The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-28

ator Call Rises to a Question OF Priv
iiege-The Russian Treaty Not Yet
Made Publlc-working for the soaips
of Fourth Class Postmasters.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Monday is
day OF seclusion for Presi lent Cleve-
land, and he saw few visitors. He
spent the day in his office working.
Among the half dozen persons who saw
him was Allen G. Thurman, Jr.
The President toe day sent to the
Senate the following nominations:
Felix A. Reeve, of Tennessee, to be
solicitor of the treasury.
Attorneys of the United States-Jos.
8. James, OF Georgia, for Northern dis.
trict Of Georgia; William T. Garry, of
Georgia, for the Southern district of
Georgia.
Marshals OF the United States-Frank
Leverett, Of Georgia, for the Southern
district of Georgia; James Blackburn,
OF Kentucky, for the district of Ken
tuoky; Thomas j. Allison, Of North
Carolina, for the Western district of
North Carolina.
Samuel t. Fisher, Of Massachusetts,
assistant commissioner Of patents.
Robert E. Wilson, Mississippi, regis
ter OF the land Office at Jackson, Miss.
Samuel e. Morse, Of Indiana, consul
general of the United States at Paris;
@. w. Chancellor, of Maryland, to be
consul at Havre; Allen Il. Morse, Of
Michigan, to be consul at Glasgow, Scot
land; George f. Parker, of New York,
to be consul at Birmingham. England.
Postmasters-James E. Brown at
Newman, Ca; William M. Dunbar. at
Augusta, Ca; John P. Kerr, at Ashe-
vile, N. @; Henry I. Tuggle, at Mar
tinsvillo, Va; Charles D. Denit, at Sa-
lem, Va.
DR.. e. o. st. Clair, head OF the con-
sular bureau in the State Department.,
has been removed. His resignation was
to- day requested by Secretary Gresham
His successor is not yet appointed. Dr.
st. Clair has been in service since
November, 1865, over twenty seven
years. Tho Senate has confirmed
the nomination of John E. Risley, to
be minister to Denmark; Sia5 w.
LamoreuX, OF Wisconsin,, commissioner
OF the general land office; Horace Ii.
Lurton, Of Tennessee, United States
circuit Judge for the Sixth judicial cir
cult. The confirmation of Risley was
not released Today.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
MAXWELL to-day appointed 100 fourth
class postmasters, and of this number
sixty-seven were to fill vacancies caused
by the removal Of incumbents. The
largest number of changes were made
In Wisconsin, whore there were twenty
two appointments, fourteen of the in
cumbents being removed. In Arkansas
there were eight appointments. four re-
IN al,
and five removals; Tennessee seventeen
appointments, ten removals; in Virginia,
nine appointments, eight removals; ia
Georgia, thirteen appointments, the in
cumbent in each case being removed
Owing to the almost unprecedented
accumulation of applications and
other papers in the Postofflce De.
partment bearing upon pending ap-
pointments the entire clerical force
OF the Department, mum bering about
400, have been ordered to do extra duty
between and s O'Clock each day, brief
ing and filing them for action.
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Mr. Call,
rising to question privilege, in the
Senate to-day sent to the clerks desk
and had read paragraph from dis.
patch Of Washington newspaper COR
respondent, describing the hostile feel
ings of Democratic Senators and repre-
sentatives against President Cleveland
in connection with appointments to
office, and stating that "among the
loudest in his criticism is Senator Call,
OF Florida. He does not disguise his
disgust, and talks about Cleveland
slowness openly in the corridors and in
the elevators of tho Capitol after Senate
has adjourned"
THAT statement" said Mr.. Call,
land grant corporations of Florida, for
tho purpose, / presume, of creating
some prejudice against me. And wisd
to state in my place in the Senate that
IL is absolutely false; that / have never
criticized the Presidents policy either
in the corridors or in tho elevators, in
public or in private. 1 know OF nothing
in it to disapprove and / expect to give
him my loyal support
The Vice President having presented
petition concerning the Bell Tele.
phone Company, Mr.. German expressed
the wish that, by common consent,
petition in regard to legislation shall
not be presented at this session, but
shall be filed with tho secretary to be
presented at the regular session. After
some remarks That course was agreed to.
Resolutions were offered by Mr.
Chandler directing inquiry into the
operations of the immigration laws
Majority reports were made by Mr.
lloar in favor of the adm ission to their
seats Of the three Senators appointed
by the go vernors of Montana. Wyoming
and Washington. Minority reports
adverse to their rights to seats are 10 be
made ton OrroW hY Mr. Xanca