Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-06
WASHINGTON, April 4.

WASHINGTON, April 4.
The President today signed the commits
sions of the following named officers: Thos
j. Jarvis, minister to Brazil; Chss. w. Buck,
minister to Peru Richard B. Hubbard, min
lister to Japan; A. M. Kelley, minister to
Italy; VIM. R. Roberts, minister to Chill ;
Rufus Magee. minister resident at Norway
and Sweden; Geo. w. Merrill, minister res
ident at the Netherlands; Edward b. G..
Lewis, minister resident and consul general
at Portugal; Edmund Jussen, consul general
at Vienna K. B. Anderson. minister resident
and consul general at Denmark; Frederick
Paine, consul general at Berlin; Thos. w.
Waller, consul general at London; VIM.
Caldwell, collector of customs at Cincinnati.
The statement that the nomination of Gen.
Lawton, minister to Russia was reported ad-
versely by the Senate committee on foreign
relations, seems incorrect. The committee,
it is now said, simply reported the nomination
without recommendation. Before reporting
the committee privately intimated to the Sec
retary of state the opinion that Gen. Lawton
was ineligible, for thepurpose of affordng an
opportunity for the presentation of any opin-
ions which the administration might entertain
on the subject or Tor the withdrawal of the
nomination, the desire of the committee be-
ing to avoid the NECESSITY of asking an ad-
vererse report if possible. 1t can be said that
the republicans of the Senate are not alone in
the opinion that if the circumstances were as
they understood them to be, Gen. Lowton
is not eligible to the Office. In the intima-
tion to the secretary of state, pains were taken
to say that no personal objection whatever
was found to Gen. Lawton. BY the course
taken bv the committee and by the Senate,
an opportunity was purposely left for the
o.
if any were found to exist, or for his appoint
ment during the recess of the Senate if upon
investigation he should be found eligible
Had he been rejected by the Senate he could
not have been renominated to the position or
appointed during the recess.
ExGov. T. J. Jarvis, the newly appointed
minister to Brazil, and G. w. Merrill, minis
ter to the Hxw allan Islands, were qualified
today at the state department.
U. S. Consul General Adamson. at Pan
anna, in answer to an inquiry, today tele-
graphed to Secretary Whitney that the mar.
ines sent yesterday from New York would be
sufficient to protect American interests in
Panama Whitney will next week appoint a
board to test the Dolphin in another trial trip.
The commissioner of internal revenue has
requested the attorney general to suspend the
action on the resignation Of Judge Chesley as
solicitor of internal revenue until that officer
shall have completed certain important work
in which he was engaged when the request
for the resignation was made. 1t is said the
change was made without the knowledge of
the commissioner.
A visit to the battlefield of Gettysburg by
the officers and soldiers who participated in
that battle, will take place this wear on the
fourth of May. 1t is expected that the Pres
ident will go with the party from here
Representative Randall who has been Sc
riously ill is very much better today and ex-
poets to be able to 60 out early next week
President did not attend church today bu,
Miss Cleveland and Miss Folsom occupied
the Presidents pew in the First Presbyterian
church.