Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-20
Another Batch of NOmina
tiOns Made.
WHY SCHUYLER WAS sHELvED
The Senate Discusses the Subject OF
Unnecessary Requests for
Information.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HrRn ri


law Reid, New York, Minister to France
julius Goldschmidt, Wisconsin, Consul
General at Vienna. The nomination of
Eugene Schuyler, New York, as Assistant
Secretary of State. was withdrawn, he
having declined the appointment. The
following nominations were sent to the
Senate: John r. McFee, New Mexico,
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of New Mexico; Frank r. Aikens, Da-
kota, Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of Dakota.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
In executive session this afternoon the
Senate confirmed the nomination of
Ebert D. Webb, District Attorney for
Montana; also A. Whitfield. of Ohio,
Second Assistant Postmaster-General;
D. Hazen, of Pennsylvania, Third Assist
ant Postm aster- General; Samuel Thayer,
Mi mister to Netherlands; Vim. w.
Thomas, Jr., of Maine, Minister TO Nor
way and Sweden.
Army appointments: Ordnance De-
partment-Lieutenan Colonel Adelbert
r. Burlington to be Colonel; Major
Joseph p. Farley to be Lieutenant
Colonel; Captain Ohio E. Michaelis to
be Major. Medical Department-Cap
tain julius H. Patseki to be Surgeon,
with the rank of Major. First Regiment
Of Artillery-First Lieutenant Gilbert 2.
Cotton to be Captain; Second Lieuten-
ant Charles II. Hunter to be First Lieu
tenant; Postmaster,' James NJ. Kellogg,
Wickes, Mont.
SCHUYLER GETS sHELVED.
The President to-day withdrew from
the Senate the nomination of Eugene
Schuyler for Assistant Secretary OF State,
which was made on the 10Th inst. 1t is
learned that the Committee on Foreign
Relations, after consideration of the case,
asked that the nomination be withdrawn,
coupling the request, it is understood,
with an intimation that otherwise it
would be reported adversely. This ac-
ton was taken on account of the assault
made by Schuyler, in his book entitled
American Diplomacy" upon Elihu B.
Washburn, rejecting upon his official
conduct while Secretary of State, together
with reflections upon the administration
Of President Grant and the Senate, and
it is also said, on account of charges
affecting Schuyler's personal conduct in
Europe.
SKETCHES OF NOMINEES.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Captain
Morse, who was to-day appointed private
secretary to Secretary Proctor, graduated
from Cornell University in 1879, and un-
til recently has been actively engaged in
the management of the large marble in
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also member of the bar.
John r. McFee, Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of New Mexico, lives
at Las Cruces, and is spoken of as an
excellent lawyer. He has been resi-
dent of the Territory for many years.
Andrew G. Bradley, who was appointed
to be Judge of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, is lifelong resi-
dent of Washington. He graduated from
Harvard law school in 1867, and has
been engaged in the practice Of law in
this city ever since.
j. LoWrie Bell, who was yesterday ap-
pointed General Superintendent of the
Railway Mail Service, is so years OF age
and was born in Reading, Pa. In his
2Sth year he entered the service of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com
pany as clerk in the freight depart
medt. After several years. efficient SER
vice he was advanced to the position of
General Freight Agent. He served in
that capacity until 1880, when he was
made General Traffic Manager of the
Philadelphia and Reading system and
served until March l, 1888, when, at the
expiration of the receivership of the
road, he withdrew from its service and
has since been engaged in looking after
railroad and coal interests for other par
ties. He has always been a staunch Re-
publican in politics. His intimate knowl-
edge of railroad business renders his ap.
pbintment to the general superintendency
of the railway mail service one of pecu-
liar fitness. He took the necessary oath
late this afternoon, and will enter upon
his new duties tomorrow.
Frank B. Aikens, nominated to the
Supreme Bench of Dakota, has been q
resident of that Territory for number
of years. His present address is Can
ton, Oak. He is lawyer of good repute.
and was recommended for the office by
Governor Gillette, Delegate Clifford, and
many members of the Legislature.
wHITELAw REID TIcKLED.
New York, March ia reporter for
the Sun this evening saw Mr.. Whitelaw
Reid for a moment. Mr.. Reid said his
nomin alton as Minister to France came
without solicitation on his part. He
feels greatly honored by the distinction,
and hopes it may be thought also COM
pliment to the profession, whose good
opinion and honor, he said. he values
more than any office. Mr.. Reid added
that he would certainly try to arrange
his business so as to accept the appoint |
ment, if confirmed.
THE "wANT TO KNOW" NUISANCE,
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The Senate
had long debate on the proposed |
amendment to the rules, without reach |
ing any conclusion. Sherman said it |
had been agreed to unanimously in the |
Committee on Rules. The evil which |
it was proposed to remedy was
calling for information at the re-
quest of a SINGLE Senator, without
any inquiry as to the expense involved.
as to whether the information was not
already printed and available. Such
resolution left no discretion with the
heads of the departments who were re-
luired to comply with them, although
The furnishing of information sometimes
necessitated the employment of forty to
fifty clerks for a month or two. He
knew OF one case where 100 clerks had to
be employed for two months in copying