The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-24
DEMOCRATS OBJECT.

DEMOCRATS OBJECT
A Few Senators viii Oppose the oonfirma-
zion or Mai. Elijah w. HaIford.
Special TO the Indianapolis JournaL
WASHINGTON, JAN pa number of
Democratic Senators have given notice to
Republican mem bers of the Senate commit
tee on military affairs thatif the nomina-
tion of Private Secretary Hslford to be q
psymaster in the army. with the rank OF
major 10 reported to the Senate they will
| earnestly antsgonize it's confirmation.
Their opposition is in no sense personal.
| for lt is understood that there 10 no objec-
ton TO Mr.. Halford on personal grounds.
The precedent set by the Republican
Senators four years ago when they refused
to confirm the nomination of the Hon. A.
| T.. Stevenson. of Illinois. to be O member
| OF the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia. on the ground that the Presi-
| dent had no right TO name any one to q life
| position, so close upon the retirement Of his
administration. Is the excuse given for this
| objection. The Democrats also contend
that the President should have given tho
| position to an army officer by promotion.
| Not all of the Democrats will fall into line
| In this contest and unless the opposition Is
| quite obstinate IL will not cut much OF
| figure.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-When the Senate
adjourned the messengers bearing the re-
| turns of the electoral vote from five States
had not appeared at the Capitol. These
| States are Georgia. Indiana. Montana. Ore
gon and Wisconsin. The Georgia messen-
ger is. however. expected to reach the city
| before midnight, which will bring the
missing returns down 90 four. The Presi-
dent will tomorrow notify the Secretary ~
of State of the facts and be will decide
whether II will be necessary, in order TO
comply with the law, to send special
messenger TO each of the delinquent States
| 10 procure the returns.
White House Quarantine Raised.
| WASHINGTON Jan. 23-Tbe White House
quarantine has been practically removed.
Little Marthena Harrison has entirely re-
covered from her illness. and to-day the
| health officer took from the entrance to the
private part of the mansion the notices
| warning persons that scarlet fever existed
play having expired. The mansion wall
not. no be open to the general pub
| lie until the physicians satisfied that
ell danger Of infection Is removed.
| Harper MUST His Sentence.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Edward L. Har-
per, ex-president of the Fidelity National
Bank of Cincinnati, and q convict in the
| Ohio penitentiary, has been denied par
don by President Harrison. The apphca-
ton for pardon is Endorsed as follows:
| The recent examination by surgeons selected
by the Attorney general shows that the prisoner
is less dangerously sick than appeared from pre-
| understand, and in New of these facts. do not
think any interference By me ls necessary
| BENZ. HARRISON
Mr.. Blaine Very Feeble.
| WAsHINGroN. Jan. 23.-Dr ) ohn aston said
| this evening that he considered Mr. Blaine
| Just trifle stronger than yesterday. but
| this was almost imperceptible. Mr.. Blaine,
| he said, rested we'll during the day, and
| from the present indications he did not
look for any change tonight and would
| not return unless summoned. The Doctor
| was asked If he considered Mr. BlalDe's
condition improved; he replied that he did
not and that he was stlll very feeble.
Greshsm's Possible Reward.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %. senator Teller. Of
Colorado. who is q member of the Judiciary
committee. is quoted as saying. apparently
on inside information3 1T Is my opinion
that if Judge Gresham does not go into Mr..
Clevelend's Cabinet he will before many
months be on the Supreme Bench here. Mr..
Cleveland will have three places on the
bench to fill"
| General Notes.
| Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Voorhees,
| to-day introduced bills to increase the PEN
sions of John Helprich and John j. Rhoads,
of Indiana.
Senator Turpie to-day presented o petit.
ton signed by large number of citizens
of Columbia City against the repeal of tho
| Sherman act providing for the monthly
purchase of $4,000 ounces of silver bull
lion.
Within O few days another dividend will
be declared by the Controller of the Cur
rency for the depositors in the broken VIM
cennes National Bank. The amount has
| not yet been decided upon.
Senate Confrmatlons-United States
Consuls: RounssviIle Wildman. of Idaho.
at barmen; Adolph e. studer of Iowa, at
lin. Postmasters: Joseph NJ. Tomlinson
&C Alexandra. Ind; William Stanley at
| Plainteld, Ind.
The petition clerk of the House dozen.
ment-rOom Is literally swamped with many
thousands of petitions from all sections OF
the country praying that Congress enact
legislation for the opening of the worlds
nnnne eTp Rsnopd or on yssteraav cone
tanned thirteen columns OF the title OF such
petitions sent in by societies. associations
and individuals. all OF which have been re-
ferred to the Columbian exposition COM
mittee. of which Mr.. Durborrow. OF Illi-
nois is chairman. To-day there are q bout
ten thousand TO be recorded, and the $3.50
ciates of the petition clerk are assisting hun
in his labOrs.
Indian Commissioner Morgan has gone to
Chicago to buy In open market 10000
pounds of bacon for issue TO Western tribes
of indians under treaty stipulations. This
bacon was contracted for last May at 1854
per 100 pounds. but the contractor has
failed to fulfill his agreement and the gov
eminent will. therefore. make the purchase,
charging to the contractor the difference
between the price agreed upon and the
present market price. Since last May bs-
con has advanced in price ebont 80 per cent
The indications are that there Will be an
UNPRECEDENTED rush into the Cherokee
Strip as soon opened to settlement
very large number OF letters are being
received daily at the Interior Departments
from all parts of the country making in
curry as 10 when the strip 10 likely TO be
opened.
Count Contacuzene. the newly-appointed
Russian minister, arrived in this city to-
night.
Sir Julian Pauncefote. the British min
| lister received n cablegrem to-day an
nouncing the death of the only sister OF
Lady Panncefote. On this account the le-
CATION will be closed TO social festivities