The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-28
Big Batch of Nominations
Sent to the Senate by
the President.
PUSHING APPROPRIATION BILLS
More Wrangling Over Wolcott's
Eternal Bl-Netallic Craze =
House Rushing Legislation.

WASHINGTON. Feb. Is, 1Ss5.-The
President today sent to the Senate the
following nominations
William L. Wilson. of West Virginia,
to be Postmaster-G General.
Louis NJ. Buford, of Illinois, Consul
at Paso del Norte. Mexico.
D. B. Spagneli, of California, Consul
at Milan. Italy.
John B. Brickenstein. of Pennsylvania,
and Arthur P. Greeley, of New Hamp-
shire. to be Examiners-in-Chief in the
Patent Office.
Commodore William A. kirkland. to
be Rear Admiral in the Navy; Captain
Francis NJ. Bunce, TO be Commodore;
Commander p F. Harrington, to be
Captain; Lieutenant Commander Samuel
W. Very, to be Commander; Lieutenant
John A. Rodgers, to be Lieutenant-Com-
mander: Lieutenant Junior Grade A. c.
Almy, to be Lieutenant.
The President settled the controversy
over the question of Patent Office judges
of the Board of Examiners today by
sending in two new names, one in place
of Rufus S. p Clarke of Iowa, who de-
clined to resign, though requested to do
So and who is, therefore. removed, and
Judge H. H. Safes of New York, who
rendered MS resignation i'll accordance
with Secretary Hoke Smiths request,
but subsequently expressed a willingness
to withdraw ii. Intellectual efforts were
made by patent Office attorneys to secure
the retention of these old officials. The
record of the new appointees is as fol-
lows
John 1. Brickenstein, of Pennsylvania,
thirty three years old, was appointed in
the Patent Office as fourth assistant
examiner on September !, 1856, upon the
certifeation of the Civil Service Commis
sion; has been promoted through the sue
cessive grades upon competitive examina-
tions until he received his appointment
as a princifN examiner on November 8,
1893, which position he now holds. He abs
had experience in divisions where inven-
tions relating to metallurgy, electricity,
plastics, paper making, paving, glass,
fuel, etc., are examined. Mr. Bricken-
stein IS a graduate of Moravtan College,
-,,,L wIiich he took the degree of Bachelor
OF Prisceton College in the sciasss
Of 1885, taking the degree of Master of
Sciences of the Law Department; of
GEORGETOWN University in 1852. taking
the degree of Bachelor of Laws; of
Columbian University in 1893. taking the
degree of Master of Laws. He was ad-
mitted to the Bar of the District of
Columbia in 1898.
Arthur P. Greeley of New Hampshire
is also thirty--three years of age, was
appointed In the Patent Office as a fourth
assistant examiner on July 2S, 1884, upon
the certificate of the Civil Service Com
mission; has been promoted through the
successive grades upon competitive ex-
aminations until he received his appoint
ment as a principal examiner on July
81, 1891, which position he now holds.
He has had experience in divisions where
inventions relating to metal working,
electricity, aeration and bottling, adver-
tising, baggage. packing and storing YES
sells, acoustics, horology, measuring in
struments, drafting trademarks and la
bells are examined.
Mr.. Greeley is a graduate of Dartmouth
College, in the class of 1898; is a grad
uate of the Law School of Columbia
University in the class of 1886, with the
degree of Bachelor of Laws, took post
graduate course in law the following
year with the degree of Master of Laws.
trict of Columbia in 1887.
GENERAL DEFICIENCY.
The General Deficiency bill was report
ed to the Senate this morning Among
the chief additions to the bill made by
the Senate Committee were the follow
ing
To carry into effect the convention be-
tween the United States and Ecuador
for the arbitration of the claim of Julio
r. Santos against the Government of
Ecuador, $1,000.
Expenses of territorial courts in Utah,
$4,000.
Authorizing the Postmaster-General to
refund to yolley F. Hart, postmaster at
Sedalia. Mo-, $4,000, lost by the failure
of the First National Bank of that CITY.
For printing and binding for the Treas
ury Department, $4,000
For payment of the judgment rendered
by the Court of Claims In favor of the
Southern Pacific Company, sl,s0s,539.
The bill was placed on the calendar.
Mr. Gallagher Rep., N. HI presented
the memorial of the Daughters of the
Revolution. to have posted in a con-
spicuous place in every Postoffice in the
United States copy of the Declaration
of Independence as1 an educational
means. He gave the proposition MS un-
qualified approval, and had it referred
to the Postoffice Committee.
SUNDKY CIVIL BILL.
At 11:20 the consideration of the Sum
dry Civil Appropriation bill was resumed
An amendment appropriat!ng 100000 for
seed to be distributed to the people in
habiting the arid region, whose crops
were destroyed by drought last summer,
was offered by Mr.. Pettigrew (ReD., S.
D.. After a short discussion the amend
ment was agreed to--yeas, 80; nays. II.
The amendment offered last evening
by Mr.. Bate (Dem., Tenn) apropriating
sl25,000 to aid the exposition at Nash
vile. Tenn, in cornmemoration of the
hundredth year of its statehood, was
taken up Mr.. Bate advocated it and
gave as precedents for it the appropria-
tions in aid of Chicago and Atlanta
Exoositions.
While Mr. Harris fDem., Temp was
supporting the amendment, he was asked
by Mr. Hoar (Rep., Mass.l to explain
the constitutional ground on which he
did SO.
IF the Senator from Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Harris replied testify. will meet
me here on the fourth July next. /
viii read him lecture on Constitutional
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