Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-15
POSTMASTERS NOMINATED.
The st. Louis Contest Ended by Appoint
ment Of John B. Harlow.

The President today sent to the Senate the
following nominations:
Postmasters-John B. Harlow St. Louis, Mo. !;
John E. Catlett, Hannibal No.; Thomas 8.
Kelley, Moberly, Mo-; Henry P. Kraus, Reno,
New; Elisha NJ. Fleming, Belvedere, N. j.;
Geo. H. Tice, Perth Amboy, N. j.; SamI Metz
ler, Wooster, Ore.; John H. D. Gray, Astoria,
Ore.; James A. Fielder, Bellefonte, Pa /;
Robert Moorman, Neberry CHI, Sc; Chas
II. McNaughton, Schuylersville, NY; Willard
A. Crandall Cazenovia, NY; Sarah L. Christie,
Nyack, NY; H. H. Bailey, Nyrwood. NY; s.
H. Arnold, Gowanda, NY; VIM. H. whealen,
Deadwood, Sd; Blanton W. Burford, Lebanon,
Tenn; Mrs. Lottie NJ. Campbell, Weather
ford, Tex; Prince A. Hazard, Colorado
Tex; Harry E. Parker, Bradford, Vt;
Robert r. Flanagan, Hinton, WA; Ole Ole
sen, Oshkosh, Wis; Benjamin F. Heald, She
bOygan Falls, Wis.,; Morris Drew, Ansonia,
Conn; Silas X. Montgomery, Bristol. Conn. !;
John c. Kinney, Hartford, Conn.,. W. Burr
Hall. Wallingford; Conn; Howard NJ Kutchin,
San Diego, Cal. E. E. Rupert, Wardner, Idaho;
S. d. b. Lines, Braidwood, Ill. James s. Cash,
Macomb, ILL.,. James Nelson Martin, Burling-
ton Iowa; Smith NJ. Child, Dunlap, Iowa;
Geo. W. Bury, Clinton, KY; Frank P. Howard,
Waltham, Mass; Samuel r. Moseley, Hyde
Park, Mass; Charles F. Holman, Milbury,
Mass; Jno. A. Collier, Hart, Mich; VIM. J.
Spears, Vassar, Mich.
House Of Representatives.
Immediately after the reading Of the journal
MIR. Hit Ill. }, rising to a question of privi-
lege, read a circular issued by the National
butter, egg and cheese association charging
him with having introduced a bill for the abo-
lition of the tax on oleomargarine. He had, he
said, been one Of those who had been most in
tara ateAi irf n fba Of hot Lr4,
the Oleomargarine bill. He had introduced no
such bill referred to in the circular, and
could conceive no reason why such a circular
should be sent throughout the northwest. The
charge was without foundation.
Mr. Hatch (Mo }, who was the champion Of
the oleomargarine bill, said. that during the
contest over that measure there was no gentle
man on the floor ON either side of the House
who was more earnest, consistent and per-
sistent in advocating the passage of the bill
than the distinguished gentleman from Illinois
who had just spoken.
THE sILCoTT AFFAIR.
The House then resumed the consideration
of the report of the special committee to in
vestigate the Silcott defalcation.
MIR. Stewart (Vt.) argued in favor Of the ma
jority report for an appropriation to reimburse
members for their lost salaries. He contended
that the sergeant-at-arms was not the agent of
members as individuals but was the agent of
the House In Its collective capacity. Ii it was
held that he was private agent and that men,
bers had been derelict in their duties, il was
not proper that they should give themselves
any preference before the court of claims He
maintained that in point of fact the sergeant
alarms was disbursing officer, although he
might not have been made SO by express stat
ute.
Mr.. OATES ARGUMENT.
Mr. Oates (Ala) made an argument in sup
port Of the majority report and contended that
the proposition to pro-rate the remaining funds
as advocated by Mr.. Holman Qnd. }, would be
manifestly unfair and unjust to the private
depositors. He maintained that the late SER
geant-at-arms WAS disbursing officer OF the
House, and that, therefore, members should
not be subjected to loss through the defalcation
of its subordinate. True, there was no express
statute declaring him to be such, but it was not
always necessary to inscribe under the picture
of horse, This is a horse" 1t mattered not
who stole the money, the fact remained that
the money never reached the hands Of the
persons entitled to it.
Mr.. Catchings (Miss.) expressed himself az
| in perfect accord with the views of the major
| ity of the committee. 1t had always been the
accepted opinion that members Of Congress
(like all other public oficials) received their
salaries through the medium Of disbursing
officer.