Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-03
The President WIN Take a Trim.

WASHINGTON, April 2d.-The Senate bay-
ing adjourned sine die, before the end of the
week the army of office-seekers in Wash
ington will be largely depleted. President
Harrison is gratefully looking forward to
breathing spell, and as he is worn out bv
the labor of the past month, it has been
suggested that he take trip of a few days'
duration to Fortress Monroe or some other
Atlantic city. 1t is doubtful, however. if
he leaves town before the celebration of
the Washington Centennial, in New York
on April 30th. The Senate has been in
session four weeks, during which time the
President has made 374 nominations. as
against III made by ex-President Cleve-
land at the Executive session of the SEN
ate four years ago, which was of the same
duration
Two of Harrisons nominations have
been rejected, namely, Murat Halstead
10 be Minister to Germany, and Isidore
Lowenthal, TO be Postmaster at Modesto
Cal. The only nominations of anv conse
,quenoe that failed of confirmation were
those of Whiteman. to be Associate Justice
of New Mexico, and Kursheetd, to be Mar
shal of Louisiana
Quite g number of important Federal
offices remain to be filed outside of lead
ing positions in various States. Among
them are the Chinese, German and Turkish
missions, Commissioners of the Land
Office, Comptroller of the Currency, Public
Printer, Comptrollers and Auditors of the
Treasury, Solicitor-General, Register and
Solicitor of the Treasury, an Interstate
Commission, and two members of the Civil
Service Commission. These places will be
filled at the Presidents leisure,
1t is reported tonight thatIW O. Brad
ley, of Kentucky, appointed as Minister to
Corea, has refused the position.
The Senate's Executive Session,
WASHINGTON, April 2d-In the execu-
tive session to-day there was continued oh
lection to the personnel of the delegation TO
the Congress- of American Nations, but il
avalled nothing. Senator Beck character
lied the Democratic members as Mug
wumps, who were not recognized as be-
longing to any party, and he didn't think
1t fair to have them pose before the coun-
try as representatives of the Democratic
party. However, they were all confirmed.
A motion was made to reconsider the
vote by which the nomination of Andrew
Carnegie was confirmed, but only six or
eight Senators voted tor it.
In course of the session efforts were made
to remove the injunction of secrecy from
the votes on the motion to confirm the
nomination cf Whitelaw Reid, 10 be Min
lister to France, and Murat Halstead, to be
Minister to Germany, but they were un-
successful.
The calendar nominations were almost
entirely cleared. The nominations OF
Kinsheadt, to be United States Marshal for
the Eastern District of Louisiana, and OF
Whiteman, to be Associate Justice of the
United States Court in New Mexico. were
the mos. prominent of those that failed OF
confirmation.
Klein VIII Not Go to Berlin.
WASHINGTON, April 2d.-John c. Klein,
the correspondent at Samoa, visited Wash
ington twice last week, having been sum.
moned by the State Department for the
purpose of testifying in relation to the out.
rage committed by the Germans while he
was there. He also explained his connec.
ton with the events leading up to the battle
OF Cagoli. His testimony completely re.
futed the charges made by the Germans
against him of having fred upon theil
sailors and ordered the soldiers of Mataafa
to DO So The affidayits of Klein and three
of Mataafa's soldiers who were with him
at the battle, made before the United States
Vice Consul Blackjack at Apia, will bs
taken by the Berlin Commissioners an
pointed by the United States. Klein haG