The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-02
Combinations.

combinations.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Senate this
afternoon confirmed the following nomina-
tions:
Charles F. Ashley, to be agent at the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe agency, Indian
Territory; VIM. X. Junkin, of Iowa, to be
Indian Inspector; James f. Kelly, to be
receiver of public moneys at BloOmin gton,
Neb.; Louis A. Walker. TO be Secretary of
Montana; Charles K. A. Scobey, Indian
agent Fort Peck, Mont; James n. Huston,
of Indiana, to be Treasurer of the United
States; Ellis II. Roberts, of New York, to
be assistant treasurer at New York city;
Edwin II. Terrell. of Texas, to be minister
to Belgium; John T. Abbott, to be minister
to the United States of Colombia.
Senator Plumb said that he had moved a
reconsideration of the vote by which the
nomination OF Lewis Woliey to be Gov
ernOr of Arizona, had been confirmed, upon
the assurance that. charges against his
character, not considered by the commit
J. tee, would be presented, but since then he
} had become satisfied that tho action or the
committee was right, and he would not
press his motion. The injunction of Sc
crecy upon the confirmation was accord
iIgly removed.
There was considerable discussion upon
the nomination of the delegates to the con-
gress of American nations, to be held in
this city next autumn. Objection was
made to them by the Democrats. on the
ground that they were almost unanimously
Republican in politics, and that if their re-
port was to have the weight before the
country and with Congress that it ought to
have there should be a more equitable di-
vision between the two parties.
Senator Sherman, chairman of the for
eign relations committee. which had recon-
mended confirmation of the list, stated that
three of them. namely: Messrs. White. of
Hansen. of Georgia, were Democrats.
Minority Senators, however, insisted that
Messrs Trescott and Hansen were mug
wumps, not Democrats, and ought not to be
considered.
Senator Sherman-Well, Mr.. Hansen was
recommended by the Senator from Georgia
as a good Democrat.
To this specific statement there was no
response.
Senator FRYE criticised the list of ap-
pointments. saying that, so far as he knew,
with single exception, none of the dele
gates named ought to have been appointed.
He had been deeply interested in this sub
ject of a congress of American nations and
had called at the State Department and the
White House to urge the selection of dele
gates familiar with the subjects to be dis
cussed, but at neither place had he been
asked any questions, and accordingly had
made no individual recommendations.
Senator Hoar eulogized T.. jefferson
Coolidge, the Massachusetts delegate, as a
man of ability, an author of note
And yet" interjected Senator Frye, mo
more nb 10r place on the QelegaClOn thau
the Senator Hoarl himself"
Continuing, he said there could be no Ob-
lection to the persons selected on the score
of ability. They were simply not ac-
quainted with the subject in hand, or were
not in sympathy with some of the objects
which it is desired to accomplish. He said
that William Pinckney White was opposed
to paying subsidies to ocean steamship
lines, being interested in the operations of
clipper ships trading with South American
countries, q statement which Senator Cor
man is said to have confirmed.
The report of the committee went over
until to morrow without action, by general
consent, there being no formal motion or
objection entered.
The nomination Of Isadore Loventhal, to
be postmaster at Modesto. Cal, was reject
ed by the Senate. Mr.. Loventhal was nOm-
mated for the same Office by President
Cleveland on Jan. 80 last, which nomina-
tiOn failed for want of action by the Senate
MIR. Huston's Confirmation.
Special to tine Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-Within an hour
after the nomination of the Hon. James n
Huston, of Conrersville. to be Treasurer
of the United States, was received at the
Senate. this afternoon, it was unanimously
reported from the committee on finance
and confirmed. This is an unusual and
high compliment. 1t was President Harri-
sons intention to nominate Mr.. Huston to
auguration, but there was delay from the
fact that the drafts for the regular pay
ments for the third quarter of the fiscal
year were in course of preparation by the
Treasurer, and there could not, at that
time, be a change made in the Office. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Huston will qualify
and enter upon his official duties in few
days.