The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-10-04

the act of 1890. commonly called the
Sherman law. There was today one
speech on each side of the pending
question, Senator Camden Of Virginia
In advocacy of repeal and Senator PETER
of Kansas in opposition to repeal and
favoring the free coinage Of silver.
Senator Chandler in his criticism. on
constitutional grounds. of the action of
the president in the appointment of Mr..
Blount as his personal representative
in the Hawaiian matter, was closed
followed by republicans and democrats
alike, and, but for the determined effort
to press the repeal bill to a vote, the
incident would doubtless have led to a
lengthy and interesting debate.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Chandler calling for information as to
the commission now investigating the
the senate, and Mr.. Chandler addressed
the senate in support OF its adoption.
Mr.. Chandler sent up to the desk and
had read the letter of Appraiser Cooper,
rendering his resignation because of the
treatment he had received at the hands
of the commission. Mr.. Sherman in
quired whether there was any authority
in law for the appointment of the COM
mission. Mr.. Chandler said there was
not.
Referring to the repeal bill. Mr.. Chan
dler said he was now engaged in sup
porting the party in its efforts to secure
repeal of the silver law. This would
not deter him, however, from criticising
the president, who he thought was given
too much to disregarding the provisions
of expressed law and to make a law
unto himself and in which he had reached
a determination to attempt to carry
out that determination whether he
found law for il or not. Mr.. Chandler
then, in support of his argument, said
the appointment of Mr.. Cleveland, in
his former term, without the advice and
counsel OF the senate, of William IL.
Putnam and James r. Angel as COM
missioners to negotiate fisheries treaty
with Great Britain was in violation of
the constitution.
Mr.. Chandler said ex-Secretary Fair
child, who had tried to demolish the
senior senator from New York (Mr. HID,
was anxious for recognition by the adj
ministration and 1t was not convenient
to give him recognition. Ex-Collector
Magone and Mr. Poindexter Dunn of
New York were also DESTROYS Of recogni-
ton. Whether Mr.. Wallace McFarley
had rendered any anti-Snappers he de-
manded that he should be rewarded, Mr..
Chandler did not know. These gentle
men, however, finally found recognition
at the hands OF the administration by
being appointed an investigating commit
tee In pursuance Of an appropriation in
the sundry civil appropriation bill of
March, 1889, for the detection of fraud
upon the customs revenue.
That is all the pretense of authority
there isl said Mr. Chandler, ''for this
attempt to reward these distinguished
gentlemen for their political services to
the democratic party and for their brief
and heroic attempts to build UP the anti
snapper faction in the state of New
York in destruction of the senators
from that state whom 1 am pleased to
see upon this floor"
Mr.. Chandler said the appointment of
Mr.. Blount was a more gross violation
of the constitution than had occurred I'm
the appointment of officials in hundred
years. 1t was time the president and
heads of departments should be brought
to a rigid observance of the constitution.
The resolution was then agreed to.
The repeal bill was then laid before
the senate and Mr.. Camden OF West Vir-
ginia addressed the senate in its favor.
Mr.. PETER then resumed his argument
against the repeal bill begun on Thurs
day.
Appointments.
The president today sent the follow
ing nominations TO the senate:
Treasury-John Kennedy of New York
to be appraiser of merchandise in the
district of Buffalo Creek. N. Y; Valen-
tine F'ieckenstine of New York TO be
collector of internal revenue for the
Twenty-eighth district of New York ;
Peter c. Doyle of New York to be col
lector of customs for the district of
Buffalo Creek. N. Y.
To be assistant appraisers of merchan-
disc: William Mckinney OF New York,
in the district Of New York; ]. Rock
we'll Of New York, I'm the district OF
New York: Jacob Schonheff of New
York. in the district Of New York;
Charles Lee of Mississippi, to be at
torney of the United States for the
southern district OF Mississippi.
Postmasters-John A. Donahue, Tai
ledgga, Ala; @. w. Richmond. New MIL
ford, Conn; Moses r. Kirby, La Grange
Ca; A. N. Mcbride, Tallapoosa, Ga. ;
James p. Montgomery, Quincy. Ill. I:
Il. w. s. Ressler. Upton. Ind: William
s. Gets. Waterloo. Ind; Herbert +.
Morrison, Onawana, Ia; Joseph ID. Con-
rad. Marysville. Mont: Conrad Klinge
Herman. Mo-; Ewing w. Mitchell. Rolia
Mo-; Thad Il. Preston, Ionia, Mich. /;
Simon A. Stephenson, Las Cruces, ~.
NJ: Frank NJ. Roth, Norwall. o.: George
7. Robbins. Russell, Kas.; w. b. Gibbs
Martin. Tenn; Frank 3. M. Bunch
Pulaski, Tenn; s. b. Lancaster. Gren-
bury, Tex; F. l.. Parish. Huntsville
Tex. Stephen Mccormick, Weimer
Tex: Thomas +. Feamster. Lewisburg,
w. Va: w II. Dolan, Wymore. Neb. I:
George Overbilt, Princeton, N. J.; w. +.
Hampton, Chartevoix, Mich; William
II. Balthis. Huntsville. Mo-: w. H.
Brunk, Ashland, ORE Thomas +. Ken