Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-24

Silas ". Lamoureaux, Wisconsin, COM
missioner of general land Office.
William H. Sims, Mississippi, first as
sistant secretary of the interior.
Edwin A. Powers, Washington, D. O.,
to be assistant commissioner of general
land office.
Henry G. Bell to be second deputy COM
missioner of pensions.
Horace H. Lurton, Tennessee, to be
United States circuit Judge for 9Th judi
cial circuit.
To be marshals of the United States:
Frank White, Nebraska, for the district OF
Nebraska; George P. PETER, of New Jersey,
for the district of New Jersey.
WHO THEY ARE.
John s. Seymour is a lawyer by pro-
fession, about 45 years of age, and resi-
dent of Norwalk, Conn. Two years ago
he was elected state senator, which was
his first public service. At present he 10
state insurance commissioner.
William H. Sims, assistant secretary OF
the interior, has fine record in his native
state of Mississippi. He was soldier of
the confederacy and left leg upon the
field of battle. He is a resident OF
Columbus.
Henry c. Bell, appointed second deputy
commissioner of pensions, has been for
several years a clerk in the pension office
and has risen by merit to position OF
responsibility there. He is native of
Illinois. On the last report of the depart
ment he is carried as third-class clerk
at $1,000.
Horace B. Lurton, nominated to 10
Judge of the 9Th judicial distsict, IS t. }
present chief justice of thesupreme court
of Tennessee. President Harrison nomin-
ated Benjamin Hanchett, of Michigan, for
the place, but the nomination was not
confirmed. Judge Lurton is regarded as
the ablest jurist in his state.
E. A. Powers is a lawyer of Washington'
He is native of Connecticut.
Some years ago he went to South
Dakota and began the practice of law,
but two or three years ago he transferred
his practice to this city, whore he has
been acting in the capacity of counsel for
the National Forestry association, of
which he is an active member.
s. W. Lamoureaux, of Wisconsin, com.
missioner of the general land office, is a
warm personal friend of Senator Villas,
and received the unq ualified endorsement
of that gentleman. Mr.. Lamoureaux is
native of New York, but went to Wiscon-
sin before the war, and at the breaking
out of that struggle Joined the army and
served as captain. He has served his
state as senator and district attorney, and
as county judge.
WASHINGTON WAITS.
The Missouri congressional delegation
has involved itself In a pretty row over
the federal patronage.
One of the most interesting develop
ments of the day at the White house was
the fact that became known that the
commissionership of pensions had been
offered to ex-Corgressman Wheeler and
declined.
Postmaster General Bissell tells the con-
gressmen that thus far not single post
master had been appointed who had not
the endorsement of the member of con-
gress. He thought, however, that the
ure at least, be decided by the people of
Une lOCdilGy.
Sec. Morton has appointed Judge Henry
A. Robinson, of Detroit, Mich, statisti-
clan of the agricultural department, vice
J. R. Dodge, whose resignation was yester-
day accepted, to take effect April l.
Judge Robinson, who is the labor COM
missioner of mines, was backed for the
position by Don M. Dickinson and Pri-
vate Secretary Thurber. He is an expert
statistician.