The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-21

trict Of South Carolina; John Russell. of
Mississippi, to be collector of customs for
the district of Natchez, Miss; William
Hailmann, of Indiana, 10 be superintendent
of Indian schools.
To be Receivers of Public Moneys-W. T..
Shelton, of Colorado, at Akron, Col; Rush
Culver, of Michigan, at Marquette, Mich;
a. ID. Hill, Of South Dakota, at Huron, 5.
D.; j. IL. Hanten, OF South Dakota, at
Dakota, at Aberdeen, 5. D.; (. A. Kelly,
of Wyoming, at Cheyenne, Wyo.; Frank
Mills, of Wyoming, at Evanston, Wyo.
To be Registers of Land Offices-John
Patterson, of Michigan, at Grayling, Mich;
j. w. Ferguson, OF Nebraska, at Lincoln,
Neb.; NJ. W. Sheaf, Of South Dakota, at
Dakota, at Mitchell, S. D.; j. Nj. Davis. of
South Dakota, at Huron, 5. D.; William
a. hecker, of Wyoming. at Evanston,
Wyo Il. +. Johnston. of Wyoming, at
Cheyenne.
Among the postmasters nominated were
the following:
U~linois-Charles N. Smith, at Blevidere;
Charles Z. Ballweg, at Edwardsville; Frank
q. Wood, at Girard; +. IL. Donohue, at
ii. Schultz, at Havana; 4. l.. McNabb, at
McLeansboro; Il. G. Altensworth, at Pekin;
E. b M~cClanahan, at Naukegan;
Indiana-CharleS %Spinney, at Goodland;
Eugene Lewis, at Greenfield.
The Senate in executive session to-day
confirmed the following nominations:
Wayne NacVeagh, of Pennsylvania, to be
ambassador of the United States to Italy;
John il. Riley, OF New York., TO be consul
general at Ottawa; James H. Forney, Of
Idaho, attorney OF the United States for
the district of of Idaho.
1t will not be known whether Mr. Horn
blower is TO be Justice OF the Supreme
Court until after the Christmas holidays.
The Senate judiciary committee, when it
adjourned Monday, adjourned not to meet
again until the Sth of January, which is
the first regular meeting day Of the COM
mittee after the %reconvening of Congress.
The committee has been unfortunate in its
efforts to secure a full attendance ever
since the nomination was made, and this
fact has given the members of the commit
tee a plausible explanation for the delay
in reporting upon the nomination. 1t is
understood that there has never been a
vote upon the question of the nomination in
the committee, but that the committee has
discussed the nomination very seriously
there is no doubt. The expressions have,
however, been so indefinite that ii is quite
doubtful whether any one of the member
of the committee could say how any other
member VIII vote when the test shall be
reached. 1t is known, however, that there
is a very general disposition in the COM
mittee to doubt the expediency of the APP
pointment.
There are no charges against Judge Horn
blower, in the ordinary acceptance of the
term, ana the CTlllGlSIlS Oh ne aDpOllI-
ment as made in the committee have gen.
orally taken the shape Of the expression
of doubt as to the prOpriety of the appoint
ment on the ground that Mr.. Hornblower
has not had the experience as a lawyer and
public man to justify his being singled out
for this great distinction. 1t is urged that
some other man Of greater distinction
might have been found in the Eastern cir
cult, which aDounds with strong lawyers,
for the office Of Justice Of the Supreme
Court of the United States. The same ele-
ment who make this criticism admit that
Mr.. Hornblower is a man of good charac-
ter, and they themselves raise the ques-
ton whether it is not better to accept the
appointment than to a the chances upon
getting a man who might be even less &C
ceptable. The continued delay of the COM
mittee leads to the suggestion, however.
that the nomination may be adversely re-
ported upon, and it has even been suggested
that the President may be advised to send
in another nomination without putting the
Hornblower nomination to lhe test of a
vote. Those who know the President best.
however, doubt whether the committee
would feel justified in making such a sug-
gestion, and especially whether, if IL should
be made, it would be favorably received.
1t is believed that he would prefer to have
the nomination passed upon in the regular
way.