The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-04-04
UNITED STATES SENATE


Special Session.
WAsHrN0roN, March - Tho Senate did NOT
hold session to-day owing TO the funeral
services over the remains of Associate Justice
Nstthews. Among those who attended the
services were Senators Butler Hoar, Farwell.
Sherman. Payne. Evarts, Morrill,, Hale, Man
dcrson, Cockrell and Call
WAsHIN0roN, March 2o-The Senate imme-
diately after the reading Of Saturdays Journal
proceeded 70 the consideration Of executive
business. While the 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 a. 70 the
continuity Of the service Of the presiding oiicer
pro tempore. The following nominations were
received by the Senate: Second Lieutenant
William A. Mercer, Eighth Infantry, TO
be First Lieutenant. Assistant Pay.
master Harry r. Sullivan, to be .
Passed Assistant Psymaster in the navy;
Francis Z. Warren, Of Wyoming Territory, to
be Governor Of Wyoming Territory; Benz =.
White, Of Dillon, Mont. to be Governor of Mon
tana; Lee Moorehouse, Of Oregon, TO be agent
for the Indians Of the Umatilla Agency in Ore
gon; Robert v. Belt, Of Maryland to be Assist
ant Commissioner Of Indian Affairs; Oscar M.
Spellman, Of Arkansas, to be Marshal of the
United States for the Eastern District Of Ar.
kansas; Chas. Q. Waters, Of Arkansas, to be
U. 8. Attorney for the Eastern District Of Ar
kansas
WASHINGTON, March 27-Hn 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
at the meeting Of Congress after recess, but
IL held ut the pleasure Of the Senate, were
taken up, and Mr.. George made constitution
sl 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 T. Lincoln, OF Illinois,
to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni.
potentiary 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 Hlenipotentiary OF the United
States to Russia; Patrick Egan, Of Nebraska,
to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary Of the United States to Chill;
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
Plenipotentiary Of the United States to Peru;
George b. Loring Of Massachusetts, to be Min
lister Resident and Consul General OF the United
States to Portugal.
WASHINGTON, March 2s.--In the absence of
the chaplain the business OF tho Senate was
entered upon without the usual prayer. Mr..
Henderson offered resolution, which went
over till tomorrow, ins ructing 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 q resolution (Which also went
| over) for the appointment of committee oi
two Senators to wait upon the President and
inquire II he has any other business Ia
| lay before the Senate, The Vice President
announced the appointment Of Senators
| Cullom and Gibson as Regents
| Of the Smithsonian Institution. to fill vacan
| cies. Mr.. Cockrell made report on the meth
| DDS Of business In the Government Depart
| ments. An executive session wns ordered, and
| at p. m. the Senate adjourned The President
sent the following nominations 10 the Senate
| to-day: Postmasters-Orlando b. Happy. Of
Mayfeld, KY; VIM. Jcnney NJ Mt. Clemens
| Mich. Intcrior-Cassius M. Barnes, OF ArlSan
sas, to be Receiver of Public Moneys at Guth
i. I.s u.
lister Of the Land ONCE at Guthrie, !. r.; Chas
| E. Monteith, OF Idaho, to be Agent for the In
dians OF the Nez Perces Agency, In Idaho.
WASHINGTON, March 60 in the Senate tht
subject Of ventilation was discussed, and
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 Yorl
| Centennial celebration. At 1:55 an executive
session was ordered. on motion Of Mr. Sher
man, and ut p. m, the Senate adjourned. The
| President sent the following nominations to tn,
Senate to-day: Robert Adams, tr. Of Pennsyl
vania, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Ministe
| Plenipotentiary Of the United States to Brazil
| Lanzing b. Miner, Of California TO be Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary o
the United States to the Central American
States; VIM. L. Scruggs Of Georgia, to be En-
| voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
| Of the United States to Venezuela; VIM. O.
Bradley, Of Kentucky, 10 be Minister
Resident and Consul General OF the United
States to Corea; George B. Ferguson, Of Maine,
TO be Collector Of Customs for tho district Of
| Belfast, Ne. George Chandler, of Kansas, to be
First Assistant Secretary Of the Interior; Geo
L. Shoup Of Idaho, to be Governor OF Idaho;
Edward ]. Curtis, Of Idaho, 70 be Secretary Of
| Idaho; Jacob v. Admire, of Kansas, to be Re-
ceiver Of Public Moneys at King Fisher Stage
Station, Indian Territory; Jacob G. Roberts, o.
Nebraska, to be Register of the Land Once at
King Fisher Stage Station, Indian Territory
Sion A. Darnell OF Georgia, to be u. 8. Attor.
ney for the Northern District of Georgia; VIM
8. Upton, of Cleveland, Tenn, to be u, s.
Marshal for tho Eastern District Of Tennes
see.
WASHINGTON, March 80.-In the Senate, ex
ccutive session was ordered during which
nominations were considered. Senators Sher
man an d Ransom were appointed to wait upon
tho President and ascertain what further com
munication he had to make. At3:10 p. m. the
Senate adjourned till Monday at D. m. The
executive session OF the Senate lasted two
hours, being devoted almost exclusively, fol
the third time, to the case of Murat Halstead
nominated to be minister to Germany. Mr.
Harstead was rejected by q vote of 25 to TO-
Among the nominations sent by the President
to the Senate were the following: John II.
Abbott, OF New Hampshire, to be Envoy Ex'
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary OF
the United States to the Republic oil
Colombia; Edwin H. Terrell, of Texas to be
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Penipo.
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