The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-04
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
summary of the Daily News.
IN TXrCUrIvE SESSION.

TuE Senate on the 26th confirmed all
nominations reported from committees, among
,berp Zachariah Wulrond, Attorney, T. b. Nee
des Marshal and James Shackleford, Judge
~ the Indian Territory; James Tanner, Com
,nissloncrof Pensions Many nominations were
,ant In by the President among them Francis
+ Warren. TO be Governor OF Wyoming Terri
tory. Benjamin +. white, 10 be Governor Of
Montana; Robert b. Bolt, OF Maryland, for As
si.tant Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, and
many postmasters.
THE Senate on the 9th disposed of sew
sral questions before it by leaving them before
appropriate committees, and in executive ses-
siou confirmed Francis T.. Warren Governor Of
Wyoming and Benjamin +. White Governor Of
Montana Robert v Belt was confirmed as
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, also list Of
postuastcrs The President sent 10 the Sen
ate the following nominations: Robert 7. Lin
coin. Of Illinois, AIiuister to Great Britain;
Murat Halslead, OF Ohio, Minister to Germany;
Allen Thorndyke Rice, OF New York, Minister
70 Russia Patrick Egan, Of Nebraska, Minister
10 Chill; Thomas Ryan, OF Kansas, Minister to
Mexico John Hicks. OF Wisconsin. Minister TO
Peru. and George B. Loring, Of Massachusetts,
Minister to Portugal
SEVERAL resolutions were offered in the
Senate on the 2sth which went over and Sen
ator CockreI made a second and final report
from the select committee to inquire into the
methods OF business in the executive depart
ments. In executive session the !. ion of
Nurat Hastead TO be Minister to Ge. was
discussed for several hours and his no. ton
rejected, Senators Teller Plumb, Ingau- Far
well and Cullom (Republcans) voting against
him. motion to reconsider was pending
when the Senate adjourned. The nomina
tons OF John c. New as ConsulGeneral
to London, and Lewis Wolhey, Governor Of
Arizona, were confirmed and all diplomatic
nominations sent in the day before favorably
reported from committees. A resolution that
the Senate accept the invitation to attend the
centennial Of the Inauguration OF Washington
was adopted. Among the nominations sent In
By the President were Cassius NJ Barnes OF
Arkansas, TO be receiver and John l. DIlle OF
Indiana, TO be register OF the new land Office at
Guthrie, Ind. Ter
In the Senate on the Goth the Vice. Presi-
dent appointed Senators Sherman, Dawes, Ali
son, Culom. Hampton, Eustis and Colquitt as
the committee to attend the New York cealten.
NAL celebration, to which the President pro TEN.
Senator Ingalls) was added. The motion 70
reconsider the vote By which the nomination OF
Murat Halstead had been rejected was debated
for nearly three hours and went over without
reaching a vote A motion was entered by Sen.
ator Plumb for a reconsideration OF the vote by
which Lewis Wolfiey had been confirmed as Gov.
ernor Of Arizona. Many postmas ters and other
appointments were confirmed. The President
sent in the following nominations: George
Chandler, OF Kansas, for First Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Interior; Jacob V. Admire, Of Kan.
sas, receiver, and Jacob c. Roberts, of Nebraska,
register OF the new land-office at Kinghsher, L
T.; Robert Adams, Jr., Of Pennsylvania, Min.
lister TO Brazil; Lansing b. Mezrier. OF Califor'
mia, Minister TO the Central American States;
William L. Scruggs, OF Georgia, Minister te
Venezuela William o. Bradley, OF Kentucky,
Minister To Oorea.