Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-11
AMBASSADOR EDWARD UHL His Nomination Promptly Con-
 frmed by the Senate. HIS Sl SCISSOR APPOINTED AR'id' $ g Made o" the Gold P'''''s to
 q Pay for Bonds. $f 2 OOO VAS WITHDRAWN YESTERDAY so>ublican Senator's Sec No Hope ot tl:e Ultimate Passage of the House Bill CT
 Any Other Tariff M easure- Quay
 to Withdraw His ReSoiution
HIS SUCCESSOR APPOINTED
V g Made on the Gold Pestrya to
 q Pay for Bonds.
; ,000 VAS WITHDRAWN YESTERDAY

Washington. D. C., Feb. 10.-The presi- dent today nominated and the senate this afternoon confirmed the nomination of Edward r. Uhl of Michigan to be ambas sador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the United States 10 Germany.
 Third Assistant Secretary of State Will liam W. Rockhill of Maryland has been selected to succeed MT. Uhl as first as- sistant secretary of state.
 The treasury gold reserve slood~at the close of business today at slightly less than $42,O00,O0O. The withdrawals today aggregated $2,3S1 ,000, and in the opinion of treasury officials indicated that fur ther withdra awals would be made by suc- cessful bond bidders to make payment for the bonds awarded on Wednesday last.
 In the senate executive session this afternoon, at the request of MT Harris, MT Hoar who the other day voted against the confirmation of George H. Newman of Fayetteville, Tenn, nomi- mated to be Indian agent at Colville agen- cy, Washington, and rejected on account of the violation of the home rule princi- ple by tie vote of 25 to 25 moved to re- consider that action, and the recons.dera- tion was ordered.
 An arrangement, it is said has been made in the senate whereby MT. Quay Is to withdraw his resolution to recommit the tariff bill, and the vote will be taken
 
 ported to the senate by the committee. MT Merrill, chairman of the finance con- mttee. has given notice that he would call the bill up Wednesday and seek to make 1t the unfinished business.
 Republicans have little fear of the free silver substitute being favorably acted upon. but they see no hope of the ulti- mate passage of the house bill or any other tariff provision. According to statements made this afternoon by g. l.1t. committee of thirteen or fourteen anti silver democrats will vote against the free c5fnage substitute, and all the sil- yer republicans will vote against 1t with the possible exception of Teller and Man tie. But when the tariff bill is thus tif.- vorced from the silver question 1t Is as- serted that the combined vote of the democrats and popullsts. will be cast in favor of a motion to table the bill, and this may defeat it.
 The fight against William l.. Marbury, nominated to be United States attorney for the district of Maryland, was settled this morning, so far as the committee on the judiciary is concerned, by the or dering of report to the, senate without recommendation. Marbury was nomi- mated uring the last congress to succeed John T. Ensor, whose term expired May 24, 1894. The nomination was particularly offensive to Senator German and he made a personal effort to keep the senate from confirming the nomination. He was suc- cessful, in a measure at least, and the nomination remained in the hands of the committed, congress adjourning without action having been taken.
 MT. Marbury, IS soon as congress ad- journed, was given a recess appointment and his name was among the first sent to the senate upon the reconvening of congress. His new appointment bears the date of December last. Meanwhile MT. German lost none of his zeal In his antagonism to MT. Marbury, and he and his friends set about securing an adverse report. This they were unable to do. but the report made will it is believed by many, result In the same thing, and Mr Marbury may be rejected when the mat ter comes up for action in the senate.