Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-30
tiAlSTEAO STILL IN THE SOUP.
His Confirmation Hangs Fire for Another
Day-Latest Nominations.

His Confirmation Hangs Fire for Another
Day-Latest Nominations.
WASHINGTON CITY, March SO.-1n the
secret Hession yesterday afternoon the nomi-
nation of Murat Halstead to be minister to
Germany was debated for three hours The
Republican senators did most of the talking,
which was not Of as interesting or exciting
nature as the debate Of Thursday. Teller
made an attack on Halstead, quoting his pub
| hshed letter against Gen. Grant written to
Secretary Chase during the war. Spooner
made speech in defense of Hastead. The
debate was prolonged, apparently with a
| view to delaying final action on the nomiDa-
| ton. The senate finally adjourned without
voting on the motion of Sherman TO recon
slder the vote by which the nomination was
| rejected 1t is claimed by the friends of
| Halstead that Blackburn, Walthall, Ransom.
and possibly Eustis will vote for the confirm
| alton of the nomination when the time
comes.
Another batch of foreign missions was
disposed of by the list of nominations sent to
| the senate by the president yesterday The
positions and nominees are as follows: Minis
| ter TO Brazil, Robert Adams, Jr., of Penn
L
Lansing B. Misener, of California; to Ven
| ezueia, William L. S rugs, of Georgia; con-
| sui general TO Corea, William O. Bradley, of
Kentucky
domestic appointments were: George Chan
dler, oil Kansas, first assistant secretary of
| the interior; George l. Shoup, governor of
Idaho; Edward j. Curtis, secretary of Idaho;
Jacob V. Admire, 0, Kansas, receiver of pub
lie moneys, and Jacob c. Roberts, OF Ne
braska, register OF the land Office. at King
| fisher Stage Station l. T; Storia Darnell,
United States attorney northern district of
Georgia; William Upton, United States mar
shall eastern district of Tennessee Ali the
above, except those for Indian territory, were
home rule" appointments
The prssident also appointed J. Otis
Humphrey, OF Illinois; Alfred NJ Wilson. of
Arkansas, and Ex-Governor George D. Rob
inson, of Massachusetts, commission to
treat with the Cherokee and other Indians
with relation to the opening Of the Okla
bona country.
President Harrison is said 10 have given
semi-othcial notice TO the senators yesterday
that they may adjourn Tuesday next so far
as business from the executive is concerned.
ibe senate combinations included James
y. Churchill, Missouri, surveyor of customs
at the port of St. Louis; Charles E.
Monteith, agent OF the Nez Percez agency.
Idaho; couple OF naval promotions, and the
Following postInasters: Chester y Wilcox,
Quincy, Ills; William B. Webster, Cresco.
Ia; Jeremiah z. Easton, Warren, MINI.
John d. WEIGH, Ninnebago City, Mimi,
and Ole L. Wainguili, Rice Lake, Wis
Mr. Tanner, the rev comm issoner of PEN
sions, yesterday asked for the designations OF
five division chiefs in the pension Office,
| among them Judge Chester R. Faulkner,
chief Of the record division. and James S.
| Jones' chief of the law division Their sue
cessors have been appointed, subject TO the
approval of the secretary of the interior
The president was not SO busy yesterday as
| the day before, but he saw a good many peo-
pie just the same One hatch of callers was
| an Iowa delegation, headed by Representa-
tive Henderson, which had a short interview
concerning Federal Offices in Iowa Mr.. R.
B. Sears came with Senators Psrks and
Vermilliop, Of the Indiana senate