Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-01
NOT YET CONFIRMED.
UNANIMOUS CONSENT DENIED.
Mr.. PetfiErew Insists That q Post
once Case He II Fighting Shall
First BE Disposed OLA Hundred
Nominations Pending.

WASHINGTON. February 2s-The
nomination OF William l.. Wilson, mem
Der OF the House Of Representatives. to
ne Postmaster-General was to-day COM
PEELED to take the ordinary course In the
Senate. and went over under one objection
until tomorrow. 1t was thought that
confirmation would Immediately follow,
especially as Mr. Villas, chairman Of the
Post-Ofiice Committee. had mean while
seen all the members Of the committee
and had been direcad to make a favorable
report. Accordingly. when the doors
were closed, Mr.. Faulkner DemocraU.
or West Virginia. made an appeal to
the Senate for the case to be taken up
and acted upon by unanimous consent:
but this was denied him. Mr.. Wilson's
nomination will, however, be confirmed at
to-morrow's session.
The fact that a disputed post-office case
stands at the head OF the executive calen-
dar. and that there has been no quorum
present at the last two sessions, has been
the means of blocking all executive bust
ness. During the recess OF Congress the
President appointed Alfred ID. Tinsley to
be postmaster at Sioux Falls. 5. D..
which is the home OF Senator Pettigrew.
This nomination was offensive to Ar. Pet
tigrew. and as senatorial courtesy re-
Qures that the nominee for the home
town OF a senator shall be satisfactory TO
that senator AIR. Pettigrew had little
trouble in getting a unanimous report
from the committee rejecting Mr.. Tins
ley.
Mr.. Kyle, Mr.. pettigrew's colleague.
has. however. championed the nomination
OF Mr.. Tinsley. The nomination came
10 the Senate on the 5th Of last Decem-
Der. and has been pending since.
Yesterday this case reached the head
of the calendar. and Mr. Pettigrew de-
manded action. The point of no quorum
was made, and nothing could be done. To-
day there was likewise no quorum, and
as Mr.. Pettigrew insisted that this case
should be first disposed OF. no business
could be transacted save the making OF
reports.
NOMINATIONS PENDING.
There are more than hundred nomina-
tions pending in the Senate. and the hour
OF dissolution IL fast approaching. 1t was
agreed to-day that the Senate should go
into executive session tomorrow abou,
present, and clean up the calendar as
much as possible. This programme Will
probably be carried out.
In addition to reporting George NJ. Han
sen, nominated to b. collector of the Pas
samaquoddy District. Me-. without recon-
mendation. the Committee on Commerce
made an adverse report on the nomination
of Henry Il. Kitfield. nominated TO be
collector OF customs for the District of
Gloucester, Mass.
The objection made to Mr. Kitfeld was
that he was not a resident OF the city OF
Gloucester. although he did reside in the
district. This appointment has from time
immemoral gone TO n citizen OF Glouces-
ter, and Republicans and Democrats alike
Joined In the protest against the confirma-
tion Of the nominee. There were no
charges OF any other character but the
committee was convinced that the claims
of the citizens Of Gloucester coming with
such unanimity, were entitled to recogni-
ton. and directed an adverse report to- be
made.
There is also on the executive calendar
quite a batch of New York post-ofiic'
nominations, many of them being recess
appointments that reached the Senate OF
the 9th OF December last. All OF then
are more or less objectionable to Mr.. Hii'
and he has succeeded in holding them mp
He has consented that some OF them shal
receive action and 1t is probable that th'
bulk of them will go through tomorrow