The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-19

Final Action Taken on Many Nominations,
Justice Brewers Among the Number.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The Senate has
confirmed the following nominations: Da-
vid j. Brewer of Kansas, to be Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States; William Walter Phelps of New Jer-
sey, minister to Germany; Solomon Hirsch
of Oregon, minister to Turkey; Thomas III.
Anderson of Ohio. minister resident and
consul-general to Bolivia; Frederick Doug
lass, of the District of Columbia, minister
resident and consul-general to Hayti; A.
Loudon Snowden of Pennsylvania, min
lister resident and consul-general to Rou-
mania, Servia and Greece: Arthur w. Bar
Tett of Massachusetts, secretary OF the
District of Columbia. secretary of
the legation at Vienna; Robert S.
Mccormick of Illinois, second secretary
of legation at London; Frank w. Palmer,
of Illinois. Public Printer; Wakefield G..
Frye, of Maine, consul-general at Halifax;
August o. Bourn, of Rhode Island, consul
general at Rome; Warner +. Sutton. Of Mich
igan. consul-general at Nuevo Laredo; Ev-
n Blake. of Illinois. consul at Prefeld;
Levi w. Brown, of Ohio. consul at Glas-
gow; John b. Osborne, of Pennsylvania,
consul at Client; Charles r. Pope, of Mis-
souri,, consul at Toronto; VIM. L. Rice. of
Massachusetts, consul at Leghorn; George
w. Roosevelt. of Pennsylvania, consul at
Brussels; Archibald j. Sampson. of Colora-
do, consul at Paso del Eorte; Thomas III.
Sherman. of the District of Columbia, con
sui at LIVERPOOL: John A. Tibbitts. of Con-
necticut. consul at BradfOrd; Daniel b.
Hubbard. consul at Annaberg; Ben III.
Miller, of Maryland. Indian inspector; Ar
thur NJ. Tinker, of Massachusetts,. Indian
inspector; Commodore Francis NJ. Ramsay.
TO be chief of the Bureau of Navigation;
Hn.< NnAr1n hauunu nhIaf IF thu Ruronr
of Equipment and Recruiting; Joseph P.
Mcintyre, of Illinois, captain In the navy,
and a large number of naval promotions.
A great deal of time was spent on the
nomination or Associate Justice Brewer.
Senator Plumb. whose absence yesterday
endangered MI. Brewers chances of con-
firmation, was present this afternoon to
explain Judge Brewers decisions in the
Kansas prohibition cases and defend them.
After O great deal of unimportant and des-
ultory debate, the Senate. by q vote of SO to
IL, confirmed the nomination. Senators
Moody and Pettigrew of South Dakota
voted against the nomination on the ground
that Judge Brewer recently appointed a
Kansas man clerk of the court in their
State. The other negative votes were those
of Senators Blair, Chandler. Allison, Will
son of Iowa, Reagan, Colquitt. Berry, Jones
of Arkansas and Call.
A dispatch from Omaha, Neb., says: Mr..
Troutman, of Kansas, who is attending the
interstate Prohibition convention now in
session here, said regarding the opposition
of the Prohibitionists to the confirmation
of Judge Brewer: 1T is not true that he is
opposed by our people. 1t is true that there
are some 'cranks In Washington who are
fighting him. but we are not. Our Kansas
delegation here wired Senator Ingalls, to.
signed the telegram with thirty names
Judge Brewer has never been an active
Prohibitionist, but he voted for prohibi.
ton. He has always been q good judge"