Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-03-23
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Special Session.


WASHINGTON, March l3-A resolution au-
thori2ing the Committee on Coast Defenses TO
81, during the recess and to employ a clerk was
introduced and referred TO the Committee on
Contingent Expenses like resolution as to
the Committee on Privileges and Elections
was agreed to. Resolutions offered by Mr.
Stewart for the purchase OF AOUOOl OF silver
bullion per month for coinage, and by Senators
Gibson and Gail for special committees on the
commercial relations OF the United States with
Mexico and with Cuba and the west India
Islands, was laid on the table for the present
The Senate then, at 1913, proceeded to the
consideration OF executive business. At e:25
the doors were opened and the Senate ad-
/ journcd.
| WASHINGTON March 14.-In the Senate
to-day after the reading Of the Journal an e3-
/ ecutive session was ordered. AT ! o'clock a
recess was taken until 3 p. m. The following
nominations by the President were received
James S. Clarkson, OF Iowa, to he First Assist
ant Postmaster. General. Lewis Woliiey, OF
Tucson. Ariz, to be Governor OF Arizona
Rathbone Gardner, OF Rhode Island to be u.
S Attorney for the District OF Rhode Island.
VIM. l.. Dunlap of Indiana to be u.
S, Marshal for the District OF Indiana. Jere'
Customs for the District OF Montana and Idaho.
John A. Kasson, of Iowa; VIM. Walter Phelps,
Of New Jersey, and Geo. II, Bates of Della
ware, to be commissioners to represent the
United States at the conference TO be held in
Berlin, concerning affairs in the Samoan
Islands. Ebert D. Weed, OF Montana, to be U.
S. Attorney for the Territory OF Montana. In
addition to these number Of nominations for
/ met, aud nft
Adjourned until Monday.
WASHINGTON, March 1S-The third week o
the called Executive session OF the Senate
opened this morning, with the Vice Presiden
in the chair. Resolutions were offered and re-
ferred to the Committee on Contingent FIX
penses authorizing the Committee on Woman
Suffrage and on Additional Accommodation
for the Library TO sit during the recess. 1h'
resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. Gibson
for the appointment of select committee ol
relations with Mexico and Central Amcrici
was taken up and discussion followed, Th
President sent the following nominations t.
, the Senate to-day: Smith A. Whitfield, o
Ohio, to be Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
cral Abraham d, Hazen, of Pennsylvania, #
! be Third Assistant Postmaster General. jus
7 tice-W. Budd Deacon of New Jersey, to b
, marshal of the United States for the distric
OF New Jersey; John S Barton, Of Mississippi
, marshal of the United States for the norther
j., district of Mississippi; Edwin l. Kursheedt, {
= Louisiana TO be marshal of the United States
for the eastern district of Louisiana; Brad. |
Slaughter OF Nebraska, to be marshal OF IN
United States for the district Of Nebraska
William H Whiteman of New Mexico to
: associate justice of the Supreme Court of I'll
Territory of New Mexico.
" WASHINGTON, March la,-The Nice-Pres
: dent announced the appointment of the folloN
$ ing select Committee on the April Centcnni
o Celebration in New York; Senators Hiscoc
= Sherman Hoar Norhees and Eustis. The ru
Q requiring resolutions calling for informatiC
!. from the departments TO be referred to comm
tee was discussed, and finally recommitte
Several nominations were received, and at
m. the Senate adjourned. The followil
nominations by the President were receive
N Whitelaw Reid OF New York to be Envoy Z
Is traordnary and Minister Plenipotcntiary OF t
l. United States to France; julius Goldschmi'
to Of Wisconsin, to be Consul General OF I
b. United States 10 Vienna. A number of nomi
of ations, sent in yesterday, were confirmed
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