Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-10
WASHINGTON NEWS.
NOMINATIONS,


WASHINGTON, April 1O.-The president
has sent the following nominations to
the senate:
James B. Eustis, of Louisiana, to be
ambassador extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to France.
August Belmont q Co. to be special fis-
cal agents of the treasury department at
London, England, vice Seligman Bros.
The nomination of Mr.. Eustis, who
had already been confirmed as minister
to france, is simply to raise the grade of
the mission 70 an embassy to meet the
corresp .nulng change made by the
French government in the case of its rep
resentation at Washington.
COMBINATIONS.
The senate has confirmed the following
nominations:
James B. Eustis, ambassador extraor-
dinary and minister plenipotentiary to
France; Bartlett Trip, of South Dakota,
minister to Austria Hungary; Thomas
Crttenden, of Missouri, consul general at
the City of Mexico; Asa D. Dickinson, of
New York, consul at Nottingham: Chas.
S. Hamlin, of Massachusetts, assistant
secretary of the treasury; William Or
mand Curtis, of New York, assistant Sec
retary of the treasury; John B. Drawley,
of Pennsylvania, auditor of the treasury
for the postoffice department; John NJ
Reynolds, OF Bradford, Pa, assistant sec
retary of the interior; Lawrence MAXWELL
jr., of Ohio, solicitor general; John I.
Hall, of Georgia, assistant attorney gen.
eral, and James j. McAlister, of the In
dian Territory, marshal of the Indian Ter
ritory.
COLD COMFORT THIS.
It is said that President Cleveland does
not propose to make any appointment in
Colorado before the present special ses-
sion of the senate adjourns. It is be
lieved that he will not name either the
United States district attorney, the
marshal or surveyor general until the
terms of the present Republican incum-
hents expire.
This action will also be taken in refer.
ence to registers and receivers IN the
various land Offices, and it is more than
likely that this plan will be followed with
the postoflice appointments.
CHINESE VICTORY.
By direction of Secretary Carlisle, the
regulations of the treasury department in
relation to the registration of Chinese
laborers has been modified, dispensing
with the attaching of photographs to ap-
plications of Chinese laborers Tor Chinese
persons other than laborers) for certiti-
cate of residence under the act of May s,
1892, and requiring the affidavit Of only
one witness of good character to the fact
of residence and lawful status of the ap-
plicant within the United States.
NATIONAL NOTES.
The total number of fourth-class post
masters appointed on Saturday was 214,
and of this number seventy-one were to
fill vacancies caused by designations and
deaths and other removals. OF the post
masters removed eighteen served four
years and over.
President Cleveland and Secretary
Gresham spent Sunday at Wilmington,
Del, as guests Of Thos. F. Bayard.
Sec. Hoke Smith has rendered deci-
sion on the question of revoking the per-
mits recently granted to the Big Black
Foot Milling company and the Bitter
Root Development company to cut so
per cent of the timber from government
land in Montana. The decision is i'm
portant, as 1t indicator what the policy Of
the government will be the preservation
of western forests.
The case of James H. Eckels, of Illi-
nois, nominated to be comptroller of the
currency, appears to be indefinitely hung
up.
The senate committee on privileges and
elections held special session to con-
sider the case of Mr.. Martin, the senator
from Kansas whose seat has been con-
tested by Mr.. Ady. The committee de-
cided to report favorably resolution
authorizing the committee to sit during
the recess by subcommittee or otherwise
and look into the claims of Mr.. Ady to
the seat; to go to Kansas if necessary and
to send for persons and papers.
In the senate the resolution for trip
of the committee on commerce to the Pa
cific Coast for the purpose of deciding on
the relative advantages of San Pedro and
Santa Monica for a deep water harbor,
was taken up and agreed to.