Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-28
THE DAYS NOMINATIONS.
An Early Adjournment Prevents Their
Reception by the Senate.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-It Is report
ed that in the batch of nominations which
reached the capitol after the Senate ad-
jorned to-day were these
Gen. Joseph f. Johnston, of Virginia,
to be Commissioner of Railroads in the
Interior Department vice William II.
Armstrong, of Pennsylvania.
Norman j. Coleman, of st. Louis, to be
Commits iOner of Agriculture vice George
B. LOring, of Massachusetts.
Judge Alexander McCue, of Brooklyn,
to be Solicitor Of the Treasury Depart
ment vice Henry S. Neal, of Ohio.
The report is probably correct, never
theless no confirmation of it can be OBJ
tanned at the W hite House. So the friends
OF the gentlemen said to have been nomi-
mated propose to fight for them right
straight ahead until the nominations are
sent in on Monday. ''Under this admin
lstratiOn there's many slip 'twiXt the cup
and the lip" said a Missouri Congress-
man tonight. 81 shall not say that Mr..
Coleman has been nominated Commits
siOner of Agriculture nutil l see it in
black and white at the Senate with Gro
yer Cleveland in that fine Italian hand at
the foot of the page"
Gen. Johnston would make an admira.
bic Commissioner of Railroads. Honesty
and ability are equally necessary to eff
cheney.
Mr.. McCue, who is a well-to-do Brook
lyn Judge, desirOus Of living in Washing
ton now that his wife is dead will make
good Solicitor of the Treasury.
Joseph Ii. Robinson, of Massachusetts,,
the Deputy Solicitor, is the efficient ex-
ecutive of this office.
Mr.. Coleman is rather a light weight,
like most of the men indOrsed by the Mis-
souri, delegation, although he is not as bad
as ''Sir f. n. Charles Gibson"
Mr.. Coleman is a resident of st. Louis.
He is about 60 years of age, and was for
many years editor Of the RurdL Home, an
agricultural paper published in st. Louis.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Among the nominations confirmed by
the Senate to-day were the following:
POstmasters-L. S. Grubbs. at Decatur,
Ala; j. r. Mcclellan, at Newman, Ga.
and W. ID. Welchel at Gainesville, Ga.
CRENsHAw's CONFIRMATION.
The nomination of Thomas c. Cren-
shaw, Jr., to be Collector of Internal Rev.
enue OF Georgia, was promptly confirmed
by the Senate to-day on motion of Senator
COlquitt. Collector Crenshaw is expected
by the Secretary of the Treasury and the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue to re-
form the methods of collecting the in
ternal revenue of Georgia. Men of his
sort will be appointed Collectors of In
ternal Revenue in all the Southern States.
When Mr.. Crenshaw was here he was un-
derstood to be an aspirant for the posi-
ton of United States Marshal for Georgia.
1t is supposed that the President desires
to appoint John w. Nelms, of Atlanta, to
the latter position.
REWARDING MILITARY OFFICERS,
Among the nominations prepared for
transmission to the Senate today was
that of Capt. William j. Volkmar. of the
Fifth Cavalry, to be Major and Assistant
Adjutant General. He entered the vol
unLeer service from Philadelphia, Pa, as
a private soldier when less than IG years
OF age, was appointed by President Lin
coin cadet at West Point when II years
old, was graduated in 1868 and Joined his
regiment, the Fifth Cavalry, upon the
plains. After considerable service in
Indian campaigns he was called to staff
duty, and has had some thirteen years.
experience as staff officer. A few years
ago Gen. Sheridan appointed him per-
sonal aide de camp with the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel, and he is now serving
in that capacity at the headquarters of
the army.
PROMOTION FOR CAPT. BURTON