The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-04-05
Summary OF the Daily News



TEr Senate on the 26th confirmed all
nominations reported from committees, among
them Zachariah Walrond, Attorney, t. b. Nee
taies Marshal, and James Shackleford, Judge
q the Indian Territory; James Tanner Con-
missioner OF Pensions. Many mountainous were
aant In BY the President, among them FRANCIS
K Warren, to be Governor of Wyoming Terrl-
tory: BENJAMIN f. White, to be Governor OF
Montana; Robert B. Belt OF Maryland, LOT As
aiatanf Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, ana
many postmasters-
THE Senate on the 9th disposed of sew
eral questions before it by leaving them before
appropriate committees, and in executive Ses-
aion confirmed Francis E. Warren Governor OF
wyoming and Benjamin f. White Governor OF
Montana. Robert v. Belt was confirmed as
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, also LIST OF
DoGtmasters The President sent to the sen
ata the following nominations: Robert y. LIN
coin cf Illinois. Minister 70 Great brCaln'
Murat Halstead, OF Ohio Minister to Germany
Allen Thorndyke Rice, Of New York Minister
70 Russia; Patrick Egan, Of Nebraska, Minister
70 Chilli; Thomas Ryan, Of Kansas, Minister 70
Mexico; John Hicks, Of Wisconsin. Minister 70
Peru. and George B. Loring, of Massachusetts,
Minister to Portugal. ,
SEVERAL, resolutions were offered In the
Senate on the 28th, which went over, ana sen
atoF Cockrel made second and maj report
from the select committee to inquire into the
menta. IN executive session the nomination ol
Nurat Halstead to be Minister to Germany was
discussed for several hours and his nomination
rejected. Senators Teller, Plumb, Ingalls,, ar
well and Cullom Republicans) voting agalns'
him. A motion TO reconsider was penulng
when the Senate adjourned. The nomina
lions OF John O. New as Consul-Genera
20 London, and Lewis Wolfey, Governor o.
Arizona. were confirmed and all diplomatic
nominations sent in the day before faVorapN
reported from committees. A resolution ina
the Senate accept the invitation to attend tn'
centennial Of the Inauguration OF washington
was adopted Among the nominations sent II
BY the President were Cassius NJ. Barnes, o
Arkansas, to be receiver and John Ollie, o
Indiana to be register Of the new land ONCE
Guthrie, Ind. Ter.
In the Senate on the 10Th the Vice-Presi
dent appointed Senators Sherman, Dawes, AL
son, Cullom. Hampton. Eustis and Colqultt
the committee to attend the New York center
NAL celebration to which the President pro ten
Senator Ingalls) was added. The motion
reconsider the vote BY which the nomination
Murnt Halstead had been rejected was DEBATE
for nearly three hours and went over Wltnor
reaching q vote. "A motion was entered oV Sci
ator Plumb for a reconsideration OF the vote Q
which Lewis Wolfey had been confirmed as 60
ernor Of Arizona Many postmaSters and otne
appointments were confirmed. The PresideI
cent In the following nominations: Geore
Chandler, OF Kansas for First Assistant Seer
tary OF the Interior; Jacob V. Admire, or hal
oas receiver, and Jacob G. Roberts OF Nebrask
register OF the new land-oflce at kingnsher,
T.; Robert Adams, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Nj
ister to Brazil; Lansing B. Mezrier Of Califo
mia Minister to the Central American State
William L. Scruggs, of Georgia Minister
Venezuela: William o. Bradley, Of kentuck
Minister to Corea
AFTER an exciting contest the Sena
on the 30th finally rejected the nomination
Murat Halstead to be Minister to Germany,
. vote OF IS to 10. The combinations Wer
John Hicks, Minister to Peru; George H. LIZ
ing. to Portugal; Robert T. Lincoln. TO Gre
Britain; Allen Thorndyke Rice, to Russi
Thomas RYAN, to Mexico: Patrick Egan.
Chill; Robert Adams Jr., to Brazil; Lans1
b. Miner, to Central America; w. L. ScrugE
to Venezuela; w. 0. Bradley, to Corea; q
Giua NJ Barnes, receiver, and John i. DL
register Of the land-oface at Guthrie, l. T.;
v. Admire, receiver, and ]. G. Roberts II
lister OF the land-ofice at kinghsher, 1
George c. Chandler, Assistant Sec
tary OF the Interior, and q numt
Of other appointments. The President sent
following nominations to the Senate: John
Abbott, Of New Hampshire, to be Minister
the Republic OF Colombia; Edwin II. Terrlll,
Texas, to be Minister TO Belgium and TO DC 9
egates to the conference b tween the UNI
States and Mexico. Central and South Ameri
Hayti, San Domingo and Brazil TO meet
washington in 49, John b. Henderson,
Missouri: Cornelius N Bliss, OF New To
William Pinkney White, of Maryland: Glenn
Studebaker, OF Indiana T. J. Coolidge.
Massachusetts; VIM. H Trescott, OF So
Carolina; Andrew Carnegie, Of Pennsylvar
John r. g. Pitkin, OF Louisiana; M M. Est
OF California, and J. III. Hanson, Of Georgia,
sides long list of postmasters.