Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-15
wAsHHrGT0N NOTES.

The President Formally Receives the Members of she Diplomatic Corps The Pres1dent Makes New Arrange ments-The Republican Caucus-The Funeral of Rear Admiral John Lee Davis.
 WASHINGTON, March 14-At noon to day the President formally received the members of the diplomatic corps. The members of the corps assembled at the department of state, where they were presented to Secretary Blaine by Assistant Secretary Dee. Proceed- ing to the White House the diplomats, who were attired in their resplendent court dress es, were introduced to the President by the Secretary of State. All the legations were present. Tho President was assisted by Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Blaine, MT. and Mrs. Russell Harrison, Mrs. Mckee and MT. Halford. The reception took place in the Blue parlor and lasted half an hour.
 Under the present arrangements members of congress and political delegations will be 10 to 12 o'clock. Meetings of the cabinet will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays at 12:30 o'clock and public receptions will be held in the East room on Mondays, Wednes- days and Saturdays at 1:30 pm.
 WASHINGTON, March 14.-The time spent
 
 was occupied almost entirely in discussing the status of the president pro tempore. Their declaration that the senate has power to elect president pro tempore for the en- tire session was adopted, and MT. Ingalls, will continue to act as president pro tsmpore in the absence of Vice President Morton without further formality during the Fifty first congress.
 The rate at which nominations are being sent in by the President leads to the belief that the present session of the Senate will be longer than anticipated.
 Davis took place from the Ebbitt house at 10 o'clock this morning, and was largely at tended by navy department officials, officers and friends. Rev. E. M. Mott, of Epiphany church of this city, performed the funeral services, and the coffin was conveyed to Rock Greek cemetery.
 George Fl. Bates, who was to day nom- mated to be one of the commissioners to ne- gotiate with Germany respecting Samoa, is about forty years of age, Democrat and 8 warm friend of Secretary Bayard. He is a son of the ex-chancellor of Delaware and 8 lawyer of high standing in the State, being member of the firm of Bates G Harrington, of Wilmington. Mir. Bates was appointed by Secretary Bayard as special commissioner to investigate our Samoan relations and made 8 long and exhaustive report to the depart ment on December 10, 1886.
 MT. haCnDOrne tar0lner, the newly ap- pointed district attorney for Rhode Island, is prominent lawyer of Providence and has been identified with the Republican party of that State for many years. He was recom mended by Senator Aldrich and Chace and orhers
 Col. Lewis Wolfely, nominated to-day as governor of Arizona, has been a resident ot the territory and actively engaged in business pursuits there for some years. He is native of Ohio and relative of the Ewing family of that State. Col.Wolfely is about forty eight years old. He has spent . good portion of his life in the western States and territories and is thoroughly familiar with their uire- ments.
 The President has signed the commissions of Messrs. Palmer, Washburn and Swift as ministers to Spain, Switzerland and Japan respectively, and that of MT. Tichenor as as- sistant secretary of the treasury.
 Lieutenant Colonel Thomas F. Barry of the judge advocates office has been appoint ed military secretary to the Secretary of War, vice Daniel Morgan Taylor. Colonel Barry is from Massachusetts and was ap pointed major in the judge advocate gen. erals department in 1865.