The Portland daily press., 1895-12-05

Ihe SenaGe IN executive session today
did mourning put refer to the proper COM
Inittees the recess appointments sent in
today.
TIE POPULIST CONFERENCE.
VIII stand on Party Ground In this
Senate.
Washington, December 1.-The Populist
members of the Senate held conference
yesterday for the purpose Of consulting
about the situation in the Senate. There
were present Senators PETER, Allen, Kyle,
Butler, Jones Of Nevada and Stewart 1t
was agreed that they should stand their
ground as political party and vCto solid
", at least up to such time as it mig ht be
demonstrated what the Republicans and
Democrats contemplated doing. No effort
will be made by the Populists to orga-
| nize the Senate
Recess Appointments.
| Washington, December 4-The Presi-
dent today sent to uhesSenate tina nomina-
tlonS of United States judges, marshals
and attorneys made during the recess of
Congress. Included in these are those
of Walter r. Faison of North Carolina,
30 be. solicitor for the department. of state;
| William M. Springer of Illinois, judge
| for the northern district, and Constan-
tine B. Kilgore of Texas, for the south
ern district Of the Indian Territory, and
| William L. Marbury, United States a5-
torney for the district of Maryland. Mr..
Marbury was nominated during the last
| Congress but theSenate took no action on
| it.
Pardons by the President.
| Washington, December 4.-The Presi-
dent granted pardons in the cases of ten
| persons convicted of adultery in the Dis
trict of Columbia under the Edmunds-
Tucker law, providing for the abolition of
polygalny in Utah, sentenced to year
and q day in the Albany penitentiary.
These sentences were imposed before ths
court of appeals of the district, which
decided the Edmunds-T Tucker law was
applicable here.
| In granting the pardons the President
says: "These pardons are granted upon
recommendation of the district attorney
who prosecuted the convicts and the
judges who sentenced them. In view of
conflicting opinions Of the courts as to
applicability to the District of Columbia
of the law under which the convictions
were had, think it would be unjust to
withhold relief in these cases.
Uncle Sam's Boats.
| Washington December A cable
gram as received today from Rear Ad-
miral Selfridge reporting the arrival of
the flagship San Francisco at Mersine
today and her immediate departure for
| Alexandretta. The San Francisco was
ordered to the Leyant to protect Ameri-
can interests ieopardized on account of
the Armenian toubles.
| The Marblehead is in Turkish waters
and the Minneapolis is crossing the At
lantic for Smyrna.
Want the Wool Tariff.
| Washington December "A meeting
| of the wool growers and wool dealers
/ called by William Lawrence president of
the National Wool Growers Association
was had today. Ten or dozen persons
were present. There was general in
terohange of views upon the necessity of
incorporating duty on wool in any
tariff measure proposed in Congress and
q committee of five was appointed to ex-
anime memorial to Congress submitted
by Judge Lawren asking that the duty
| on wool be restored. Accompanying the
memorial will be geat quantity of sta
tistics showing the effect OF the removal
of the tariff upon the sheep and wool in
dustries of the country.
Getting Way Down.
Washington, December 4.-Since Secre-
tary Carlisle's offer to pay express charges
| both ways for gold deposited to build up
the gold reserve, slightly over $500, 600 in
gold has been deposited in conformity
with the offer. Many millions of dollars
in gold were offered by the national
been such that Secretary Carlisle declined
to receive it in the meantime the with
dawals of the gold from the treasury con-
tinue The gold reserve now slighly be-
low S79 900, 600.
The Senate Caucus.
Washington. December 4 The Repub-
lican caucus of Senators this afternoon
authorized the chairman, Mr.. Sherman,
to appoint ommittee of nine Senators
| whose duty it shall be to fill vacancies on
committees of the Senate. Heretofore it
has been customary for the caucus chair
man to appoint this committee, and its
| action was final Today the caucus
decreed that the names of the committee
selected by Mr.. Sherman should be sub
mitted to the caucus for approval.
Mr.. Reed Calls on the President,
Washington, Decem ber T. Speaker Reed
stopped in at the White House this
morning on his way to the Capitol. His
call was presumably anticipated, for he
was at once given an audience with the
President. The Speaker remained o short
time. 1t his understood that the purpose
of his visit was to pay his respects to the
President, and talk with him briefly re-
garding public business.
| Formally Presented.
Washington, December 4.-Wm. r.
Castle, today, presented to the President
his letter of recall as Hawaiian Minister
to the United States, and Francis M.
Hatch, his successor was formally intro
duced to Mr.. Cleveland.
| Enrolling Clerk.
Washington, December 4.-Charles R.
| McKenny Of North ST. Paul, Mimi, to-
day was appointed enrolling clerk of the
House for the 54th Congress- He held
the same position in the 51st Congress.
Republicans Can Organize the Senate.
| Washington December 4.-If the Demo-
Gratis should object to theselection of the
Republican chairman for the Senate COM
mittees and the members of that party
cannot get the necessary majority it
transpires thatsthey (the Republicans)
can place majority of their Senators
OF, committees anyhow.
Rule 4 of tho Senate reads: ''In the
appointment of standing committees,
the Senate unless otherwise ordered, shall