The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-03-28
UNITED STATES SENATE.


the called Executive session Of the Senate
opened this morning with the Vice. President
In the chair. Resolutions were offered and re-
ferred to tho Committee on Contingent Ex-
penses authorizing the Committee on Woman
Suffrage and on Additional Accommodations
for the Library to sit during the rccess. The
| resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Gibson
for the appointment OF select committee on
relations with Mexico and Central America
| was taken up and discussion followed. The
President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day: Smith A. Whitfield, OF
| Ohio. to be Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
| ersl Abraham D. Hazen OF Pennsyvania, to
be Third Assistant Postmaster General. Jus.
tice-W. Budd Deacon, OF New Jersey, to bc
marshal OF the United States for tho district
| Of New Jersey; John 8. Barton, Of Mississippi
marshal Of the United States for the northern
district Of Mississippi Edwin I. Kursheedt, Of
Louisiana, TO be marshal Of the United States,
for the eastern district Of Louisiana; Brad D.
Slaughter. OF Nebraska, to be marshal OF the
| United States for the district Of Nebraska;
William H. Whiteman, of New Mexico to be
associate justice Of the Supreme Court OF the
Territory Of New Mexico.
WASHINGTON, March 10-The vice-Presi-
dent announced tho appointment OF tho follow
ing select Committee on the April Centennial
Celebration In New York; Senators Hiscoci,
requiring resolutions calling for information
from the departments to be referred to commit.
tee was discussed. and finally recommitted.
Several nominations were received, and at 2 p.
m. tho Senate adjourned. The following
nominations by tho President were received:
Whitelaw Reid, Of New York, to be Envoy Elk.
traordinary and Minister Plenipotcntiary OF the
United States to France; julius Goldschmidt
Of Wisconsin, to he Consul General Of the
United States TO Vienna. A number Of nomin.
ations, sent in yesterday. wern confirmed.
WASHINGTON, March 20 Tho Vice Presi.
dent laid before the Senate u communication
from the Governor Of Rhode Island stating that
the resignation Of Mr.. Chace ms Senator from
Rhode Islam had been presented and accepted.
Laid on tho table. Tor half IN hour the Scna-
tors chatted with each other without any mat
ter OF public business being brouyht forward
Then Mr.. Cullom rose and made motion for n
recess till halfpast one; but before the ques-
tionChad been put paper was handed to him,
and on reading 1t, he withdrew the motion for
recess and substituted one (Which was agreed
toy that the Senate proceed to executive ses.
sion The Senate received the following nom-
nations by the President: Frederick d.
Grant, OF New York, to be Envoy Extreord
nary and Minister Plenipotcntiary of tho Unit
ed States to Austria. Hungary. John @. New,
OF Indiana to b Consul General Of the United
States ut L ndon. Paul Frlcke, of Texas
to be u. 8. Marshal for the Western District Of
Texas
WAsHISGToN, March Elm the executive
session Of the Senate this afternoon, Senator
Sherman announced tha: President Harrison.
had informed him that he uhe President) would
be SO fnr along with his nominations that the
Senate might conveniently adjourn next week
1t is the expectation the special session will
end on Thursday or Friday next. In order to
assist the President in his intention the Senate
did not take the usual three-day recess to day,
but will meet again tomorrow. The President
sent the following nominations to the Senate
to-day: Miles @. Moore. Of Wella Walla, w.
T., to be Governor Of Washington Territory.
Oliver G. White, o! DAYTON. w. r.. to DO
Secretary Of Washington Territory. Henry N.
Blame, Of Montana, to be tho Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court Of Montana; John D. Elem.
ing, OF Colorado, to be United Stntes Attorney
for the District Of Colorado. Postmastcrs-
Stephen A. Phillcy, Troy, Ala; Carlos c. vii.
son. Milledgeville, Ill. Alanson II. Reed Flora
Ill.,; VIM. r. Parks Petersburg, Ill; Graham
L. Rice, West Superior. Wis.,; Daniel Korns
New Philadelphia, O. ; John F. Welch, Nelson
vile, O.; Geo. w. Baker, Athens. O.; Jas. g.
Reeves, Union City. Ind; Dewitt G. Carr,
Fowlerville, Mich. John p. Yost North Bend
Neb.; John w. Banbury. Britton, Oak
WASHINGTON, March 2s.--When the Senate
met to-day and the journal had been read-a
performance which occupied about three-qunr-
tefs of minute Vicc.President Morton
handed the Secretary q letter written on
blacl<.bordered note-papor. 1t was read, and
proved to be simple announcement OF Chief
Justice Fuller Of ths death OF Mr., Justice Mat.
thews. Mr. Hoar. OF Massachu setts, was i'm.
mediately on his feet to make q motion to nd.
journ as mark o6 respect, in lew touching
and eloquent remarks. Just as the chair was
declaring the motion to adjourn carried, AS
sistant Secretary Pruden. of the White House.
appeared ut the door with large blue envel-
ope, which, of course contained nominations.
The tissue duplicates, intended for public con-
sumption, were also seen In one OF his hands.
But he was too latc, As soon as no realized
that the Senate had put up its shutters he
turned and made u very hasty departure, as
though afraid somebody would seize him,
throw him down and take the precious papers
from HIM
WASHINGTON, March 28.-The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate to-day:
James Tanner, OF Brooklyn, ~. Y, to be Com
missioner Of Pensions; James M, Shoc kelford,
of Indiana, to be Judge Of the u 8. Court for
the Indian Territory; Zachariah L. Walrend,
Of Kansas, to be attorney Of the u. s. Court
for the Indian Territory; Thomas b. Needles.
of Illinois, to be Marshal Of the u. 8. Court for
the luuuu ItrrltOrys Wuiter r. COrDetL OF
Georgia. 10 he Marshal Of the United States for
the Southern District Of Georgia; Ed
win Willis, of Michigan, to be Assist
ant Secretary of Agriculture; Commo-
dore David B. Harmony to be Rear
Admiral; Captain Francis NJ Ramsey to be O
Commodore: Commander William T. Sampson
to be Captain; Lieutenant Commander r. b.
Bradford to be Commander; Lieutenant Z.
II. @. Leutze to be Lieutenant Commander;
Lieutenant Charles n McCartenay, junier
grade, TO be Lieutenant. After the nomina-
tions were received, On executive session was
ordered. At 4:SO p m. the Senate adjourned
after confirming Whitelaw Reid and Fred.
Grant as Minister to France and Austria re-
spectively.
ELI GRosT was killed by falling tree
near Tiffin, o.
The body of VIM. Ryan was found In
lake near Beavertown, o. He had been
missing for month.
DAN WARD, aged sixteen, shot and in
stantly killed Ed Burke, aged fifteen, at
Birm ingham, Ala.
EDWARD KAISER, flag maker and mer.
IN.