Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Caucus Of Republican Senators-The
Vice President in Miff-Nomins tions
by the PTe>ident-N NGminations Con.
hrmed. - Reclamation, = Commissions
Signed.

The republican Senator'S held a causus thi,
morning TO consider he Sherman resolution
prohibiting the use of clerk for any stand
ing committee of the Senate during reces,
OF Congress. No action was taken snC
another caucus was held TO consider the mat
ter. A0out dozen resolutions authorizins
standing committees OF the Senate TO employ
clerks during the recess have been intro
duced, and two or three are still pending
Considerable feeling is manifested, and
it was stated by some Senators, who have Sc.
cured employment fer their clerks, that il
the Sherman resolution was adopted they
would favor an entire revision of the com.
mItter list.
The subject OF final adjournment was DIS
cussed, and the Presidents wish that the
Senate should remain until the end of the
week was made known. Without any formal
action, a tacit understanding was reached
that minor treaties should be considered al
such times as the Senate was not engaged
with nominations.
Vic President Hendricks yesterday re-
moved the old man who has for years been
messenger at the Vice Presidents room, and
appointed nephew of his own to the place.
He is now thinking of dischargng the teie-
graph operator in the Senate wing to make
way for a democrat, but has not done so yet
He expressed considerable resentment on
hearing the Senate restaurant is no longer in
the hand of the Vice President to give to a
friend, as last year the Senate took charge OF
this itself
The President sent the following nomina-
tions to the Senate today,
Samuel S. Cox, of New York, to be minis
ter plenipotenliary of the United States to
Turkey.
Captain David B. Harmony, of New York,
to be chief of the bureau of yards and dock ,
in the navy department. with relative rank OF
commodore.
Samuel J. Gerrish, TO be postmaster of
Portsmouth, n. IL.
Orson G. Couch, to be postmaster at Am
herst, Mass.
William Burnes, to be postmaster at Fall
River, Mass.
William F. Kennedy, to be postmaster a,
Taunton, Mass.
Attorney General Garland has furnished an
opinion To the secretary of the treasury, in
which he holds that sated meets which are
exported ith the benefit OF a drawback of
the duties on foreign salt used in canning
meats, are entitled to be reimported free of
duty. on refundinr of the drawback. This
reverses the recent action of Secretary Nc
Culioch IN a case in the point.
4 petition was presented to Secretary
Manning today, signed bv a number of at
torneys, PRAYING for a reversal of the recent
decision of FIRST Comptroller Lawrence, that
the authority OF an attorney to prosecute a
claim against the United States dies with the
constituent. This decision, the petition says,
is at variance with the uniform practice OF
the department. and with Comptroller Law
rence's own practice during his term of eight
years, and in disregard OF the plainest ruling
of the suprerue court, and is unjust to the
profession practicing be fore the treasury de
partment.
The Senate confirmed the following n0mi-
nations
Samuel ). Cox, 10 oe minister to Turkey.
Henry l. Maldrow, TO be assistant secrt-
tary of the interior
VIM. A J. Sparks, to be commissioner of
the general laud office.
Richard Devine, superintendent and dis
bursting officer of the post office department,
has resigned that position Voluntarily, to en-
gage in private business
The president signed the commits sons Ut
Messrs Phelps, McLsne. Pendietou, and
ia, kson, to be ministers to England, France,
Germany, and Mexico, respectively.