Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-27
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WASHINGTON MATTERS.
YESrERnAY,s COMBINATIONS.

WAsHlNGroN, March 27.--The senate in
executive session yesterday afternoon
confirmed the following nominations
Zachariah 7. Walrand, United States at
tornev; Thomas 3. Needles, United States
marshal; James NJ. Shackelford, Judge OF
the United States court, all for Indian
territory. James Tanner, commissioner
OF pensions; jeremiah Sullivan, collector
of customs for Montana and Washington !;
Seligman Bros, special agents for the
navy department, London, and Charles
NJ. Bradshaw, collector OF customs at
Puget Sound, Washington territory.
NEW NoMN ATOMS.
The president has sent the following
nominations to the senate: Francis L.
Warren, Wyoming, governor OF Wyoming
territory; Benjamin L. White, Dillon,
Mont, governor OF Montana; Lee Moore
house, Oregon, agent for the Indians of
the Umatila agency, Oregon; Robert V.
Belt, Maryland, to be assistant commits
sioner OF Indian affairs. Postmasters,
George Budd, Bozeman, Mont. James
NJ. Moore, Anaconda, Mont, and John
d. Hogue, Tacoma, W. T.
TANNER PENSION POIItG.
Corporal Tanner, the newly appointed
commissioner of pensions, when asked
what policy he would pursue in dealing
with the affairs OF the bureau, said: q
can best answer that by quoting one Of
Gen. IIarrison's remarks made during the
last campaign. He said: Gentlemen,
it is no time to use the apothecary's scales
u, hon tr WaJ,rh fhn oort,,.aJ 1f
the men who saved this nation 1t seems
to me that this is pretty good motto for
the people of the United States to adopt
If | were asked to define my ideas on the
pension question in sentence, | should
unhesitatingy reply: a pension for
every surviving soldier who needs one !;
and no soldiers widow, father or mother
should be in want | am going to take
hold Of this mighty machine, and am
not fool enough to think | have nothing
to learn"
"Are you in favor OF an increase in the
soldiers pensions
81 tell you, frankly, I am opposed to
these 81, - and 50 Il month pensions.
If you are going to give man anything,
give him enough that he may realize he
is getting something. If there is an old
soldier who has got claim that you are
satisfied is good one and he has not
quite proved it, my policy is to assist him
to secure the proof, You may say that
am opposed to the knocking out of SOL
diers' claims because OF technical short
coming"
SENATORIAL AFFAIRS.
1t appears that some of the senators,
are not inclined to remain in Washington
much longer, whether the presi-
dent shall have made all the
nominations which he cares to make
or not. Some OF the southern sen
ators left last night not to return, and
more will leave. No further contests are
expected In executive session. The op-
position to Mr.. Reid was more pro-
nounced than was expected. Those who
instigated it did not expect that they
would succeed in defeating the confrma-
ton. They did not succeed in getting a
single Republican vote on record against
the appointment But it is fact that
Mr.. Reid Was confirmed by bare
quorum.
The delay in the making OF nomina-
tons and the adjournment over till yes
terday may have the effect to postpone
the final adjournment of the senate for
some days. 1t had been the expectation
of the senate to adjourn on Thursday of
this week. 1t is now thought that the
president may desire to have them remain
until the early part OF the succeeding
week.
So far as the consular appointments go,
it is not the expectation that they will
be made at the present session OF the
senate. There seems to be some founda-
ton for the report that there is to be a re-
organization Of the consular service, and
that considerable time will be required
for this. 1t may be doubted if quorum
of the senate can be kept here much after
this week.
NEW JUSTICE.
It is quite likely that before adjourn
ment successor to the late Justice Stan
ley Matthews will be nominated and con-
frmed. 1t is more than likely that the
name of Judge Gresham will be sent in.
Aside from the fact that it would be a
graceful and magnanimous thing in Har-
rison to appoint his foremost rival ior the
past fifteen years to this place, it is uni
versally conceded that no man would more
highly adorn the bench of the United
States supreme court than Walter Q.
Gresham. The name of Judge Thomas
M. Cooley is frequently heard in connec.
ton with the vacant judgeship, but he is
so pre-eminently fitted ior the place he
now fills, chairman of the inter state
commerce commission, that it is not be-
lieved the president would sanction any
change.