Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-13

GOrLnau.
Private Land Claims-Ransom. Col
quit, Pasco, Edmunds, Stewart, Ingalls,
and Wolcott.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Stan-
ford, Morrill,, Spooner, Quay, Vest,
Daniel and Pasco.
Revision of Laws-Wilson of Iowa,
Stanford, Teller, Wilson of Maryland,
and Daniel.
Revolutionary Claims-Coke, Pugh,
Hearst, Chace and Morrill,.
Rules - Aldrich, Sherman, Ingalls,,
Harris, Blackburn.
Transportation Routes to Seaboard-
Quay, Mitchell, Cullom, Dawes, Aid
rich, Gibson, Vest, George, Turpie.
ANNEXATION OF CANADA.
A long and interesting discussion took
place on a motion made by Payne to
strike from the list of select committees
that on Relations with Canada.
Hoar said it was useless to be blind to
the fact (and no discretion was required
as to it, that there was large and grow
ing body OF men in Canada that desired
annexation to the United States, but
nobody proposed to accomplish it with
out the free and intelligent and instruct
ed will of the people of both countries.
Cullom did not think that there could
be too much investigation into the rela-
tions existing (and to exist between the
United States and Canada. He very
much desired that such investigation and
rogress should be made as would ulti-
mate in the two countries becoming one
Sherman favored the Committee. He
did not believe that, with long-stretch-
ing border between the two countries
they could long continue in peace. There
would be great nation springing up to
the north of the United States, and that
fact would necessitate a standing army
on each side, which would endanger the
republican form of government. He
hoped some day for the union as q popu-
lar movement with both peoples
Edmunds said he would vote for a
standing committee, but with the reserve
that the vote would not commit him to
the idea of favuiing annexation or politi-
cal union. That step once taken would
be indissoluble.
Morrill, said he was quite willing to
have the committee appointed, as it af-
forded an opportunity for steam to be
blown off on the question. He regarded
the whole agitation on the subject as pre-
posterous, as there never had been time
when Canada was more loyal to Great
Britain than now.
Blair disclaimed the inferences to be
drawn from the remarks of the Vermont
Senator that New England was not in
favor of political union.
Frye spoke of the necessity of obtain
ing commercial and other statistics, but
declared that any movement on the part
of the United States, looking towards
annexation, would be profound mis-
take and would retard it. After further
debate, Payne withdrew mis- motion.
ALI the select committees were agreed
to and the Senate went into an executive
session, and confirmed the nominations
of Messrs. Palmer, Swift, Washburn nd
Tichenor, and soon after adj djourned.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The Senate
nominations Thomas w. Palmer,
Michigan, Minister to Spain; John F.
Swift, California, Minister to Japan
John f. Waahburn, Massachusetts. Con-
sul.GeEeral to Switzerland; George @.
Tichenor, Illinois, Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury. The nominations sent in
to-day were referred appropriate COM
mittees and the Senate then adjourned.
NEW NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE follow
ing additional nominations we're sent to
the Senate to-day: Geo. S. Batcheller, of
New York, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury; Albert G. Porter, of Indiana,
Minister to Italy; John A. Enander, of
Illinois, Consul-General to Denmark !;
Arthur @. Milette, Watertown, Dakota,
for Governor of Dakota Luther B. Rich
ardson, Grand Forks, Dakota, Secretary
OF Dakota; Cornelius H. Hanford,
Washington Territory, Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Court OF Washington Ter
ritory; Geo. w. Irwin, of Montana,
United States Marshal for Montana |;
Shelley H. Chambers, of Indiana,
United States Attorney for Indiana.
General Geo. S. Batcheller, of New
York, has been selected as Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, to succeed
Thompson, and his nomination will prob
ably be sent to the Senate this afternoon.
SKETCHES OF SOME NOMINEES.
WASHINGTON, March II. John A.
Enander, of Illinois, who was to-day
nominated to be Minister resident and
Consul General at Copenhagen, Den
mark, is about 60 years of age and was
born in Sweden. He is the editor of
Scandinavian paper, published in Chi
cago. He always has been consistent
Republican in politics, and has never
held public office.
Geo. w. Bachellar, appointed Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury, is grand
nephew of Roger Sherman. He gralu-
ated at Harvard in 1857, and vas elected
to the New York Legislature the follow
ing year. He served during the war
with distinction, and was from 1875 to
1886 Judge of the International Tribunal
at Cairo, Egypt. He will take the place
now occupied by Governor Thompson,
and will have the immediate supervision
OF all appointments under the Treasury
His appointment was
urged by ex-Senators Miller and Platt.
Cornelius II. Hanford, nominated |
Chief Justice of Washington Territory,
is a resident of Seattle, where he |
practieed law for several years. He has
been closely identified with Territorial
enterprises, and is chairman of the Re-
publican Central Committee.
George w. @. Irwin, nominated United
States Marshal of Montana, is an old
resident of Butte and is engaged in min
ng; He was at one time Sheriff of Deer
Lodge County.
FREE RAILROAD RIDE.
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