The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-03-29
THE FEDERAL OFFICERS.
Important Nominations submit
ted by President Harrison.
Prominent Appointments in the
Diplomatic Service.

The President has sent tsthe Senate the
following nominations: -
Thorn.s w. Palmer, Of Michigat, TO DO
ENVOY Extrsordinary and Einister Pleni-
,otentisrv of the United States 70 Spain.
Jobn r. Swift, Of California, to DO Envoy
Extraordinarv ana Minister Pleniposentiary
John D. washburn, OF Massachusetts, TO
bs Minister Resident and nsul-Generai ol
the United States to Sw,sz9rSm% g,inni, 70 bs As.
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Isaac
III. Maynard, resigned. ~
The nominations were formally laid before
the senate rs soon as the doors were closed.
There was a disposition on both sides OF tne
chamber to confirm ex-senator Palmer as
Minister to Spain without reterence 10
committee, but it was decided -, not 49,, 70
break over the regular rule, and so the nom
iuation was sent to the Foreign Reiations
| Committee along with those OF Jonn -.
Washburn for the Swiss mission anu 1onn
f. Swift for the mission to Japan. George
| q Tichenor's nomination for Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury went into the rihance @
Committee. All this took less than Ten
minutes, and when it had been done the
| Senate ad jOurned.
Thomas Witherell Palmer, of Michigan.
who has been nominated 10 succeed ferry
| belmont, OF New York, as United states
Minister to Spain, was born at DesroiS p.I GU
| January %, 1890 His father, Thomas fai,
mer, was one of the pioneers OF Detroit, ano
his mother was a daughter Of Judge James
Witherell ,,,,,
daughter of Charles p. Merrill, and then
! os,oetva u,ro ,umoer business with the latter:
law no IS ore OF the largest owners of lumber
property and saw mills in the Northwest, ant
is the possesSor of a large fortune.
In 1878 he was elected to the State Senate
and in 1883 he elected to tho United
States Senate for the term which closed o.
March 3.
John +. Swift, of California, who has beer
nominated To succeed Ex-Governor Richard
b. Hubbard, of Texas, as United State;
Minister to Japan, was born in Missouri about
fifty years ago. He went in 1852 to Califor
nia. and became one of the leading lawyers
of the Pacific Coas..
He has Travelled nearly all over the world
and possesses fund Of information of place:
and people. He has written several books
among which are 'Going to Jericho" a booi
OF travel. and Rupert Greathouse,n n novel
Colonel John ID. Washburn, of Massachu
setts, who has been nominated to succeed
Boyd Winchester, of kentucky, Us United
States Minister Resident and Consul-Genera
to Switzerland, is a native OF Boston and i:
tfty-siN years old.
sach,lsetts Legislature, was chief of staff o.
Governor Bullock during the war, and la:
held various places of honor and trust in con
nection with charitable institutions. He is q
man of wealth, and at present is not engaged
in business
coinnardiSSgg an iowa rnrir regiment He wa
appointed in the Government service in 1878,
and has been i'll continuous employment
since, most of the time as u special agent of
tho Treasury A great deal OF his time has
been spent abroad in investigation of the
matter Of undervaluations, and he has be-
come the most proficient of all the special
agents in that line of work.