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NJ. Clay. Sr, Of Kentucky, major gen
eral In the United States army durins
the war of the rebellion. Senator Tur
PIE Qnd.) then presented the regula,
order of business, the consideration Of
resolutions on the death Of William
Steele Holman, late a representative
from Indiana. Tributes to his memory
were paid in eloquent eulogies by Sen.
ators Fairbanks Qnd.), Mills TEX
Cockrell (Mo.), Frye (Me.) and Turpie
(Ind). The resolutions of coincidence
were passed and as further mark OF
respect the senate at 4:25 p. m. ad.
journed.
Washington, Dec. 1s.-The house on
Friday completed the consideration OF
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, excepting the para
graph relating to the civil service. BY
/, agreement the debate IN this latter par
agraph will go over until after the holi-
days. Two amendments were adopted.
The bill as reported abolished the assay
office at Deadwood, S. D., and the minis
at Carson City, New. and New Orleans,
La. Friday the representatives from
the two former states made II vigorous
and successful fight to continue the
appropriation for Deadwood and Car
son City. The appropriation commit
tee was beaten in each instance. The
house refused to accept the senate
amendment to the bin for the relief of
the miners in the upper Yukon and It
was sent to conference.
Object to Mr.. Bryan.
Washington, Dec. 1s.-Some obiec-
tons to the confirmation of Hon.
Charles Page Bryan as minister to
China has developed in the senate and
there is an effort on the part of GER
tain senators to have the nomination
shifted to some other country.
A Batch of Nominations,
Washington, Dec. 1s. - The presi.
dent Friday sent the following nomina-
tons to the senate:
State-William w. Thomas, Jr., OF Maine.
to be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States to
Sweden and Norway; Hamilton King, of
Michigan. to be minister resident and con-
sul-general of the United States to siam:
James c. Mentally, of Pennsylvania, to be
secretary of legation and consul-general
Of the United States at Bogota, Colombia;
Edgar o. Achorn, Of Massachusetts,, to
be secretary Of the legation of the United
States at st. Petersburg, Russia,
Treasury-Nathan B. Scott, of West yir.
ginia, to be commissioner of internal rev.
enues; John Peterson collector of customs
for the district of Minnesota; Edward G.
Duncan, of North Carolina, to be collector
of Internal revenue for the Fourth district
of North Carolina.
To Be Consuls of the United States
George H. Moulton, of Colorado, at De-
merara. British Guiana; Robert p. Dooley.
OF New York, at st. Helena; Louis II,
Ayme. of Illinois. at Guadeloupe, West In
dia; w. Stanley Hollis, OF Massachusetts,.
at Lourenco-MarqGes, Africa; Levi
8. Wilcox. Of Illinois, at Hankow,
China; Chester Donaldson, OF New York,
at Managua. Nicaragua; Robert p. Skin
ner. of Ohio. at Marseilles. France; Frank
W. Mahin. of Iowa, at Reichenberg, Boz
hemia: Marshal Halstead, OF New York,
at Birmingham. England: Harlan w.
Brush. Of New York; at Clifton. Ont;
Charles w. Merriman. Of Wisconsin, at
Brockville. Ont; Daniel E. mckinley, OF
Wisconsin. at Athens. Greece; Lemuel
w. Livingstone, of Florida, at Cape Hal
tien. HAyti; John c. Billheimer, Of Indi-
ana. at Zanzibar; John K. Pollard. OF
Ohio, to be consul-general Of the United
States at Monterey, Mexico; Lewis Dexter,
of Rhode Island, to be consul OF the United
States at Leeds, England,