The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17
Sixteenth Days Nomfna atfons.

Robert J. Fisher, of Chicago, ILL.,, to be Az.
sistant Commissioner of Patents, vice Robert
r. Vance, resigned.
Commander Bartlett j. Cromwell to Ike g
Captain, Lieutenant Commander George R..
Durand to be Commander, Lieutenant
Lieutenant Moses L. Wood ljunior grade) to
Ia Lieutenant, Ensign James q. Glennon
to be Lieutenant Gunior grade), Cemman-
der John w. Phillip to be Captain, Lieu
tenant Commander Francis NJ. Barber to be
Commander, Lieutenant Albert R. Condsh
to Lieutenant Commander, Lieutenant
David Daniels, tjunior gradel, to be a LisI-
tenant; Ensign Harry g. Knapp to be g
Lieutenant junior grade); Passed Assistant
master, Assistant Paymaster Thomas j.
Cowie to be Passed Assistant Paymaster,
Second Lieutenant Harry X. White, Marine
Corps, to be First Lieutenant
The Senate confirmed the following nomi-
nations:
George H. Shields, Of Missouri, to be AS
sistant Attorney General; Drury J. Burshett,
Of Illinois, to be Assistant Commissioner Of
Patents: Captain George B. White, to be
Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks; l..
Bradford Prince to be Governor of New
Mexico: William F. Wharton, of Massachu.
setts, to bo Assistant Secretary of State;
Sion A. DarnelI, Attorney for the Northern
District Of Georgia.
John B. Henderson of Missouri; Cornelius
n; Bliss Of New York; William Pinckney
of Indiana; T. jefferson Coolidge, of Mas
sachusetts; William II. Irescott, of South
Carolina; Andrew Carnegie, Of Pennsylvania;
John r. g. Pitkin. Of louisiana Morris NJ.
Estee, of California, and J. T. Hanson, Of
Georgia, delegates to the Congress Of Aneri.
can Nations to be held in Washington Novenl-
ber, 1889.
The Naval promotions sent in by the Presi-
dent were also confirmed
Near the close of business Vice. President
Morton said: GAS the present occupant Of
the chair is about to vacate the chair for the
remainder of the session, lie desires to avail
himself of this opportunity to express his
grateful appreciation of the courtesy and con-
sidsration which he has received from every
member Of this body. He desires also to
express the hope that he shall find at the next
seat in good health, and that he shall then
have All opportunity to resume and continue
the agreeable relations already established"
MIR. Edmunds then offered q resolution
that in the absence of the Vice-President Mr..
ingalls, be chosen President of the Senate pro
tenn.
The resolution was put by the Secretary
and agreed to without division, and then Mr..
ingalls,, escorted by Mr.. Edmunds had the
oath of Office administered to him by the
Secretary and took the chair, expressing at
the same time his grateful Acknowledgements
to the Senate for the renewed expression Of
its confidence.
The Senate then adjourned sine die by q
strange coincidence on the same date on
which it adjourned four years ago, leaving
unconfirmed less than dozen nominations,
and among these only two of any import
ance-that Of William Whitemau to be Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court Of the
Territory of New Mexico, and that Of Ed.
ward Kursheed, to be United States Marshal
Of the Eastern District Of Louisiana.