Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-31
WASHINGTON NEWS.
More Nominations Made-Reiectfon
of Murat Halsted.

WASHINGTON, March 30.-The Presi-
dent sent the following nominations to
the Senate: John L. Abbott, New
Hampshire, Minister to the Republic of
Colombia; Edwin H. Terrill, Texas,
Minister to Belgian; to be delegates to
the conference between the United States
and the Republics of Mexico, Central
and South America. Hayti, San Domingo
and the Empire of Brazil, to be held in
Washington in 1889, John j. Hender
son, Missouri; Cornelius N. Bliss, New
York VIM. Pickney Whyte, Maryland;
Clement Studebaker, Indiana; T. Jeffer-
son Collidge, Massachusetts, VIM. Henry
Trescott, South Carolina; Andrew Car
negie, Pennsylvania; John r. G. Pitkin !,
Louisiana. Also Morris M. Estee, Cali
fornia, and J. H. Harmon, Georgia.
For postmasters-John G. Eckles, Tu-
lare, California; Isadore S. Loventhal,
Modesto, California; George sturtevant,
Alameda, California; John III. Bacon,
Oregon City, Oregon; Thomas G. Nc
Dowell, Ellensburg, Washington, Terri
tory; Sarah j. Dawson, Phillipsburg,
Montana.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-The Senate
confirmed the following nominations: ::
John Hicks, Minister to Peru; George B.
Loring, Minister to Portugal; Robert T.
Lincoln, Minister to Great Britain; Allan
Thorndyke Rice, Minister to Russia;
Thos. Ryan, Minister to Mexico; Patrick
Egan, Minister to Chill; Robert Adams,
Jr., Minister to Brazil; Lanzing B. Mis-
ener, Minister to Central American
States; w. L. Scruggs, Minister to Ven
ezeula; w. o. Bradley, Consul General
to Corea; George Chandler, of Kansas,
First Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
THE SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-The Senate
met at noon and proceeded to executive
business, on motion Of Sherman.
While the doors were closed the fol-
lowing general business was transacted: !:
The resolutions heretofore offered by
Sherman for the appointment by the
committee of two Senators to wait on tn
President and enquire whether he had
any further communication to make to
the Senate was taken up and agreed to,
and Sherman and Ransom were ap-
pointed.
Allison offered resolution, calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury for in
formation as to the trade between the
United States and Mexico.
Inc T6HOlublOu u6T6lOlOIo OncIcQ ny
Mitchell instructing the Com nittee on
Mines and Mining to continue ts inquiry
into the causes of delay in jttling un-
contested claims in the mine raj division
of the General Land Office WAS taken up
and agreed to.
The vacancy in the Committee on
Civil Service Retrenchment, caused by
the resignation of Chase, was filed by
the appointment of Higgins. The Senate
at 3:10 adjourned till Monday at l P. NJ.
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The executive session of the Senate
lasted two hours this afternoon, being
devoted almost exclusively, for the third
time, to the case Of Murat Halstead,
nominated to be Minister to Germany.
Sherman, Hawley and Blair spoke in
favor OF his confirmation, the two last
named being listened to with especially
close attention. At the close of their re-
marks a vote was taken on the motion to
reconsider the vote by which the nomi-
nation was rejected on Thursday. The
motion was lost by vote of 25 to 10,
Evarts, ingalls,, Plumb and Teller voting
with the Democrats in the negative and
Blackburn and Cali with the Republi-
cans in the affirmative. The Republicans
named explained their votes on the roll
call, saying that they had no personal
feeling in the matter, and no antagonism
against Halstead, but thought it right to
defend the Senate against such attacks
as had been made upon its character in
his paper. A number of Senators were
paired, among them Cullom against and
Farwell in favor of reconsideration.
PURPOSE OF THE COMMISSION.
The persons named by the President
to-day to be delegates to the conference
between the United States and the Re-
publics of Mexico, Central and South
America, Hayti, San Domingo and the
Empire Of Brazil, to be held at Washing
ton during the present year, were nom
mated in accordance with the act OF