The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-21
LIVE WARRINGTON rorIcx
Wayne MacvsoEh Confirmed .. Ambassador
to Italy.

| WARRINGTON. Dec. 2O.-At the executive
| session held early in the afternoon the
| nomination OF Wayne MaeVesgh to be AM
| bassador to Italy was confirmed without
| word OF protest The nomination was
considered at the meeting OF the COMMITTEES
on Foreign Affairs and q favorable report was
ordered. When the doors OF the Senate were
closed Mr.. Morgan made the report and asked
| II there was any objection to the INN ediate
consideration OF tho nomination. There was
| none. The only thing said was the Faction
| remark OF a Democratic Senator who. speak
ing rather 20 Mr.. Morgan than 10 the Senate.
| said that " 1t was Of course necessary TO con-
gould be landed IN the Democratic party be-
| fore he got into some other" With this as the
only incident Mr.. MacNeaRh was confirm ed
and will soon be full nedg cd Am bassador.
The resolution offered yesterday In tho Sem
ate by Mr. Frye calling on the Secretary Of
| state for his reasons in granting foreign
| cable company the right 10 land its cable from
| Brazil In the United States, will receive a
speedy answer from Mr.. Gresham when IL is
adopted Mr.. Frye claimed that after the re-
refused by both Secretaries Blalne and Toster
because 1t refused 10 surrender It's monopoly
right to any company, that might DO organized
In the United States, Mr.. Gresham granted the
request AZ the Instance OF jefferson Chandler
the attorney for the cable company. II IL
learned at the state Department that on Aug.
- last Secretary Gresham wrote Mr.. Chandler
telling him that there was no legislatiye
authority for granting tho desired Permission
to the cable company known as the Comnanie
FRANCHISE du Telegraph de Paris. and that, ia
the absence OF such authority, permission
granted by the Secretary OF state would have
no effect. COPY Of this letter will be sent to
the Senate.
Senator Hoar Of Massachusetts with the as
sistanes Of several employees Of tho Senate.
presented In that body to-day petition unique
in form and mammoth in proportions. The
petition WAS wound around two wheels OF a
bicycle made OF OAK, the whole weighing 900
pounds and standing seven feet In height. IL
contained the names Of ldu.OOO siRneTs from
ali over the United States. praying that
there shall be founded N Wellington a
Road Department similar TO tho Agricul-
tural Department. for the purpose Of
promoting knowledge in the art oil construct
Ing and maintaining roads, and asks that in
Ing students, The petition originated with
Col Albert A. Pope ~ Boston. II Is / 900 Yards
long Is signed ny the Governors ~ seventeen
States. ny he Massachusetts Legislature. and
b. several banks and ham bers ~ commerce.
The Petition was referred, and wheeled to the
Committee on Interstate Commerce.
Senators Hlll and Murphy to-day received a
visit from a delegation Of wage sarners from
lonkers. who protest against the proposed re-
duction In the duty on felt hats The delega-
tiOn Was cOnFossd Of Thomas Mellon. Chair
man, aud NessEs. W. j. Welsh. j, ii. Brown
Edward Graham =. T. Mallou. James Mulcahy
John Sells. a. A.. fi;ch. ana q. 1Rllahan- They
left with each ofthe new York Senators and
repres "ntat.yes printed petitions, setting
forth the objections u the proposed duty on
tet hats. which viii be presented 10 tho az
VrCpHate COMMITTEES Ia tie senate and House
OF Representatives.