The herald., 1897-02-19
] M Y-FBURTH CONGRESS
6eaate Spends the Day in Ex-
ecutive Session
TOOK UP THE NOMINATIONS
Which Indicates the Close Of Debate on
Arbitration
Tie House Seats Kentucky Repubiican-The
Tariff FIxers viii Restors Mckinley
Rates on Coal
took UP THE NOMINATIONS
Associated Press Special Wire


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The oper
session of the senate today lasted onl.
twenty minutes, during which minol
business was transacted, the remainder
of the day being spent in executive ses-
sion.
Only five senators were present wher
$ the session of the senate opened, but the
galleries were crowded with ladies here
TO attend the mothers congress.
Villas of Wisconsin secured the passage
of the senate bill to extend the use OF
the mail service. 1t provides for the use
of a patent postal card and envelope,
with coupons attached. The postmaster
general Is authorized to suspend the sys-
tenn if it proves unsatisfactory on test.
After twenty minutes the senate, on
Shefman's motion, went into executive
session.
1t was 6:30 when the executive session
closed and the senate adjourned.
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
Soon after the senate went into exec
lfive session there was a contest as to
whether the arbitration treaty should
he considered or nominations taken up.
Tn a yea and nay vote those who de-
SSyed to consider nominations were VIC
sArfous Many senators who favor the
f}4aty voted to take up nominations.
The vote was significant as showing
that a majority of the senate do not be-
lieye a vote can be reached on the treaty.
The senate adjourned at $3.50 tonight
after spending six hours in executive
session, devoted to the consideration
of the nomination of Hon. c. f. Amidon
to be district judge of North Dakota,
4 ,a,.,,.o n ref1i PC on
treaty A great part of the time was
given up to the judgeship question and
the treaty was not reached until after
8 o'clock, after Mr.. Amidon's confirma-
tiop.
It has been the intention of the friends
OF the treaty to make an extraordinary
effort to secure if possible its disposi-
tion before adjournment today but their
plans were frustrated by senators who
were more anxious to secure action up
on nominations. There were two aye and
nay votes during the day bearing on the
treaty In the first, which was the con-
test between the treaty and the nomina-
ticns as to which would have prece-
dence the treaty was lost. In the second,
on a motion to adjourn, which was an
tagonized principally by the friends of
the treaty, the treaty won, as adjourn
ment at that time was prevented. Both
votes were close and neither was special
ly significant.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS
The president today sent to the senate
the following nominations:
Navy-Past Assistant Surgeon Lloyd
w. Curtis, TO be a surgeon in the navy.
Also the following first lieutenants
to be captains Of infantry: r. b. Turner,
Daniel w. Frederick, Edgar Hubert;
second lieutenants to be first lieutenants
of infantry: William o. Johnson, Jas.
r. Lindsay; sergeants to be second lieu
tenants: j. w. Clinton, Fourth cavalry,
A. r. Ovenshine, Twenty-first infantry,
r. Field, Eighth cavalry; also Corporal
Henry E. Eames, Fourth cavalry, to be
second lieutenant
The senate in executive session con-
firmed the following:
Army-Col. George Henry Weeks to
be quartermasterg general with the rank
of brigadier-g general; Lieut.. Col. James
Grafton Carleton Lee, to be assistant
quartermaster-g general with rank of cola-
mel; Major James NJ. Marshall, TO be dep
uty quartermaster-g general with the rank
of lieutenant t-colonel; Capt. John w.
Smallman to be Quartermaster with the
rank of major; Lieut.. Alfred NJ. Palmer,
to be assistant quartermaster with the
rank of captain; Acting Second Assist
ant Engineer Samuel NJ. Rock, to be sec
ond assistant engineer in the revenue
cutter service.