The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-04
WHERE THE PLUMS FALL
THE UNITED STATES SENATE IN EX-
ECUTIvE SESSION,

The Upper House of Congress Transacts
Little Other Business than Confirming
or Rejecting Presidential Appointments
The Chosen.
The Senate was in executive session an hour
and quarter on the 26th ult., and in that time
disposed of all the nominations reported from
the committee The files of the executive calen-
dar were pretty generally cleared of pend
ing conventions and treaties. Most of
these We're unimportant documents relat-
ing to postal conventions and COPY
right agreements, which were approved
pro forma. The arrangement with Mexico rela-
tive to the appointment of q boundary commits
sion was continued. The extradition treaty
with Russia the subject of the most discuss
sion. The following Presidential nominations
were confirmed: Zachariah It. Walrong to be
United States Attorney for the Indian Terri
tory; Thomas B. Needles, to be United States
Marshal for the Indian Territory; James NJ,
Schakleford, to be Judge of the United States
Court of the Indian Territory; James Tanner,
to be Commissioner of Pensions jeremiah Sui
livan, to be Collector of Customs for
Lines, to be special examiner OF
drugs, etc. at New Orleans; Seligman Brothers.
to be special fiscal agents of the Navy Depart
ment at London; George w. Mcbride to be Col
wards to be Collector of Customs for Mime
sofa; Charles NJ. Bradshaw to be Collector at
Puget Sound, W. I; Also the following post
NJ. Higgard, StOughton, Wis. Theodore Burr
Lancaster, Wis; James B. Neville Blooming
ton ILL., w. S. Cullimore, Centralia Ill Allen
Chadwick, Armourdale Kan. James L. King
Topeka, Kan. Ed T. JONES' Holton Kan !:
Charles J. Wonser, lama, Iowa.
THE Senate confirmed the following nomina-
tions on the 9th u1t.: Francis E. Warren, Gov
erner of Wyoming Territory; Benjamin F.
White, Governor of Montana; Robert V. Belt
Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Charles G. Walters, United States Attor-
for the eastern district of Ar<on.
sas; Oscar M. Spelman, United States
Marshal for the eastern district of
Marshal for the Southern District of Georgia.
Postmasters William B. Hodge, Jr Marshall,
Ill. John P YOst, North Bend, Neb Harper
Brosius Alliance Ohio; Charles W. Jones' Mar
Walter +. Brashear, Russellviile, Ark. James
F. George, Dardanelle Ark. William L. Pearce,
Gainesville, Tex. The nominations of Lewis
Wolfy to be Governor of Arizona and of John
G. New to be Consul General 70 London were re-
ported favorably from committee, b:lt, under in
dividual objection they went over until the next
executive session.
THE executive session of the Senate lasted be-
tween two and three hours on the 2Sth ult, and
was confined largely to discussion of the noni-
nation of Murat Halstead to be Minister to Ger
many Before that came up the nominations
OF John G. New to be Consul Gen.
eral to London, and of Lewis Wolf1ey,
to be Governor of Arizona which were Dending
were confirmed A final attempt of the opposi-
tion to defeat Mr.. News confirmation was based
upon the assertion that his paper the Indianap-
Oils JOW7lGQ had published articles rejecting
upon the private character of President Cleve-
land This charge was warmly denied by Sen
atOr Voorhees,, of Indiana and the nomina-
ton was confirmed The COMMITTEES on
Foreign Relations favorably reported all the
diplomatic nominations of tie 9th ult.,
but in the case of Mr. HaIstea6 the
report was not unanimous. On motion TO con-
hrm the nomination the nays were III the ma
Jor1ty, Senators Teller Plumb, Ingalls,, FarweI
and Cullom voting with the Democrats. Mr..
sherman moved to reconsider the vote, and
that motion q long debate ensued, in the course
OF which the ground of objection to Mr.. Halstead
was disclosed. When the Senate refused to
enter upon an investigation of the election of
Senator Payne of Ohio, Mr. Halstead, whose
paper, the Cincinnati Commercial Guzetts had
strongly urged the Investigation, made uncom-
phmentary illusions to the Republicans who
voted against the investigation. The feeling
against him on the part of the Senators who
fell under his displeasure at that time is very
bitter, and one of them is reported to have said
to President Harrison that MIR HaIstead could
not be cOntirmed-that the Senators whom he
had criticised would not vote for him. The mo-
ton to reconsider was pending when the Senate
adjourned. The Senate adopted resolution
accepting the invitation to participate in the
centennial ceremonies at New York and pro-
viding for the appointment of seven Senators
TO represent the Senate on that occasion.
The Senate confirmed the following nomina-
tions: James O. Churchill, Missouri, Surveyor
of Customs at the port of St. LOUIS Charles E.
Monteith, Agent at the Nez Perces Agency, Ida
no; Second Lieutenant William A. Mercer, First
Lieutenant of the Eighth Infantry. Post
masters - Chester A. Wilcox, Quincy, H.
William B. Webster Cresco Iowa: Jeremiah p
Easton, Warren, Mimi. John H. WEIGH Winnie
bago City, Mimi. Ole E. Wainguild Rice Lake.
Wis; Osceola n. Servis, Kansas City Kas :
George Budd, Bozeman, NJ. T. James NJ Moore
Anaconda M. L. John d. Hogue, Tacoma, wy.
T. Abram w. Lawson, Plattsburg n. Y. David
M. Jones, Scranton, Pa. John M. Kinser, Ark.
The following nominations were sent in by
President Harrison: Robert Adams Jr., OF
Pennsylvania, Minister to Brazil; Lansing B.
Misener of California, Minister to the Central
American States William L. Scruggs, of Georgia,
Minister to Venezuela William o. Bradley, of
Kentucky, Minister to Corea; and others of
minor Importance.