The Red Cloud chief., 1889-04-05
NEWS OF II WEEK.
by Telegraph and Mail
THE sExArE-ExEcUrIyE SESSION.

The SENAIk-EXECCTIVE SESSION..
The Senate ON the 18th confirmed all
nominations reported from committees. among
them Zschsrah Wairond. Attorney, T. Is. Nee
dies Marshal. and James ShsckIeford Judge
for the Indian Territory: James Tanner. Com.
missioner OF Pensions Many nominations were
sent In BY the President, among them Francis
E. Warren. TO be Governor OF Wyoming Terri
tory: Benjsmin +. White, to be Governor oil
Montana: Robert Il. Belt, OF Maryland, for A.
sistant Commissioner Of Indian A6aifk and
many Qostmzsters.
TaE Senate on the 9Th disposed Of sew.
eral questions before Il BY leaving them before
appropriate committees, and In executive ses.
sion confirmed Francis z. Warren Governor Of
Wyoming and Benjamin F. White Governor oi
NontanA. Robert '. Belt WAS confirmed ~
Comnissioner Of Indian Ans,na also Q list Of
postmasten. he President sent 10 the Sen.
sts the following n0mtnatious: robert T.
Lincoln. OF Illinois, Minister 70 Great Britain
Aufas HAlstesd. Of Ohio. Minister to Germany
Allen Tbosndyke Rice. OF New York. Minister
70 Russia; Patrick Eaan. Of Nebraska Min
lister 70 Chill; Thomas Ryan. Of KsnssA Minis
ter 70 Mexico; John Hick& OF Wisconsin: Min
lister 70 Peru. and George b. Loring. Of Aassar
chusetts, Minister 10 Portugal
SGvHRAL resolutions Wero offered In the
Senate on the sSth. which went over. and Son
stOf Cockrell made . second and anal report
hon the select committee 70 inquire into the
met1ods Of b1siness IN the executive depart
nests. In executive session the nomination Of
Murat HAistead 70 be Minister 70 Germany ~
discussed for several hours and his nomination
rejected Senator Teller. Plumb, lngslla Far
wolf and Cullom (Republiesns) voting against
him A motion 70 reconsider vas pending
when the senate adjourned. The nomina
tons OF John c. New a Consul General
TO London. and Lewis wolhey. Governor OF
Arizona. were confirmed and all diplomatic
nominations sent in the dag before fAvorsbly
reported from committees. A resolution hat
the Senate accept the invitation 70 attend the
centennial OF the Inauguration OF Washington
Was adopted. Among the nominations sent in
by the President were Cassius n. Barnes, Of
Arkansas, u be receiver and John l. Dill. OF
Guthrie. Ind. Ter.
IL the Senate on the Goth the Vice-Presi-
lent appointed Senators Sherman. Dawes, ALI
son, CuliOm. Hampton. Eustis and Colquitt rs
the TO attend the New York centen-
NAL celebration TO which the President pro TEN.
tSenafor Ingalls, was added. The motion 10
reconsider the vote by which the nomination OF
Murat Halstexd had been rejected WAS debated
for nearly three hours and went over without
reaching avOte. A motion was entered by Sen
stOr Plumb for a consideration OF the vote by
which Lewis Wolfcy had been confirmed as Gov
efnOr Of Arizona Many pOstmSsters and other
appointments were confirmed. The President
sent in the following nominations: George
Chandler. Of Kansas, for First Assistant Secre-
tary Of the INTERIOR: Jacob v. Admire. OF Kan
saa. receiver. and Jacob c. Roberts. Of Nebraska,
register Of the new land office at Kingisher l.
r.: Robert Adams. Jr.. OF Pennsylvania. Min
lister To Brazil: Lansing b. Nearer. OF Califor
mia, Minister to the Central American States:
william L. ScruggA of Georgia. Minister to
Venezuela: William o. Bradley. o: Kentucky,
Minister to CorcA
AFTER an exciting contest the Senate
on the 3Oth finally rejected the nomination Of
Murst Halstead To be Minister TO Germany. by
. vote Of Is to "a. The combinations were:
John Hicks, Minister to Peru: George H. Lor.
ing. to Portugal; Robert T. Lincoln, to Great
Britain: Allen Thorndyke Rice. TO Russia
Thomas Ryan, to Mexico: Patrick Egan. to
Chill Robert Adams. Jr. to Brazil; Lansing
h. Miner. TO Central America; w. l.. Scruggs.
TO Venezuela: W. q. Bradley. to COrea: Cas-
stus n. Barnes. receiver. and John I. Ollie.
register Of the land-0fnce 1t Guthrie, / T J.
V. Admire, receiver, and J. G. Roberts, reg
lister OF the land ONCE ~ kingfsher, ]. t.:
George C. Chandler. Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Interior. and Q number
OF other appointments. The President sent the
following nominations TO the Senate: John T.
Alb ott OF New Hampshire. 70 be Minister to
the Republic Of Colombia: Edwin H. Terrill. Of
Texas, 70 be Minister TO Belsium. and to be del
egates 70 the conference between the United
States and Mexico. Central and South America.
Hayti. San Domingo and Brazil TO meet in
Washington Ia lsSo. JOhn u. Henderson. Of
Missouri: Cornelius n. Bliss. Of New York:
William rinkney White. OF Maryland: Clement
Studebaker. OF indian T. J. Coolidge. OF
Massachusetts,; WIN. H. Trescott, of South
Caroline: Andrew Carnegie. of Pennsylvania.
John X G. Pitkin. OF louisiana: N. n. Este.
Of California and J. II. Hanson. Of Georgia. be-
sides . long list OF postmaster.