The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-23
UNITED STATES SENATE.


WASHINGTON, March 11-Mr. Beck appeared
in the Senate chamber this morning and took
the oath OF office before entering on his third
Senatorial term. He was welcomed most
warmly by his brother Senators and by the
officers and employees OF tho Senate. His
general appearance gave little or no indication
OF recent Illness For over q quarter of an
hour there was no movement made to proceed
to any kind of business and then recess was
taken till half.past l, presumably to await the
presentation OF executive nominations.
On reassomblng at 80 the following nomina-
tions were received from the President: Thomas
w. Palmer of Michigan, to be Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the
United States to Spain. John f. Swift, Of
California, to be Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenpotentiary OF the United States
to Japan. John d. Washburn, of Massachu-
setts, Minister Resident and Consul General OF
the United States, to Switzerland. George
Tichenor of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury vice Isaac l. Maynard re-
signed The Senate, on motion Of Mr.. Shor-
man, went into executive session TO consider
them. At 40 tho doors were rcopened and the
Senate adjourned
WASHINGTON, March 12-In the continued
absence of the Vice-President Mr.. Ingalls,
acted to-day as yesterday, as presiding officer
pro tenn The message OF the President trans
mitting the papers in the case OF Louis Riel
u
wait of several minutes Mr.. Edmunds broke
the stiffness by n statement that he had been
requested by Mr. Platt TO say that the gentle
men representing both sides OF the chamber
who had in charge recommendations for the
committees of the Senate would be ready TO
call attention to the subject in q very short
time and to ask tho Senate to remain
in session or take short recess. No
motion for u recess was made, and the
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tempt to transact business. The President
sent the following nominations to the Senate
to-day: Interior-Arthur c. Mellette, of Wa
tertown, Dak., to be Governor OF Dakota; Lu.
ther B. Richardson, Of Grand Forks, Oak, to
be Secretary OF Dakota. Justice-Cornelius II.
Hanford, OF Washington Territory, to be Chief
Justice OF the Supreme Court of the Territory
of Washington. George w. Irwin of Montana,
to be Marshal of the United States for the Ter
rtory OF Montana. Smiley U. Chambers, o.
Indiana, to be United States attorney for tho
district of Indiana.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-A resolution au.
thorizing the Committee on Coast Defenses to
sit during the recess and to employ clerk was
introduced and referred to the Committee on
Contingent Expenses. A like resolution as TO
the Committee on Privileges and Elections
agreed to- Resolutions offered by Mr..
Stewart for the purchase OF 81 900 001 of silver
bullion per month for coinage and by Senators
Gibson and Call 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 1918, proceeded to the
consideration OF executive business. At 2:25
the doors were opened and the Senate ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON. March 14--In the Senute
to-day after the reading of the journal, an ex-
ecutve session was ordered. AT I O'Clock u
recess was taken until p. m. The following
nominations by the President were received:
james S. Clarkson, of Iowa. to be First Assist
ant Postmaster. General Lewis Wolhey, 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
miah Sullivan, OF Montana, to be Collector OF
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 q number OF nominations for
postmasters and army officers were received.
Adjourned until Monday.
CHICAGO ministers are taking concerted
action on the prohibition question.
THE estate of the late Isaiah v. Will
Hanson, of Philadelphia, is valued at
S., 900, coo.
CHRIS BERGER, prominent grocer,
committed suicide at Neosho, No. No
cause assigned.
THE President has accepted the resigna-
tion of General Newberry, postmaster at
Chicago
JAKE KTLRAIN says that he doesn't be-
lieve the fight between Sullivan and him
self will take place.
The dead body of Lena Anderson,
Chicago domestic, was found in her en-
ployer's kitchen. She committed suicide
because of a quarrel with her lover, RALPH
Hines. n clerk.
The price of coal has been reduced at
New York.
CAPTAIN +. w. DAWSON, of the Charles
ton Is. c. News and Courier, was shot
and kill by Dr. I. B. Mellow.
EXPREsIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND has
been elected an active member of the New
York Bar Association.
The bill granting municipal suffrage te
House of Representatives-12I to rs.
WIN. FAIRCLoUGH was fatally and Alex
ander Thompson and VIM. Kentz seriously
burned by an explosion of gas in the mine
of the Pennsylvania Coal Company, at
Yatesville, Pa.
PATRICK MCMAHON, fireman, was blown
to pieces, and Neill Brown was instantly
killed and Fred Fishback was seriously
scalded by the explosion of boiler in the
Victoria FIGURING mill, St Louis, early on
the morning Of the 10Th.
MASKED burglars entered the house of
farmer named Core, living near Union
town, Pa, and took about $500.
VIM BURGESS, Gamer, of Mimico,
Canada, has disappeared, leaving liabili-
ties estimated at $4,000.
JOHN GILKNER onductor, and Ben jamin
Walker, fireman, were killed in a railroad
wreck at st. Nicholas. Pa.
BEN w. STEWART, Robert Russell,
Palmer johnson and Manning B. Pietz
expert young thieves, were arrested at
Chicago.
HERBERT MIDDENpoRF, aged sixteen
years, fell from window on the fifth |
floor of Van Antwerp, Bragg g. Co.'s book |
publishing house, in Cincinnati, while |
washing windows, and was fatally in |
iured
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