Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31
In THE SENATE
REFUSAL TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
REJECTING MuRAr HALsTEAD.
List Of Those confirmed in Fxeeutivs Seq
sion-Rsgular PrsossdinRs-Wash-
ington Notes
IBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l

WASHINGTON, March 3O,-The Senate met
NJ noon. The yce-President announced
the appointment OF Mr.. Farwell a. men,
ber OF the select committee on transpor'a-
ton and sale Of meat products Ia the pace
OF Mr.. Cullom, who was excused AZ MS own
request The Senate then, on motion OF mr.
Sherman proceeded 10 the consideration OF
executive business.
While the doors were closed the following
general business wss transacted:
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Sherman for the appointment OF commit
tee OF two senator's to walt on the President
aud inquire whether he had any further
communication 10 make to the Senate wss
taken up and agreed to and Nessrs. Sher-
man and Ransom were appointed.
The resolution offered yesterday by MT.
Dawes calling for information as to the Lang
| ford claim for IndIan lands In Idaho was
taken 10 and agreed 10.
Nr. Allison offered resolution (Which
was agreed toy calling on the Secretary OF
tie Treasury for information as to the trade
between the United States aud Mexico.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
Mitchell insIructing the Committee on
Mines and Mining TO continue its inquiry
into the causes OF the delay in settling un-
contested claims in the mineral divisions OF
The vacancy in the Committee on Civil
Service Retrencbment, caused by the resigns-
ton OF Mr. Chace. was filed by the appoint
ment OF Mr.. Higgins.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Harris, authorizing the Committee on Epi-
demic Diseases to continue its Investigation
during the recess, was taken up, but no
action was taken on it.
Mr.. Jones, OF Nevada chairman OF the
Committee on Contingent Expenses, stated
that there was no fund TO meet the necessary
expense.
Mr.. Mitchell called attention TO the vacan-
cy in the Committee on Railroads caused
! by kr. WalcOtt's resignation. but no action
wss taken. Mr. Plstt remarking that there
were several other vacancies on the commit
tees, and that the question had better lie
over for the present.
The Senate at $40 o'clock adjourned till
Monday at l p. NJ.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nomns.
lions TO the Senate to-day: John T. Abbott,
Of New Hampshire, to be Envoy Extraor-
binary and Minister PlenIpotentiary OF the
United States to the Republic OF Columbia
Edwin II. Terrell, Of Texas, to be Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister PenIpo-
| To be delegates to the conference
between the United States Of America
and The Republic OF Mexico, Central
aud South America, IIaYti, San Domingo,
ard. The Empire OF Brazil. to he held in
Washington In 1889: John Il. Henderson,
OF Missouri; Cornelius VI. Bliss, OF New
York; william Pinekney Wythe, OF Mary
land; Clement Studsbaker, OF Indiana; T.
Jefferson Coolidge, OF Massachusetts,; VIII
liam Henry Trescott, OF south Carolina;
Andrew Carnegie, Of Pennsylvania; John
Il. &. Pitkin, OF Louisiana; Morris n. Estee,
Of California; j. ii. Hanson, Of Georgia, and
Henry j. Cooper, postmaster, Tampa, Fla.
NURAr HALsTEAD.
The executive session OF the Senate lasted
two hours, being devoted almost exclusively
for the third time 10 the case OF Murat Hal
stead, nominated to be Minister to Germany.
Messrs. Sherman, Hawiey, and Blair spoke
10 favor Of his confirmation, the two last
named being listened to with especially clsse
attention. At tue close Of their remarks 8
vote was taken on the motion TO reconsider
the vote by which the nomination was re-
| iected Thursday. The motion was lost by
a vote OF rs to 10. MessTs. Evarts, ingalls,,
| Plumb, aud Teller voting with the Demo-
Gratis in the negative and Messrs. Blackburn
and Call with the Republicans 10 the aGirma-
tive. The Republicans named explained
their votes on the roll-clll, saying that they
had no personal feeling In the matter and no
sntagOuism sRaBst Dir. Halstead but
thought it right to defend the Senate against
such attacks as had been made upon its cha
rocter by him In bis paper. a number OF
senator's were paired; smong them Messrs.
Cullom against and Fsrwell in favor Of re-
consideration.
CONFIRM ATOMS.
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: John Hicks. Minister to Peru,
George B. Loring, Minister to Portugal;
Robert T. Lincoln. Minister TO Great Bril-
tain; Allen Thorndyke Rice, Minister to
Russia; Thomas Ryan, Minister to Mexico;
Patrick Egan, Minister 10 Chilli; Robert
Adams, Jr., Minister to Brazil; Lanzng y.
Mizuer, Minister TO the Central American
states; w. l.. Scruggs, Minister 10 Vene-
Zuela; W. o. Bradley, Minister Resident
and Consul General TO Corea; w. S. Upton,
United states Marshal for the Eastern dis.
trct Of Tennessee; Tyre Glenn, Marshal for
the Westsra district OF North Carolina; Ma
rion Erwin. United states Attorney for the
Southern district OF Georgia; George chan
dler, Of Kansas, First Assistant Secretary OF
the Interior; Andrew ID. Coyies, postmaster
at Statewide, y. c. [IB this case the report
from the Committee on Post-O diees recon-
mended tie confirmation and stated that
there wsSno charge affecting the personal
or official character OF w. G.. Lewis, who
had been removed
RESPECTING REMOVALS.
The Secretary OF the Interior to-day is-
sued the following important order respect
iDg removals: The heads OF bureaus aud
other officers OF this department will not
cali for resigpstons except by direction CT
the Secretary, aud IN making recommends
tons for the dismissal OF employees they
will please state specifically the reasons
therefor. aud must state whether there has
been a due examination Of all the papers on
fle, and there must be transmitted to the
Secretary all papers bearing upon the sub
iect and recommendations.
SUPERINTENDENT oF NAIL SERVICE.
The Postmaster General. upoa the recon-
mendatisn OF Observation-Disclosures Bell,
has appointed Alonzo Burt superintendent OF
the Fifth division OF the railways mail service,
with headquarters at Cincinnati. Burt was
removed from the same position in 1886. lie
ranks as one OF the sblcst men in the postal
service. No further changes will be made In
this grade OF service.
THE WHITE HOUsE.
There was no particular change In the sit
uation at the White House this morning. The
crowd was As great a. usual, and with few
exceptions was composed OF the sane people
who have been there on previous occasions.
DECREASE IN PUBLIC DEBT.
II is estimated at the Treasury Department
that there bas been a decrease OF Sl2, $780, 600
in the public debt since March lst.
BONDS PURCHASED.