The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-31
BAYARD GOES TO LONDON
BE IS NOMINATED AND CON-
FIRMED AS AMBASSADOR.
No Increase in His Salary Despite the


temslan Mission.
WASHINGTON, March 80. President
Cleveland to-day sent the following nominas
tions to the Senate:
Thomas F. Bayard Of Delaware, ambas-
sador to Great Britain.
ENJOYS Extraordinary and Ministers
Plenipotentiary Of the United States-James
D. Porter OF Tennessee, to Chile; James a.
Mckenzie OF Kentucky, to Peru; Lewis
Baker of Minnesota, TO Nicaragua, Costa
Rica and Salvador; Pierce M. B. Young OF
Georgia, to Guatemala and Honduras;
Edwin Dunn of Ohio, now secretary of the
legation at Japan. to Japan.
Consuls of the United States-L. NJ. Shat
fer of West Virginia TO Stratford, Ont.
Harrison h. Williams of Missouri, to Vera
Cruz; NJ. p. Pendleton OF Maine, TO Pictou;
Theodore M. Stephen OF Illinois, 20 Ann
Arbor; e. B. Towns of Virginia, TO Rio de
Janeiro; Claude Meeker Of Ohio, to Brad
ford.
Newton B. Eustis Of Louisiana, second
secretary Of the legation Of the United States
at Paris,
john M. Reynolds Of Pennsylvania, As
istant Secretary of the Interior, vice Cyrus
Bussey resigned.
Lawrence Maxwell, Jr., Of Ohio, solicitor
general, vice Charles H. Aldrich, resigned.
John l. Hall of Georgia, Assistant At
tornsy General, vice George Il. Shields,
resigned.
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations:
Thomas F. Bayard, ambassador TO Great
Britain.
William T. Gary of Georgia, attorney Of
the United States for the Southern district
of Georgia.
Joseph S. James of Georgia, attorney of
the United States for the Northern district
of Georgia.
Thomas J. Allison Of North Carolina,
marshal Of the United States for the West
ern district Of North Carolina.
Frank Leveretb Of Georgia, marshal Of
the United States for the Southern distTiOt
of Georgia.
BAYARD's SELECTION.
The event of the day was the nomination
and confirmation of ex-senator Bayard as
ambassador extraordinary and plenipO-
tentiary to Great Britain. which was none
the less interesting 20 senators and other
public men because IL was not unexpected.
1t was understood that Minister Lincoln, de-
string TO lay down his costly honors and res
turn to his neglected law practice by way
Of restoring his depleted estate. did not wish
to avail himself Of any willingness on
the part of the administration to
let him remain temporarily, IL not perma-
nently at London. 1t was also under
stood that Mr.. Bayard was President
Cleveland's choice for the English mission
and that Mr.. Bayard was willing to accept.
Those who know how close the relations
between Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Bayard
have been all along, in spite Of malicious
reports TO the contrary, will understand
that it gave Mr.. Cleveland peculiar pleas
ure to appoint Mr.. Bsyard the first am
bassador to any foreign country from the
United States. 1t is understood that the
nomination Of MIR. Barard was withheld
until Sir Julian Pauncefote, having been
raised to the rank of ambassador by the
British government, MIR. Bayard could be
given the same title.
EMINENTLY FITTING.
1t seems to public men generally, without
regard to party, eminently fitting that Mr..
Bayard should be the first ambassador to
England. The prompt confirmation Of the
nomination, without referring it to the
committee on foreign relations, was not
done perfunotorlly under the custom Of the
Senate in dealing with nominations of ex-
senator's, but was most cordially proposed
and carried OF course congress, in author
izing an increase in rank, did not provide
an increase in salary for our diplomatic
representative While Sir Julian Paunce>
receives $4,000 a year. instead Of
the $4,000 a year which he received
as minister, Mr.. Bayard ss ambas-
sador will receive only the Sl7, 800 salary
which his predecessor Is receiving as min
lister. Ii is needless to say that he will re-
oeive no allowance whatever for entertaiu-
ing, so that his new honors cannot be sup
ported without trenchtng upon his private
purse to greater extent than has been
necessary hitherto on the part of our repre-
sentatives abroad, since much more is ex-
pected socially Of an ambassador than Of
minister.
THE MINISTER TO PERU.
James A. Mckenzie Of Kentucky, who
goes as minister to Peru, was one OF the
coterie OF inimitAble Kentucky humorists,
which included Proctor Knott and Joe
Blackburn, who represented that state in the
Forty-seventh congress. He is SO years of
age, and while no was educated as lawyer,
saw ft to follow the primitive occupation
of farmer But he has managed TO find
time to dabole extensively In politics, and
besides representing his state in congress he
has been delegate to the last two national
democratic conventions. IL was Mr.. Nc
Kenzie who made the celebrated humorous
speech at the st. Louis convention
wherein he hkeRed President Cleve-
land to thoroughbred Ken
tuoky racehorse ready for victory.
Az Tue Ou1chRO COuVeutlOu re DrOAo away
from Henry Watterson's lead, and by
another timely and fiowery speech, carried
a number Of his fellow delegates from
Kentucky over to the Cleveland line.
EGAN's SUCCESSOR.
James D. Porter nominated to be minis-
ter TO Chile, to succeed Patrick ERan, is a
resident of Paris. Tenn, where he is at
presenB engaged in the practice Of law. He
has also served With distinction upon the
bench, and enjoys the reputation OF being
one of the ablest lawyers in his state. Un-
der the previous democratic administration
Mr.. Porter was Assistant Secretary of
State under Mr.. Bayard, aud from 1874 to
1876 he was governor OF Tennessee.
GEN. YoUNG's CAREER.
Pierce NJ. B. Young of Georgia, nomi-
mated to be minister 10 Guatemala, was
major general OF cavalry in the confederate
army and was distinguished for his serv-
ices in that cause. He was the command
ing officer at the battle OF Brandy Station,
one Of the principal cavalry battles Of the
war. and the engagement in which Gen.
Butler WIS wounded. Gen. Young was
educated at West Point, but was born and
has lived all his life in the south. He is a
large plantation owner. He served In the
Fortisth, Forty-first, Forty and
Forty-third congresses. Under President
Cleveland's former administration be was