The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-21
VAN ALIEN CONFIRMED.
VIII Be Permitted to Occupy the
Place He Bought for S5O,OOO.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-The executive
session of the Senate to-day was devoted
wholly to consideration of nominations and
there were about a hundred taken up and
passed upon The only one OF them which,
created more than passing notice was that
OF Mr.. Van Allen, to represent this govern
nent at Rome. AS was expected, the de-
bate upon this nomination was animated
and the result Of a division in the VOC
almost upon party lines Senator Hill, who
had been expected to take an active part
in opposing the Van Allen nomination, con-
tented himself in voting against confirma
ton, but made no speech upon the subject
Several Republicans including Senator's
Teller and Dolph, spoke against confirma-
ton and several Democrats, among whom
were leading members of the committee
on foreign relations, spoke in Mr. Var
Aliens defense. The vote on the confrma-
ton of Mr.. Van Allen was as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich. Bate, Berry. Blackburn.
Brice, Butler, Gallery, Camden, Cameron
Coke, Davis, Dixon. Faulkner. Frye, CHI.
kansas, Jones of Nevada LINDSAY. McAlil-
Ian; Mcpherson. Mills, Morgan. Murphy
l Eaimer' Pasco, Quay. Ransom Roach
White Of Louisiana, Walthall. Wolcott-3o
Nays-Allen, Carey. Cullom, Dolph. d.
bois. GaIlinger. George, Hansbrough. Haw
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Martin, PETER. Pettigrew. Sherman. Stool
bridge, Teller, Vance, Washburn-22.
co aae ,IIoilG c,vh pairs were announced:
Gordon with Hale, Harris with Morrill,
Hunton with Platt, Pugh with Hoar. Villas
nations:
James T. Kilbreth. of New York. to be
collector of customs for the district of
New York; j. Rockwell Fay, Jacob Schoen-
nor and William Mckinney. of New York.
in the district of New York: lanes n
Stewart. of Brooklyn to be consul at ST
Thomas, West Indies; George keenan,, of
Madison, Wis, to be consul at Kehl Ger
many; Alexander l.. Pollock of Salt Lake
City. Utah. TO be consul at San Salvador
Salvador; stephen Bonsale. of Maryland, to
Charles DENLY, jr of Indiana to be secre-
tary of the legation at Picking, China; Col.
Arson Mills. United States army, to be
commissioner of the United States on. the
Mexican international boundary conimIs-
sion; Charles Rumley, of Montana, to be
melter of the assay office at Helena, Mont !;
sion agent at Topeka, Kan; Commodore
George Brown, to be rear admiral: Capt
fEdward r. Potter. to be a commodore;
Commander Mortimer L. Johnson, to be
captain, and large number of other minor
naval promotions; George w. Levi. of Vir-
ginia, To be marshal of the United States
Grady of Florida, to be collector of Gus
toms for the district of Apalachicolo, Fla !;
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special examiner of drugs, medicines and
chemicals in the district of Boston and
Charlestown. Mass. and the following
poStmasters:
Illinois-Eml Boehl, at Blue Island; John
5. Klinefelt, at Bunker Hill; William b.
Hamilton. at Carthage; Otto H. Strange.
at Eimhurst: Adam Rinard, at Fairfield;
Francis G. Smith, at Albion; Patrick B.
Ryan. at Auburn Park; James p. Mont
gonery, at Quincy; James G. Wickham at
Beloit; James w. Wightman, at Elroy F.
W. Sackett. at Phillips.
Indiana-Henry G. Sclosser at Attica: r.
W. Jones. at Rising Sun; c. j. Connolly
AT Red Key; Henry *. Whitman, at Jones'
bDrO.