The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-31

ginning at the date when the poStmaS-
ters entered upon their duties, irrespec-
tive of the time when they may have
been confirmed. Mr.. Bissell said that he
did not intend to construe this rule as
giving the postmasters day more than
four calendar years.
The Augusta Office.
This will make an important difference
to good many of the New England
post Offices. For instance, take the post
office at Augusta, Me- Mr.. Jo-
seph Manley was appointed postmaster
of Augusta in March or April, four years
ago. He resigned last summer prior to
the beginning of the Presidential cam
paign, and his successor, Stinson, was
appointed The practical question in
that case is whether or not the four
years are to be counted from the time
when Mr.. Manley's term of Office would
have expired, or from the time when
Mr.. Stinson's term of Office actually be-
gan. The Interpretation in the Post
Office Department, it is expected, will
be that the four years of Mr.. Manley's
full term will be counted and that no
consideration will be paid to the frag-
ment of term which Mr.. Stinson is
filling out; in other words, that the four
year period which is to be counted is to
be that of the original incumbent of the
Office and not that of Mr.. Stinson.
The Extra Session.
Speaker Crisp, who expects to leave
Washington in day OF two, called on
the President today for the purpose of
ascertaining whether he (the Presidentl
intended to call Congress together in an
extra session before the regular meeting
in December. The Speaker desired to
know what the Presidents plans were in
this matter before he left for home.
The President informed him that it
was his intention now to convene Con-
gress here about the first of September;
by that time he thought that the main
features of the new tariff bill, which it is
proposed to arrange. would be in readi-
ness to be submitted to Congress.
Speaker Crisp said he was glad that the
President had reached his determination,
as many members were anxious to know
before they went home if they were to
be called back in the early fall.
Pendleton's Sponsors.
Mp. Pendleton Of Maine, nominated
fast Age. He is indorsed by Arthur
man Donovan OF the state committee,
and Colonel Morton, ex-commissioner of
navigation and chairman of the state
congressional committee.
Presidential Appointments.
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The Presi-
dent today sent the following nomina-
tions to the Senate:
Thomas F. Bayard of Delaware, to be am
bassador extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary to Great Britain.
Chill.
James A. Mckenzie. Kentucky, minister to
Peru.
Pierce NJ B. Young, Georgia, minister to
Guatemala and Honduras.
Edwin Dun, Ohio. now secretary OF Legatlon
To o'f-' be- consuis OF the United States, L. M.
Shaffer, West Virginia. to Stratford, Ont; Har-
soa Williams MG to vera e1o M
Stephen, illinois. to Annaberg; William !.
Townes, Virginia, to Rio de Janeiro; Claude
Meeker, Ohio, to Bradford.
Newton B. EuStiS OF Louisiana, to be second
secretary of legation OF the United States to
J John M. Reynolds. Pennsylvania, assistant
secretary OF the interior, vice Cyrus Bussey
Henry J. Hathaway. Maine. collector of Gus:
toms for the district Of Aroostook, Me:
Lawrence Maxwell Jr.. Ohio, solicitor gener-
al, vice Charles Fl. Aldrich resigned.
John j. Hail. Georgia. to be assistant attor-
ney general, vice George H. Shields, resigned.
In the Senate.
The Vice President laid before the Sen
ate the resolution reported from the
committee on privileges and elections,
declaring Lee Mantle (appointed by the
Governor of Montana) was entitled to a
seat in the Senate.
Mr.. Chandler asked unanimous con-
sent to withdraw the resolution offered
by him yesterday and substitute one di-
recting the committee on privileges and
elections to investigate the statement de-
rogatory to Senator Power of Montana,
contained in the Washington Post yes
terday, and report whether any, if So,
what actiou should be taken thereon by
the Senate.
Mr.. Sherman made the point of order
that under the rules as they now stood,
the morning hour is expressly reserved,
and no other business is in order unless
the morning business is completed or un-
til the hour of /.
Mr.. Chandler said he only asked to
offer substitute for the resolution he
offered yesterday, and then let the matter
go over under the rule. The matter
went over.
The Vice President announced the res
olution for the admission of MI. Mantle
as Senator from Montana as before the
Senate.
Mr.. Mitchell, member of the committee
on privileges and elections addressed the
Senate in opposition to the majority re-
port and in defence of the minority re-
port, which declares Mr.. Mantle not en-
titled to seat. He expressed the con-
viction that the majority of the Senate
would vote for the admission of the three
senators, but such vote, he said, would
be one to overturn the deliberate prece-
dent established by the Senate over 6S
years ago. 1t would be one to reject
the construction put upon the constitu,
ton by such Intelligent lawyers and
statesmen as Webster, Clay, Douglas,
Seward and Blaine. 1t would establish
precedent that would result Gnside of
ten years. in having a third of the sena-
tors men who owed their seats to exc
cutiye appointment,