The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-07
NO QUORUM IN SENATE.
Il WIN Prevent Z Vote on
Seating Of Appointees.
NO TiNkERiNo WITH TARIFF.
Col. Conger Interviews Cleveland and
Carlisle on the Subject.
Programme ef Naval 9eview at New
Yerk-startling Allsgations Of CrooA.
edness IN weather Bareaa-Appeint-
nents ana Cennrmaeions.
NO rlNkERiNo WITH TARIFF.

ming and Montana will be laid over until
fall, as has previously been telegraphed to
the PosT-INTELLIGENCER. It will be almost
an impossibility to have voting quorum
present when the discussion on these cases
is completed. There are some who believe
tonight that an adjournment may be taken
on Saturday, but this hardly seems to be
possible, because President Cleveland will
scarcely be able to send in the required ap-
polntments before the first or middle of
next week. Senator Allen still maintains
silencs with respect to the action of the
senate in these cases. He does not appear
to be much worried over the indication
that vote will not be reached before the
next session Of congress-. Ifhe Is going to
be seated at Ill. it 10 probable that he
would much prefer to have the matter
definitely decided upon before the present
extraordinary session is over. He has not
taken any action whatever in the matter,
and in the event that vote is postponed
until next session he will be obliged, with
Beckwith and Mantle, to make the best of
what seems to them an unfortunate action.
The president had . comparatively light
day today. But few new applications for
Office were presented to him and the sem
ators and Representatives who called came
mainly f0t the purpose of looking after
the cakes already in the oven. To .
couple Of congressman, who called upon
him to discuss territorial appointments,
he stated that it was his intention to ad-
here to the plan Of selecting appointees to
positions in tho territories from among
their residents. He will not depart from
the rule save in cases where local candi-
dates are manifestly unfit for Office and it
the proper man for the place. A new
candidate for Indian commissioner ap-
peared in the person of Prof. Marcellus
Marshall, Of Gilmore county. Va. Senator
Palmer and Gen. Black called with
Thomas Courtney, applicant for the mar
shalship of the northern district of Illi-
nois. The president sent to the senate
today the following nominations: Hannis
Taylor, of Alabama, minister to Spain, to
succeed A. Loudon Snowden, of Pennsyl-
vania; William Lochren. of Minnesota, to
be commissioner of pensions, vice Raum,
resigned.
The secretary of the navy has decided
upon an official programme Of the review
in New York harbor on April q. The
ships will be anchored in two columns,
extending from Twenty-sixth street up
North river. The president and members
Of his cabinet will be received on board
the Dolphin at 1890 q. m. off Twenty
third street. North river. The Dolphin will
then get under way, and folloted by the
coast survey steamer Blake and the
steamer Monmouth, will proceed up the
hot ha o% ~ H-;k
States and foreign men-of-war. The
Blake will carry the members of the diplo-
matte corps, and the Monmouth the
judges of the supreme court, senators and
representatives Of the United States and
governors of states, accompanied by one
of the staff officers. No other invitations
will be issued for the review. The Dolphin,
proceeding between the columns, as she
passes the various ships will be saiuted
with the honors laid down by interna.
tional treaties. due to the chief of the
state, and arriving at the head of the coll
umns will anchor between them. The
Blake will anchor at the head of the for.
eign and the Monmouth of the American
column. The flag officers and captains of
the men-of-war will then be received on
board the Dolphin and presented to the
president of United States, who will en-.
tertain them at luncheon. Lunch will at
the same time be served on the Blake and
Monmouth to the guests on board. Tho
review will terminate by the return of the
Dolphin. Blake and Monmouth through
the lines. and when the presidents flag is
hauled down from the Dolphin it will be
saluted with twenty-one guns by all the
men-of-war present. A great many ap-
plications will be made to the secretary of
the navy to allow newspaper correspond
ents transportation upon the vessels of
the fleet from Hampton roads on April "a
to New York harbor. Owing to the fact
that he would be able to accommodate
only a few, and has a disinclinat,on TO
discriminate, he has decided to allow only
the representatives OF press associations to
sail upon one of the vessels and not issue
permission to any other correspondents.
In the weather bureau Investigation to-
day Superintendent of the Watch Bran.
don was the first called. His testimony
went to show that the property clerk had
been ignored, as he claimed he had an
order from Disbursing Officer Stone Mac
ing him in charge of the store room. In
the department at such prices as he chose
There appeared wide discrepancies in the
prices, and when called upon to expIain
this he said his books had been stolen.
He admitted that he had sent furniture to
the private houses of several of the chiefs
of divisions, to Maj. Harrington's resi-
dence and to his own home; tha, some Of
these things had recently been returned to
the department, but not all of them. He
also claimed that he had seen stored in
the cellars of Sergt- Ryan's house over
81 900 worth of property belonging to the
department. Sergt Ryan is an employe
OF the bureau.
DIR. Mot, Smith, Hawaiian minister to
the United States. called at the state de-
partment today and had an interview with
Secretary Gresham. He informed the sec.
retary that he had received an intimatlon
that he would be recalled by the pro-
visional government, as stated in the San
Francisco dispatch this morning.
The senate has confirmed the following
nominations: James ID. Porter, of Ten
nessee. minister to Chile; James MeKen-
zie of Kentucky. minister to Peru: Lewis
Baker, of Minnesota, minister to Nicara-
qua, Costa Rica and San Salvador; Pierce
NJ. B. Yonng, minister TO Gautemala,
Venezuela and Honduras: Edwin Dunn,
of Ohio. minister to Japan.
Col. A. l.. Conger. Of Akron, O., who was
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