The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-06

The Names Are Sent to the Senate and the
Nominations Confirmed.

The Names Are Sent to the Senate and the
Nominations Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-President Har-
rison to-day sent to the Senate the following
nominations:
Secretary of the Treasury. WILLIAM WINDOW.
Secretary of War....--REDFIELDP PROCTOR
Secretary of the Navy: BENJAMIN. T. TRACY.
Postmastergenera JOHN MANAMAkER. MA i
AttQfney-general .------: w. II: n ntidLEn. VI 6i1a
Secretary Of Agriculture. --..JEREMlAH RUsk.
On receiving the nomina tions the Senate
at once went into executive session, the
proceedings being of the most formal char
acter. According to the almost unbroken
line of preeedents, the nominations OF MEM
bers or ex-members of the Senate were con-
firmed without reference to committees.
Messrs Blaine and Window being of this
class, Vice-president Morton's query, "Will
the Senate advise and consent to these ap-
pointmentspr was answered affirmatively
by the unanimous vote, and so were all the
rest There was no objection raised to any
one of the names by any one.
Col. James X. Young, Executive Clerk OF
the Senate, went to the White House about
2 o'clock and delivered to President Harri-
son, in person, an official notice OF the con-
firmation of his Cabinet by the Senate. 1t
is expected that they will qualify. in time
to enter upon the discharge OF tnelf duties
tomorrow morning
Among the kilograms received by the
President this morning, was the following
from indianapolis:
AS old friends and neighbors, we CONGRATULATE
tne We cory dorse
tiOn OF Cabinet
1t was signed by John c. New. Wm Wal
lace, j. A. Wildman, L. G.. Walker, Lewis
Wallace and TheO. p. Haughey.
Cabinet of President Harrison was received
with evident satisfaction by the great bulk
of Republicans at the capital. Senator Alli-
son was asked what he thought of 1T. and
responded: 1T is first rate. The closer it is
studied, the clearer it will appear that
President Harrison has done the best thing
possible"
What about Tracyg"
He's all right; an excellent man. I've
known him for twenty years, and his ap-
pointment will be entirely satisfactory to
the people of. New York and of the country
at large when they come to know him."
Senator Spooner, speaking of the Wiscon-
sin member of the Cabinet, said that
Governor Rusk's appointment would be
hailed with delight in the Northwest, at
least" said the senator: "he was reared
upon q farm: and is familiar with all the
the sf sno snr OF tba the Me
where, by merit and conspicuous
service, he rose to the rank of general.
During his many years of public life,
he has remained In possession of and
personally conducted operations upon his
farm in Vernon county, Wisconsin. He had
much to do with the organization of the
experimental station at the University of
Wisconsin, the operations of which have
years of his service as Gov
ernor he recommended and organized
system of farmers Institutes in
| Wisconsin, which has brought the farmers
| in every county together to compare notes
with each other, and to discuss all the prob
| lens connected with agriculture. He has
| always been connected with the agricult-
| ural societies of his State and county. and
| has always manifested, both in public and
| private life, an active and intelligent inter
| est in agriculture"