The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-17
MINISTER TO
FOREIGN COURTS
John Hay is named for Great Britain
and Horace Porter for France.
FLooDoF BILLsINTHE SENATE
Many Old stagers Reappear
wolcott viii Probably Go TO Eu-
rope for Bimetallism.

Special 10 the AstorIan.
Washington. March le.-The presi-
dent today sent 20 the senate the fol-
lowing nominations: American ambas-
sador extraordinary and minister plen-
ipotentlary from the United States 10
Great Britain. John Hay, Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia: 10 France. Horace
Porter. OF New York; secretary Of the
embassy Of Great Britain. Henry
White. Of Rhode Island
The house ways and means commit
tee began the consideration Of the tariff
bill today.
Senator wolcott said today that he
knew nothing OF any intention on the
part Of Mckinley to ask him to go
10 Europe as commissioner on behalf
Of this government looking 10 an IN
ternational agreement on silver.
Inquiry among the senator's interest
ed in the movement develops the fact
that some understanding has been
reached that a special commissioner
or commission would be selected. un-
der the law Of the last congress. who
will go abroad to forward bimetallism.
II is believed that Senator wolcott
VIII be selected. because he mas already
been abroad. and from reports ne
brought back, is looked upon as the
proper man to make an effort under the
authorization Of law and appointment
by the president. II In stated that
nothing has yet been definitely set
tied.
FLOOD OF BILLS.
Washington. March ia flood OF
bills was introduced in the senate to-
day. including many old stagers, like
she Hawaiian cable, Nicaragua canal
immigration and Pacific railroad fore
closure bills.
Four hundred and. thirty-eight bills
and eight joint resolutions were intro
duced. They embraced nearly every
phase Of public service. The Allen
batch Of bills numbered about seventy
FIVE. They included bills directing the
foreclosure OF the government lien on
the Union Pacific road: to prevent pro-
fessional lobbying: defining the powers
of the judiciary; for the service pen
sion. etc.
The bills introduced by Hall related
to the cable between the United States
Hawaii and Japan. and to the twelfth
census. There was a general laugh
at one OF the pension bills OF White,
for the relief of William ]. Bryan"
Lodges bills included those TO amend
the immigration laws and for the Ha-
waiian cable.
Bankruptcy bills were introduced by
Nelson and Lindsay Morgan re-intro-
duced the Nicaragua canal bill, and a
joint resolution to abrogate the Clay
n-Bulwer treaty. Numerous bills re-
latlng to the Pacific roads were pre-
sented. including that of Morgan to
create board OF trustees for the I'm
ion and Central Pacific.
On Of Thurston's bills provided for
an increase OF all pensions.
A resolution by Frye calling for in
formation as to the application Of the
civil service rules to the river and har
Dor work was agreed to. after some
criticism of the civil service operations,
Cockrell asked II the bill was a step
toward abolishing civil service rules.
Frye said II was step toward abol-
ishing the rules so far as they related
to the labor on the engineering works
of the government The president has
extended the civil service rules to all
classes of labor so that an engineer
officer way up on the Columbia
river who wanted a laborer for river
and har5or work had to apply to the civ
service commission. 1t is interfering
with all manner of public work, de-
clared Frye, and It is absolutely alb
surd and stupid.
Several hours were spent early in
the day on the question of admitting
Henderson. appointed by the governor
OF Florida to fill a temporary vacancy.
The debate was largely Of legal and
technical character concerning the
precedents on admitting senators. The
case was referred to the committee on
privileges and elections. where the
cases of Corbett of Oregon and Woods
of Kentucky are pending.