Evening journal., 1889-03-20
NEWS OF WASHINGTON.
More Nominations Made by
the President.
EUGENEsCHUYLERsDEcLINATION

SAnoa-AfoWos OF otice seekers at the
White House-Notes.
WASHINGTON, March 2o.-The president
sent 10 the senate the following nominations;
Whitelaw Reid, Of New York 70 be min
lister to France.
julius Goldsehmidt Of Wisconsin, consul
general at Vienna.
Andrew G. Bradley, Of the District Of Co.
umbia, TO be associate Justice Of the supreme
court Of the District Of Columbia
John r. McFie, Of New Mexico to be asso.
ciate justice Of the supreme court Of the ter
titory Of New Mexico.
Frank r. Aikens Of Dakota, to be associate
justice Of the supreme court Of the territory
Of Dakota.
Postmasters: Massachusatts-C L. Mer-
riam, Shelhourne Falls; W. i. Fitch. Win
chester, G. A. Draper, Hopedale; Il. f. Full
Ter, Taunton. Rhode island. Z. Bovine.
Central Falls Conneeticut-J. W. Hague.
Torrington New York w. Corning
Palmyra; J. NJ. Field, Rye; J. Buckley, Cape
Ns-..s.cant New Jersey--O. Van Wiclxle, Mat
teawan.
The nomination OF Eugene Schuyler OF
New York, to be assistant secretary Of state
is withdrawn, he having declined the appoint
ment
The withdrawal Of the nomination OF Mr.
Schuyler created quite a sensation in certain
political circles, although 1t excited no sur
prise at the capital The action OF the foreign
relations committee in holding up the nomi-
nation Of Mr. Schuyler when all the nomina.
tions contemporaneous with It had been CON
hrmed was regarded as significant, and the
withdrawal Of the nomination was looked
upon at the capital as the natural outcome of
a strong opposition to its confirmation. Mr.
Schuyler was originally recommended for
foreign mission and strongly urged upon the
president and Mr.. Blaine As a compromise
he was appointed assistant secretary OF state.
As soon as the nomination had been referred
there was laid before the committed on for
eign relations a collection of sayings and
writings of Mr.. Schuyler, showing his lack
Of sympathy with American institutions.
The chief indictment against him was his
book, American Diplomacy in which ne
severely criucized President Grant, the min
ister TO France, Mr., Washbufn, and the
United States senate
THE NEW WAR VESSELS.
The secretary Of the navy has directed the
chiefs Of the bureau of ordnance. euuipment
and recruiting, construction aud repair and
steam engineering to proceed without delay
to prepare plans for the construction u
the new vessels authorized by the naval
appropriation act approved March 2
of this year. The vessels provided for are
one armored steel cruising monitor Of not
les than 5000 tons at cost not exceeding
81 800, 900; two steel cruisers or gunboats IF
the most approved type Of 500 to 200 tons
displacement, and 10 cost not more than
S700,000, and one ram for harbor defense
The armored vessel is to be made after the
plan Of Representative Thomas, Of Illinois
Each bureau Is TO prepare the plans pertain
ing to il, and the chiefs are TO meet as often
as necessary for the purpose Of considering
and settling upon the general characteristics
Of the vessels.
NEWS PROM SAMOA
The latest news from Samoa was received
at the navy department yesterday in the
form Of a telegram from Commodore Kempf.
the conmandant of the Mare Island navy
yard, California. The telegram is as follows:
Capt. Schoonmaker reports By letter dated
Feb. 25 the arrival Of the Nandalia at Apia
on Feb. %. Matters there quiet. All on
board well. Trenton not arrived This
proves the reported battle between the Olga
and the Nipsic had not the slightest founda-
ton in fact. The alleged sinking of the Nip
SIC was supposed TO have occurred abouf
March I, and the statement was made that
no United States vessel had at that time ar
rived at Apia The telegram from Com
mander kemph shows this to lie false
The members Of the commission appointed
to discuss the Samoan question at Berlin will
sail from New York on April 49, The com
missoners are John A. Kasson, William
Walter Phelps and George H. Bates.
oFFIcE SEEKERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The cabinet chamber at the White House.
which has been turned into whiting room
for persons desirous Of seeing the president on
business, was overcrowded yesterday morn
ing with Office seekers, senator's ana repre-
fentatiyes. Private Secretary Halford had
both his hands and his room full Every
available seating space in his Office was filled.
and Mr.. HalfOrd had all he could do rs At
tend 70 the wants Of the persons who came to
zee him. The larger number Of the Office
seekers came alone and pressed their claims
in person. A few delegations called and were
quickly disposed Of by the president.
THE WORK or CONGRESS-.
The precise amount of effective work done
by congress during the whole Of the Fiftiefh
congress has just been ascertained. There
were 1900 bills introduced in the senate. and
l45 senate joint resolutions: Of this number
J., l27 bills and joint resolutions passed the
senate, and 554 were either postponed in
definitely OF referred to the court of claims
SO that the total number On which final ae- |
tion was taken by the Senate was .6sl. The
committee on enrolled bills examined es7
senate bills and joint resolutions and sent
them to the president and sol became laws
the number of vetoes, including spocketr
vetoes being 76 The house of representa- |
tiyes passed ,56l house bills and sent them
TO the senate, ami the senate passed 1.347 of
them, leaving PA by the wayside. The ho,,se
passed 30 house joint resolutions. and the sem
ate pas ed all of them but s In balancing
the account, I is therefore seen that tbe
house passed 2,2S4 house and senate bills
while the senate passed 2,522. This leaves !
balance in favor Of the senate Of DIS
NOTES.
As only one bid, that Of ". F. Palmer. Jr
q Co, OF New York, was received 10 con.
struct the machinery for the cruiser Maine
the bid has been referred to the bureau of
steam engineering for examination. report
and recommendation
As finally agreed upon by the secretary of |
war, the commission to select a location for
a deep water harbor on the Texas coast OF the
Gulf Of Mexico viii consist Of Coils II. NJ.
Robert, g. l.. Gillespie and Jared A. Smith,
corps Of engineers
Senator Eyarts denies the report which was
In circulation that he intended resigning his
set in the senate
The secretary Of the navy has ordered the
inspection boar of which Commodore fltz-