Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-29
OFFICE SEEKERS MECCA
No Diminution in the Crowds
 at the White House.
THE OPPOSITION TO HALsTEAD.

THE OPPOSITION TO HALSTEAD. Appointments by Postmaster General Wan aDakes-Nomfnatfons by the President. The Pacific Railroad Investisat ion-The Railroad Commissionership.
 WASHINGTON, March ..9--A cold and rainy | forenoon did not offer any respite to Presi- | dent Harrison from the army of calers-of- | fee seekers and others-that conGregate at the executive mansion every day. In fact, the crowd yesterday was as large as It has | been any day since Gen HarriSons inaugu | ration. The Hobbies and waiting rooms of the 1 mansion were filed during the entire morn- l ing. Three members of the cabine,-Secre- l tarles Proctor and Nobe and Postmaster Gen. | erAl Wanamaker-hod interviews with the l president The latter renanei for long | while and incurred the disp!easure of some of the waiting applicants for office. Justice | Gray, of the supreme court, was an early | caller Senators and rcpreSen ntatives were | not numerous but several of them brought | deleg ations ranging from three to half dozen. SrnatorS Mande.son, Stanford, Far l well, Cullom, Sherman, Blair, Norhees, Flaw l ley, German, ex-Senator Lewis, Representa- dves Perkins and Anderson (kan.), were among those who saw the president. Repre- sentative Coleman, of Louisiana, presented Rev. S. T. Clanton, of New Orleans, and a delegation of colored Baptist ministers Gen. Harrison Allen and eN-Governor Ordway, of Dakota, ex- Marshal \. B. Norton, of Texas, the man who kept his VOW not to shave or cut his hair until Henry Clay was elected presi- dent, were also among the fortunate ones who saw the president
 OPPOSITION TO HALSTEAD.
 The senate in secret session yesterday dis cussed the nomination of Murat Halstead to be minister to Germany. The nomination was hotly debated, the criticism of Mir. Hal stea l coming principally from the Republican side of the chamber The principal cause of grievance against Mir. Halstead was his criti- cisn of the course of certain Republican senators during the investigation of the cleo ton of Senator Payne. The criticisms of NIT. Halstead were quoted from a file of The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette in the senate chamber yesterday afternoon by Republican senators. Senator Sherman defended Mir Halstead, while Senators Ingalls, and Teller led the attack upon him. A vote on the nomination resulted in its rejection, the Democrats voting solidly against it, and the
 
 and Teller being recorded in the negative also. When it was evident that the nomina tion would be rejected, Senator Sherman changed his vote from affirmative to negative that he might be ill position to enter motion for reconsideration. That motion was en- tered and was pending when the senate ad journed.
 PoSToFFICE APPOINTMENTS.
 Postmaster General Wanamaker upon re- commendation of General Superintendent Bell, of the railway mail service, appointed the following division superintendents in the railway mail serv .ce: Seventh division, head quarters at St Louis, J. P Lindsey, of Mis- souri, vice R. NJ. Thomas; Tenth division, headquarters at St. Paul, Norman Perkins, of Minnesota, vice w. H. Butler, resigned; :; Eleventh division, headquarters at Fort Worth, Tex, J. $. Weaver, of Texas, vice George w. Hunter resigned. Messrs Lind sey, Perkins and Weaver are all old and ex- perienced postal clerks, each having risen to his present position through all the stages of promotion i'll the service Lindsey and Perk- ins having been i'll the selVlce for seventeen years.
 THE PACIFIC RAILROAD INVESTIGATION.
 The special committee of the senate author ized to investigate the affairs of the Pacific railroad will not meet in Chicago April 6, as originally intended. The work of other com mittees conflicts with the proposed work of the Pacific railroad committee, so Senator Frye has postponed the tour of inspection over the Pacific roads to October. The com mittee will meet in Chicago, Oct. l.
 NOMINATIONS
 The president has sent to the senate the following nominations:
 Cassius NJ. Barnes, of Arkansas, to be re- ceiver of public moneys at Guthrie, Ind. T.
 John l. Dille, of Indiana, to be register of the land office at Guthrie, Ind. T.
 Charles E. Monteith, of Idaho, to be agent for the Indians of the Neg Perces agency in Idaho.
 Postmasters: New York-S. F. Wheeler, Hancock; R. w. Oldfeld Haverstraw. New Jersey-L R. Williams Long Branch.
 GEN. JOHNSTON LIKELY TO REMAIN
 It is stated that the president said a few days age that he did not intend to make a change in the office of commissioner of rail roads, now held by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. Gen. Sherman, it is said, has made a special request that Gen. Johnston be retained. The commissioner is now S2 years old, but in spite of his advanced years he is able to attend tc the business of the office.
 HARMONY TO REMAIN IN WASHINGTON.
 Commodore David B. Harmony, whose commission as chief of the naval bureau oi yards and docks has expired, will remain 1T Washington on duty as president of the lighthouse board, to which position he wal elected f, W weeks ago. There are mum Der of applicants for the vacant place. Com modore Harmony was nominated last weel by President Harrison, and yesterday wal confirmed by the senate as a read admiral t& fill the vacancy caused by Admiral Luce' retirement. No appointment has yet beer made of a successor to Commodore Harmony as chief of the bureau of yards and docks and Chief Clerk Merritt is acting as head O the bureau.
 NOTES
 The senate has confirmed the nomination of John c. New to be consul general a London.
 Commissioner of Pensions Tanner has ap pointed A. w. Fisher, of North Carolina chief clerk of the pension office, in place O W. F. Brock, resigned. Mir. Fisher wa chief clerk under Commissioner Dudley, an, acted as assistant chief clerk under Gen