The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-16
END OF THE SENATE.
It Adjourns After Confirming
ALI the Appointees.
ROACH IS LET DOWN EASY.
Ne Aetion Taken In His Case-ChanaleR
Replies to voerhsss-Russisn
Treaty stili . Secret.

treaty Stlll Soeeots
WAsHrSoToN CRY. April l5.-In the sen.
ate today Plat spoke ct length on the
proposed investigation of the record OF
Senator Roach, Of North Dakota, arguing
that it was the right of the senate to make
an Investigation. 1t was plainly the duty
of the senate to do 20.
A resolution was passed for tho appoint
ment Of . committee to wait on the presi-
dent and inform him that the senate was
ready to adjourn. Harris and Sherman
were appointed.
After further speeches in the Roach mat
ter, Lodge offered . resolution directing
the secretary Of state to inform the senate
by whose authority the American Gag had
been hauled down from the government
building at Honolulu. On the demand of
German tho resolution was laid over I'M
der the rules. Butler moved to amend by
adding the words, ''also by whose author
ity the same was hoisted on the said
building"
The committee to wait on the president
reported that the president said that he
had no further communication to make to
the senate.
Chandler. rising to question Of per-
sonal privilege, said he had not distinctly
understood yesterday whether the senator
from Indiana (voorhees) said he might
have heard" or he had heard" certain
statements concerning his action as secre-
tary of the navy. Chandler said he
thought he kept pretty good track of the
various attacks made on him from time to
time. both personal and official, but he had
never heard before of charges that ships
built under his administration were de-
fective. The ships built under him were
the Chicago, Boston. Atlantis and Dolphin,
and these ships. he thought. were very
much afloat at this day. The contracts for
these ships were made with John Roach,
and it could not have been to him that the
senator alluded to as one of those who re-
tired rich, contented and infamous"
Voorhees, explained that his remarks
yesterday were intended as an illustration
of the position taken by the senator from
New Hampshire and other senators on
that side. The language he used in refer
ence to Chandler he had heard used by
others and not at very remote time from
the present
Hansbrough also rose to . question of
personal privilege, and began by express
ing the hope that the senate would not adj
journ without giving his colleague (Mr.
Roach) the opportunity asked by him yes
terday. Objection was made by several
Democratic senators. and the senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of executive
business.
At $50 o'clock the doors were reopened
and q resolution agreed to rendering the
thanks of the senate to Vice President
Stevenson for the manner in which he
presided over the senate during the pres
emit extraordinary session. A motion to
adjourn sine die was then made by Hill
and agreed to without division. Vice
President Stevenson, before announcing
the result of the vote just taken, said:
l beg to express my earnest appreciation OF
the uniform courtesy shown me by tho members
and Officers Of this body during the session now
20 kindly adopted BY the senate, ] am pro-
foundry grateful In accordance with the vote
just taken, now declare this extraordinary SEES
sion of the senate adjourned without day.
The senate held its last executive session
this afternoon and every nomination by
the president up to date was confirmed,
with the exception of Hewson Lannon to
be United States marshal for Delaware.
which was sent in today. Following is .
list of those confirmed:
J. II. Wise. OF California, collector OF customs,
at San Francisco.
Charles B. Billings, OF Oregon, United States
district judge for the district Of Oregon.
John J. Hawkins, OF Arizona, associate justice
OF the supreme court OF Arizona
Albert d. Fall. Of New Mexico, associate justice
OF the supreme court of New Mexico
Levi ". Manning, OF Arizona, surveyor gen.
erai OF Arizona.
Alexander W. Terrill. OF Texas, minister to
Turkey.
John W. Riddell. of Minnesota, secretary of
legation TO Turkey.
Edward II. Strobe, OF New York, third assist
ant secretary Of state
Heury Merritt. of Illinois, consul at Bremen.
Daniel Morgan, Of Connecticut, treasurer of
United States.
Joseph s. Miller. OF wes. Virginia, commits
sioner OF internal revenue.
Conrad y. Jordan, OF New York, assistant
| treasurer at New York city.
Lucius @ C. Lamar. OF oxford, Miss, recorder
OF the general land Office
William l. Kee. OF West Virginia, principal
clerk on private land claims in the general land
office.
Robert X Gillespie. of Tennessee, principal
clerk OF. the public lands in the general land
Office.
The senate, by its action in executive
oNS~Aoist e''op istSA W iiioAC p0Di4C TIC text
OF the treaty recently negotiated with
| Russia, and that convention, along with
the treaty with France, remains among
the secret archives of the state department
and executive clerk of the senate.
There is excellent authority for stating
that the United States government has
concluded treaty with the government of
| Ecuador, by which the United States was
given the rightio acquire coaling station
III the Galapagos isles. which is position
OF vantage in the Pacific ocean, and IS so
situated as 10 be OF vast Importance 10
naval vessels. This important concession
Was the result OF negotiations carried on
Tor some time between Rowland h. Ma
/ honey, United States minister to Ecuador.
and the Ecuadorian minister OF foreign a.
fairs. The treaty is said 10 have been
signed some time last month and i'm
med!ately forwarded 20 Washington CITY.
Ii Is believed that it was sent 20 the senate
this week and IS now Iii possession OF that
body awaiting ratification.
sJoAn H. Wise, nominated Tor collector of
customs at san FTauc.sco, i a native If Ac-
coiiiac county. ia, where he was born July TO-
I,S1 He comes Of a distinguished family MANY