The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-03
TURNING OUT DEMOCRATS.
A Chicago Man Named for Assistant
Commis issioner of Patents.

A Chicago Man Named for Assistant
Commissioner of Patents.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The President
sent the following nomination to the Sen
ate to-day:
ROBERT j. FISHER Of Chicago to be as
siStant commissioner Of patents, vice Rob-
ert b. Vance resigned.
COMBINATIONS OF THE DAY.
The Senate this afternoon confirmed the
following nominations:
GEORGE H. SHIELDS of Missouri to be
Assist ant Attorney General.
ROBERT J. FISHER of Illinois to be assist
ant commissioner of patents.
Capt GEORGE b. WHITE to be chief of
the bureau of Yards and docks
I. BRADFORD PRINCE to be governor of
New Mexico.
WILLIAM f. WHARTON Of Massachusetts
to be Assistant Secretary of State.
All of the delegates to the congress of
American nations, to be held in Washing
ton, November, 1889, ana a number of
army aud navy promotions were also con-
tirmed.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS DELEGATES.
In executive session to-day, there was
continued objection to the personnel Of the
delegation to the congress of American ma
tions, but it availed nothing. Senator Beck
characterized the democratic members as
mugwumps who were not recognized as be-
longing to the party at all, and be didn't
think 1t fair to have them pose before the
country as representatives of the Demo
cratic party. However, they were all con
firmed.
A motion was made to reconsider the vote
by which the nomination of Andrew Car
negie was confirmed, but only six or eight
senators voted for it.
In the course of the session efforts
we're made to remove the in
junction Of secrecy from the votes
on the motion TO confirm the nom
nations of Wuitelaw Reid to be minister to
France, and Of Murat Halstead to he min
ister to Germany, but they were unsuccess-
full.
EXTRADITIoN WITH RUSSIA.
Further consideration of the extradition
treaty with Russia was postponed until the
next session of congress.
The calendar Of nominations was almost
entirely cleared. The nominations of W. /.
Kurscheedt to be United States marshal for
the Eastern district Of Louisiana, and of
William II. Whiteman to he associate JUS
tice OF the United States court in New
Mexico, we're the most prominent of those
that failed Of confirmation.
THE IMPORTANT OFFICES TO BE FILLED
There are NUMBER OF important ottlcoS
yet to be filled, by the nomination of the
president and appointment by the heads of
the departments These include the follow
ing: A justice Of the supreme court. a So
licitor general, commissioner of the gem
eral land office, commissioner Of In
dian affairs, public printer, superintend-
ent Of the bureau OF engraving and
printing, minister TO Germany, minister to
China, consuls general TO Liverpool and
Paris, aud all the consulates, officers of the
District OF Columbia, including two COM
mssioners, a marshal, recorder of deeds.
and register Of wills. two civil service and
one interstate commerce commissioner
local officers at New York and Philadelphia,
postmasters, collectors and surveyors Of the
port etc.
WILL KEEP PLACE HUNTERS IN TOWN.
This list is sufficient to keep place hunters
in Washington for several weeks yet, and
they will be accompanied by senators and
representatives, who are not satisfied TO
leave the selection OF the fortunate nomi
nees to the executive department without
their advice and suggestion. Today's de-
velopments indicate that the Office Of public
printer will be bestowed upon none OF the
gentlemen who have been so far named in
cOnnactiOn with il