The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-06
UNITED STATES SENATE.


| hold session to-day owing to the funeral
services over the remains of Associate Justice
Matthews Among those who attended the
services were Senators Butler, Hoar, Farwell,
sherman. Payne Evarts, Morrill, Hale, Man
derson Cockrell and Call.
WASHINGTON, March Gothic Senate imme-
diatcly after the reading Of Saturdays Journal
proceeded to the consideration OF executive
business. While tho Senate was sitting with
closed doors, Mr. George gave notice that he
would tomorrow submit remarks on the reso-
lutions heretofore offered by Mr.. Butler to the
continuity Of the service OF the presiding ofllcer
pro temporc. The following nominations were
| received by the Senate: Second Lieutenant
William A. Mercer Eighth Infantry, to
be First Lieutenant Assistant Pay
master Harry II. Sullivan, to be
Passed Assistant Paymaster in the navy;
Francis f.. Warren, of Wyoming Territory, to
be Governor of Wyoming Territory; Benz. +.
White, of Dillon Mont, to be Governor of Mon
tona; Lee Moorehouse, of Oregon, to be agent
| for the Indians of the Umatila Agency in Ore
| bon Robert V. Belt OF Maryland, to be Assist
ant Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Oscar NJ.
Spellman, of Arkansas, to be Marshal of the
United States for the Eastern District OF Ar
kansas; Chas C. Waters, of Arkansas to be
U. s. Attorney for the Eastern District OF Ar
| kansas.
| WASHINGTON, March 2I-In the Senate the
resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. MITCHELL
authorizing the Committee on Mines and Min
| ing to continue its inquiry into the causes of
delay in considering uncontested cases in the
mineral division of the General Land ONCE,
was taken up and referred to the Committee on
Mines and Mining. The resolutions heretofore
offered by Mr.. Butler, declaring that the tenure
OF the President pro tempore does not expire
| Mt the meeting of Congress after n recess, but
is held at the pleasure of the Senate, were
taken up, and Mr.. George made constitutions
| al argument in opposition to them After dis
cussion the matter was referred to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections. The Pres
ident sent the following nominations to the
Senate to-day: Robert II. Lincoln, of. Illinois,
TO be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentary of the United States to Great
Britain. Murat Halstead, of Ohio.
to be Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the
United States to Germany; Allen Thorndyke
Rice, OF New York to be Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United
States to Russia; Patrick Egan, of Nebraska,
to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Penipotentinry of the United States 20 Chilli;
Thomas Ryan, of Kansas to be Envoy Extraor
dinary and Minister Plenipotentary of the
United States to Mexico; John Hicks, of Wis
consin, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plonipotentiary of the United States to Peru;
George B. Lorng, of Massachusetts, to be Min
lstcr Resident and Consul General 1.-THE United
States to Portugal.
WASHINGTON, March 2S In the absence of
the chaplain the business of the Senate was
entered upon without the usual prayer Mr..
Manderson offered resolution, which went
over till tomorrow, insiructing the Committee
on Contingent Expenses TO take such steps in
connection with the architect ofthe Capital as
may be necessary to help the ventilation of the
Senate Chamber and of the Senate wing Mr..
Sherman offered resolution (Which also went
over for the appointment of n committee of
two Senators to wait upon the President and
inquire If he has any other business to
lay before the Senate, The Vice President
announced the appointment of Senators
Cullom and Gibson as Regents
of the Smithsonian Institution. to fill vacun-
cies Mr.. Cockrell made report on the meth
DDS of business in the Government Depart
ments. An executive session was ordered, and
at 4 p. IN. the Senate adjourned. The President
sent the following nominations TO the Senate
to-day: Postmasters-Orlando B. Happy, Mt
Mayfeld Ky; Wm Jenney, at Mt Clemens,
Mich Intcrior-Cassius NJ. Barnes, OF ArlSan-
sus, to be Receiver of Public Moneys ut Guth-
rie, 1. r.; John l.. Ollie of Indiana, to be Reg
lister of the Land Office at Guthrie, l. r.; Chas.
Il, Montoith, of Idaho, to be Agent for the In
dians Of the Nez Perccs Agency, in Idaho.
WASHINGTON, March 30 In the Senate the
resolution agreed to looking to an improve
ment memorial to exempt honorably dis
charged soldiers from civil service examination
was presented to the Vice President A com
mittee was appointed TO attend the New York
Centennial celebration At :55 an executive
session was ordered. on motion OF Mr.. Sher
man, and at 8 d. m., the Senate adjourned. The
President sent the following nominations to the
Senate oday: Robert Adams, jr, OF Pennsyl
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Penipotentiary of the United States to Brazil;
Lanzing B. Miner OF California, TO be Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentary of
the United States to the Central American
States VIM. l.. Scrnggs of Georgia, to be En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotontinry
of the United States tc Venezuela; VIM. o.
Bradley of Kentucky, to be Minister
Resident and Consul General of the United |
States TO Corea; George b. Ferguson, OF Maine,
to be Collector of Customs for the district of
Belfast, Me; George Chandler, of Kansas, to be
First Assistant Secretary OF the Interior; Geo. |
l.. Shoup OF Idaho, to be Governor OF Idaho;
Edward j. Curtis, OF Idaho, to be Secretary of
Idaho; Jacob V. Admire, Of Kansas, to be Re-
ceiver of Public Moneys at King Fisher Stage |
Station Indian Territory; Jacob c. Roberts, of
Nebraska, to be Register OF the Land Once at |
King Fisher Stage Station, Indian Territory; |
Sion A. Darnell of Georgia, to be u S. Attor-
ney for the Northern District of Georgia; VIM. |
S. Upton, of Cleveland, Tenn, to be u. S. |
Marshal for tho Eastern District of Tenncs- |
see
WASHINGTON, March 30. in the Senate cx- |
ecutive session was ordered, during which |
nominations were considered. Senators Sher- |
man an Ransom were appointed to wait upon |
the President and ascertain what further com |
municaton he had to make. At3:l0 p. M. the |
Senate adjourned till Monday at p. m. The |
executive session of the Senate lasted two |
hours, being devoted almost exclusively, for
nominated to be minister to Germany. Mr..
Halls lead was rejected by vote of rs To 10.
Among the nominations sent by the President |
to the Senate were the following: John Il.
Abbott, OF New Hampshire, TO be Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
the United States to the Republic of
Colombia Edwin H. Terrell, of Texas, to be
Env~, Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary OF the United States to Belgium. To
be delegates to the conference between the
United States ofAmerica and the Republics of
Mexico Central and South America, Hayti,
Santo Domingo, and the Empire of Brazil to be
son, of Missouri; Cornelius N. Bliss OF New
York; VIM. Pinckney Whyte, of Maryland;
Clement Studebaker, OF Indiana; II. Jefferson
Coolidge, of Massachusetts; VIM. Henry Tres
colt, OF South Carolina; Andrew Carnegie of
Pennsylvania; John II. @. PitlSin, OF louisiana
Morris M. Estee, OF California; j. ii. Hanson, OF
Georgia.
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