The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-20
HARRIS0N'S PLUM TREE.
THE FRENCH AISSI-N FALLS TO
WHITELAW REID.

Eugene Schuyler's Nomination for
Assistant Secretary of State With
drawn to Avoid Rejection - julius
Goldschmidt of Wisconsin for Con-
sui General to Vienna-The English
Mission Prospects.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The President
today nominated
WHITELAw REID of New York to be
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
tertiary of the United States to France.
JULIUS GoLDsCHMIDT of Wisconsin to be
consul general of the United States at
Vienna.
ANDREW c. BRADLEY of the District of
Columbia to be associate justice of the su-
preme court of the District of Columbia.
JOHN R. MCFIE of New Mexico to be asso-
cate justice of the supreme court of the
territory of New Mexico.
FRANK r. AIKENs of Dakota to be asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court of the
territory of Dakota.
SCHUYLER'S NAME WITHDRAWN.
The President to-day withdrew from the
Senate the nomination of Eugene Schuyler
to be Assistant Secretary of State, which
was made on March IL. 1t is learned that
the committee on foreign relations, after
consideration OF the case, asked that the
nomination be withdrawn, coupling the
request, it is understood, with an intima-
ton that otherwise it would be re-
ported adversely This action was taken on
account of an assault made by Mr.. Schuy-
ler. in his book entitled american Dipio-
macy" upon the late Elihu B. Washburn,
rejecting upon bis offic al conduct while
Secretary of State, together with rehec-
tions upon the administration of President
Grant and the Senate, and also, it said on
account of charges affecting Mr.. Schuyler's
personal conduct in Europe.
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
The Senate to-day confirmed the follow
ing nominations:
SMITH A. WHITFIELD of Ohio to be
Second Assistant Postmaster General
ABRAHAM D. HAzEN Of Pennsylvania to
be Third Assistant Postmaster General.
SAMUEL b. THAYER to be minister to the
Netherlands.
WILLIAM w. THOMAS, Jr., of Maine to
be minister to Norway and Sweden.
THE ENGLISH MISSION.
The impression deepens that the President
will not nominate a minister to England
until Sir Julian Pauncefote arrives here to
represent Great Britain, month from now.
This would give the President more time to
far all that he has given out about it is that
the man must be a lawyer. He told his
cabinet to-day that this was the reason why
be could not crafty Secretary Blaine bv
sending Whitelaw Reid to England and
therefore he proposed to send him to France.
Chauncey NJ Depew is believed to be the
Presidents choice, and it is believed that
the fact that he is a resident of New
York would not initiate against SO
distinguished a man, but Mr.. Depew
has not yet, it is stated,
said he would accept, Senator Evarts has
said it is stated, that he would not accept,
apparently because it was not offered more
promptly, but it is said that the President
may take some man not yet talked about.
Thereupon George d. Robinson and John
D. Long Of Massachusetts, Senator Ed
munds of Vermont, Judge Gresham of
Illia ois and John B. Henderson of Missouri,
ara mentioned. The old report that Sen
ator Blaine himself will go to England is
also revived.
BLAINE FEELS SORE.
Secretary Blaine feels pretty sore tonight
at the Presidents rejection of Mr.. Reid and
the mates rejection of Eugene SCHUYLER
This is what the withdrawal of Mr. Schuy-
lers nomination means, although Secretary
Blaine characteristicallv covers it I'D with
a declaration from Mr.. Schuyler The
truth is, he had been assured BY the Senate
committee on foreign relations that Mr.
Schuyler could not be confirmed. ''Oh,
that mine enemy would write a bookw
SAID one OF the senators. "Read
Schuyler's American Diplomacy for
Our Reasons" Senator William D.
Washburn of Minnesota, was the chief
opponent Of Mr.. Schuyler's confirmation he
cause of the critical reference in Mr..
Schuyler's book to his brother, Elihu B.
WaShburn's brief administration of the
state department. Mr. Edmunds and other
senator's were hurt by its references to
them personally, none of them were friendly
70 Secretary Blaine, and so they availed
themselves Of this occasion to renew to him
the assurance of their distinguished con-
sideration.