Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-22
THE FEDERAL OFFICERS.
Important Nominations Submit
ted by President Harrison.
Prominent Appointments in the
Diplomatic Service.

The President has sent to the Senate the
following nominations:
Thomas w. Palmer, of Michigan, to be
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister P1eni-
potentiary of the United States to Spain.
John F. Swift, of California, to be Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
to Japan
John D. Washburn, of MASSACHUSETTS, to
be Minister Resident and Consul General of
the United States to Switzerland.
George G. Tichenor, of Illinois, to be AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Isaac
IL. Maynard, resigned.
The nominations were formally laid before
the Senate as soon as the doors were closed.
There disposition on both sides of the
chamber to confirm ex-senator Palmer as
Minister to Spain without reference to a
committee, but it decided not to
break over the regular rule, and SO the nom
ination was sent to the Foreign relations
Committee along with those of John ID.
Washburn for the Swiss mission and John
F. Swift for the mission to Japan. George
G. Tichenor's nomination for Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury went into the Finance
Committee. All this took less than ten
minutes and when it had been done the
Senate adjourne
Thomas Witherell Palmer, of Michigan
who has been nominated to succeed Perry
Belmont, of New York, as United States
Minister to Spain, was born at Detroit on
L
mer, was one of the pioneers of Detroit, and
his mother was a daughter of Judge James
Witherell.
In 1855 he married Miss Lizzie P. Merrill
daughter of Charles P. Merrill, and then
entered the lumber business with the latter.
AS the successor of his father and father in
law he is one OF the largest owners of lumber
property and saw mills in the Northwest, and
is the possessor of large fortune.
In 1878 he was elected to the State Senate,
in ho n Ia init H
States Senate for the term which closed On
March 3.
John F. Swift, of California, who has been
nominated to succeed Ex-Governor Richard
B. Hubbard, of Texas, as United States
Minister to Japan, was born in Missouri about
fifty years ago. He went in 1852 to Califor-
mia, and became one of the leading lawyers
of the Pa ific Coas
He has Travelled nearly all over the world
and possesses fund of information of places
and people. He has written several books,
among which are ''Going to Jericho" book
of travel, and Rupert Greathouse." novel.
Colonel John D. Washburn, of Massachu-
sets, who has been nominated to succeed
Boyd Winchester, of Kentucky, as United
States Minister Resident and Consul General
to Switzerland, is a native Of Boston and is
f1fty.six years old.
He has served in both Houses of the Mas
sachusetts Legislature, was chief of staff of
Governor Bullock during the war, and has
held various places of honor and trust in con-
nection with charitable institutions. He is
man of wealth, and at present is not engaged
in business.
Mr.. Tichenor was soldier of the Union,
commanding an Iowa regiment. He was
appointed in the Government service in 1873,
and has been In continuous employment
since, most of the time as a special agent of
the Treasury. A great deal OF his time has
been spent abroad in investigation of the
matter of undervaluations, and he has be-
come the most proficient Of all the special
agents in that line of work