The Irish standard., 1893-04-08
FROM " ASHINGTON.
= Proceedings il the Extra Session
Of the Senate
y Resolution Offered "A gainst the ElectioD
Of Senators by the People Several
Nominations Received from
the President.
NEW SUBJECT OF DEBATE.


WASHINGTON, April 4. 1T appears
from resolution introduced in the
senate Monday as if the de bate on the
subject Of the election OF senators by
direct vote of the people was to be re-
newed at this extra session Of the SEN
ate. Senator Hoar Mass introduced
resolution of which the following is
q summary:
1t asserts that it is inexpedient that the reso-
hutton sent to the senate by the house during
the last congress should be adopted, for such q
method of election would essentially change
the character Of the senate as con-
ceived by the convention that framed the
constitution and the people who adopted IT.
1t requires the substitution OF plural1tles Tor
Inajorities; transfers the political power IN
great states, now distributed evenly over
their territory, to the great cities and masses
Of populations creates new temptation to
fraud and will give rise to numerous election
contests. In conclusion the resolution says
that such a method implies what the whole
current of our history shows to be untrue
that the senate has during the last century
failed to meet the just expectations Of the
people and that the state legislatures have
proved themselves unfit to be the repositories
OF the power of electng senators.
THE RUSSIAN TREATY.
In secret session the Russian treaty
was taken up Recent criticisms have
given the instrument something OF
political tinge. The discussion hinges
upon just what amount shall be made
public. Repu blicans insist that the
treaty, as adopted, shall be published
along with the original text, SO that
there shall appear exactly what was
proposed and what was accepted. but
the democrats oppose this
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
The following nominations were re-
ceived from the president:
William Edmond Curtis. OF New York, to be
assistant secretary of the treasury, vice H. M
Lambertson, resigned.
Charles S. Hamlin, of Massachusetts,, to be
assistant secretary of the treasury, vice John
II. Gear, resigned
James Fl. Eckles, of Illinois, to be comptroller
Of the currency
James F. Meline, of the District of Columbia,
to be assistant treasurer of the United States.
T. Stobo Farrow, of South Carolina, to be
second auditor of the treasury,
John b. Brawley, of Pennsylvania, to be
auditor of the treasury for the post Office de-
partment.
James j. Willie, of Florida, to be deputy
afth auditor OF the treasury
Dudley o. Watson, OF Michigan, to be col.
jector OF customs for the district of Michigan.
MORE NOMINATIONS
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Debate was
continued in the United States senate
yesterday on the question of the right
of governors of states to appoint sena-
tors when the state legislature failed
to elect. The following nominations
were received from the president:
James o. Broadhead, of Missouri, to be en-
,voy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
of the United States to Switzerland
Bartlett Trip, of South Dakota. to be envoy
extraordinary and ministry plenipotentlary OF
the United States to Austria Hungary.
Aben Alexander, of North Carolina, to be
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotenti.
airy IT the United States to Greece, Roumania
and Servia.
To be consuls of the United States: James
E. Neal, Of Ohio, at Liverpool; James M.
Dobbs, of Georgia. at Valparaiso; @. Q. Eek
ford of Mississippi, at Kingston, Jamaica; Da-
vid N. Burke Of New York, at Pernam-
buco; Edgar Whidden, OF Maine, at ST Ste.
phen, N. B.: Henry F. Merritt, of Illinois, at
Barmen; Asa D. Dickinson, of New York, at
Nottingham Benjamin Lenthier, Of Massachu.
Setts at Sherbrooke.