Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-14
NEW SENATE RULE.
The President's Casiers-The New
Nominees.
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fBy telegraph to the Dispatch
WASHINGTON, ID. C., March ID -Atameet-
ing of the senate Committee on Rules to-day,
1t was decided 10 report an additional rule,
recurring reference 10 committee for eXami-
nation and report all resolutions calling upon
the President or heads OF departments Tor
information, before final action thereon.
They will also ask leave to cit during recess
for the purpose OF arranging and providing
rooms for the various Senate committees
which are now without rooms.
The rush OF ofice-seekers continued at
the White House to-day. Included In the
crowd was a delegation OF citizens OF Wash
ington, VINO urged the appointment OF
George Francis Dawson "a Commissioner o!
the District, General Whittlesey, OF toe
Indian Commission, accompanied Bishop
Haze, Of Dakota, aud President Gates. OF
RUTGERS College. They called 10 interest
the President IN the movement TO secure a
broad educational policy towards the In
dians. Ex-senator Malone made a short
call on toe President In company with Rep
resentative Bowden, OF Virginia, and ex-
Postmaster. general Hatton. Among the
other callers were Stephen b. Eikins. Rep
ressntative Dunnell OF Minnesota; William
l.. Scruggs, OF Georgia.; General Berdan,
General Wright, OF Indiana; Represents
tive Mckinley, aud Mr.. Mason, OF West
Virginia, who Is mentioned as The next
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue. The
President was engaged all the forenoon with
official visitors aud politicians, and at
O'Clock be came down to the east room and
received large number OF persons who
called 10 pay tneir respects.
Eugene SCHUYLER, who was TO-DAY nomi.
mated First Assistant Secretary OF State to
succeed George l.. Riyes, resigned, is about
iortv.seyen years OF age. lie is generally we'll
known ss an author and diplomat, and IN
the last mentioned career he has filed almost
every grade in the service. In 1867 be be.
gan ms connection with the state Depart
ment as Consul at Moscow, aud in 1859 he
was Consul at Reyel. In 1870 he was made
Secretary OF Legation 1T 81. Petersburg; in
1876 he occupied a similar post ut Constan'
tinople. Two years later he was appointed
Consul at Birmingham, and in 1879 he wa;
Consult General at Rome. He was then ap
pOinted Diplomatic Agent and ConsuiGen
eral 70 Ronmania, and became Minister resi-
dent when the Mission was established
Since 1882 he has been travelling IN Europe
His contributions 10 literature include elt
torlaI work on "Webster's Dictionary"
American Diplomacy" and "The ihf'
OF Peter the Great"
CYRUS Bussey, who was to-day nominated
by the President to be Assistant Secretary Of
the Interior, was born in OHIO IN 1888. lie
was delegate from Iowa to the Baltimore
convention Which nominated Stephen A
Douglass for President. He served will
great distinction throughout the war and
was msior-general 10 March, 1855. Aftel
the war he resumed business as commits
sion uerchant-drst IN st. Louis and then il
New Orleans. lie was delegate TO the Re
publican National Convention OF 1868 and fo
ak wears was president Of the New Orlean
Chamber Of Commerce. General Bussel
engaged in business In New York city il
1881, and has since taken part IN nationa
notifies,