The true northerner., 1889-03-20

THE Senate In executive session on the 18th
inst. confirmed the following nominations
Thomas w Palmer OF Michigan, TO be Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to
Spain John w. Swift. OF California 10 he Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary 70
japan; John d. Washbune, of Massachu.
setts 10 be Minister Resident and Consul
General to Switzerland; George G.. Tichenor, OF
Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary OF the Treas.
ate approved the reorganizs ion of committees
IA follows: Higgns-Agriculture, Claims Dis.
trict OF Columbia. Washburne-Civil Service,
Improvement. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Dis.
trict of Columbia, Manufactures, Post.
offices. Wolcott-Claims, Indian Affairs,
Private Land Claims, Railroads. Woman
Suffrage. Barbour-Education, Executive De-
partments, Interstate Commerce, Pensions.
Observation-Disclosures Diseases, Mississippi River
Improvement, Naval Sfairs, Pensions, Rail.
roads A long list Of special committees wns
also adopted, after II long debate on "A motion by
Mr. Payne 10 strike from the list the select com.
mittee on relations with Canada, which he re-
gardcd as usurpatory Of the functions OF the
executive aud an interference with the duties o.
the Foreign Relations Committee. After argu.
ments 10 show the necessity OF the committee
In view OF the annexation movement in Canada,
by Messrs. Hoar. CulloTn, sherman and others.
Mr. PAYNE withdrew his motion and the list was
adopted The committee consists OF MesBrs.
Hosr, Allison, Hale, Dolph, Pugh. Butler aud
Voorhees,.
THE Senate confirmed the following nomina-
tions on the 18th inst. A. c. Mellette, TO be
Governor of Dakota; l.. b. Richardson, TO be
Secretary Of Dakota; Corrielus II. Hanford, OF
Washington Territory, TO bo Chief Justice OF the
Supreme Court of the Territory of Washington
George w. Irwin. of Montana. 10 be Marshal Of
the United States for the Territory OF Montana
Smiley ~ Chambers, OF Indiana, tO> be United
States Attorney for the District OF Indiana
George s. Bacheller, OF New York, TO be Assist
ant Secretary of tho Treasury, vice Hugh 3.
Thompson, resigned; Albert q. Porter, OF In.
DIANA 10 be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary OF the United States TO Italy
John A. Enander of Illinois, TO be Minister Resi-
dent and Consul General NJ the United States 10
Denmark Walker Bla{n@ of Maine to be Ex-
Gminer OF Claims in tho State Department
Richard Root, 10 beI'ostmaster at keokuk; Iowa.
a resolution authorizing the Committee on Coast
Defenses 10 sit during the aud
to employ n clerk was introduced aud referred 10
the Committee on Contingent Expenses. A like
resolution as 10 the Committee on Privileges
and Elections was agreed to- Resolutions offered
by Mr.. Stewart for the purchase OF II, l,OOJ OJl
worth Of silver bullion per month for coinage
aud by Senators Gibson and Call for special
committees on the commercial relations of the
United States with Mexico Cuba and the West
India Islands were laid on the table for the
present.
The Senate sat with closed doors nearly all
day on the 18th inst and debated Mr.. Gibson s
resolution for the appointment Of n select COM
mittee on the relations OF the United States with
Mexico aud Central America Mr.. Gibson con-
tended that the grounds for tho appointment
of sUch "a committee were as strong
with regard 20 Mexico as in the case OF Canada.
He quoted figures TO show tho trade development
of Mexico and that while Canada had only
100000 population Mexico had lo,OO0,OOO. The
friendship of Mexico needed in order to up
hold and maintain across the Isthnus OF Pana-
ma and in respect to Central Americal the Mon.
roe doctrine. and IL was quite as important to
the autonomy and freedom Of Mexico that that
doctrine should be maintained by the United
States in the face OF the hostile aggression OF
Germany France, Great Britain. The nom-
ination of j. ;. Clarkson OF Iowa, TO be First As
sistant Postmaster General, vice A. L. Steven
son, resigned, was confirmed.