The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-19
PUBLIC SERVANTS.
4 Number OF Important
Offices Filled.
THE ArrorsrEEs AnIE MEN.
Ez-Fasr1asster-sse snerss Sess
Positiaa-cemmissieners Of Pat
enfs and Internal Eeveaae.

MAsH1SGToS. March F7.-The senate
epssse1 With the Tiee-vresideut IN the
eaES- ne resolution Aerxfcfn-e Offered
by tsiosg- foE the sapeinsusent og a seiec,
eon rssf1zee on reastfo8S vita Mexico and
Central Aeaerica wsz taken us, Gatssog,
defended himself against the charge that
he wan.sd the committee appointed ia
0ssSES that Az chsirnan he might 20 or q
inakez 20 Mexico After further talk :he
resolution was referred 70 che eurnmittex.
ea snEnFneFc9. and ss1a senate proceeded Is
zxscsfiye bssxsuess-
Mhel Ene aeers were Feope1eG. after =
sery sIasrs interval ;ae senate rreeeee.ed 10
Sgze consideration OF The resolution hereto
fore offered for the appointment as select
committee on sfae relation 81 the Inised
States With Cabs and other Nest India is
lands. The discussion turned on the cues
ton Of tae competency OF the senate IN 8
called executive session 10 enter urou tne
performance of legislative functions
Sherman said TIE preeedsnts on faat point
all turned net on the power OF the senate
70 Co 50. tut whether Il vas wise 70 enter
upon legislative qnesst0nE A. an gxrragsr-
dfnery session. He thought srers shaald
Be DO further discussion.
Without cisposing Of tfae question, the
pending motion being 70 refer the rsSolxs-
ten 20 the committee an foreign relations
the senate proceeded 80 tie consideration
Of executive business and adjourned
The president today sent the following
nominations 70 The senate. smith A.
Whitfield. OF Ohio, second assistant post
master general. Marshall u. Hazeu, Of
Pennsylvania, third assistant postmaster
general. William Thomas, iF., OF Maine.
minister to sweden EDa Nor way. Samuel
Il. Tkayer, Of MEnaesofS, minister TO the
Netherlands: Nathaniel Murphy, OF Ari-
golla. secretary of arizona: John p Ward,
district of Willamette. Of Oregon aud
Washington. Wiiiism H. Whitman, OF
New Mexico, associate sEstaes 92 sae su-
prerne c0nrt OF New &exfeo, Mitchell Of
Connecticut. commissioner of patents.
The senate confirmed the following nom
inatsgus, John 4. kassoG, william Wal
ter Phelps and George : Bates, commits
ssoaerS TO the samoan conference AZ BeE-
lin: Cyrus BussEs asszsta - secretary OF the
interior
IN Tyner ox Indiana has been selected
as assistant afterney general for tie post
Office department.
j. W. Mason. oi West Virginia. has been
selected tor commissioner of internal reve
hue, and his nomination viii be sent 70
tbs senate ID G few days.
Secretary Window has appainfca T. E
Byrnes OF Minneapolis 10 be chief of the
appointment division OF the treasury de-
psrtmenr, vice r. +. smith. resigned
Byrnes is president OF the Republican
League OF Minneapolis. and personal
friend Of Window. The postmasser-g gen
eral to-day appointed ]. Lowrie Bell. form
eriy tEasiie manager of the PaIiadeiphia &
Reading Railroad, superintendent OF the
railway mali service, vice Bancroft, re-
signed.
Considerable opposition is manifested 20
the confirmation OF the nomination OF
Lewis Woltiey rs governor Of A.izona, and
ir Is said charges are made agains. him for
les The nature Of these charges. If they
exist. cannot be learned. tgs il is expected
that 81 the next meeting of the committee
favorable report Wiz be ordered oa hia
nomination.
vHE NOMINEES
Mitchell, who sas nominated for COM
missioner of patents. is a patent attorney
living in New Erltsin. Conn. He Is about
s. years Of age and well known through
ont New England
Thomas ot MsiDe. who IS named for the
swedish mission. gets his old Office back
again,. he having been minister OF the
United States 20 sweden and S0rwaT when
Cleveland became president While
Thomas was minister greater number Of
Swedes emigreted 20 this country than
during any other similar period, aud this
large emigration is said 10 have been di.
reetly due 10 the efforts Of Thomas.
Thomas has always been a Republican.
ard in the political canvass resulting in
Harrison's election he rendered valuable
service 20 The party as swedish stump
speaker.
james \. Tyner, who was today sp
pointed assistant attorney for the post
offiec department, was born ia 1876, and
has been in public life for more than 50
years. He was member OF congress from
lsss 10 lS7S. President Grant appointed
him second assistant postmaster general
and upon the resignation OF Marshall jew.
ell ne became postmaster general, serving
rs suGh Hntil the end 81 Grant admins
first assistant postIn asteT-general. and held
Office until ISL, when he resigned.
smith A. Whitfield, nominee fer second
assistant postmaster general. Is s we'll
known 0aio Republican, about - years of
age. He ss'ss formerly postmaster al Cia-
cinnasi
Abraham Ha1en, nominated 70 lie third
assistant postmaster general held that
oEles for some Years prior 20 the spring Of
IssI, when he wss superseded by Harris,
who was Democrat. Hszen is Penusyi
vaaiaG, who after graduating from colIege
entered fAe pestoigiee department as q
clerk. lie rose through various grades 10
the place OF chief OF the division Of
stamps and supplies. Ia ts77 be was gp-
pointed third assistant postmaster general,
anG IN this capacity be served with ability
and efficiency for 10 years when Eleve-
Republican. was retained for TWO Years
because ot his snDwlesige of the business
that passed throaeh his hands. The third
assistant post1n ssteF. general hiss charge of
al matters reiatias. 20 the finances 81 the
postal service. ard has the letting oi coz
tracts involving the expenditure Of large
amount of money.
samuel Il. Taylor. nominated minister to
the Netherlands. is = lawyer OF AinneApo
Is lie j. ~ years OF age. native o4 AesF
York Sf@.e. aud graduated from ColuT1hiz
college. He went 10 Minneapolis sud ens
sere6 Eg5a the practice OF has Profession.
where nc attained a tsssitin2Sn the front
rgaG. Ha IS highly esteemed 0y the qeo-
pie Of MinDeaussts snsS ss said "a be well
gessigssi g0g ine aG1ses of lis position.
J. ~. Mss0a. waa is chosen for eoatGis-
sloneT q iGsesual revenue. i & resident OF
6rSft0n. ". Va lie served IN she Union
aTmy daring the war. and has since de-
voted hirasesi tile practice Of Law lie hxs
been "a active pOlissefSn for Eaaav years.
THE CHfS-KgASG RIOTS.