; = w.
james james L. ChiIds Of Pennington, Maine, at
Guelph, Can; Theodore W. Downs Of Connecti-
cut at Nice; Darius H. Ingraham Of Portland,
Maine, at CadiZ; Gustavus Locke of New Hamp-
shire, at Sherbrooke, Canada; Frank II. Pierce
erts OF Biddeford, Maine at Coaticook Canada.
Postmasters, Harry 2. Parker, Pennington, n
H Chas . w Howe, RochesteT, ne M =; H.; John ~ J.
ter, N H. John W. Crosby Milford, N. H.; Geo.
W. Morse. Waterbury, VT; Geo. +. Q: Kimball,
VT; Lyman w. Reddington, Rutland Vt; w. L,
Howard, Fair Haven, VT; Dudley C. Brown,
Brandon, Vt Clark Holden, Barre Vt; Charles
W. B. Webb Of Montana, to be Secretary of the
Territory Of Montana.
Another Presidential Succession Bill.
Mr.. Randall has prepared bill for Introduction
in the House providing for the filling of vacancies
President Of the United States. 1t provides
first that the Presidential electors shall hold their
Office for term OF four years. second, that when
of the President, the Vice President shah have
become President of the United States, the
elect another Vice President. All the phases of
the question are fully set forth in the bill and pro-
vision is made for each and every emergency pos
sible in reference to these official positions.
Cannot Correct Mistakes.
The Secretary of the Navy today decided with
relation to the application OF certain bidders to
correct or cancel a bid on the ground of mistake
in making it that it would be on exercise of tex
traordinary power on his part to permit its with
drawal or change OF the proposal after accep-
tanee by the department of the bid, and before
the execution of the contract, although the pro-
p0sal of the bidder may contain a manifest error
The secretary says the proposal and J., ts aceepG nG
doubt my power to remedy mistake at this
stage"
Bills Introduced in the Senate.
Bills were introduced in the Senate today as
follows:
By Mr.. Teller to provide for the issue of silver
certificates, ut provides that all holders of silver
69aTs @ OF aaS grams @ may aepos sne same e
sums of not less than $1O and receive Certincate
therefor Of any denomination corresponding with
the denominations Of the United States notes.)
Same to be redeemable in deposited funds,
bill was introduced to raise the pension of the
wsssf Commander Craven from $40 TO 500 a
ByMr. Frye to allow notaries public to admin
lister the oaths now administered to masters of
vessels and owners or consignees of merchandise
by collectors of ports.
Chairman Browns Endorsements.
In compliance with the Senate resolution re-
Gently introduced by Mr.. Hale of Maine, the Post
Office Department is preparing list of post
masters WHO were recommended by Mr. Brown of
Maine. The list, it is said, will comprise hun
dred or more names of postmasters whose papers
bear his endorsement, but it will be stated it was
not due to this fact that the appointments were
made.