Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-22
SENATE AFFAIRS.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS - CON-
FTRMATIoNs- sUEB0AT
Y0REr0wg.
Railroads Notified TO Appear Before the
Interstate Commerce Commission
Concerning Export Rates.

WASHINGTON, March 81 The Senate met
at Z. u. Immediately after the reading OF
the Journal 81 yesterday MIR. prudeD, one Of
the Presidents private secretaries, appeared
at the bar aud delivered "sundry messages
IN writing" from the President OF tno
United Sistes. whereupon. on motion Of Mr..
INGALLS,, the senate proceeded 10 the conside.
ration Of executive business with closed
doors.
The Senate, sitter brief executive scs-
sion. without opening the doors, took a
recess u.tn O'Clock. 90 which time, there
being no further nominations, adjourned
uuui 4 O'Clock Tomorrow.
NOMINATIONS ANo CONTRIBUTIONS
The president to-day dominated Miles C..
Moore, OF Wa'ls.W alta. W. T.. to be Cover.
nor ~ Washington Territory; oliver G.
white, ~ Dayton, ". T., 10 be Secretary Of
Washington Territory; Henry \. Blake. o.
Montana Territory. 90 be- Chief Justice %
abe supreme Court Of Montana, and about
thirty p0>tmaster-, al iu northern and west.
era state. except one, that Of Pulley, al
Troy, Ala.
In the executive session this afternoou The
Sen0ie confirmed number of territorial
and posisi nominations. They included sit
ihat had been reported mp 30 That time from
the committees. The ht j.. however with
hello, the senate having failed 10 suspend tue
operation 81 the fute which keeps TIE con.
nrmatiOns secret and DELAYS the notification
% the President unti Two additional exe0u-
tive sessions shall have supsrycne1 without
The entry Of motion 20 rcconsider.
GuNBOAT YORKTOWN.
4 favorable report upon the Ctnbost
Yorktown has been. made nv the board. Of
which Commodore iiuluch u iesident.
She has been completed in nccordance with
che contract, aBd u suMcieniiy strong T.
rear her weights ~ every DESCRIPTION. The
hoard was Impressed uy her clean condition
and smoothnes.. Sh" could be pm, INTO con-
mission Immediately II her dgnsmos were
get up aud connected and her batteries sup
piled.
EAILEOAps TO APPEAR TIE COMMISSION.
The Interstate Commerce Commission has
notified TOE following curriers' to appear be-
fore the commission on Tuesday, APR 81,
for tho purpose Of fully and particularly SCI
ung forth aDd showing what their export
rates ore. and how these export rates are made
hy each ot them; and also for The purpose OF
giving each oi sad c1rricrs an opportunity 10
be heard concerDine tho manner Of making
and publishing sald rsies in order u comply
with the provisions OF an act 10 REGULATE
amended bv an act 20 amend sad act ap-
proved March .. 1850: The Louisville and
Nashville, Cinciunf,.. New Orleans and
Texas Pacific. Alabama Great southern,
New Orleans end Northwestern, Nicks-
burg and Meridian, Yicksburg, Sbreye.
FORT and Pacific Western and At
lsutic, Central Railroad aud Banking
COMPANY 0i Georgia, Western rail vaV OF
Alabama, Ailauia and West Point, Georgia
Railroad Company, Ea.t Tennessee. Virginia
and Georgia. Chattanooga, Rome and COlnm.
bus. Atlantic auI North Carolina. Norf ,lk
and Western, Atlantic Coast tine. Seauoud
aud Roanoke, Richmond and DlnU'le, Mo-
BILE and Ohio. Illinois Central, Newport
News aud Misslssippi-N aliey, Ch'sape axe.
ohio and SluthWestern, Louisville, New
Orleans and Texas, Cope Fear and fs1kin-
Valley, savannah, Florida sud western,
florida Railway and Navigation Company,
south Carohuu, Chesapeake and Ohio, Kun
sas city, Memphis and Birmingham, Bruins
wick aud Western.
DO .CrArfL Es 10 NE ALLOWED.
The following telegram WAS sent at 4:35
bis afternoon:
10 the Commanding General Division OF
Missouri. Chicago, ll.:
TIE act ~ Congress approved March ..
! Ss9, provides iu substance lbat no person
shall De pcrmiucd 70 enter UDon aud occupy
land recently coded 10 the United states by
tue Greek aud seminole Indians until said
lands arr opened for settlement 'y proc'amt-
fl0u ~ The President, aud that no person
violating tnis provision .ua' ever br permit
ted to cnfer my Of said lauds or acquire any
flights thereto.
The President cirects that the officers
under your command cause the people TO Toe
luIlv Informed OBJ loose provisions Of law,
aud that they take ana preserve the names
IT an persons NuO may enter ,he Territory
in violation az This provision. so that the
zane may bc enforced by the Land Depart
IenI when snld lands are h~iuily opened
for settlement.
by ordcr Of Maior-Gcnersl Schoicld.
j. G.. SEElTON,
Adjuiant.GenCrSl.