The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-23
Unofficial Announcement that Tanner Will Be
Made Commissioner of Pensions and w. II.
CalkinS General Land Commissioner.
Executive Proclamation Closing Behring
Sea Against Foreign Fishermen.
Expectation that Messrs. Edgerton and Moody
Will Be Chosen United States Senators
from South DakOta-Capital Notes.
NOMINATIONS TO OFFICE.

Why They Are Delayed-w. HI. Callxins Like
ly to Be General Land Commissioners.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 22.-President Har-
risOn told friend the reason that he did
not send more nominations to the Senate
every day was because he has been kept so
busy listening to delegations and other
callers in behalf of applicants for positions
that he had no opportunity to consider the
cases that had been presented to him. AS
soon as the crowd diminishes and he can
find more time to devote to consideration
of the different applications, he will make
appointments more rapidly.
Just as the executive secretary to the
President stepped upon the floor of the
Senate, this afternoon, adjournment till
tomorrow was taken, out of respect to the
memory of Justice Matthews. The secre-
tary had in his hand a number of nomina-
tiOns, none of which were officially made
know, as they were not announced to
the Senate. The Secretary of the
Treasury says the name of Corporal
Tanner, of Brooklyn, to be Commits
sioner of Pensions was in the lot.
The impression is prevalent IN Indiana
circles, and the statement is Eiade posi-
lively by some Senators interested, that
the name of ex-Congressman VIM. II.
Calkins, of Indianapolis, who was leader
of the Gresham forces from the Hoosier
State, at Chicago, last June, was among
the nominees, to be Commissioner of the
General Land Office.
General Harrison has now been in the
White House about three weeks, but his
appointments have comparatively been
very few. Aside from pOstmasters, promo
tiOns in the army and navy, and other local
appointments, they may be summed up as
follows: New York gets the Secretary of
the Navy, Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury, Assistant Secretary of State. Assistant
Secretary of the Interior, minister to
France, minister to Austria and an appoint
ment in the marine hospital service. Indi-
ana gets Attorney general, minister to
Rome, consul-general to London, private
licitor of the Postoffice Department.
Pennsylvania gets Postmaster-ge general
supervising architect, superintendent rail
way mail service, and an appraiser; Maine
gets Secretary of State, examiner OF claims,
minister to Sweden; Minnesota, Secretary
of the Treasury, minister to Holland, chief
clerk of the Treasury; Vermont gets the
Secretary of War; Missouri gets the Secre-
tary of the Interior; Wisconsin gets Secre-
tary of Agriculture and consul-general to
Vienna; Iowa gets Assistant Postmaster
general and Samoan com missioner; Michi-
gan,' minister to Spain; California, minister
to Japan; Massachusetts,, minister to Switz-
erland; Illinois, minister to Denmark; New
Jersey, Samoan commissioner and United
States marshal; Delaware Samoan commits
siOner; West Virginia, Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue; Connecticut, Commissioner
of Patents; Ohio, Assistant Postmaster gen.
eral; Dakota, Governor, Secretary and JUS
tlce; Arizona, Governor and Secretary; New
Mexico, two justices; Washington Terri
tory, Governor. Secretary and Chief Justice;
Montana. Governor, Secretary and justice.