Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-14
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Confirmed in the Executive
Session ofthe Senate, Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.
The Senate today confirmed the following
nominations
Capt. John G. Walker to be chief of the
bureau of navigation, with the rank of COM
modore.
Capt. Montgomery Sicard to be chief of
bureau of ordnance. with the rank of COM
modore.
Commodore Stephen B. Luce to be rear
admiral
Commodore John Leedavisa to be rear
admiral.
Capt. George E. Belknap to be commo-
dore.
Capt. David B. Harmony to be commo-
dore.
Captain Andrew f. X. Benham to be COM
modore.
Naval Cadet Andrew r. Wentworth of
Maine, to be assistant surgeon.
Richard R. McMahon of West Virginia. to
be deputy second comptroller of the treas
ury.
VIM. H. Welsh of Maryland. to be deputy
third auditor of the treasury.
Robert A. Howard of Arkansas, to be assis-
tant attorney general.
Commodores Albert Kantz, Alfred T. Mo-
han and Geo. c. Emery to be captains.
Jabez NJ. l.. Curry of Richmond, to be
minister to Spain.
Franz Tigel of New York. to be pension
agent at New York.
Martin T. McMahon of New York, to be
marshal for the southern district of New
York.
Chas L. Scott, of Alabama, to be minister
resident and consul general to Venezuela.
Fred H. Winston of Ill. to be minister res
ident and consul general to Persia.
Pierce Nj. b. Young, Ga, to be consul
general at ST Petersburg.
Albert A. Wilson to be U. S. marshal for
the District of Columbia.
Goo. v. N. Lathrop of Michigan to be min
lister to Russia.
w. H. Phelan of Mo- to be consul general
to Halifax.
John B. Stalls of Ohio to be minister to
Italy.
James Q. Chenowitz of Texas, to be first
auditor of the treasury.
John E. W. Thompson of New York, to
be minister resident and consul general at
Hayti.
Charles DENLY of Indiana, to be minister
to China.
Joseph L. Morgan of South Carolina. to be
secretary of the legation to Mexico.
John f. Bacon of South Carolina, to be
Charge dAffairs to Paraguay and Uruguay.
Alexander Troup to be collector of internal
revenue for the district of Connecticut.
In the executive session of the Senate to-
day all the contested cases were passed over
and those confirmed were those to which
no objections were made. They were chief
ly of men who had been appointed to fill va
cencies. few like that of Postmaster Judd
of Chicago, whose predecessor was suspended
were cases in respect to which the commit
tees had ca led for information from the ex-
ecutlve departments. and had had no re-
sponse. 1t is the opinion of the majority of
the Senators that the Senate ought to have
information whenever it chooses to call
for it in respect to reasons for making re-
movals. 1t has been the habit of the
Senate to call upon the heads of depart
ments for information of this kind, and it re-
mains an open question whether it can be de-
manded as a constitutional right None of
the committee have as yet reported any re-
fusal on the part of the administration to fur
nish information called for, while on
the other hand many response. to inquiries in
respect to particular cases have been received.
There is consequently as yet no issue between
the administration and Senate in thi. regard.
| The subject was not discussed in the Senate
today. If the issue is ever squarely made it
will probably be discussed with open doors
and is not likely to be made a party question.