Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-03
THE SENATE IN SESSION.
IANOrHER BAT0H OF NOMINATIONS
SENT IN BY THE PREsIDENT.

L
H Roberts. Of New York. to be Assistant
Treasurer at New York City; William F,
Wharton, OF Massachusetts,, to be Assist
amt Secretary Of State; George Il. Shields,
| of Missouri, TO be Assistant Attorney.
General. vice Rich Montgomery, resigned;
Captain George B. White, United States
navy, to be chief OF the bureau OF yards
and docks. to fill vacancy; L. Bradford
Prince. Of Santa Fe, to be Governor oi
New Mexico; Louis A. Walker, OF Helena,
TO bs Secretary OF Montana; Charles 3. A.
Ecobey, Of Montana, to be Indian agent at
the Fort Peck agency, Montana.
h The cojnmittee to wait upon the Prssi.
dent reported they had performed that
duty and been advised by the President
that he would to-day communicate certain
messages. but that after to-day no other
message will oe sent, except OF q formal
character, or to fill vacancies.
The Senate proceeded to executive bust
ness.
Teller offered the following: Resolved.
That hereafter all the executive business oi
nominations shall be considered in open
s,ssioD OF the Senate.
He said: II don't intend to ask consid'
GRAFTON OF this resolution at this time.
merely offer it that it may be referred to
the committee on rules at the next regular
session OF the Senate. II live to be pres
emit intend to press that resolution in
season and out Of season.
81 have never believed there was any
reason why executive nominations should
be considered by the Senate with closed
doors. I am satisfied the great majority
Of people OF the United States, irrespective
| of party, are Of the same opinion. l am
tired of giving my reasons to the Senate
with closed doors for votes which give
and of seeing in the newspapers next day
entirely different reasons ascribed to me,
and not infrequently no reason at all.
have never expressed a sentiment nor given
vote in the Senate with the doors closed
which would not give in open Senate.
"I don't believe any considerable num-
Der of Senators desire to shield themselves
from public criticism or the public gaze in
q matter of this kind. While admit
that in considering questions OF inter.
national relations, there may be, and fre.
quently are, times when the Senate should
sit with closed doors on account OF great
public interests, can conceive OF no req.
son why we should close our doors when
| asked to pass on the qualifications OF men
| nomir ated for public Office"
The nomination OF Isadore Lowenthal
/ to be postmaster at Mesto, California, was
| rejected by the Senate.
The Senate, this afternoon, confirmed
the following nominations: Louis A
Walker, to be secretary OF Montana; Chas
A. Schobey, to be Indian agent at Fort
Peck, Montana; James W. Huston OF In
diana, to be treasurer OF the United States
Ellis w. Roberts of New York, to be assist
ant treasurer at New York city; Edwin b
| Terrell of Texas, to be minister to Belgium
Jno. T. Abbott, to be minister to tht
United States OF Columbia.
Senator Plumb stated that he had moveG
reconsideration OF the vote by which thu
nomination OF Lewis Wolfiey to be Gov
ernor OF Arizona, had been confirmed
upon assurance that the charges against
his character not considered by the com
nittee would be presented, but since ther
he became satisfied the action OF the com
mittee was right, and he would not press
bis motion. The injunction OF the secresJ
upon the confirmation was accordingly re
| moved.
1 lH6F0 WdS COu6lUcE uicCuooAoA oPOA
the nomination OF delegates to the Con
gress OF American Nations to be held il
this city next autumn. Objection wal
made to them by the Democrats on tn
ground that they were almost unanimonsl!
Republican in politics. General Sherman
chairman of the foreiga relations commit
tee, which had recommended the confirma
tion OF the list, stated that three OF them
namely: Messrs. White Of Maryland, Tres
cott Of South Carolina, and Hanson o
Georgia, were Democrats. The minorit.
senator's, however, insisted that Trescot
and Hanson were Mugwumps, not Demo
Gratis, and ought not be so considered
Senator Freye criticized the list o
appointments, saying that so far as b
knew, with a single exception. none OF tn
delegates named ought to have been ap
poiated. Senator Hoar eulogised T. Jeffel
SON Coolidge, and Frye said VIM. Pinckne,
White was opposed to paying subsidies t.
ocean steamship lines being interested il
the operations of the clipper ships trad
} ing with South America, a statemen
which Senator German is said to hav
confirmed.
} The report OF the committee went owe
until tomorrow, without action, by ger
eral consent.