Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASuINnmnn nril eth HIS

making the rest of the appointments.
The total number of appointments to
date is slightly in advance Of the
number made by Cleveland during
the same time. A large number Of
important positions remain to be fill
ed, and they will be, just as soon as
the President can get an opportunity
to decide upon the right men for
them. Among these places may be
mentioned that of Minister to Ger
many and Chine, the Public Printer,
Commissioner of the General Land
Office, Commissioner of Indian af-
fairs and superintendent Of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
for each of which there are number
of prominent candidates.
l have it On excellent authority
that the rejection of the nomination
Of Murat Halstead to be Minister to
Germany by the Senate will not pre-
vent that gentleman's being sent
there. The President, according to
my informant, believes that by next
December those Republican Sena-
tors who for personal reasons voted
against the confirmation of Mr.. Hal.
stead's nomination, will have seen
the mistake they made and be pre-
pared to confirm him. At any rate
it is thought they are to be given an
opportunity of doing so and that Mr..
Halstead will shortly receive his ap-
pointment as Minister to Germany,
the duties of which position he will
perform from the date of his arrival
at Berlin until the Senate shall re-
,ject him again, which the President
does not believe it will do.
All this however is merely the
opinion of some who think they know
while there are others who say Mr..
Halstead would never accept the ap-
pointment under such circumstances.
Before adjourning the Senate con-
tirmed nearly all the nominations
made by the President. Among the
few unacted upon were those of E. I.
Keersheedt to be U. S. Marshal for
the Eastern District of Louisiana,
and w. H. Whiteman to be associate
justice of the Supreme Court of New
Mexico.
The first State reception of the
present administration took place on
Tuesday evening. 1t was held in
honor of the Princess Takehito, of
Japan, who are making tour of
America. The following was the re-
ceiving party: The President and
Mrs. Harrison, Secretary Proctor and
Mrs. Blaine, Secretary Blaine and
Mrs. Window, Secretary Tracy and
Mrs. Wilmerdirg, Secretary and
Mrs. Rush, DR.. Scott and Mrs. Scott
Lord, father and sister of Mrs. Har.
rison, Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee, MI. and
Mrs. Russell Harrison, Miss Margar-
ct Blaine and Hiss Mason, Secre.
tary Halford and Miss Lima Mckee
A delegation Of Brooklyn On. ~
&. A. r. men called on the Pres1.
dent this week and presented him
with resolution of thanks adopted
by all the Posts Of that city, for the
appointment of Corporal Tanner as
Commissioner of Pensions.
Considerable comment was caused
here by the action Of the Senate on
the day Of it's adjournment IN regard
to a resolution of Senator Stewart s
expressing the sorrow of the Senate
at the death Of the 1llustrious En-.
glish Statesman, John Bright
Everybody thought the resolution
would be passed unanimously, as
this country was under deep and
lasting obligations to Mr.. Brig ight fo1
the fearless manner in which he
stood by the Union during the rebel
lion. Great, therefore was the sur
prise when it was decided to refe1
the resolution to the committee or
foreign affairs, on the ground that its
adoption might establish preceden
which would possible make trouble
in the future. There is not likely tt
be another John Bright soon, anc
therefore most people think the fears
OF the Senate were groundless.
Before the Senate's adjournment
Senator Teller offered resolution
which he stated he would not call ul
for action until the regular session
1t was to the effect that hereafter al
executive nominations should be con
sidered in open session of the Senate
In a few remarks on the subject h
said: l believe the time has CONF
when public sentiment will not to
lerate the closing of our doors OF
mere matters Of confirmation. be
lieve that the practice is one of tn
agencies that is calculated to brin@
the American Senate into disreput
and into contempt; for the peopl,
will believe under the charges tha
are made day by day, that we are a
fraid to express our views in publ
that there is some truth in them.
Mr.. VIM. Bradley, of Kentucky
who was nominated for the Coreal
mission, has declined the position
Then there are some men who do no