Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-04-11
Our NATIONS CAPITOL.
WHAT is BEING AND WHAT HAS
BEEN DONE IN WASHINGTON,
Movements Of our C0untry's CeIebri.
tfss.--COngressi0nal and Other
Matters.
CnNERESS
CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS-.
In executive session on Wednesday,
the Senate confirmed the following nom
nations: John w. Mason, of West
Virginia, to be commissioner of internal
revenue; Charles L. Mitchell, of Con-
necticut, to be commissioner of patents;
William l., Dunlap, to be marshal of In-
diana: John 5. Burton. to be marshal of
the northern district of Mississippi.
The President sent in these nominations.
Frederick ID. Grant, Of New York, to DO
envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentary of the United States to Aus
tria- Hungary; John G. New, of Indiana,
to be consul general of the United States
at London; Paul Fricke, of Texas, to be
United States marshal for the western
district of Texas; Seligman Brothers, at
London, to be special fiscal agents of the
navy department at London. These
nominations were all referred.
In the Senate, on Tuesday, the Vice
President announced the appointment of
the following select committee, on the
April centennial celebration in New
York: Senators Hlscock, Sherman,
Hoar, Voorhees, and Eustis. Mr. Sher-
man called up the proposed amendment
of the rule requiring that resolutions
that call for information from the execu-
tive departments, be referred to appro-
pirate committees. He said that the
adoption of such resolutions without in
| quiry, sometimes involved very large
and unnecessary expense, and that such a
change of rules was desirable. A hot
discussion followed, and while no def
mite action was taken, the majority
plainly did not favor the amendment.
| The President sent in the nomina-
tons of Whitelaw Reid, of New
York, to be Envoy Extraordinary
Minister Plenipotentary of the United
States to France; the nomination of Jul
Jus Goldschmidt, of Wisconsin, Consul
General of the United States at Vienna;
Andrew G. Bradley, of the District of
| Columbia, to be Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the District of Column
bia; John r. Melee, of New Mexico,
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of the territory of New Mexico; Frank
r. Aikens, of Dakota, TO be Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the ter
ritory of Dakota. The -nate confirmed
the nominations of Smith A. Whitfield,
OF Columbus, OHIO, Second Assistant
Postmaster-G General; Abraham D. Hazen,
of Pennsylvania, Third Assistant Post
master General; Samuel r. Thayer, Min
lister to the Netherlands; William W.
Thomas, Jr., of Maine, to be Minister to
Norway and Sweden.
Among the nominations sent to the
Senate on Monday by the President, were
the followlng: John S. Burton, of
Mississippi, to be United States marshal
for the northern district of Mississippi
Edwin /. Karsheedt, Of Louisiana,
| United States marshal for the eastern
district of Louisiana; VIM. H. White
man, of New Mexico, associate justice of
the supreme court of the territory of
New Mexico; Smith A. Whitfield, of
Ohio, second assistant postmaster gene
raj; Abraham d. Hazen, of Pennsylva-
mia, third assistant postmaster general );
| Jno. w. Mason, of West Virginia, com
missioner of internal revenue; William
w. Thomas, Jr., of Maine, envoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenipotentiary
| of the United States to Sweden and
Norway; Samuel r. Thayer, of Mime
sofa, envoy extraordinary and minister
| plenipotentiary of the United States to
the Netherlands; Charles E. Mitchell, of
| Connecticut, commissioner of patents;
Nathan o. Murphy, of Arizona, secre-
tary of Arizona There is considerable
opposition manifested to the confirmation
| Of the nomination of Lewis Woltley, to
be governor of Arizona. and it is said
that charges have been made against him
| for presentation to the committee on
territories.
NOTES.
1t is announced officially, that Gen.
Lougstreet, of Georgia, is to have the
position of Registrar of the Treasury the
| position now held by Gen. Rosecrans.
His hearing is very much impaired, or he
would get better place.
Gen. w. T. Sherman has written Pres
ident Harrison letter, asking that Gen.
J. E. Johnston be retained in his present
| position as railroad commissioner Sher-
man says he will not ask another favor
from the administration, If this request
is granted.
} Chairman Britton, of the inaugural
\ committee, on Monday handed the COM
mssioners of the district a check for
$26, 900, this being the amount received
from the Inauguration over End above all
expenses. The fund is to be invested,
and the interest devoted to relieving the
distress of the poor in that city.
The Navy Department was informed
| on Monday, that the cruiser Chicago was
taken out of dock in New York. after
beng scraped and painted. Secretary
Tracy was informed by the Cramp Broth
| ers, contractors for the new gunboat
Yorktown, that the vessel is now entire
| ly completed. She will, in few days,
be inspected by the navy inspection
| board.
| A call has been issued for meeting
of the bar of the Supreme Court of the
United States, to be held on Saturday,
| April 9th, for the purpose Of taking APP
! propriate action respecting the death OF
Hon. John A. Campbell, of New Orleans,
La, formerly an associate justice of the
Supreme Court, and for many years a
member of its bar.
The United States consul general at
| Shanghai, China, has informed the State
| Da,,a u<na,~sat of fha ranl1est of the