West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-04-11
Sixteenth pays nominations.


Robert j. Fisher, OF Chicago, ILL.,. to lie As.
sistant Commissioner OF Patents, vice Robert
T. Vance, resigned.
Commander Bartlett j. Cromwell to be
Captain, Lieutenant Commander Go Jrge X
Durand TO he n Commander, Lieutenant
UrOl Ssbreo 10 be a Lieutenant Commander
Lieutenant Moses l.. Wood Junior grado TO
10 q Lieutenant Ensign James ii. GIOnnon
10 be Lieutenant Junior grade, Comman-
der John w. Phillip 10 he n Captain, Lieu
tenant Commander Francis NJ Barber To DO
a Commander, Lieutenant Albert II. Conden
TO Lieutenant-t commander, Lieutenant
David Daniels, Junior grade, 20 he n lieu.
tenant; Ensign Harry 3. Knapp TO be
Lieutenant Junior gradoj Pa ssd Assistant
Paymsstsr Joiah X. Stanton 10 bo n Pay
master, Assistant Paymaster Thomas j.
Cowie 10 be Passed Assistant Paymaster,
Second Lieutenant Harry X. White, Marine
Corps TO be a First Lisutsnant
The Senate confirmed the following nomi.
nations:
sistant Attorney General Drury j. Burshstt,
TO be Marshal OF Kentucky; Robert j. Fisher,
Of Illinois, TO he Assistant Commissioner OF
Pstsnts: Captain George B White, TO 10
Chief OF the Bureau OF Yards aud Docks L.
Bradford Prince. 10 be Governor OF New
Moxicoi William r. Wharton, OF Massaciiu.
setts. 10 DO Assistant Secretary OF STATE:
Sion A. Darn9ll, Attorney for tho Northern
District Of Georgia
John D. Henderson, Of Missouri; CJrnsliu'
n. Bliss, Of New York: William Pincknsy
Whyte, Of Maryland Clement Btudebaker
Of Indiana. H. Jelferson Coolidge, OF Mas
sschusetts; William III. 1rsscott, OF South
Carolina; Andrew Carnegie. Of Pennsylvania;
John X. g. Ptkin, Of Louisiana; Morris NJ.
Estee, OF California, and J. i. Hanson, Of
Georgia, delegates 70 the Congress OF Ameffs
can Nations 10 be held in Washington Noyern.
bsr, 1882
Tho Naval promotions s1nt in by tho Prssi-
dent were also confirmed.
Near the close OF business Vice President
Morton said: "As the prsseab occupant Of
the chair Is about 10 vacato the chair for the
remainder OF the session. he desires to avail
himself OF this opportunity % eIpregs hs
grateful appreciation Of the courtesy AMI con-
sidsraton which he has received from every
express the hope that he shall find a. the Hoxt
session Of uio Senate every senator in his
seat I'm good health, and that no shall then
have an opportunity 10 resume and continue
the agreeable rotations already established. >
Mr. Edmunds then offered resolution
that in the nbslncs OF tho Vice President Mr.
ingalls, be chosen President Of the Senate pro
tenn.
The resolution was put by tho Secretary
aud agreed 10 without division, and then Mr.
ingalls,, escorted by Mr. Blmunds had the
oath Of Office Administered 20 him by the
Secretary and took the chair. expressing at
the Same time his grateful acknowledgements
10 the Senate for the renewed expression Of
it8 confidence.
The S3nats thon al iournol sine die by
strange coincidence on tho same dafo on
which 10 ad iOurnet four years ago leaving
unconfirmei less than dozen nominations.
and among thege OulY two Of any import
nnce-that Of William Whitsmau 20 be asso
ciate Justice Of the Suprens Court of the
Territory Of New Mexico, aud that Of Ia
ward Kursheed, 10 bs United States Marshal
of The Eastern District Of Louisiena