The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-04-06
THE SENATE SPECIAL SESSION.
WHAT rs BEING DONE ny THE HIGH.
FR BRANCH OF CONGRESS IN
sESSION AT WASHINGTON.

FR BRANCH OF CONGRESS IN
sLssloN AT WASHINGTON.
MoNpAY.-The following nominations
were sent TO the senate bv the President To
day, together with several Of less import
hnoe
Samuel f. Morss Of Indiana, TO be consul
general at Paris.
C ". Chancellor OF Maryland. TO be con.
sul at Havre.
Allan II. Morse of Michigan, to be consul
George r. Parker Of New York, TO be CON
eul at Birmingham.
Samuel 4. Fisher OF Massachusetts. to be
assistant commissioner Of patents.
FelI A. Reeve, to be solicitor OF the
treasury
William II. Sesmen of Wisconsin, TO he
United States district judge Tor the Eastern |
district OF Wisconsin.
Albert Is Fail of New Mexico to he as |
sociAte justice of the supreme court OF the !
Territory Of New Mexico.
FeliI A. Reeve hos for several years been
assistant solicitor W. n. Seaman IA warm
friend OF Senator Villas and one Of the ablest
LAWYERS OF his state. ;. ;. Morss - the
well.known editor OF the Indianapolis sen.
tinelr lie was the leader OF the Cleveland
faction ia Indiana and through his efforts
the Indiana delegation was turned from
Gray 10 Cleveland at Chicago. Allan Is.
Morse was MiChigan's candidate for vice
president az Chicago ard at the last state
election WAS the democratic candidate fer
governor George i. Parker is a close friend
OF President Cleveland and during the cam.
paien he wrote the life Of the President. :,
y. Fisher has for years been principal eI.
nuiincr in the patent Office.
The following nominations were conhrm-
ed SilRs NJ. lamOrcauN OF Wisconsin to be
commissioner Of general land othce; lior.
ace II. l.u.ton of Tennessee 10 be United
States circuit court judge for the sixth cir
cult; John +. Risley TO be minister to Den
mark.
The senate in executive session to-day dis.
cussed the question OF making pubic tue
treaty with Russia. 4 majority favors
publicity but the sticking point s as TO
what part II the correspondence shall be
given ont and as 10 the vote. Remonstran-
cet against the treaty are coming IL and its
opponents will seek to secure the interyen-
ton Of the President
Mr. Sherman gave notice that the Repub-
licans would fight an attempt 10 elect
officers Mr.. Gorman SAID he thought II
best that the compromise should be accept
ed The senate adjourned.
TUEspAN.-'lhe resolutions for the elec-
ton Of officers for the senate-Wilham H.
Cox IL North Carolina as secretary, Richard
J. Bright Of Indiana as serReant-at arms and
Rev. Milburn AS chapla'n-coupled with
conditions that they shall not enter on the
discharge Of iheir. duties Until the oHh ot
5the nett up 10 which time the present m
cumbents are TO remain IN Office, were OF
fered in the senate today and went over
until TO. morrow The case Of Senator Roach
of North Dakota was brought before the
senate in the shape Of a resolution offered
By Mr. Hoar directing the committee on
privileges and elections 20 investigate the
allegations of criminal Cmhezz.ement and
10 report the facts and what is the duty OF
the senate in relation thereto. This Tcsou-
uon went over until tomorrow, the senate
sdjourning after session ofonly htty'hve
minutes.
The President sent the following nomina-
tons 10 the senate TO day.
George ID. Dillard of Mississippi, 10 be
consul general Of the United States at
0IsysP'' Ezra Y. Miller Of soutb Dakota, to be
itorney for the rniAd states for the south
DR., Joseph ii. Scnner o. New York. TO be
the commissioner of Immigration at that
port wee Col. John B. Mebber Of Buffalo,
resigned
George D. Dillsrd is a resident Of Macon,
Miss. and a native MisSissippian. lie is
lawyer and served IL the Confederate army
during the war.
DR. Senner is one Of the editors Of Otto
Oitendorfers paper. the StEsts XeitunC lie
promoted Mr.. Cleyelands interests through
the columns Of ms paper and on the stump.
DIR. Seunef has made study ofthe immi.
grafton question. He has tiaveled extern
siyey, Is familiar with The Languages and
customs OF the people who come TO our
shores and - the etore, 80 his friends say,
regularly fitted for the position A. his
appointment j. a personal one bv the secfe-
tATy 81 the treasury u does not have 10 re.
Ceiye continuation by the senate
WTDNIsukY.-Ihe senate held only a
very short session today, al which matters
of Importance were discussed but nothing
final aCcJmp !shed, when adjournment VAS
had
TuyIspAY .-To-day's session 81 the SEN
ate was devoted almost whollyto the de bate
on the question OF the admission Of the SEN
ators appointed by the Governors Of tie
State ~ Montana. Wyoming and Washing
ton, alter the legislature Of those states had
adjourned without making regular cleo
tions After an executive session the sen
ate adjourned III Monday.
Tie president 70 day sent the following
nominations 10 the senate.
Thomas +. Hayard, of Delaware, 10 be
ambassador extraordinary plenipotentiary
OF the United states 20 Great Britain.
Jamas y. Porter Of Tennessee, 10 be en-.
yoy extraordinary and minister plenipo,en.
tary To Chlh.
James 4. Mckenzie, Of Keutacky, to be
minister 10 Peru.
Lewis Baker, Of Minuesota, 10 be minis.
Ter To Nicaragua, Costa RIca and Salvador
Pierce NJ. B Young, Of Georgia. TO be
minister TO Guatemala and Honduras.
Ed"ln Dun, of OHIO now secretary Of le-
gauon at Japan, 10 he minister 10 Japan.
10 be con,uls OF the United States. J.. M.
Shhltf, ul West Virginia, 10 StratlOfd Ou;
Harrison +. Williams, Of VI ssouri. 20 Vera
lIuz NJ. J.. lcudletou Of Name. 10 Pictou.
Theodore VI. stephen, Of Illinois. to AIMS.
Grrp; VIM I, Towns of Virginia 10 RIO de
JAueTo, Claude Meeker, Of ONO, 10 Brad.
iOTu.
Newton i Eustis of Louisiana. 20 be sec,
ond secretary OF the legation Of the United
States al Pans.
John VI. Reynolds, OF Pennsylvania 10
assistant secretary OF the Interior VICE cyrus
INsscy, resigned.
lawrence Maxwell, Jr., Of Ohio 10 be
solicitor general, wee Charles II. Aldrich,
resigned.
John /. Hal, Of Georgia, 10 be assistant
attorney general, vice George II. Shields, re
hlgged.
Flrst on the list Of nominations to-day.