The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-01
WILSON TO BEIN THE CABINET.
HIS NOMINATION ron POSTMASTER
GENERAL SENT IN.

The Nomination Compelled TO Take
the Ordinary Course in the senate.
Going over UnuI To-day Under
One Objcction-The Row over the
POstmastership at sioux Fails and
Lack OF Quorum the Cause of the
Delay in Confirming the Nominal
tiOn.
Washington. Feb. 2S.-The President to-
day sent to the Senate the following nomi-
nations
William L. Wilson of West Virginia to
be Postmaster General
Louis NJ. Buford of nrois. TO be consul
at Paso Del Norte. Mexico.
d. b. Spagnou Of California. to be con
sui at Milan, Italy.
John II. Brickenstein OF Pennsylvania.
and Arthur p Greeley Of New hampshire.
to be examiners in chief in the patent Of
nce.
The nomination Of Mr. Wilson was
compelled to take the ordinary course in
the Senate and went over under one objec-
ton till tomorrow. 1t was thought that
confirmation would Immediately follow
especially as Mr. Villas. chairman of the
postofIice committee, had meanwhile seen
all the members of the committee and had
been directed to make a favorable re-
port Accordingly when the doors were
closed. Mr.. Faulkner, dem, OF West Vir-
ginia made an appeal TO the Senate for
the case to be taken up and acted upon
by unanimous consent; but this was de-
MED him. Mr.. Wilson's nomination Will.
however, be confirmed at to-morrow's
session
The fact that disputed postohice case
stands at the head of the executive cal
endar and that there has been no quorum
at the last two sessions, has been the
means of blocking all executive business.
During the recess of congress the Pres
ident appointed Alfred d. Tinsley to be
postmaster at Sioux Falls. s. D., which
is the home Of Senator Pettigrew This
nomination was offensive to Mr.. Petit
grew; and as senatorial courtesy requires
that the nominee for the home town of a
senator shall be satisfactory TO that sem
ator Mr.. Pettigrew had little trouble in
getting a unanimous report from the com
mittee rejecting Mr.. Tinsley. Mr.. Kyle,
Mr.. Pettigrews colleague. has, however.
championed the nomination of Mr.. Tins
ley The nomination came to the Senate
on Dec. 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 this case
should be first disposed Of no business
could be transacted save the making OF
| reports.
There are more than a hundred nomi-
| nations pending In the Senate and the
hour Of dissolution is fast approaching
| 1t was agreed to-day that the Senate
| should go into executive session to-mor-
row about noon, when there would be
a quorum present, and clean up the cal
endar as much as possible. This pro-
! gramme win probably be carried out.
In addition to reporting George NJ. Han
! sen, nominated to be collector OF the
| Passamaquoddy district, Me-, without
| recommendation, the committee on com
| merce this afternoon made an adverse re-
/ port on the nomination Of Henry p. Kit
! field nominated to be collector of GUS
| toms for the district of Gloucester Mass.
| The objection made to Mr. Kitheld was
| that he was not resident Of the city
| of Gloucester. although he did reside in
! the district. This appointment has from
! time immemorial gone to a citizen Of
| Gloucester, and republicans and demo-
| Gratis alike joined in the protest against
| the confirmation OF the nominee. There
| were no charges Of any other cha racter,
| but the committee was convinced that the
| claims of the citizens of Gloucester. com
| ing with such unanimity, We're entitled
! to recognition, and directed an adverse
/ report to be made.
! There is also on the executive calendar
! quite a batch Of New York postofiice
! nominations, many of them being recess
/ appointments that reached the Senate on
/ Dec last. All Of them are more or less
| Objectionable to Mr. Hill, and he has
! succeeded in holding them up. He has
! consented that some of them shall re-
| ceive action, and it is probable that the
! bulk Of these nominations will go through
| tomorrow.