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

The President has sent ts the Senate the
nominations:
Thomas w. Palmer, Of Michigah' 70 DO
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister fieni-
potentiary of the United States 70 Spain
John r. Swift, Of, California, to be Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plsnipotsnsiary
John D. washburn, of Massachusetts,, TO
be Minister Resident and Consul -Generai OF
the United States to swiszsrIand 9,I;.ni. q. b. Al.
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury, vice Isaac
H Maynard, resigned. -,
The nominations were formally laid bsfore
the Senate as soon as tho doors were closed.
There was a disposition on both sides Of tho
chamber to confirm ex-senator Palmer as
Minister to Spain without reference to q
committee. but it was decided not 10
break over the regular rule, and SO fns ,;an. nom.
Committee along with those OF John u.
Wasbburn for the Swiss mission and John
+. Swift for the mission to Japan. George
c. Tichenor's nomination for Assistans sec
retary of the Treasury went into the FINANCE
| Committee All this took less than ton
minutes, and when it had besn done the
| Senate ad journed.
Thomas Withersil Palmer. of Michigan
| who has been nominated to succeed Perry
Belmont, OF New York, as United States
| Minister to Spain, was born at Detroit of
January 25, 1880 His father, Thomas Pal,
mer, was one Of the pionesrs OF Detroit, and
his mother was daughter OF Judge james
In 1855 he married Miss Lizzie p. Merrill
daughter OF Charles p. Merrill, and ther
81 sSs go. nnosr business with theSlatter:
law ne Is one OF the largest owners Of lumber
property and saw mills in the Northwest, and
is the possessor Of a large fortune.
In 1878 he was elected to the State Senate
| and in 1888 he was elected to the Unitet
States Senate for the term which closed o.
March 3.
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
MIA, and became one of the leading lawyer
of the Pacific Coast.
He has travelled nearly all over the worlc
and possesses a fund of Information of place
and people. He has written several books
among which are "Going to Jericho" bool
Of travel, and Rupert Greathouse," novel
Colonel John D. Washburn, of Massachu
setts, who has been nominated to succeec
Boyd Winchester, of Kentucky, as Unitet
States Minister Resident and Consul Genera
to Switzerland, is a native OF Boston and /
fifty-six years old.
He has served in both Houses of the Mas
sachusetts Legislature, was chief of staff o
Governor Bullock during the war, and ha
held various places of honor and trust in con
nection with charitable institutions He is
man Of wealth, and at present is not engage;
in business. -
NJ Tchenor rvss "a eoldias. -as--see-SJ..ss.
commanding an Iowa regiment. He wa
appointed in the Government service in 1878
and has been in continuous employment
since. most OF the time as a special agent o
the Treasury. A great deal OF his time ha
been spent abroad in investigation of tn
matter OF undervaluations, and he has be
come the most proficient Of all the specia
agents in that line of work.