Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-04-25
Or NATIONS CAPITOL.
WHAT is BEING AND WHAT HAS
BEEN DONE IN WASHINGTON,
Movements of our Country's Celebri.
tias.--Congressional and Other
Matters.

NfVNtsINfsN-s
With the adjournment of the Senate,
on Tuesday, ali the nominations sent to
it are confirmed, with the exception of
Eugene Schuyler as Assistant Secretary
Of State, and Murat lIalstcad as Minister
to Berlin There are no nominations
hanging fire, and everything was closed
up The special session has been re-
markable in one thing, and quite differ
ent from nearly all other similar special
sessions to confirm the appointments of
newly elected presidents. 1t is not II
current thing in history for the Senate
to reject any appointments so early made
in new administration.
Mr. Stewart, Of Nevada, introduced
into the Senate on Monday, resolution
which caused good deal of comment
1t was in regard to the death of John
Bright. 1t spoke in eulogy of the de-
ceased's character and of the regret of
the Senate in hearing of his death, and
also referred in grateful terms 10 the
sympathy which Bright evinced toward
the Union side during the late War.
Several members OF the Senate said that
the resolution, while Objectionable in its
general terms, dealt with subject with
which the United States has really moth
ing to do. 1t is OF foreign character
entirely and the policy of the United
States is to keep its hands off such mat
tiers entirely 1t is hardly probable it
will be pushed, or, ii it is, that it will
be passed. Quite a discussion was had
upon the nomination of delegates to the
Congress of American Nations, to be held
in Washington next Fall There was
objection to them by the Democrats on
the ground that the commission was
almost unanimously Republican ia poll
itics, and that if their report was to have
the weight before the country and with
Congress, it ought to have. there should
be more equitable division between the
two parties. The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate
james nj. Huston, of Indiana, 10 be
Yreasurer of the United States Ellis H.
Roberts, of New York, to be assistant
treasurer of the United States at New
York; William f. Wharton, of Massa-
chusetts, assistant Secretary of State
George II. Shields, of Missouri, assist
ant attorney general, vice Zach Mont
gomery, resigned; Captain George b.
White, United States navy, to be chief
of the bureau of yards and docks in the
department of the navy, to fill
a vacancy; l.. Bradford Prince, of
Santa Fe, N. NJ, to be governor of
New Mexico; Louis A. Walker, of Hell
ena, Mon, TO be secretary of Montana.
The Senate confirmed the following nom
nations: H. Woltiy, to be Governor of
Arizona; Louis A. Walker to pe Secre-
tary of Montana; Jalnes w. Huston, of
Indiana, to be Treasurer of the United
| States; Ellis I'll. Roberts, of New York,
| to be Assistant Treasurer at New York
| City; Edwin II. Terrill, of Texas, to be
| Minister to Belgium; j. T. Abbot, to be
Minister to the United States of Column
bia; and numbers of postmasters, among
them II. ]. Cooper, at Tampa, Fla.
NOTES.
The Secretary of the Interior, on
Wednesday, approved the location Of the
route for fifty additional miles of railroad
to be built by the Rock Island Co. in the
Indian Territory.
With the belief that Gen. Rosecrans
will not be asked to resign from the
office of Registrar of the Treasury, there
was report at the state department on
Monday, that Gen. LongstFeet would
within short time, be named as minis
ter to Constantinople.
The three officers mentioned as likely
to succeed Adjt. Gen. Drum of the
army are Coils. John Q. Kelton, William
d. Whipple and Chauucey McKeever
Col. Kelton, however, as the ranking
colonel of the corps, is considered most
likely to secure the coveted position.
Gen. Harrison will go away for ten
days or two weeks rest, He unfolded
his plans to a senator on Tuesday, saying
that he was worn out, and must have re-
lief from his incessant attentions. Where
he will 90 the President did not say, but
he believes that the adjournment of The
Senate and his departure occurring to-
gether will lave tbs effect of scattering
the clamorous crowd which has been
there since the Inauguration.
The Signal office reports, that in the
Gulf States, the general effect of the
weather was favorable for the planting
of corn, cane and rice, which is about
completed, and for cotton planting,
which is now in progress. More rain is
needed in Texas and Alabama, while some
injury resulted from heavy rains in por-
tions of Mississippi. Reports from Ten
ncssee and Arkansas, indicate that the
fruit crop is in good condition and up to
the present date has not been injured by
frost
The immediate relatives OF those who
lost their lives in the great storm in Sa-
moa, will be entitled to pensions under
the general law. The pension is So per
month for a seaman's widow, and SO per
month for each child under 16 years Of
age. Congress will probably also PASS a
special act making reimbursement for the
effects and baggage of officers and men
lost in the wrecks. This was done in the
case of the Huron, which went down on
the Hatteras coast about fifteen years
ago.
Assistant Secretary Thompson, of
South Carolina, finally retired from the
Treasury Department on Tuesday, and
his successor, Col. Batcheller, assumed
the duties of the office. As mark of
oppraoiatior Of tbai, for,oor oh;af Az