The Portland daily press., 1885-04-03
WASHINGTON.
Namiaations Canarn,es

WASHINGTON, April 2. The Senate confirm-
cd the following nominations:
Henry q. Pearson postmaster of New YORK
Norman j. Coleman commissioner of agri-
caltu7e.
j. e. Johnston commissioner of railro Ids.
Edward Park Cnstis Lewis minister to Ports-
gal.
6. W. Merrill minister to the Hawaiian
Islands.
A. McC0e, solicitor of the treasury.
w. r. Roberts minister to Chilli.
A. Leo Knott of Maryland to be second as
sistant postmaster general.
Mnisters-A. M. Kelley of Virginia to
Italy; Rufus Magee OF Indiana to Sweden: r.
J. Jarvis of North Carolina to Brazil G. W.
Buck OF Kentucky TO Peru; r. B. Hubbard OF
Texas to Japan; r. B. Anderson of Wisconsin
to Denmark; Isaac Bell, Jr., of Rhode island
to The Netherlands.
VIM. Caldwell to be surveyor of the port of
Cincinnati.
David Settle to be U. S. marshal for the
Western District oil, North Carolina.
Frederick Paine to be consul general to Ber-
lin, Germany; T. NJ. Waller to be consul gem
eral at London, England.
Edmund Jassen to be consul general at
Vienna, Austria.
a number of postmasters were among the
confrmations.
Indians Lands.
The Secretary of the Interior has received
from the Attorney General an opinion concern
Ing the status OF lands in the old Winnebago or
Greek Indian reservation in Dakota The At
torney General holds that the order of Presi.
dent Arthur Of Feb. 9th last opening these
lands to settlement is imperative for the rea-
son that the Sioux Indians hold title to the
lands under the treaty of 1868. The laad has
already bsen covered with entries by white
settlers under President Arthur's order, but it
is probable that the affect of this decision will
be to deprive them of any rights they may
have acquired.
Nominations Net Acted Upon
Among the nominations not acted upon was
Lewis McMellen to be appraiser of the port
OF New York; W. W. Long of Texas, to be
consul OF Hamburg; Chas, I. Russell Of Con-
necticut, to be consul at Liverpool; A, 81.
Grass of Tennessee, to be consul at Athens;
e. 2. Howell OF Georgia, to be consul at Man
chester.
The Last Message.
The last message received by the Senate
from the President was as follows
To the Senate of the United States
Iivered to the Senate, March Both, 1886. of Alex
ander R. Lawton, to be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipoentiary of the United States to
Russia.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Facts and Rumors.
It is understood the President has sent to the
Senate message asking suspension of action
upon bA0 uoninatiOn Oh Al6x IL. LaWC0n OF
Georgia to be minister to Russia until the
papers in connection with the removal of his
disabilities can be found. 1t is understood the
suspension is only temporary.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day author
izsd an advertisement for the sale at public
auction of the old United States court house
property corner of fremont street and Temple
Place in Boston.
The nomination of G. Marion Moore to be
postmaster at Plessanton, Kan, was rejected
by the Senate to-day.
The United States steamer Despatch sailed
from the Washington navy yard this evening
upon orders received from the Navy Depart
ment. She will proceed to Norfolk where
some necessary repairs will be made when she
will join the flag ship Tennessee In the West
Indies subject to orders to sail for Aspnwall.
About 40 marines and all the officers CT the
Marine guard stationed at the navy .rd but
one are under orders to be in readiness to
leave for the scene OF the Central American
difficulties