The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-03-29
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IN EAEStIlNE SESSIONs
In the Senate on the 18th resolutions
were offered and referred authorizing the Com.
mittee on Woman Suffrage and the Library
Committee TO sit during recess. Senator Glib
sons resolution for the appointment of . select
committee on our relations with Mexico.
after some debate was referred Senator Calls
resolution for the appointment Of q similar
committee on the relations between the United
States and Cuba and the West India Islands
was also debated, and after Q short executive
session the Senate adjourned In executive
session, William Walter Phelps, John A. Kasson
ami George H. Bates were confirmed a. Sa-
moan Commissioners to the Berlin conference
Among the nominations sent in by the President
were: Smith A. Whitfield, Of Ohio, to be Second
Assistant Postmaster-General; A. d. Haxen, of
Pennsylvania. to be Third Assistant Post
msster-General; John W. Mason. Of West vir-
ginia. to be Commissioner OF Internal revenue;
William W. Thomas Jr., OF Maine, 70 be Min
lister to Sweden and Norway; Samuel r.
ThsyeI Of Minnesota, to be- Minister to the
Netherlands. and Charles E. Mitchell Of Con,
necticut to be Commissioner Of Patents.
In the Senate on the 18th the Vice-Pres-
ident announced as the committee on the cen
tennial celebration in New York Senators His
cock, Sherman, HosY, voorhees, and Eustis.
Senator Sherman's proposed amendment to the
rules requiring resolutions calling on heads of
departments for information TO be referred 10
the appropriate committee was debated at
length and recommitted. After q brief execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned. Among the
combinations were: Brad. d. Slaughter, United
States Marshal for Nebraska; Smith A. Whit
ford, Second Assistant and Abraham D Huzen,
Third Assistant Postmaster General; Samuel
r. Thayer, Minister to the Netherlands; Will
liam W. Thomas, Minister to Norway and
Sweden and a number Of other nominations.
The President sent in al long list OF nominations,
among them Whitelaw Reid, Of New York. TO
be Minister to France and Julius C. Goldschmidt
of Wisconsin, TO be Consul-General at Vienna
In the Senate on the Goth a communica-
ton was received from the Governor of Rhode
Island stating that the resignation of Senator
Chase Rad been accepted. A brief executive
session was held and the Senate adjourned
Among the conirmations were: John NJ. Mason,
OF West Virginia for Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue and Charles r. Mitchell, Of Connecti-
cut, Commissioner OF Patents. The President
sent in the names Of Fred. D. Grant, of New
York, to be Minister to Austria Hungary, and
John C. New, of Indiana, Consul General at
London.
WHEN the Senate met on the 21st It i'm.
mediately went into executive session and con-
frmed a number of Territorial nominations,
comprising all that had been reported from the
committee. Off1cial notification, however. was
not sent to the President The President sent
in another list Of nominations for Territorial
offices and postmasters.
WHEN the Senate met on the 22d a COM
munication was received from Chief Justice
Fuller announcing the death OF Associate
Justice Matthews, of the Supreme Court and
on motion OF Senator Hoa- the Senate immedi
ately adjourned.