The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-07

Carolina, secretary of the Senate; r j.
hrlght, OF Indiana, sergeant.at arms,
and Dr.. ID. Millburn, D. D., of Illinois,
chaplain, their terms of Office to begin
on the first day of the meeting OF the
Fifty third Congress whether in extra
or in regular session. Mr.. Hoar re-
sumed the floor in order to proceed
with his speech. but he yielded TO
motion to proceed to executive bust.
ness and after that business was dis.
posed of the Senate at $50 p. m. ad-
journed till tomorrow.
MORE NOMINATIONS.
WAsHINGToN, April 6.-The President
sent the following nominations to the
Senate to day:
Hannis Taylor, of Alabama, to be
envoy extraordinary and minister plen.
| ipotentiary CT the United States to
| Spain.
VIM. Lochren, OF Minnesota, to be
commissioner of pensions.
Postmasters- p. Priestly, at
Huntington, Tenn James L, Cuthen,
at Jackson, Tenn; Howson II. Wallace,
at Fredericksburg, Va; 1. Tucker, at
| Newport News, Va; Exum B. Britt, at
| Suffolk, Va.
Judge William Lochren, of st. Paul,
Mimi, who has been appointed to sue
coed Greene B. Raum as pension COM
missioner, is now on the United States
district bench and he will bring to the
office wide judicial and legal expert
cree. as we'll as that sympathy with the
true objects of the pension system
which comes from actual service in the
army during the civil war. The Judge
is trifie above medium height, is in
clined to stoutness, wears a goauee of
unusual length and dresses we'll. He is
| n hat "a
age, has bright eye and gives the i'm
preston that no is a man of character
and strength of will. The appointm emit
is regarded as an admirable one.
Alabama will be deliehte with the
appointment of Hannis Taylor, all OF the
people love him." That is what Repre-
sentative Oates said of the appointment
of Hannis Taylor, to be minister to
Spain and Mr.. Oates should know, for
it was at his suggestion that the nomi.
nation was made. Mr.. Taylor is n
lawyer living at Mobile and his reputa-
ton Is of tho first water, one of his
arguments made before the Supreme
Court in opposition to the constitu-
tionality of the anti-lottery law being
in evidence on that point
But first of all Mr. Taylor is scholar
OF high attainments and his contribu
tions to historical literature have made
him we'll known to literary men, al
though he is comparatively q young
man, being in his fortyfrst year. His
life work is the Origin and Growth OF
| English Constitution" But one volume
| OF this work has been published as vet
but 1T has already been adopted as the
textbook in seven universities. 1t is
TaYlor's desire to conclude the history
during his stay in Spain.
He was strongly recommended to
Secretary Blaine by Senator Morgan as
one CT the arbitrators, or counsel, in
the Bering Sea arbitration and was also
strongly indcrsed by Mr.. Phelps and
some OF the leading lawyers OF New
York.
| ADJOURNMENT NEAR AT HAND.
WASHINGTON, April G.-The approach
OF the adjournment OF the present extra
session of the Senate is apparent from
the way Senators are leaving the city.
When the Senate convened this morn
ing 1T was found almost impossible to
get quorum. Even on call Of the
senate quorum was only obtained by
members switching their pairs and
straining Senatorial courtesy point or
TWO. Among those who have left town
are Senators Fry, Potigrew, Dixon,
Gallinger, Hale, Wolcott and Teller.
| Quay has been in Florida for some time
recuperating his health, and Vilas-is off
fishing, il having been impossible to
notify him of the death Of his daughter.
II is not likely that he will return to
| Washington this session. This morning
| Allison started for his home IN DUBUQUE,
Iowa.
Under these circumstances it is EASY
to SEQ that the hour for the dissolution
OF this session must come soon, and the
passage of the resolutions reorganizinp
the elective officers of the Senate ONLY
brings that hour nearer. There are
now but two or three important foreign
missions to fill and the District of
Column bia court of appeals. AS soon as
that is determined upon the President
will notify the Senate that he has no
further business to submit, and an
adjournment will be taken at once.
The Senate has confirmed the follow.
ing nominations: James ID. Porter, Of
tennessee, minister to Chill; James
Mckenzie, of kentucky minister to Peru;
Lewis Baker, minister to, Nicaragua,
Costa Rica and Salvador; Pierce II. b.
Young, of Georgia, minister to Guate-
mala and Honduras; Edwin Dun, OF
OHIO. minister to Japan; Newton B.
Eustis, of Louisiana, second secretary
OF legation at Paris; Ciaud Meeker, OF
Ohio. consul to Bradford; L. M. Shaffer,
of West Virginia, consul to Stratford,
Ont II. R. Williams, OF Missouri, consul
to Vera Cruz; M. P. Pendleton, OF
Maine, consul to Pictou; Theodore NJ.
stephan, of Illinois, consul to Annaberg.
Was 1t Suicide?
WASHINGTON. April G.-Harry Martin,
a stepson of Senator Vance, Of North
Carolina, shot himself yesterday in the
breast at the residence of lady on