The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-23
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS
Names Sent to the Senate and Its Action
Thereon.

Names Sent to the Senate and Its Action
Thereon.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March l3.-Onlv
three nominations were received from
the President by the Senate to-day.
They were:
Eugene Schuyler, of New York, to be
assistant secretary of state, vice George
l.. Rives. resigned.
Walker Blaine, of Maine, to be ex-
aminer CT claims for the department of
state, vice Francis Wharton, deceased.
Cyrus Bussey, of New York City. to be
assistant secretary of the interior, vice
David l.. Harkins, resigned.
The Senate, alter disposing of some
unlmportant business, went into exc
cutive session, and confirmed the fol-
lowing appointments: A. C. Mellette.
to be governor of Dakota; l.. B. Rich
ardson, to be secretary of Dakota; Cor
nelius II. Hanford, Of Washington Ter
ritory. to be chic Justice of the supreme
court OF the territory of Washington:
George w. Irwin, of Montana, to be
marshal of the United States for the
territory of Montana; Smiley n. Cham
befs, OF Indiana, to be United States
attorney for the district of Ind ana;
George ). Batcheller, of New York. to
be assistant secretary of the treasury,
vice hugh ). Thompson. resigned, Al
bert u. Porter, of Indiana, to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary of the United States to Italy; John
a. Enander, of Illinois, to be minister
resident and consul-general of the
United States to Denmark; Walker
Blaine, OF Maine, to be examiner of
claims in the State Department; Rich
ard Root to be postmaster at Keokuk,
la.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 1.-THE
nominations sent by the President TO
the Senate included the following:
John S. Clarkson, of Iowa, TO be first
assistant postmaster-general, vice A. +.
Stephenson, resigned.
Louis Woltley, of Tucson, Ariz., to be
governor of Arizona
Rathhone Gardner, of Rhode Island,
to be United States attorney for the dis
trict of Rhode Island.
William l.. Dunlap, of Indiana, to be
United States marshal for the district of
Indiana
Ebert d. Weed, of Montana, 10 be
United States attorney for the territory
of Montana.
Also the following to be commission
ers TO represent the United States at
the conference to be held in Berlin
concerning affairs in the Samoan Is
lands:
John A. Kasson, of Iowa.
William Walter Phelps, of New Jer-
sew.
Geo. II. Bates, of Delaware.
A list of postmasters was also sent in,
including William Wallace, at Indianap-
oils, Ind; John j. Cutler. at Parker,
Oak; w. S. Case, at Sturgis, OAK, and
Jittiel 0. Walders, at Minot, OAK
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 18.-The
President sent the following nomna-
tons to the Senate to-day:
Smith A. Whitfield, OF Ohio, to be
second assistant postmaster general.
Abraham ID. Hazen, of Pennsylvania,
to be third assistant postmaster general.
John w. Mason, of West Virginia, to
be commissioner of internal revenue.
j. Granville Leach, of Pennsylvania, to
be appraiser of merchandise IN the Dis
trict of Philadelphia, Pa.
William w. Thomas, Jr., of Maine, to
be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States to
Sweden and Norway.
Samuel r. Thayer, of Minnesota, to
be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States to
the Netherlands.
Charles +. Mitchell, of Connecticut,
to be commissioner of patents.
Nathan O. Murphy, of Arizona, to be
secretary of Arizona.
David NJ. Lines, of Louisiana, to be
specIeI examiner of drugs, medicines
and chemicals in the District OF New
Orleans, La.
John P. Ward, of Oregon, to be APP
praiser of merchandise in the District of
willamette, in the state of Oregon and
erritory of Washington.
w. Budd Deacon. of New Jersey, to be
marshal Of the United States for the
District of New Jersey.
John S. Burton, of Mississippi, to be
marshal of the United States for the
Northern District OF Mississippi.
Edwin |. kursheedt, of Louisiana, to
be marshal of the United States for the
Eastern District of Louisiana.
Brad D. Slaughter, of Nebraska, to be
marshal of the United States for the
District of Nebraska.
William H. Whiteman, OF New Mex
leo, to be assoc ate justice of the supreme
court of the territory of New Mexico.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 19.-Presi-
dent Harrison to-day sent to the Sem
ate the nomination of Whitelaw Reid
to be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to France.
The nomination of Eugene Schuyler,
of New York, to be assistant secretary
of state, was withdrawn, he having de-
clined the appointment.
The President to-day sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate: Andrew
G. Bradley, of the District of Columbia,
to be associate justice OF the supreme
court Of the District of Columbia: John
r. McFie, of New Mexico, to be ASSOC
ciate justice of the supreme court of the
territory of New Mexico, and Frank r.
Aikens, of Dakota, to be associate justice
of the supreme court of the territory of
Dakota. Postmasters appointed: James
S. Bradley, at Wauseon, O.; Charles S.
McCoy, at Cadiz, o.; John A. Fellows,
at Pontiac, H.; Mrs. Lucy Bowers,
at Upton, Ia; Charles H. Ever
lit, at Atlantic, Ia; William
F. Carpenter, at Manning, Ia; Mrs.
Sarah Earthman, at Griswoid, Ia;
Frank I. Piper, at Shendon, Ia; Ed
win o: Shaw, at Newaygo, Mich; Ed
ward McGiachlin, at Stevens Point,
Wis: VIM. d. Culver, at Las Anamas'
OIL; Henry X. Snyder, at Waverly, o.;
delman M. Andrews, at Plankinton,
u. T.
In executive session this afternoon
the Senate confirmed the following NOM
nations: Rathbone Gardner, to be dis
trict attorney for Rhode Island; Ebert
d. Weed, to be district attorney Tor
Montana; James c. Perry, of North Car
DINA, and Alex. G. Smith, of New York,
to be assistant surgeons in the marine
hospital service; VIM. w. Thomas, Jr.,
of Maine, to be minister to Norway and
Sweden; Lieut.. Adelbert r. Buff
fngton to be colonel; Maj. Joseph P.
Farley, to be lieutenant colonel; Capt.
Ohio f. Michael, to be MAJOR;
Capt. julius H. Patzki. to be
surgeon. with rank of major; First
Lieut. Gilbert ?. Cotton, to be captain;
Second Lieut.. Chas. ii. Hunter, to be
first lieutenant. And the following
postmasters: VIM. s Chase, Sturgis,
d. T.; John Cutler Parker, d. T.; James
NJ. Kellogg, Wickes, Mont. VIM. Wal
lace, Indianapolis, Ind.
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