Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-27
HARRISON'S HEALTH IS Good
The Rumors of Insomnia Vigor-
ously Denied.
THE SUPREME BENCH VACANCY.
Law Partner Miller Thought to Have
the Inside Track-Publio Printer
Aspirants-JusticcG Gray
Confirmed.
WAsnINGToN BUREAU, THE OMAHA BEE. !
hlA EnnRTEENru SrRnrr
WAsuINeToN. ID. O.. April 30


WASHINGTON, ID. c., April %.
II is stoutly denied at the white house that
President Harrison is suffering from in
somnia or is in i'll health. When The BEE
correspondent saw him to-day no was look
ing as well as he ever did. and declared that
he had never felt better. The president
is standing up to his work splendidly.
THE SUPREME BENCH VACANCY.
This evenings Star says: "There Is q
good deal of campaign being made for the
vacant place on the supreme bench. and now
candidates are either announcing themselves
or are being announced. Ex-Postmaster-
General j. "A. j. Creswells name was pre-
sented to the president yesterday, and del
egation of Maryanders headed by
Representative McComas urged his up.
pointment. Creswel is we'll known
Maryland jurst and advocate. This eveing
another candidate will be in the city, He
comes from Nebraska, and his name is j. L.
Webster. He is prominent as lawyer in
the state he will represent at the Washing
ton centennial and is strongly indorscd. The
opinions of men whose opinions are worth
having are, however, to the effect that the
most dangerous candidate for the place is
the man who is not n candidate, and in this
category they mention the name of Attorney
General Miller. The attachment which ex-
lists between the president and his law part
think that the nttorney-general will ere long
hand in his portfolio and take life position
on the supreme bench. As lawyer, his
friends say, he Is admirably qualified for the
place"
STONES APPOINTMENT.
Senator Allison stated to-day that the APP
pointment of Ex-Governor Stone, of Iowa, to
qe assistant-commissone of the general
land Office, was made with the understanding
that Stones application for the commission
ership would not be withdrawn, and that his
selection as deputy would not prejudice his
candidacy for the higher position. There is
quite contest going on between three or
four factions of western senators over the
general land commissionershp, the senators
from Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and MIN
nesota, and Higgins, of Delaware, are yet
pushing with great vigor and carnestness
the name of ex-senator Chicott, of Colorado.
The Nebraska delegation is solid for ex- Rep
resentative Valentine.
The Pacific slope has a candidate, and q
combination of eastern republicans have one
also. The fight between the Chilcott and
Stone factions had the effect of deaying the
appointment and 1t is understood that
commissioner will not be named until after
the excitement now on in Oklahoma has SUBJ
sided, and there is something like unity on
one of the other candidates in the field, or
new man Is found.
THE ELEVENTH CENSUS
The superintendent of the census, Mr..
Robert p. Porter, to-day, leased the Second
National bank building, on Seventh street,
for the headquarters of the census bureau.
This building is available for about two hum
dred aud fifty clerks, though more than
year will elapse before that many Will be EN-.
ployed. Work on the Eleventh census has
fairly begun. In week or two the
physicians registers will be sent out and
S. Billings has mapped out the mortality and
vital statistics report. Mr.. Porter has al
ready secured tho services OF number Of
statistical experts and specialists and the
work will be pushed with all possible vigor.
The Eleventh census will cover all the vital
points of the Tenth, but will be more COM
pact and more statistical
THE PUBLIC PREMIERSHIP.
The struggle for the pubic printership IS
becoming very warm. Quite number Of
prominent republicans in and out of congress
have during the week, added their indorse-
ment of Helm, formerly of Indiana, but now
of the District Of Columbia, while Senator
Allison and First Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral Clarkson to-day indorsed Palmer, Of
Illinois AT the white house it is stated that
no formal application has been FLED by Mr..
Palmer, who claims that he is likely to be
appointed. Helm has the largest number Of
iIdorsers OF any of the candidates, and his
advocates are in very great earncstness. An
appointment is not expected to be made
under some weeks yet
CIVIL SERVICE EXTENSION.
At the cabinet meeting to-day the subject
of another extension of tho tine when the
| civil service shall be extended over the rail-
| way mail service was broached by Post
| master General Wanamaker. remarkable
condition of affairs exists at civil service
| commission headquarters in connection with
| this question. When President Harrison
| took hold of his office he very readily saw
| that it would be impossible to rcorganiza
| the railway mail service under the civil
| service rules, and he extended from March
| l5 to May the time when the law should
| take effect. So much time was lost in Sc
ecting superintendent of divisions and re-
| organizing their offices that very little
| arpDmDlShpl IN tho
| time in the selection of new
postal clerks Civil Service Commissioner
| Lyman believed that there would be an
| other extension of the time for the law to 20
into effect, and did not direct the arrange
| ments to be made for taking in this new
| branch of the service as promptly as he
otherwise would have done, and he notified
| the president that it will take Ut least two
| weeks to get ready to make examinations
| and certify the names to the postmaster
| general for appointment. The president, at
| the cabinet meeting to-day, again refused to
| extend the time.
JUSTICE GRAY CONFIRMED.
Justice Gray, OF the United States su.
preme court, was confirmed by Bishop Par.
| rett at st. Johns church yesterday after.
noon. The ceremony was quite impressive
tral figure, and because the church was
| handsomely decorated with flowers for q
fashionable wedding that followed an hour
afterward. Justice Gray, when he lived in
| bOSlOU, WuS upon tu6
| administrations of the Rev. Phillip Brooks
| but never joined the church until Yesterday.
| Miss Matthews. to whom he Is soon to be
married, was confirmed in this same church
about II week ago. although her father, the
late Justice Matthews, was an elder in o
| Presbyterian church for many years.
| ARMY ORDERS.
| The leave OF absence granted Captain John
S. Loud, Ninth cavalry December 90, 1858,
is extended 10 June IL, 1850.
Trumpeter Francis Russell, company i,
| Sixth infantry, now supposed TO be with his
company, IS discharged, without character,
from the service of the United States.
Private Daniel @. Flood, company II, Six
tcenth infantry, now with his company at
Fort Duchesne, Mt, is transferred to the
hospital corps as private.
| Second Lieutenant George W. Reed, Fifth
cavalry, who was detailed as professor of
military science and tactics, at the Iowa
state university, Iowa City, TO take effect
July !, 1889, by war department order
dated March %, 1889, wall perform the
journey directed in said order in time ia
reach the university on June II, 1889, on
which date he will report 10 the president OF
the university.
Private Lawrence Osborne, company r..
Seventh infantry now with his company al
Fort Laramie. Wyo. is transferred to tine
United States marine corps.
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