The daily critic., 1890-07-09
AT THE CAPITOL.
VIGOROUS OPPOSITION TO THE
NOMINATION OF BATCHELDER,
BUT he is CONFIRMED NEVERTHELESS
Other Results Of The Secret Session
Democratic Tactics Senator C0ckrell
on the Silver Report

In the senate to-day the Dill LOT the
admission Of Wyoming as a State was
signed by Mr. ingalls,, the presiding
officer The bill now goes to the Presi
dent for his signature.
At 1915 The Senate went into secret
session.
The following nominations were CON
frmed by the Senate in secret session
10 day
Henry c. MahafTy, U. s. Marshal for
the district Of Delaware.
Thomas L. Milchrist, U. s. Attorney
for the Northern district Of Illinois
Receivers Of Public Moneys-Al.
phonse z. Hanson, at Sun Dance,
Wyo John w. Clarke, Independence,
Cal John s. Nickerson, Lander,
Wyo NJ. G. Barrow, Douglass, Wyo.
Registers Land Oficers-J. L. Stoits,
Sun Dance, Wyo,i =. f. Cheney,
Lander, Wyo; j. +. Vans, Douglass,
WyO; b. w. Ritter, Durango, Col.
r. G. Rodgers Of California, to be
Commissioner Tor Alaska
Lieutenant. Colonel r.. N. Batcheller.
Quartermaster.G General u. s. A.
Consuls-W. J. Holloway of Indiana,
Stratford, Ont w. S. Pierce. Trini.
dad; J. f. Hayden Of District Colum-
bia, Breslau.
G. L. Wellington, Assistant Treas.
urer, Baltimore. Md; Chas Wilmer,
Surveyor Of Customs, Burlington,
Iowa.
II. N. Allin Of Ohio, Secretary Of
Legation to Corea.
G. w. Fishback of Missouri, Secre-
tary of Legation to BuenOs Ayres.
A. G. Morse of West Virginia, Min
lister to Siam.
Postmasters: Kansas--C. NJ. Heaton,
Lincoln;J +. Junken, Sterling. Penn
sylvania-J. a. Elliott, Mansfield;
E. NJ. Soles, McKeesport lin
place Of William T.. Thompson);
whose nomination was withdrawn.
w. r. Bach, Pottstown; NJ. g. Bulger,
Brownsville; o. II. Hollister, Mead.
vile; w II. Pennell, Duncannon; T.
+ Ramsey Wayne. MississiPpi-R. NJ
Tyndall Okolona. Illinois-H. l..
Glcss, Elmhurst Iowa-H G. Cool
baugh, Hamburger. Kentucky John
Barrett, Louisville. Nobraska--C. f.
BoIdwell, Tekamp. New York
VI, tor Adams, Little Falls;
W. t. Chapman; Pawling;
II. F. Herrick, southampton; William
Joesbury, Catskill. w. +. Roberts,
Saranac Lake; G. II. Wood, Cornwall
on the Hudson. Ohio-J. NJ. Bentley
Ada G. +. Bonham, Harrison:
J. NJ. Brown, Toledo; John Hopley,
Bucynis: g. b. Martin. Lancaster.
Texas-F. NJ. Cameron, Cameron.
Uiah-Margaret A. Shirley, Logan.
Wisconsin-IIenry Bradley, Elkhorn.
Rhode Island-J ID. Caswell, Nara
gansett Pier. Connecticut-G. w.
Randall, Rockville; @. G. Hubbell,
Norwalk j. b. Eldridge, Norfolk; II.
r. S Bush, New London. Oklahoma
ID, f. Flynn, Guthrie;J J. w. Mills, King
Fisher.
The secret session to-day had under
consideration and discussed al some
length the nomination Of General
Batchelder, o. s. Army, TO bo quarter
master general. The nomination was
confirmed, but not until vigorous
opposition had be made by Senator
CoCkrell and other members Of the
minority OF the Committee on Military
Affairs. The executive session was
moved at an early hour because
when an effort was made last
week 70 have the nomination
considered late In the afternoon, Mr..
Cockrell raised the point Of "NO
quorum" and threw the matter
over The objections raised by
Mr.. CoCkrell 10 the confirmation
OF the nomination were based entirely
upon the fact that, in promoting General
Batchelder, the President ''iumped"
six other officers, five Of whom will re-
tire before General Batchelder.
The doors were reOpened al l o'clock,
and on motion Of Mr.. Teller
Senate bill was passed authorizing
the Secretary of the Interior
TO convey 10 the Rio Grande
Junction River Company certain lands
in the State of Colorado (26, 900 acres
In lieu Of certain other lands in said
State conveyed by the said company 10
the United States.
The consideration of the conference
report on the Silver bin was resumed
and Mr. COckrell continued his argu-
Inent He criticised the last clause
Of the second section Of the
Conference bill, and said that
the language therein used indicated a
preference for a single gold standard.
The Secretary Of the Treasury would
so interpret H. Until parity
between the metals was established,
god would be given the preference
aud the legal tender notes would be re-
dtemed in gold.