Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-02
SESSION OF THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April 1. - The Presiden
 sent the following nominations to the Senate
 to-day:
 James N. Huston. of Indiana, te be treasurer O the United States.
 treasurer at New York city.
 Wm. F. wharton, of Massachusetts, to be asslstan
 s5sas ef cS Hsss1s to be asssss1 the United for the district of Rentucay
 .Navy..cspt. George B. White, U. s. navy to bt aa11 partment of the navy. to dn a vacancy "
 Interior-Bradford Prince, of senta Fe, N. M.. tt be governor of New Mexico.
 Louis A. Walker of Helena. Mont, to be secre
 James E. Kelley of Neb., to receive of public monies at Bloomington, Neb.
 William W. Junkin, of Fairf eld, Iowa, to be In
 To be agents for the Indians-Charles A. Shelly of New York, at the Cheyernes and Arapahoe scobey, of Montana, at the Fort Peck agency 1T
 Montana.
 John N. Houston was the chairman of the Republican State committee of Indiana dur. ing the last campaign. Ellis H.Roberts was born in Utica in 1927,
 was trained printer, graduated from Yale in 1850 and in 1851 became the owner of the Utica Herald. He was a member of the
 Forty-second and Forty-third congresses. William Fisher Wharton, nominated to be
 assistant secretary of State, was born in Rss-
 ton in 184S. His father was one of the well
 known family of that name in Philadelphia,
 and a cousin of the late Dr. Francis Whar- ton. MT. Wharton was educated in Boston and graduated from Hal yard with high hon.
 ors in 1870. He has served four terms in the
 Massachusetts legislature. The senate this afternoon confirmed the
 following nominations: Lewis Wolfy, to be governor of Arizona. Charles F. Ashley, to bs agent at the Cheyenne
 and AFapshee agency Indian m R territory otor Bloomington Neb c. R. A. scobey, Indian agent for Peck, Montana James ". Huston, of Indiena, to be treasurer oi
 Ellis F. Roberts, of New York, to be assistant treasurer of New York city. Edwin s. Terrell, of Texas to be minister to Bel
 John Abbott, to be minister te the United States Post-masterE-Ira E. Hicks, New Britain, Conn. Senator Plumb stated that he had made g reconsideration of the vote by which the nomination of Lewis WolAey to be governor of Arizona had been confirmed upon the as surance that the charges against his charac ter not considered by the committee would be presented, but since then he had become satisfied that the action of the committee wal right and he would not press his motion The injunction of secrecy upon the confirma. tion was accordingly removed. Senator Teller offered resolution that al executive nominations hereafter be consid cred in open session. Referred. Resolutions were reported from the com mittee on contingent expenses, and agreed to authorizing the committees on epidemic dis eases and on patents to sit during the recess the former to continue it's investigation int the yellow fever question and the latter to in quire into the system of issuing patents. The Senate then on motion of MT. Mander son proceeded to the consideration of execu tive business.
 While the doors were closed various reso lutions were reported and agreed to-author izing the committees on additional accommo 1 dations for the library, on transportation l rates to the seabos.rd, on engrossed bills ant I on coast defences to sit during the recess. Mir. Stewart offered resolution, which wa referred to the committee on eontingen expenses, to pay during the month of Apri the usual per diem compensation to clerks o committees not on annual salary and clerk to senators.
 At 3:15 the Senate adjourned till to-mor TOW.
 It is the definite purpose of the Senat finally to adjourn tomorrow. Many of tn senators have arranged to leave Washington on the evening of that day, and the other will soon follow.