Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-02
CLEVELAND'S NOMINEES.
PEARSON ALMOST SURE TO BE
CONFIRMED.

Talk of Opposition Probably to Fall
short of ActIOn-Hspnblicans StiI Apt
TO Kick Against McMulIen's Confirm
atiOn-But Two Names Sent in Yester-
day.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The President
sent the following nominations to the
Senate to-day:
A. LEO KNOTT, of Maryland, to be
Second Assistant Postmaster General.
LACQN BONNER to be Postmaster at
Washington, n. c.
The nomination of Gen. JOSEPH E.
JOHNSTON to be Commissioner of Rail-
roads was fayorably reported from the
| Senate Committee on Railroads to-day.
The report was unanimous.
The Senate in,eXecutive session to-day
confirmed the following nominations
BROWN, SHIPLEY & Co, of London, to
be special fiscal agents of the Navy De-
part,gent.
Capt. WILLIAM j. VOLKMAR, of the
Fifth Cavalry, to be Assistant Adjutant
General with the rank of Major.
Capt. GEORGE Ill. BURTON, of the
| Twenty-frst Infantry, to be Inspector
General with the rank of Major.
PEARSON TO GO THROUGH.
| The nomination of Postmaster Pearson
was favorably reported from the Com
mittee on Post Offices to-day. Tomorrow
it will be confirmed. The mutterings of
| discomfort on the Democratic side of the
Senate will not break out into formal
opposition. Mr.. Beck has said something
which has been, construed as promise of
! opposition to Mr.. Pearson, but he has
Gained down and win not prevent Mr..
Pearsen's confirmation. The Democrats
are not so much disturbed about the Pear
son nomination as they were on yester-
day. They have general idea that
| Secretary Manning understands New
| York politics, and the first sensation of
! surprise having passed away they have
| come to the sensible conclusion that
the President knew what he was doing.
They see that the Independent press and
the Independent leaders received the re-
| appointment very well indeed, and they
| conclude that these represent the Inde-
pendents in New York who elected Cleve-
land, aud that he sees that the latter class
may be counted on to support a good
! Democratic ticket in New York next fail
! by the way of indorsing CleVeland's adj
ministratiOn. Still the Western men do
not understand it at all.
1t is generally expected that the Senate
/ will adjourn without delay tomorrow.
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! tiOns will be protested against by indi-
vidual Senator's, but it is not known that
opposition TO any will be made upon party
/ lines. 1t is not probable that any of the
] important nominations will be rejected,
1 but action upon some may be postponed
until December. Should Gen. Grant die
before noon tomorrow the Senate would
/ adjourn over as mark of respect to his
memory, in which case the final adjourn
] i III
The Senate Committee on Finance has
reported favorably upon all nominations
referred to it, the most important being
that of John Il. McGraW, to be Internal
Revenue Collector for the district of West
Virginia, vice Samuel =. Mccormack, to
be removed. There is a possibility of a
contest in the Senate over this nomina-
tion, as Mr.. Mccormack has been in
Office but a short time. The office has no
fixed term.
KICKING AGAINST ATNfULLEN.
The nomination of Lewis McMullen to
be Appraiser of New York has not been
reported from the Senate Committee on
Commerce, there having been no quorum
at the meeting this morning. There is an
inclination among Republicans to make
a contest over this nomination. The
office has no fixed tenure, and the present
incumbent has filled it many years. His
friends in the-Senate say that-he has been
an excellent officer, and that his removal
without cause, merely to give place to
Democratic subordinate, is inconsistent
with the spiritof civil service reform. The
Republicans, however, are not unanimous
on this subject, many deeming it best TO
make no contest, except in case of re-
movals without cause from offices. to
which there is term fixed by law. The
Republicans of the Senate held caucus
again upon this subject. information
comes through private channels to the
Senators that the President does not in
tend to make removals from Offices which
have fixed terms.
A LEO KNOTT.
A. Leo Knott. of Maryland, nominated
to be Second Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral, was born in Baltimore, and is now
56 years old. He was educated at st.
Mary's College in Baltimore, and began
life as a teacher of classics. Later he
became a successful lawyer, and for three
terms Of four years each was Prosecuting
Attorney for the city of Baltimore. In
1868 he represented the city of Baltimore
in the State Legislature. He has been
delegate to several National Democratic
Conventions.