Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-28
SESSION OF THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 27. l President Harrison to-day sent the follow I ing nominations to the Senate: Robert T. Lincoln of Illinois, to be envoy l extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
 of the United States to Great Britain.
 Murat Halstead of Ohio, to be envoy ex- traordinary and minister plenipotentiary of l the United States to Germany. I Allan Thorndike Rice of New York, to be ! envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo- tentiary of the United States to Russia. 1 Patrick Egan of Nebraska, to be envoy ex-
 traordinarv and minister plenipotentfary of 1 the United States to Chili.
 ! Thomas Ryan of Kansas, to be envoy extra \ ordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Mexico
 John Hicks of Wisconsin, to be envoy ex- traordinary and minister plenipotentiary of | the United States to Peru.
 George B. Loring of Massachusetts, to be | minister resident and consul general of the United States to Portugal.
 ! Justice-Marion Irwin of Georgia, to be United States attorney for the southern dis ! trict of Georgia; Tyre Glenn of North Caro- | lima, to be United States marshal for the | western district of North Carolina. Treasury-James O. Churchill of Missouri, | to be surveyor of customs for the port of St. Louis.
 i The resolutions heretofore offered by MT. Butler declaring that the tenure of the presi- | dent pro tempore does not expire at the meeting of congress after a recess but is held ] at the pleasure of the senate were taken up ! and MT. George made constitutional argu- ! ment in opposition to them. He argued ! that a president pro tenn could be chosen \ only for the time during which the necessity I which exists, that was, during the absence of | the vice president. He referred to the ! English parliam entary history in support of his position and stated as remarkable fact \ that up to the time of the protectorate, when | 8 speaker pro tenn was elected five times, no | speaker pro tenn had ever been elected 1t ! being the custom for members to retire and perform no business while the speaker was ' absent on account of sickness or other \ cause.
 MT. Evarts said that after careful ex- animation he was convinced that there was really no doubt of the competency of the ! Senate to choose 8 presiding oM4er to act 1 whenever the occasion should arise, and that I itSwould be very inconveniept to tolerate any | opposition to it. He had prepared resolu- ! tion which he thought would cover all the points. It was in this language: Resolved, | That it is competent to the Senate to elect 8 president pro tenn. who shall hold the office | during the pleasure of the Senate and until ! another is elected, and shall execute the duties thereof whenever the vice president is | absent.
 The resolutions, Mir. Buffers and MT. Evarts', were thereupon referred to the com- mittee on privileges and elections. MT. Allison offered a resolution, which was l referred to the committee on military affairs,
 reciting that an appropriation of $160, 900 was made in 1885 to enable the Secretary of War to obtain good and valid title to the ! Fort Brown military reservation in Texas | and to extinguish all claims for it's past use
 and occupancy; that by reason of disputes 1 as to respective shares of claimants the law had never been executed and that documen- | tary evidence on file in the war department showed that $50, ,000 would be large price | to pay for the property and it's occupancy,
 and instructing the committee on military affairs to inquire into the matter and the I Secretary of War to withhold payment of
 any part of the sum.
 The Senate then proceeded to the consid- eration of executive business and at 3:30 ad- journed.
 ! TBLEGRAPHIO JOTTINGs. ! At Lebanon, Tenn, to-day Jim Turney and Jack Francis, colored, were hanged for the murder of Len Martin last August. ! A valuable copper mine has been discov-
 cred on the farm belonging to Lyman Dike in the westerly part of Stoneham, Mass. I Samples of the ore have been assayed and ! found to contain 35 per cent. of copper.
 The New England Telephone directors yesterday declared dividend of seventy
 cents per share, payable May 15 to stock | holders of record April 3.
 MISS SARAH COwELL. ! A Rare Entertainment at the United
 Church Chapel Last Even1ng-Miss ! Cowen CaptIvates the eAudIence-The @ Yale Apollo Club Sings.
 A highly cultured audience crowded the
 chapel of the United church on Temple street |
 der the auspices ot the Young Ladies' Mis-
 sion circle of the church, consisted of read- ! ings by Miss Sarah Cowell and selections by
 the Yale Apollo club. Since Miss Cowell
 made her first appearance as a reader on a public platform in this city in 1875 she has gained most enviable reputation both at
 home and abroad. She has recited before
 many celebrities in London, including the
 Prince and Princess of Wales, and has not
 only received the highest enconiums Of the
 English Press, but Robert Browning himself
 paid her a very high compliment for her un- surpassed rendering of his own writings. In 1 this country she is an especial favorite in
 fashionable literary circles in Boston and
 New York. Her course of Browning read. ings now in progress in New York city is at- l tracting much attention. Although she
 had given one of the readings in this
 course in New York yesterday morning
 and must have been weary from hex 5aifsct tbe
 DO one of the audienGey voice or manner.
 Eag stighress 1atigHsta gHstare with voice of remark aole sweetness, purity, fexibility and power
 it has been so thoroughly trained by an art | which has concealed its arts that she seems
 to forget herself as she faithfully presents..the | characters of her authors.
 l The selections last evening displayed her versatile genius to the best effect and won
 for her the admiration of her entire audience.
 It is to be hoped that she will be able to | favor New Haven with anot her recital in the | neat future.
 The singing of the Yale Apollo Club was
 heartily appreciated. The proceeds ot the 1 ntertsinment will be expended in aid of scholarship in mission fields and | it fig understood that handsome sum was realized