The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-06
NATIONAL CAPITOL.
ARMY AND NAVY PROMO
TIONS, ONLY 43 HAVE"
BEEN CONFIRMED.
An Agreement on the Omnibus
Territorial Bill.
From our Regular Correspondent.

Senator Harris, Of Tennessee, is at
the head of coalition of Democrat
ic Senator'S who have started in on
the impossible task Of trying to
shame the Republican Senators into
confirming some Of the nominations
now pending before the Senate. MIR.
Harris has announced his purpose of
making motion every day to go
into Executive session in order to
consider these nominations.
The facts in the case are without
precedent, and should bring a blush
to the cheek Of every fair-minded
Republican. After the Presidential
election of 1880, Hayes sent to the
Senate $50 nominations, nearly all
of which were confirmed. After Mr..
Cleveland was elected, Arthur sent
TO the Senate 6l2 nominations and
all Of them were confirmed except
twenty. Now Mr.. Cleveland has
sent to the Senate since the election
Of Harrison ass nominations of
which 133 relating to Army and
Navy promotions that may be con-
sidered non-political have been con-
firmed. OF the 325 other nomina-
tions, the most Of which were made
TO fill official vacancies, only l3 have
been confirmed, leaving the enor-
nous number 277 unactsd upon.
Such partnership has never before
been displayed by the Senate, but
even the most conservative Republi-
cans seem TO glory now in what
they are doing.
Congressional interference with
Southern Elections does not seem
to be popular in either House of the
present Congress. The House Com
mite on elections has decided that
IL had no jurisdiction over the con-
test which the late J. M. Clayton, of
Arkansas, was making at the time
Iof his death for the seat that Mr..
Breckinridge was elected to, and the
Senate committee has tabled Chan
ldler and other resolutions Of the
same ilk. II has reported a much
milder resolution, but even that is
not certain to get through the Sem
late.
An agreement on the Omnibus
Territorial bill has been arrived al
and only the Presidential approval
Is necessary to make it a law. The
act provides for elections in time fOr
the Senators and Representatives
from North and South Dakota
Montana and Washington to TAXI
their seats next December.
The President has signed the bill
chartering the Nicaragua cana
company.
The Pacific Railroads have one
more proved themselves 10 be Stron
lger than Congress. All hopes o
lgetting the bill relating TO their in
n debtedness 10 the Goyernmen
Through at this session have bee
abandoned, and the Senate has, a
the request Of the committee o
Pacific railroads, recommitted til
,e bill 10 that committee. Evidentl
Mr.. Huntington has not been holt
s. ing private conferences with thi
X committee for nothing.
The lobbyists In the passage {
the direct tar bill aEe in great trol
0 bic. They succeeded in getting
through both Houses Of Congre.
!, but owing TO unexpected oppoSitiO
causing delay ID reached the Pres
dent within less than ten days I
:. = the end Of the session, which max
~ il absolutely necessary that Il
measure shall be signed BY the Pre-
ident before IL a'clock on the four
Of March. This will give MFR. Cley
land an opportunity TO see the b
die withoutthe trouble Of vetOing