The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-05
WASHINGTON WAITS.
The Nominations Made at the
Capital Yesterday.
LOGAN
His Nomination as President Pro
Tempore of the Senate-The
Party Caucuses.

WASHINGTON, UeCeWDer 4.-1ne fOSC-
master General to-day appointed the iol-
fornia-Antioch, David p. Mahan; Clayton,
Mr.. Wallace; West Berkely, Miss Catharine
Tate.
w. f. Towne has been appointed post
master at Penix. Oregon.
The President to-day appointed Thomas
J. Hamilton, of Washington Territory, to
be United States Marshal for the Territory
OF Washington.
Additional appointments were: VIM.
Tinnen, to be surveyor OF customs at San
Francisco; James E. Tucker. to be assist
ant appraiser OF merchandise at San Fran
cisco
Senator Beck, chairman of the Demo-
cratic caucus OF Senators, has issued /, call
for a conference to take place at IL
o'clock tomorrow in a conference in the
committee room OF the Senate. The chief
purpose OF the meeting is to nominate d
Democratic candidate for the temporary
presidency.
Senator Allison, who has been named rs
the possible President pro tenn. OF the Sem
ate, authorizes the statement that he is
rot a candidate for the place and should
decline it if rendered him, believing that he
could not discharge the duties Of the posi-
ton without resign;ng the Chairman Of the
Committee on Appropriations, which he
prefers to retain.
THE EPUBLICA CAUCUS.
The caucus of the Republican Senator's
met promptly at II O'Clock to-day, Sena-
tor Sherman in the chair, and proceeded at
once to consider the question of the election
of a President pro tenn. of the Senate, made
necessary by the death OF ce-President
Hendricks.
Senator Edmupds stated that last sum-
mer, when the representatives oi the Ma.
ton. in their convention, nominated Cen
eral Logan for Vice-President, he ed
munds) had thought it right TOW ard Gen.
eral Logan and toward the party that he
Senate, and that General Logan should
preside in his place, and as they all re-
membered he had communicated that
opinion and desire to the Republican Sen
ators in a formal way, but it was thought
at that time that o change should not b
made, especially as General Logan did not
wish it to be made. At the Presidential
election last fall General Logan had re-
ceived, it is believed, the votes of all the
Republicans who had an opportunity to
vote, and came very nearly being the
choice OF the people for the office of Vice
President, which would have made him
ex-offcio President of the Senate, and
under the law charged with the duty of
carrying on the Government in case OF any
disability of the President OF the United
States until al election could be had. In
this state of things he thought it right that
the Republican Senators should renew that
expression of
CONFIDENCE IN LOGAN
by nominating him for President OF the
C.s.o ~,l L., n co1uJSonl ,,<,yo1 %ho4
General Logan be nominated by
acclamation. Several Senators spoke
briefly in favor of the NOM
nation, and the question was put and
agreed to unanimously. The Chairman
announced the unanimous nomination of
John A. Logan as the Republican candi-
date for President pro tempore of the Sen
ate. General Logan arose and said:
Mr.. Mair1nan:-From the depths OF my
heart l thank the Republicans for the
confidence they repose in me, as expressed
by the nomination just rendered me by &C
clamation for the position OF temporary
presiding officer of the Senate. l not only
thank the members. but the people Of the
whole country for the desire they seem to
feel that l should be given this very honor
nominee OF the Republican party for Vice.
President, and was voted for at the last
election. l then thanked the Republican
party and through the Senators present, l
again return to the Republicans
of the country my grateful ack-
nowledgements. Ill thought they could
be served and my constituents and
my country by accepting this position, l
would most unhesitatingly do SO and per-
form the duties to the best of my ability.
/ do not so think, and am sure that l can
by the work necessary to be performed on
committees and otherwise do mare that
may be useful by remaining in my present
position. In fact, Mr.. Chairman, the posi-
ton is not to my taste. and unless
thought that l could perform the duties in
Il more satisfactory manner than other
Senators, which l do not, l annot see the
necessity for my occupying the chair in
preference to any OF my brother Senators.
The Senate has at all times been
presided over in the most satisfactory
manner since l have had the honor to be
one OF it's members. 1t doubtless will be
so again by any that may be selected. /
am ready to assist in e~levating the one
who may he selected and now, my brother
Senators, l want you to know that l fully
appreciate your kindness and great ON.
rliment paid me, but you must allow me
to say that, after carefully considering the
matter, l feel that l ought to decline this
nomination. l now most respectfully do so.
After some remarks by several Senators
in depreciation OF thcdeclination OF General
Logan, that gentleman said he had ar
rived at the conclusion expressed by him
after full deliberation and wished it con
sidered as final. On motion the injunction
OF secrecy was revoked from the proceed
ings and the caucus adjourned until IL
o'clock tomorrow.