The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-07
THEY DID NOT GET THERE
Thir1y.stx Nominations Of President
Harrison Failed N Receive
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WA HINGToN, March 6-Thirty six
nominations were sent tn the senate bv
president Harrison durirg the last ses,
sion that failed of confirmation. OF this
pumhe' one was rejected. that OF John
v L. Findlsy. of Maryland. to be arbi
traitor for the UGited States on the
Chilean claims commission. His failure
of confirmation was due to the opposition
OF the Maryland senator's The name of
& NJ. Lambertson was substituted by the
president, but no action was taken on it
by the senate The most important
not sanction by the senate was that of
Benton Haucbett, of Michigan, to be
United States Circuit Judge for the sixth
judicial district to succeed judge Jack
sop, who WAS confirmed a. associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court. For purely
political reasons democratic senators used
their i, fuence to prevent Hanchett's con
firmation. aud succeeded The nearest
he came to reaching the goal was iu hav
ing his name favorably reported by the
the judiciary committee, wo'rh held an
impromptu meeting On the foo of the
senate curing the same executive session
u.
Three army nominations, all for desirable
positions failed for lack of action One
That provoked much discussion, was that
Of Lieut. nant John A. Dspray
t. be postmaster with the
rank najT. Lieut. cant Dapray acted
as milf 'arJ aid to the secretary of war,
and when his promotion from tbst grade
t. jor was announced, 1T aroused An
antagonistic feeling among lne senio- #
fees in the army who OH ,cted to the
promotion Of 80 young an officer over
their heads The promotion Of Col
El~ell s Osis t. be briga iier general in
place If G. neral Carr, VIII, WAS forced
t, retire, also fell through the antagou-
ism of General Carr's friends, who OBJ
| jected :, his retirement The reappnil
ment of D. T. Dmby to be- captain in
the regular army was opposed on account
| Of his having been dismissed from the
service by the senetoce of court martial
which sentence, however, was fubse
quel t.y pronounced excessive by con
gress. During President Arthur's sd
ministration law was passed authoriz
irg the president to reinst .te him, but
President Arthur declined to do so, Al
did his successor, President Cleveland
President Harrison presented his name
for reappointment, but the senate
refused to concur. During tn,
recent promotions in the pay corps o.
the navv, vacancy oc urred ant
John NJ Evans, of Minnesota. was sp
pointed an assistant paymaster. BIT Of
tic a, objection was made to the promo
tion of pay inspector Stevenson. an,
pending re examina ion of his case
Mr. Evans appointment was held up
Stevenson's case WAS not finally decides
and his much sought for appointment
will therefore be at the disposal of Presi
dent Cleveland. Other naval nomins
t,ons that failed of confirmation we're A
w Dodd and r O. Dunn to be Lieu
tenants. aud E F. Leiper and Josep
Beale L,euh nants of the junior g. adj
aud E M Shipp and A B Pusey to /
assistant Surgeon. The nomination ,
Henry W Raymond, private secreial
of secretary Tracy failed of conf matioI
also that OF Lycurgus r Woodward
be commissioner for the District I
Alaska, Rees R Lewelly to he Judge
Probate in the county of Ssnpete, Ut.l
,. Stills E Forsha to be Receiver of Pub
Moneys at Rapid City. s D, James T
Oakley to be ASST ant Surgeon Of tt
NJ .rine hospital service. and eightee
,stmasters of whom the following we
for Southern cities: A. s. Wither
Yorkville, s C;M J. Mulviile. Vi~k
burg Miss and M F. PARK er, Cu.lma
Ala.