Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-04
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION


THE Senate ON the 26th confirmed all
nominations reported from committees among
them Zachariah Walrond. Attorney, 1. q. Nee
dies. Marshal and James Shackleforo, Judge
'sof the Indian Territory: James ianner' Com-
missioner of Pensions Many mountainous were
sent in by the President, among tnem FRANCIS
L. Warren, TO be Governor OF wyoming Ierri-
tory: BENJAMIN F. White, to be Governor or
Montana; Robert b. Belt OF Maryland, 1or AS
..sistant Commissioner oi AneAan <>A-hs' ono
many postmasters.
TIE Senate on the 9th disposed of sew
-eral questions before it by leaving them before
-aupropriate committees, and in executive ses-
p. sion confirmed Francis E. Warren Governor Of
wyoming and Benjamin F. White Governor OF
Montana Robert W Belt was confirmed as
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, also a list Of
uoetmasters. The President sent to the Sen
ate the following nominations: Robert T. Lin
colin OF Illinois, Minister to Great Britain;
Murat Halstead, of Ohio, Minister to Germany;
Allen Thorndyke Rice, OF New York. Minister
to Russia: Patrick Egan, of Nebraska, Minister
70 Chill; Thomas Ryan, of Kansas, Minister to
Mexico; John Hicks of Wisconsin. Minister to
Peru. and George B. Loring OF Massachusetts,
Minister to Portugal.
SEVERAL resolutions were offered in the
Senate the 2Sth, which went over, and Sen
;ator Cockren made second and final report
from the select committee to inquire into the
methods of business in the executive depart
nents. In executive session the nomination of
Murat Halstead to be Minister to Germany wsls
discussed for several hours and his nomination
rejected Senators Teller, Plumb, ingalls,, Far
well and Cullom Republicans) voting against
hfzn. motion to reconsider was pending
when the Senate adjourned. The nom1na
tions of John c. New as Consul-General
to London, and Lewis Wolhey, Governor Of
Arizona, were confirmed and all diplomatic
nominations sent in the day before favorably
reported from committees. resolution that
the Senate accept the invitation to attend the
centennial of the Inauguration of Washington
was adopted. Among the nominations sent in
ky the President were Cassius NJ Barnes, Of
Arkansas, to be receiver and John I. Ollie, OF
Indiana, to be register of the new land Office at
Guthrie, Ind. Ter
In the Senate on the 29th the Vice. Presi-
dent appointed Senators Sherman, Dawes, Ali
son, Cullom, Hampton, Eustis and Colquitt as
the committee to attend the New York centen-
NAL celebration, to which the President pro TEN.
NSenator Ingalls) was added The motion to
reconsider the vote by which the nomination of
Murat Halstead had been rejected was debated
for nearly three hours and went over without
Ceaching vote. motion was entered by Sen
zator Plumb for n reconsideration of the vote by
which Lewis Wolfey had been confirmed as Gov
ernor OF Arizona. Many postmasters and other
appointments were confirmed. The President
sent in the following nominations: George
Chandler, of Kansas, for First Assistant Secre-
tary of the Interior; Jacob V. Admire, of Kan
sas, receiver, and Jacob c. Roberts, OF Nebraska,
register of the new land-ofice at KingfSher, l..
tt; Robert Adams, Jr, of Pennsylvania, Min
aster to Brazil; Lansing B. Mezrier of Califor-
mia, Minister to the Central American States :;
William L. Scruggs, OF Georgia. Minister to
Venezuela; William o. Bradley, of Kentucky,
Minister to Corea.
AFTER an exciting contest the Senate
on the Both finally rejected the nomination of
Murat Halstead to be Minister to Germany by
vote of 25 to 10. TIE combinations were:
John Hicks, Minister to Peru; George II. Lor-
ing. to Portugal; Robert T. Lincoln, to Great
Britain; Allen Thorndyke Rice, to Russia; ;
Thomas Ryan, to Mexico Patrick Egan, to
Chill; Robert Adams, Jr., to Brazil; Lansing
B. Miner, to Central America; w. L. Scruggs,
to Venezuela; w. o. Bradley, to Corea Cas-
.sius NJ Barnes, receiver, and John ]. Dllle
register of the land-office at Guthrie, /. T.; J.
v. Admire, receiver, and j. G. Roberts, reg
lister OF the land-ofice at Kingfisher, L T. :
George c. Chandler, Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Interior. and number
of other appointments. The President sent the
following nominations to the Senate: John T.
Abbott, of New Hampshire, to be Minister to
the Republic OF Colombia; Edwin H. Terrill, of
Texas, to be Minister to Belgium and to be del
-egates to the conference tween the United
States and Mexico. Central and South America,
Hayti, San Domingo and Brazil to meet in
Washington in 1-S9, John B. Henderson, of
Missouri; Cornelius N. Bliss, OF New York =;
William Pinkney White, OF Maryland: Clement
>Studebaker. Of Indiana II. j. Coolidge, of
Massachusetts; VIM. H. Trescott, of South
Carolina; Andrew Carnegie, of Pennsylvania:
John r. G. Pitkin, Of louisiana; NJ NJ. Estee,
OF California and ]. H. Hanson. of Georgia, be-
sides a long list of postmasters.