Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-10
IMPORTANT NOMINATIONS.
Charles Emory Smith as Minister to
Russia Heads the Diplomatic List.

The President today sent to the Senate the
following nominations:
State-Charles Emory Smith of Pennsyl-
vania to be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Russia.
Samuel Merrill of Indiana to be consul gen.
eral at Calcutta.
J. Fenner Lee of Maryland to be secretary
of legation at Rio de Janeiro
Harrie R. Newberry of Michigan to be secre-
tary of legation at Madrid
United States consuls-Edward Bendloe of
Pennsylvania, at Annoy; c. /. Croft of North
Dakota, at Carthagena, United States of Co.
lombia; James r. Danforth of Pennsylvania, at
kehl; Ferdinand A Husher of Minnesota. at
Port Stanley and st. Thomas; Frank d. Hill of
Minnesota, at Montevideo; Henry r. Myers of
South Dakota, at San Salvador; Lewis w.
Myers OF Iowa, at Victoria, British Columbia;
Felixa Matthews of California, at TangIer:
Frederick NJ. Ryder of Connecticut. at Quebec
Canada; L. X. Stewart of Virg nia at San Juan,
Porto Rico.
Justice-James O'Brien of Minnesota, chief
justice OF the supreme court of New Mexico:
Cornelius NJ. Hanford, United States district
Judge for the district of Washington; Geo. N
Wiswell of Wisconsin, United States marshal
| for the eastern district OF Wisconsin.
Wthdrawn-JOhn E. Haggart of North Da-
kota United States marshal for the district Of
North Dakota. he having declined the appoint
| ment.
Interior-Supervisors of census: Virginia
| Benjamin Upton. jr., for the first district,
Richard A. Young, second district
Postmaster.-Jno. w. Schall at Norristown
Pa.
Treasury-Assistant Surgeon VIM. J. Pettus
| OF Virginia to be O passed assistant surgeon in
the marine hospital service.
THE HOUSE.
The journal Of Thursdays proceedings was
read and although the democrats did not de-
mand detailed reading of that document
they insisted upon a yea and nay vote upon its
| approval 1t was approved-yeas 149, nays /
| (Mr. Buckalew)-the Speaker counting a quo
| rum.
The journal OF Fridays proceedings contain
| ing no ruling by the Speaker on the point of
| counting quorum was approved without de-
muir.
ference report on the bill to remove snags. &C.,
| from the Missouri river, and it was agreed to-
(As agreed to the bill appropriates S75 600 for
the removal of snags from the Missouri river
and $4,000 for the improvement Of the mouth
OF the Columbia river)
THE. NEW RULES TAKEN UP.
Mr.. Cannon Qn), from the committee on
rules reported back the new code Of rules and
the House proceeded to consider it. It was
NANSA csooN eAAos iOA soooy sAc OOOoso ohouiu DC
carried on without limitation and no arrange
ment was arrived at as to when the discussion
would terminate.
Nh. CANNON EXPLAINS THE CODE.
In explaining the provisions Of the code Mr..
Cannon stated that of the Al rules which gov
erned the last House 29 were reported without
any material change. The changes were such
a. would enable the will of the majority to be as
| certained and expressed with accuracy and with
the utmost expediency, consistent with fair and
| due debate and confederation.
He criticized the rules that have previously
| governed the House. In the last Congress- he
said, the business Of the people had been piled
upon the calendars and not per cent of that
business had been considered by the House.
Almost - much time had been given TO the OBJ