The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-04-04
AT WASHINGTON


said to be anxious to have the successor
to Justice Matthews selected from the
circuit over which he presided, which is
composed of Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee
and Michigan. The Supreme Court will
adjourn in May when the members so to
their respective circuits.
The President has made the following
appointments of foreign ministers Rob
ert L. Lincoln, England; Allen Thorndike
Rice, Russia; Patric Egan, Chilli Thorn
AS Ryan, Mexico; John Hicks, Peru
Geo. Il. Loring, Portugal Robert Adams,
Jr., Brazil. Lansing b. Miner, Central
American States; w. l.. Scruggs, Vene-
1uela; John r. Abbott of New Hamp-
shire envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to the Republic of Column
ba; Edwin IL. Terrill of Texas, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenpoten-
tiary to Belgium to be delegates to the
conference between the United States and
the Republic of Mexico, Central and
South America. IIayti San Domingo, and
the Empire of Brazil, to be held in Wash
ington in 1889: John b. Henderson of
Missouri. Cornelius n. Bliss of New
York, William Z. Whyte of Maryland,
Clement Studebaker of Indiana, T. Jeffer-
son Coolidge of Massachusetts, William
II. Prescott of South Carolina, Andrew
Carnegie of Pennsylvania, John X. G.
Pitkin of Louisiana, NJ NJ. Estee of Cali
fornia and J. H. Hanson of Georgia.
he President has appointed Judge Will
son of Arkansas, j. ii. Otis of Illinois
and ex Gov. Robinson of Massachusetts,,
commissioners to assess the value of the
Oklohoma lands which will revert to the
United States. The nomination of Mu-
rat llalstead to be the minister to Germa-
ny has been rejected by the Senate by
vote of % to 10.
Secretary Window has informed mem
bers of the Maine delegation that be will
make no change In the commissioner of
navigation until he has acquainted him
self with the duties of the office and the
sort of man required to I'LL it. Meantime
Commissioner Morton will hold on.
Senator's Frye and Hale and Congress-
men Milliken and Reed will remain for a
few weeks longer.
The Chinese mission is one of the most
important that remains to be filed. and
there are dozen applicants beseeching
the President and the State department
for the place. But it is understood that
the present minister will not be disturbed
for some time yet.
1t is regarded as very probable from in-
timations received by Senators and Rep
resentatives, that an extra session of
Congress will be called in October to dis
pose of revenue legislation or to have 1t
well under way by the time of the meet
Ing of the regular session. The second
century of Congress will open with "a
Senators aud $50 Representatives, or an
Of A ! r.. q
The President made the following NOM
nations Monday; James N. Huston of
Indiana, treasurer of the United States;
Elias II. Roberts of New York, assistant
treasurer ut New York City; William F.
Wharton OF Massachusetts, assistant sec
rotary of state; George II. Shields of
Missouri, assistant attorney general vice
Richard Montgomery, resigned Captain
G. b. White of the United States navy,
chief of the bureau of yards and docks in
the department of the navy, to fl. va
cancy l.. Bradford Prince of Santa Fe,
New Mexico, governor of New Mexico;
Lewis A. Walker of Helena, Montana,
secretary of Montana; agents for the In
dians, Charles Ashley of New York, at
the Cheyenne and Arapahel agency in In
dian Territory Charles X. A. Scabey Of
Montana at the Fort Peck agency in Mon
trina.
There are still two certificates of cleo
tion to the House of Representatives of
the Fifty-ffth Congress not received by
the clerk; those of Judkins of Kansas
and Lynd of Minnesota. There has been
one death, Townsend of Illinois. Mr.
Ryan's appointment as minister to Mex
leo will necessitate his resignation. The
numerical relation of the parties three
Republican minority. will not be disturb
ed by these changes. Notification of
contest in three of the West Virginia dis
tricts, given to the Democrats have been
received. There are also Is other con
tests in view, with more to hear from.
These, however will not affect the Re-
publican control on the organization of
the House.
There is considerable speculation as to
who will now be appointed to the Berlin
mission. Both the President and Secre-
tafy Blaine would like to select an Ohio
man, as that State Is entitled to the place,
Governor Foraker's name has been meu-
toned in connection with it, but the
Sherman wing which included Mr.. Hal
stead's friends, antagonize his selection.
The April number of the Century is devoted
largely to celebrating the Centennial of the In
auguration of Washington in New York, April
80 1859. The contents of the number will in.
clude "Thp Iuauuuration If NVaak;....-