Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-05
General Washington News.

WASHINGTON, April Alt is said
to-day that ex-Representative Talbot,
of Maryland, will be appointed So
licitor Of the Internal Revenue to sue
coed Judge Charles Chesley, resigned
by request.
The delegates to the Methodist Pro-
testant Conference now in session in
Alexandria, Va, visited the White
House to-day in body and paid their
respects to the President.
The statement that the nomination OF
General Alexander X. Lawton to be
Minister to Russia was reported adj
versely by the Senate Committee on For
eign Relations, which statement was
given out through official channels,
seems to have been incorrect. The COM
mittee, it is now said, simply reported
the nomination back to the Senate with
the facts in the case, but without re-
commentator. Before reporting the
nomination the committee privately in
timated to the Secretary Of State its
opinion that General Lawton was
ineligible for the purpose of afording
an opportunity for the presentation Of
any opinions which the Administration
might entertain upon the subject, or for
the withdrawal of the nomination, the
desire Of the committee being to avoid
the necessity Of, making an adverse re-
port if possible. 1t can be said that
the Republicans Of the Senate were not
alone in the opinion that il the circum-
stances were as they understood them
TO be General Lawton was not eligible to
Office, In the committees intimation to
the Secretary Of State pains were taken to
say that no personal objection whatever
was found to General Lewton. BY the
course taken by the committee and the
Senate an opportunity was purpesely
left for the future removal Of General
Lawton's disabilities if nny were found
to exist, or for his appointment during
the recess of the Senate if upon investi-
CATION it should be found that he was
eligible. Had he been rejected by the
Senate he could not have been renomi-
mated to the position or appointed during
recess.
The President to-day signed the COM
missions of Thomas j. Jarvis, to be
Minister to Brazil; Charles w. Buck,
to be Minister to Peru; Richard b.
Hubbard, to be Minister to Japan; A.
NJ. Kelley, to be Minister to Italy;
William Roberts, to be Minister to
Chill; Rufus Magce. to be Minister
resident at Norway and Sweden
George w. Merrill, to be Minis
ter resident at the Hawaiian Islands;
Isaac Bell, Jr., 10 be Minister resi-
dent at the Netherlands; Edward p.
c. Lewis, 10 be Minister resident and
Consul-General at Portugal Edmund
Jussen, to be ui-General at Vienna
X. II. Anderson, to be Minister resident
and Consul-General at Denmark Fred
crick Raine, TO be Consul-Gcneral at Ber-
lin; Thomas M. Waller, to be Consul
General at London; William Caldwell,
TO be collector Of customs at Cincinnati.
ChiefEnsineer Joseph Freddy; As
sistant Paymsster John Corwine, of the
United States navy; and Lieutenant
Lincoln Karmany, Of the marine corps,
have been detached from the Asiatic
station and placed ON waiting orders.
These officers are now in Asiatic wa
ters--two on the Trenton and one on
the Monocacy. The detachment was
made because they took their wives
with them from the United States in
violation Of the following order issued
by ex-Secretsry Chandler: :. Naval
officers attached TO cruising war-ves-
sells, especially commanding officers,
are expected TO leave their families at
their usual or fixed place Of abode, and
not 10 attempt to transfer them to more
convenient visiting points"
Secretary Whitney will next week
appoint board. consisting Of two ma
val officers and one civilian. to test the
Dolphin IN another trial trip. The
Board has not jet hcen decided upon.
The miness Of Derbyshire and STAFF