Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-31
HONOR TO BAYARD.
First Of Our Diplomats to Be
Called Ambassador.
SENT TO THE COURT OF ST. JAMES.

complimentary Letter to Minister Lin
coin Accepting His Resignation - 4
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Sketches of the Appointees-Congress to
Assemble in Extra Session without
Doubt in September or October-New
Tariff Law by Jan. 1, 1854, the Intention
Capital News Notes.
WASHINGTON, March 3l-The president
sent an important batch of nominations to
the senate yesterday, of which the chief
was to fill the post of Ambassador" of the
United States to Great Britain. The ap-
pointee TO Mis- place is Thomas +. Bayard,
of Delaware Cleveland's secretary of
state eight years ago. Bayard will thus
have the honor of being the first American
ambassador TO the court of st. James. He
succeeds Robert Lincoln, whose reSignl-
ton was accepted by Secretary Gresham
in the following letter:
"SIR:-I duly laid before the president
your letter of the 18th resigning the office
of envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary, and am now directed by him TO
inform you that it has been accepted.
IN doing so the president desires me to
make suitable expression of his high APP
probation of the ability, efficiency and
zeal with which you have fulfilled the
duties of your mission, and his sincere re-
greet that your retirement deprives the
service of one of its most honored officers.
The president trusts that that you will
find it convenient TO continue in the per
Torrance of your functions until relieved
by your successor and entrance upon his
duties. The Hon. Thomas +. Bayard, of
Delaware, has been nominated and con-
firmed today is am bassador extraordinary
and plenipotentiary near her Britannia
majesty's government, this designation
having been conferred il pursuance OF a
provision contained in tie act Of congress
of March /, 1898, and in view of the action
Of her majesty in appointing Sir Julian
Pauncefote to Be her first ambassador to
the United States.
take this opportunity to assure you of
my highest personal regard.
Confirmed Without Reference
Ex-Secretary Bayard's career as a senator
and secretary of state is too well-known
to need description. He has been SO earnest
and true Democrat and has stood so high
in party councils that there was nothing,
but commentator for it. The senate did
him the honor usually conferred on former
members of its body nominated to office by
confirming his nomination in active session
without the formality of referring it to a
committee.
The Other Important Nominations.
Other nominations were as follows: En-
voys extraordinary and ministers plenipo-
tentiary-James d. Porter. of Tennessee,
to Chilli; James A. Mckenzie of Kentucky,
to Peru; Lewis Baker, of Minnesota, to
Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Salvador;
Pierce NJ. B. Young, Of Georgia, to Gaute-
mala and Honduras; Edwin Dun, of Ohio,
to Japan.
To be consuls-L NJ. Shaffer, of West
Virginia, to Stratford; Harrison r. Will
liams of Missouri, to Vera Cruz; NJ. 2.
Pendleton, of Maine, to Picton; Theodore
NJ. Stephan, of Illinois, to Annaberg;
William L. Townes, of Virginia, to Rio de
Janeiro; Claude Meeker, of Ohio, to Brad
ford.
Newton B. Eustis, of Louisiana, to be
second secretary of the legation of the
United States at Paris; John NJ. Rey-
holds, of Pennsylvania, assistant secretary
of the interior; Henry J. Hathaway, col
lector of customs for Aroostook, Me; Wal
ter GODDARD, collector of customs for Fair
field. Conn; Lawrence Maxwell. Jr., of
Ohio, solicitor general: John l.. Hall, of
Georgia, to be assistant attorney general,
vice Shields resigned.
There are at least three editors and also
three officeholders under the former Cleye-
land administration in this list.