The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-04-20

| adjourned.
The following nominations were sent to the
| Senate to. day:
Richard H Alvey, of Maryland to be Chief
| Justice of the Court of Appeals of the District
of Columbia, as provided by act approved Feb
| 8. 1898.
Martin F. Morris, of the District of Columbia,
| to be Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals
of the District of Columbia, as provided by act
approved Feb. 8, 1893.
Seth Shepard, of Texas, to be Associate
Justice of the Court of Appeals of the District
of Columbia, as provided by act approved Feb.
8. 1893.
Levi II. Manning, of Tucson, Ariz. to be
Surveyor General of Arizona, vice Royal A.
Johnson. resigned.
Lucius O. c. Lamar, of Oxford, Miss, TO be
Recorder of the General Land Office, vice Dol
phin F. Roberts, resigned.
Robert K. Gillespie, of Gallatin, Tenn, to be
Principal Clerk of the Public Lands in the Gen.
eral Land Office, vice Calvin G. Townsend, re-
signed.
William Anglim. of Crookston, Mimi, to be
Receiver of Public Moneys at CrookstOn, Mimi.
vice Lars K. Aaker, resigned.
John Lafabre, of Rapid City, S. D., to be Re-
ceiver of Public Moneys at Rapid City, S. D.,
vice George V. Ayres, resigned. Stiles E.
Forsha, who was nominated Feb. 2, 1893, failed
of confirmation.
John C. Geraghty, Of Minnesota, to be Col
lector of Customs for the District of Minnesota,
in the State of Minnesota, to succeed Charles G.
Edwards whose term of Office has expired by
limitation.
Charles II. Miller of Illinois, to be Surveyor
of Customs for the port of Galena, in the State
of Illinois, to succeed John Mahood, resigned.
John w. Brsuham, of Virginia, to be an As
sistant Surgeon in the Marine Hospital Service
of the United States.
Emil Prochazka, of Wisconsin, to be an As
sistant Surgeon in the Marine Hospital Service
of the United States.
Ezra X. Sprague, of New York, to be an As
sstant Surgeon in the Marine Hospital Service
of the United States
Edward Lyman Munson, resident of Con-
necticut, to be an Assistant Surgeon in the
Navy, to fill vacancy in that grade.
SATURDAY APRIL 10.
When the Senate met this morning the Vice
President laid before it the resolutions asking
for an investigation of the charges against Sen
ator Roach, of North Dakota and Mr.. Platt ad-
dressed the Senate in favor of them.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Platt's remarks Mr..
Harris moved to consider the resolution intro
duced some days ago, that committee of two
be appointed to notify the President that unless
he has further communication to make the
Senate is ready to adjourn without day. The
resolution was passed. and the Vice President
appointed Messrs Harris and Sherman as such
committee.
Mr. Mills then addressed the Senate on the
charges made against Senator Roach, taking
the view that the Senate had nothing to do
with mans life previous to being elected to
the Senate.
Mr.. Hawey also spoke in favor of investigat-
ing the charges against Senator Roach.
Mr.. Lodge offered the following resolution
That the Secretary of State is hereby directed
to inform the Senate by whose authority the
a ,E.ll al,
eminent building at Honolulu ON April l."
Mr.. Batter offered the following amendment
to Mr.. Lodges resolution: "And also by whose
authority the same was hoisted on said build
ing"
The resolution as amended went over under
the rules.
The resolution declaring Lee Mantle entitled
to seat in the Senate from the State of Mon
tana was then taken up but was laid aside.
Mr.. Call addressed the Senate at length upon
the question of authorizing the Committee on
Civil Service and Retrenchment to examine
the civil service in respect to the persons hold
ing Office in the Departments from the differ
ent States and the District of Columbia, he
claiming that the District had 5163 positions,
where ii was only entitled to 81 places In the
course of his remarks Mr.. Call branched of
from the subject, aud got leave to print state
ment of robberies of public lands from the cIti-
zens of Florida.
The committee appointed TO notify the Presi-
dent that the Senate was ready TO adjourn.
made its appearance, and reported that the
President had no further communication to
make.
The Senate then went into Executive session
After spending an hour-and-a-half in session
the doors were opened.
Mr.. Henderson moved a vote of thanks ia
the Vice President for his impartiality and
courtesy during the extraordinary session
which was passed unanimously.
The Senate adjourned sine die at 6:15 p ~.
The following nominations were sent to the
Senate to- day:
Hewson Z. Lannan, of Delaware, to be Mar
shall of the United States for the District oil
Delaware, vice Henry c. Mahaffy, to be re-
moved.
William L. Kee of West Virginia, to be
principal clerk On private land claims in the
General Land Office, vice Isaac r. COnwell
I resigned.
John II. WISE of California. to be Collector
of Customs for the District Of San Francisco
in the State of California, to succeed Timoth 3
Guy Phelps, whose term of Office will expire
by Limitation april 16, 1888
Assistant Surgeon Alexander Smith, OF New
York, to be a Passed Assistant Surgeon in the
Marine Hospital Service of the United States.
Assistant Surgeon James G. Perry, of North
Carolina. to be Passed Assistant Surgeon in
the Marine Hospital Service of the United
States.
Joseph S. Miller, of West Virginia, to bt
| Commissioner of Internal Revenue, to succeed
John w Mason, resigned.
! John W. Riddle of Minnesota to be Secre
| tary Of the Legation OF the United States t
! Turkey, vice H Z. Newberry, recalled.