Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-30

Grant written to Mir. Chase at the time he was .ecretary of war. Mir. Spooner made a speech in defense oS Mir. Halstead. The de bate was prolonged apparently with a view to delaying final action on the nomination. The senate finally adjourned without voting OH the motion of Senator Sherman to recon slider the vote by which the nomination was rejected. It is claimed by the friends of Mr. Halstead that Senators Blackburn, Walthall, Ransom an possibly Eustis will vote for the confirmation of the nomination when the time comes. The matter will be settled probably today.
 NOMINATIONS.
 The president has sent to the senate the fol- lowing nominations:
 Robert Adams, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be minister to Brazil.
 Lansing B. Mzner, of California, to be minister to the Central American states.
 William L. ScruggS of Georgia to be min ister to Venezuela.
 William o. Bradley of Kentucky, to be minister resident and consul general to Corea.
 George B. Ferguson, of Maine, to be col lector of customs for the district of Belfast, Maine
 Charles Henry Tighman Lowndes, of Maryland, to be an assistant surgeon in the navy.
 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 " Admire, of Kansas, to be receiver of public moneys at Kingfisher Stage Sta ton, I. I.
 Jacob c. Robberts, of Nebraska, to be reg ister of the land office at Klngfisher Stage Station, I. T.
 Lieut.. Charles B. Vogdes, First infantry, to be first lieutenant.
 | Scion A. Darnell, of Georgia, to be attor- ney of the United States for the northern district of Georgia. William s. Tipton, of Tennessee, to be United States marshal for the eastern district of Tennessee
 NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED. 1 The senate, in secret session, confirmed the following nominations: James o. Churchill, surveyor customs for the port of St. Louis; Charles E. Monteith Ind an agent, Neg Pei cez agency, Idaho; Second Lieut.. Wm. A. Mercer to be first lieutenant Eighth regiment in- fantry U. S. A; and tie following post masters: John B. Patrick, Clarion, Pa Robt A. Paul, Saulsburgn Pa; David M. Jones, Scranton, Pa ". L. Brand, Salem, Va. :; John NJ. KnseT, Hope, Ark. George Budd, Bo-eman, Mon; J. M Moore, Anaconda, Mon. J. D. Hogue, Tacoma, Wash. T.; o. N. Lerviss, Kansas City, Kan; c. A. Wilcox, ! Quincy, Ills w. B. Webster Cresco, Iowa {; J. P. Easton, Warren, Mnn. J. H. Wech Winnebago City, Minn. A. W. I.ansing Plattsburgh, N. Y.; o. E. Wanguld, Rice Lake, Wis, John Suminsby, Bar Harbor, Me-
 APPOINTMENTS.
 The president appointed Nathaniel s. Por- ter, of Nebraska, special agent to make allo- ments of lands in severalty to Indians; J. Otis Humphrey, of lliuols, Alfred NJ. Wilson, Ar kans,s, and George D. Robertson, of Massa chusetts, comm ssioners to negotiate with the |. Cherokee and other Indians for the cession to the United States of certain lands, as pro vided in section If, act approved March 3, 1889. These appointments do not require confirmation by the senate
 NOTES
 The secretary of the treasury has decided that cork carpeting, while not coming under the classification of oil cloths, is properly : dutiable at the same the latter under the provision for wool, flax and cotton car petng.
 Outline cards of the human figure have , been furnished recruiting officers of the army 2 on which to keep records of scars and other r permanent marks on enlisted men in order that they may be easily identified. A. F. Walker, interstate commerce com missioner, fled with the president his resg
 nation, to take effect April 1. He expects te
 go to Chicago next week to enter upon his
 duties as chairman of the executive board oi l the Interstate Commerce Railway association The state department has received no in 6 formation in egard to the reported bonn - bardment of the town of Gonaives in Hayti The president has informed the Washing niol , him to issue Q proclamation setting apar e April 30 as day of thanksgiving and specia T service, that the issuance of the proclama tior |. had already been provided for in the sundry 0 civil bill, and that it would be promulgated
 in compliance with the law.
 l Mr. Tanner, the new commissioner of pen
 sions, yesterday asked for the resignations oi
 five division chiefs in the pension otfice, among
 them Judge Chester R. Faulkner chief of thu ;record division, and James l.. Jones, chief o . the law division. Their successors have bee, y, appointed subject to the approval of the sec ' retary of the interior. ;. Senator Hawiey, chairman of the senat ', ', committee on military affairs, recently ad U d. essed a letter to Gen. Schofield, calling hi e attention to the assault upon Gov. Beaver, o Pennsylvania, by Mai. George A. Ames, re
 tired. Senator Flaw y today received
 reply, which he refused to make public. H Is expressed the opinion that court martia l. would be ordered to try Maj. Ames. IT The state department has received throug 2. ts representative in Hayti notifica, ,ion frol n the iegitine government that 1t protest h against the issue of any money by the Hippo l. lyte governments, and will not in any wa v reco nize sucn issue. 1t E win WiiIets, the now commissioner { 1t asrlcu tuTe, wno arrived here yesterday, too
 the oatn of office at the department in th
 afternoon.
 It Discovery of Murder. q PROVIDENCE, Marca 30 - The body ( ]. James NJ. Cup,tr, a Janitof and porter, hs IT baen ,oun,. tn, Prevalence river It w;