Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-11

ers have been notified that he propos
es to take his own time In making The
rest of the appointments. The total
number of appointments to date Il
slightly in advance Of the number
made by Cleveland in the same time.
A large number of imnortant positions
! remain to be filed. and they Will be.
Just as soon as the President can get
an opportunity TO decide upon the
right men for them. Among these pla,
ces may be mentioned that of Minister
TO Germany and China. the Public
Printer, Commissioner of the General
Land Ofiice, Commissioner of Indian
affairs and Superintendent OF the Blu
reau of Engraving and Printing, for
each of which there are number of
prominent candidates.
/ have IL on excellent authority chat
the rejection of the nomination of Mu-
rat Halstead to be Minister to Ger
many by the Senate, will not prevent
that gentlsman's being sent there. The
President, according to nay Informant.
believes that by next December, those
republican Senators. who for person
al reasons voted against the confirma-
ton, will have seen the mistake they
made and be prepared to confirm him.
At any rnte it is thought they are to be
given an opportunity of doing so, and
that Mr. Halstead will shortly receive
his appointment as Minister to Ger
many, the duties Of which position he
will perform from the date of his arri-
val at Berlin, until the Senate shall re-
ject him again. which the President
does not believe 1t will do. All this
however is merely the opinion of some
who think they know. while there are
Others who say Mr.. Halstead would
never accept the appointment under
such circumstances.
Before adjourning the Senate con-
tlrmed nearly all the nominations
made by the President. Among the
few Enacted upon were those of e. /.
Keersheedt to be II. =. Marshal for
the Eastern District of Louisiana, and
w. ii. Whiteman to bs associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of New
Mexico.
The first State reception of the pres
ent administration, took place on Tues
day evening. 1t was held in honor of
the Prince and Princess Takehitto, of
japan, who are making tour of
America. The following was the re-
ceiviDg party: The President and Mrs.
Harrison; Secretary Proctor and Mrs.
Blaine; Secretary Blaine and Mrs.
Window; Secretary Tracy and Mrs.
Wilmerding; Secretary and Mrs Rusk !;
DR.. Scott and Mrs. Scott Lord, father
and sister of Mrs. Harrison; Mr.. and
Mrs. Mckee; Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Harrison; Miss Margaret Blaine and
Miss Mason; Secretary Halford and
Miss Lima Mckee.
A delegation of BROOKLYN IN. "
g. A. r. men called on the president
this week and presented him with a
resolution of thanks adopted by all
the Posts of that city, for the APP
pointment of Corporal Tanner as
Commissioner of Pensions.
Considerable comment was caused
here by the action of the Senate on
the day of its adjournment in regard
to resolution of Senator Stewards
expressing the sorrow of the senate at
the death of the illustrious English
Statesman John Bright. Everybody
thought the resolution would be pass
ed unanimously, as the country was
under deep and lasting obligations to
Mr.. Bright for the fearless manner in
which he stood by the Union during
the rebellion. Great therefore was
the surprise when it was decided to re-
fer the resolution to the committee on
foreign affairs, on the ground that it's
adoption might establish a precedent
which would possibly make trouble in
the future. There is not likely to be
another John Bright soon, and there
fore most people think the fears of
the senate were gronndless.
Before the senate's adjournment
Senator Teller offered a resolution
which he stated he would not call up
for action until the regular session. II
was to the affect that hereafter all ex-
ecutive nominations should be con-
sidered in open session of the senate.
In few remarks on the subject he
said: II believe the time has come
when public sentiment will not
tolerate the closing of our doors on
mere matters of confirmation. be-
Iieve that the practice is one of the
agencies that is calculated to bring
ths American Senate into disrepute
and into conteppt; for the people will
believe (under the charges that are
made day by day, that we are afraid
to express our views in public that
there is some truth in them.
Mr.. WIN. Bradley, OF Kentucky,
who was nominated for the Corean
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