Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
A Lively Time Over Certain
Combinations.
TELLER WANTS LESS SECRECY
Statement of How Uncle Sam
Stands Financially-Clearing
Up of Business.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The President
nominated James N. Ruston, Indiana,
Treasurer of the United State; Ellis II.
Roberts, New York, Assistant Treasurer
at New York City; w. F. Wharton,
Massachusetts,, Assistant Secretary of
State; George II. Shields, Missouri,
Assistant Attorney-Ge vice Rich
ard Montgomery, resigned; Captain
George B. White, United States Navy,
Chief of Bureau of yards and Docks, to
fill vacancy: L. Bradford Prince, Santa
Fe, Governor of New Mexico; Lewis A.
Walker, Helena, Secretary of Montana !;
Charles R. Schobay, Montana, Indian
Agent at Fort Peck Agency, Montana.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-The Senate this
afternoon confirmed the following nomi-
nations: Louis A. Walker, Secretary of
Montana; Charles r. A. Schobey, In
dian agent q. Fort Peck, Mont. James
w. Huston, of Indiana, Treasurer of the
United States; Ellis H. Roberts, of New
York, Assistant Treasurer at New York
city; Edwin H. Terrell, of Texas, Min
lister to Belgium; John I. Abbott, Min
lister to United States of Colon bia.
SKETCHES OF NOMINEES.
G. II. Shields, to-day nominated AS
sistant Attorney General for the Interior
Department, is about 55 years of age and
a man of very high legal and social at
tainments. He has been a resident OF
st. Louis for many years, and for long
time was associated as law partner with
Gen. John B. Henderson.
L. Bradford Prince, nominated as
Governor of New Mexico, was Chief
Justice of that Territory and resigned the
position, on account of some misunder-
standing, during President Arthur's
term. He served one or two terms as
State Senator in the New York Legis-
lature, prior to his appointment as Chief
Justice of New Mexico.
James N. Huston, nominated to be
Treasurer of the United States, is q ma
tive of Indiana and about As years of
age. He.is president of the Conners-
vile National Bank. Huston is largely
interested in manufactures and farming,
and is man of considerable means. He
was chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee during the last two
campaigns, and achieved reputation as
a successful organizer and worker.
ELLIS ID. Roberts, of New York, named
as Assistant Treasurer at New York, is
62 years OF age. He was trained as
printer and graduated from Yale College.
He became editor and proprietor of the
Utica Morning Herald in 1851, and has
been connected with that paper ever
since. He was delegate to the Repub-
lican convention in 1864 and 1868, and
was member of the Legislature of 1867
and served in the And and 43rd Con-
crosses as a member of the Ways and
Means Committee.
Captain George Blonite, nominated to
succeed Admiral Harmony as Chief Jus.
| tice of the Bureau of Yards and Docks
of the Navy Department, is a nephew of
Representative William D. Kelly. En-
tering the Naval Academy in 1854, he
graduated in 1859, and Immediately
began most active career, being
in numerous engagements during the
civil war, notably at Vera Cruz
where he assisted in the capturing Of
two steamers and at the capture of Fort
Fisher. He became Lighthouse Inspector
at Philadelphia in 1877, and commanded
the Kearsarge in 1882. In the same year
he was attached to the Philadelphia
Harbor Commission, and has been Pres
ident of that body ever since 1887.
| William Il. Wharton. the newly nomi.
mated Assistant Secretary of the State,
was born in Massachusetts and is about
AZ years Of age. He became private
Secretary to Justice Gray, when the lat
ter was United States Judge in Massa-
chusetts, and has continued to act in the
same capacity since Judge Gray became
member of the United States Supreme
Court.
SITTING ON COMBINATIONS.
Senator Plumb stated that he had
moved reconsideration of the vote by
which the nomination of Louis Wolfey
had been confirmed, upon the assurance
that charges against his character, not
considered by the committee, would be
presented, but since then he had be-.
come satisfied that the action of the
committee was right and he would not
press his motion. The Injunction of
secrecy upon the confirmation was ac-
cordingly removed.
There was considerable discussion up-
on the nomination of the delegates to the
Congress OF American Republics, to be
held in this city next autumn. Objection
was made to them by the Democrats on