Telegram-herald., 1891-12-18
ELkINS TOR THU PLACE
stephen q. Kikins Nominated for
Secretary Of War.
II CREATES some LITTLE SURPRISE
a shszs skss<h sf the Ssw o0esasss
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cens has sent To the senate the nersia-
stioa % stephen 3. EikiHs. Of west
Firgiaia. 70 be s<erstzry Of war In
some quarters tAs aoninztioz ef Mr..
kLi<izz = so1ething Of surprise. al
th0azh hia nnns has treqasatly eeen
1entloasd n sa.s eoansosaoa rscsntly
There was . wi4espre a. belief. how
svers that the portfolio would fail TO
Ssa- Lewis A. Graf. the assistant
sserstary o. war. saa "a able associate
el Secretary Proctor.
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cs1nty. a.. s@stsAsex - lssi Ne renewed
IA Aiessari sefts quite yosaz. xra-iastsa
ffea sas Aiss1zf. university in lS>e. zna sub
seqlsniiS s1aisd Lac. Ia ssrrs1 IA isse-3 a.
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resiA<nt Ia 1894 "a vas 2d-ni.:s1 " tas Ear
OF S@~ 1sxleaL Tasa Sc scoiaza ia lss fortune
"a nsaing aad s-ecE fsksiaS IA was msea-
tsr ~ tos territorial lsxisizt4rs in fSSa
aaG sfts2 States aistrist 2tseFssy IA is7o-72
ke Was LAen eisctea % eS2srsss sa the re-
publican ticket. eaa served tss terna
From 1873 20 1877. Es vas q nenosr ef the
ustion.l republican eonzst.es from 1874 satl
- .aa - "a ones ils CHAIRMAN Ne tosg 81
tse part = ne CA1cago eo1ys.tioa &c lst$ thai
aoDtnatea Jsnss " b.aize for tse prsst4eAcy.
saz "a st2Gae4 frsszd sf ne sscrstAyy of
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work Of the senate.
W8snSeros, Dec. ir.--Senator Man
lersoa presided over the senate -
president pro TEN. On N otion of SEN
stor Culiom lIlL) rude "a tfor the ap-
pointmcnt of committees by ballot)
was suspended. and resolution was
offered ey him for the appointment
o. The standing and select committees
The list az eAairmen OF committees
Is substantially the same ss adopted by
the repuolican caucus and recently
paolisAed The following democratic
senators were given she chair manships
of com naittces attached To their names:
Eazrossed bills. Cecsrsil; sptiemie dsseaseS
Harris. private lana claims. Ransom; revoiu-
tsoa3zy elAilas. Ce@s. woman Suffrage. Ran
son.
The president pro ten- laid before
the senate the credentials OF Senator
elect Hi. OF New York. and they were
read and placed on fiie.
senator Turpic lind then proceeded
20 address the senate in support of the
joint resolution introduced by him on
Decembe 10 proposing an amendment
TO the constitution providing for the
election of United States senators by q
direcs vote Of the people OF the several
states
wAsnrxsroa. Dsa ts "A num-
Der of new bills were intro
duced In the senate Wednesday.
Senator Stewart New then gave
notic. that he woald Monday
mex, address the senate on that por-
ton Of the presidents message relative
70 the coinage Of silver. The senate at
Il ~ proceeded TO executive business
and at ISIS adjourned till to-day. after
having confirmed the following ap-
pointments:
Loreazs Crcurx OF Nebraska "A assistant
secrst2sy OF sAe treasury: William D. Owen. Of
Indiana, supsrinteads nj Of IN nj isrssion. United
states Censuis-JAmes W. Hine. OF Michigan.
Amherstsars ont; Casries W. oimsn. Of
Kentucky. stocxhsln: William K Sullivan.
OF Illinois. Bermuda; Richard Hssst Of Ohio,
Antigua.
Csnnsrslai Rsssproeisy Treaty.
WAsxtNeToN. Dec 1.-THE secre-
tzry of state announces the cenclusion
of conmercial reciprocity agreement
between the United States and all the
British West India islands and Brit
ish Guiana asd On January 1
next the president will issue .
proclamation announcing the details
of the convention The agreement
includes special arrangements with
Jamaica, barbados and Trinidad aud
the Lesward Islands. The following
n . brief statement OF the value Of inn
ports and exports Of the countries dur
ing the last year: Imports frsn Brit
ish West Indies, SiA seo. .oao; imports
from British Guiana, t4.sso. 900. Total,
fi0.tso. ooo Exports to Britiah West
Indies. IS. 100. 900; exports 20 Britain
Guiana, 81. 100. 900. Total, SO. 500. 900.
Chtsese Mast Keep Out.
wAsHrSsrov. Dee. i7.-Acting on the
information that I. 2so Chinese laborers
who lad been discharged by the Te-
hsGntspec Railroad Company were on
their way 70 the United states Acting
Secretary spsnidiAw has instructed the
customs officials along the Mexican
fronsisr TO use extra vigiianes 70 pre-
vent shy Of them from crossing Tho
border iiaa