Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-30
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 29.

WASHINGTON, March 29. President Harrison to-day sent the follow ing nominations to the Senate:
 Robert Adams, jr., of Pennsylvania, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoten tiary of the United States to Brazil.
 Lansing B. Mizner, of California, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoten. tiary of the United States to the States of Central America.
 Wm. L. Scruggs, of Georgia, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Venezuela. William O. Bradley, of Kentucky, to be minister resident and consul-general of the United States to Corea. George B. Ferguson of Maine to be col- leotor of customs for the district of Belfast, Me.
 George Chandler of Kansas to be first as- sistant secretary of the interior.
 George L. Shoup of Idaho to be governor of Idaho.
 Edward J. Curtis of Idaho to be secretary of Idaho.
 Jacob v. Admire of Kansas to be receiver of public monies at Kingfsher Stage station, Indian territory.
 Jacob 0. Roberts of Nebraska to be regis- ter of the land office at King6sher Stage sta- tion, Indian territory.
 The Vice President laid before the Senate to-day the resolution offered yesterday by MT.
  of two senators to wait on the President and inquire if he has any other business to lay be- fore the Senate. The resolution was laid on the table subject to call.
 The Vice President also laid before the Senate resolution offered by MT. Manderson instructing the committee on contingent ex- penses Gin connection with the architect of the Capitol) to take such steps as may be necessary to help the ventilation of the Senate chamber and the wing.
 MT. Manderson remarked that the ill ven- tilation of the Senate chamber was an evil under which Senators had suffered for 6 long time. Mr. Hawley said that the ventilation of the Senate chamber was better than any Senator supposed. Mr. Blair sneered at ex- perts as a class of people. MT. Dawes ex- pressed a like contempt for experts and prayed not to be subjected to the final con- clusions of experts on ventilation.
 MT. Dawes added that the fatal mistake was committed when the air of the chamber was shut up in an iron box. There never had been anything so preposterous as the shutting up of Senators in such 8 coffin, and there never would be any great improve ment in the ventilation of the two halls until the walls were extended back so as to let the air of heaven come in.
 MT. Morrill, moved to amend the resolution 50 as merely to authorize the inquiry to be made, and added that if the Senate chamber were extended SO as to have open windows on one side the tier of senators sitting next those windows would probably be attacked by pneumonia every week or two. AS to the complaint that the atmosphere was worse when the Senate was in executive session than at other times he suggested that perhaps it would not be the case if senators did not avail themselves of the opportunity in order to smoke cigars. He subsequently, however, on suggestion from MT. Hoar, withdrew the latter remark.
 Finally the resolution was agreed to, mod flied so as to give the committee of contin- gent expenses the right to consult other ex- perts (as we'll as the architect of the Capitol) but not have any plan executed, requiring . report to be made at the next session and ex- tending the inqury to the light as well as to the ventilation of the Senate chamber and wing.
 The Vice President announced the appoint men of Senators Sherman, Dawss, Allison, Cullom, Hampton, Eustis and Colquitt as the committee to attend the New York cen- tennial celebration, and on motion of MT. Evarts the president pro tenn. (Mr. Ingalls) was added to the committee.
 The Senate then proceeded to the consider ation of executive business.
 At o'clock the Senate adjourned until noon tomorrow.