Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-01
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED
WORK OF THE SENATE IN EXa
ECUTIVE SESSION.

The Nominee for the Webster CITY Post,
mastership Rejected on Account ok
Active Partisanship--The Case Of tho
Three Onto Internal Revenue Coliecs
tors under Discussion.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The Senate
this evening rejected the nomination Of
the new Postmaster at Webster City, Ia,
all the Republicans and all but two OF
three Democrats voting against him. Ths
report OF the committee that he secured
the appointment partly by representa-
Uons that his predecessor was an oTen-
siye partisan, aud that be, himself, since
his appointment, has been even more ao.
tive In those things which constitute of
iensiye parusansbip than the man he
supplanted having been active in the man.
agement OF Democratic newspaper, and
In addition having found time 20 20 about
the country making Democratic speechesa
lbo Democrats found nothing positively
objectionable in this but voted Tor Teiec-
tion on the ground that the candidate had
not been attending 10 has business.
FAVORABLE REPORTS.
A considerable number OF pOstmastera
whose predecessors were suspended wera
reported upon fnvorably. This was done
upon the theory IN some cases that as tha
nominations had been long time before
the committee, and nothing adverse "a
the nominee bad been heard it was safe
TO assume that neither the suspended
man nor his nei2hOors cared to be heard,
aud in other cases positive information
has been received that the nominee was
all right ana that the outgoing official
had no grievance. No cases were re|
ported in which charges direct or im{
piled had been made to secure suspend
sion except where such charges had been
sustained or thoroughly refuted, and mona
OF the cases in respect TO when papert
have been refused were reported.
THE OHIO COLLECTORS.
The cases OF the three Ohio Collectors
OF Internal Revenue were discussed IA .
group.
Senator Sherman made a statement thai
their predecessors we're soldiers with eX,
celieut war records. and that they had
been efficient Collectors. The nominees
were alse good men, and no one wanted
TO vote against them, but they Were not
soldiers He re erred to the Presidents
message and TO the letter OF secretary
Manning, and secuted the idea that "tha
good OF the service" could require the ret
mOval OF such men.
LOGAN DEFENDS HIMSELF.
Senator Logan made an indirect buk
strong argument for open sessions and
public discussion. In respect to a case
which stood on exactly similar grounds
he had been singled out as target fOn
newspaper criticism because he bad. as
~ was said, gone against the soldiers.
The Senator'S knew that there was nj
better friend TO the soldier than HIMSELF
but with the public shut out mIsrepres
sentatiOus were inevitable. While depre.
eating the removals OF these Ohio soldiers
such was the fate OF war and politics,
and he was ready 10 vote with the Finance
Committee for the confirmation upon their
statement that there was nothing against
the records OF the outgoing men, but he
did noN want to be singled out again az
especially opposed TO soldiers.
These cases were not disposed Of when
the hour for adjournment came, but there
is no doubt Of favorable action.