Evening star., 1897-07-26
ACTION ON NOMINATIONS
A Large Number Confirmed by the Senate
Saturday.
Many Failed of Confirmation, Most
Prominent Being T. v. Powderly,
Immigration COmmi missioner,


The following nominations were confirm
ed by the Senate before final adjournment
Saturday:
Percy c. Henninghausen of MARYLAND. to
be commissioner of immigrat ton at the
port of Baltimore, in the state of Mary
land
Engineer-in-Chief John Wilkie Collins of
New York. to be captain of engineers
Rear Admiral John G. Walker, United
States navy; Captain Oberlin Matthias Car
ter, corps of engineers, United States army
and Lewis NJ Haupt of Pennsylvania Gan
engineer from civil lfe), to be members OF
the Nicaragua canal commission provided
for in the act CT Congress approved June
4, 1897, entitled AN act making appro-
priatons for sundry civil expenses of the
government for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1898. and for other purposes"
Captain Norman H. Farquhar to be a
commodore.
Commander Charles O'Neil, to be a cap
tain.
Lieutenant Commander Walton Goodwin.
to be a commodore.
Lieutenant Wainwright kellogg, to be a
lieutenant commander.
George d. Green of Montana, to be
TO examine and classify la
Wlthln the land grant and indemnity land
grant limits of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company in the Helena land district
in Montana
Miles Cavanaugh of Helena Mont. to be
commissioner to examine and classify
lands within the land grant and indemnit,
Iano grant limits of the Northern Pacific
Raiiroad Company in the Helena land dis
trct in Montana
william r. Manning of Newton Iowa to
be a commissioner to examine and classify
lands within the land grant and indemnity
land grant limits of the Northern Pacific
railroad Company in the Helena land dis
trict in Montana n@ 70
l.. r. Shepherd of Alaska, to be COM
missioner in and for the. district of Alaska,
to reside at St. MichaelS.
Albert d. Elliot of Washington. D. c.. to
be clerk of the district court for the district
of Alaska. is
William S. Clanton Of North Carolina, to
be assayer and melter of the United states
assay office at Charlotte, a. c.
Andrew l.. Morrison of New Mexico, to be
coiiector OF internal revenue for the district
OF New Mexico. fss1al'
John c. Lynch of California, to he COL
lector of internal revenue for the district
of California - !,
Philemon B. Hunt of Texas, to be COL
isc!or OF internal revenue for the fourth
Henry A. Rucker of Georgia. to he COL
Of Georgia. rs -.
-. iSHlTthlI OF ONO, to be collector
or internal revenue for the eleventh dis
trct of Ohio. >
James D. Brady of virgania, to be COL
iector ,s OF internal revenue for the second
district of Virginia.
Creighton NJ. Foraker OF New Mexico. to
be marshal of the United States for the
territory of New Mexico
QuihDy Vance of Hermosa, N. NJ, to be
surveyor general of New Mexico
ROBERT A. Cameron of Alva Okla to be
register Of the land office at Alva, Okla
Henry ID. Bowman of Las Cruces N. NJ.
Cruces. N. NJ
Norris d. Wickersham of Alabama. to he
attorney of the United States for the south
ern district of Alabama
WHilam -. Wright of Tennessee to be
attorney CT the United States for the east
ern district of Tennessee
Abail Lathrop of South Carolina. to be
trict Of South Carolina
rostmasters-Abel Landry, at Napoleon
vile, La; Harry H. Mitchell, at Clinton,
Mo; Frank Sigel Jones, at Sarcoxie, Mo:
rIa re.er y; van Matre, at Warrensburg Mo-;
Henry Mayer, at Vicksburg Miss; Seth G.
Welis, at Erie. Kan; I. II. La Mar, at
Petersburg. Ind; Richard w Box, at Pu-
ASK; N. Y; Fielding Smith at Lancaster.
Mo; Blanton W. Burford at Lebanon,
Tenn; John j. Leedom, at ST. Paris. Ohio;
dwight H Bruce. at Syracuse, n. Y;
James James NJ. Cox, at Adrian. Mo: George N.
W iiIisi' a. diiiyEd N. d., w. IS. morton,
at Harrison. Ark; Amelia Williams. at
Glenwood Springs. Col: Mary B. Griswold.
at Guilford. Conn: Hiram ]. Dunlap, at
Ganava Gankakee; II, ILL.,; xl1;a Earnest G. Howell at
Wayne. Ind: Willard NJ Dunn, at Water
Vile, Me-; Oramel Murray, at Pittsfeld,
Me-; c. II. Mead, at West Acton, Mass;
Frank NJ Filsom. at Cameron. Mo-; Jeffer-
son Swanger, at Milan, Mo-; J. +. Naugle,
at Meyersdale, Pa.
FniJcI Of COn n = u,a tiou
The following nominations failed of con-
firmation by the Senate:
Terence V. Powderly of Pennsylvania, to
be commissioner of immigration; Thomas
f1tchie CT New York, to be commissioner
OF immigration, port of New York; Alvah
Eastman, to be receiver of public moneys
at Saint Cloud, Mimi: Charles s. johnson
Judge for the district of Alaska; Charles
.. McNfchols of Momence, ILL.,. to be agent
for the Indians of the Colorado river
agency in Arizona; Edward w. Fox. to be
NJ; Stephen ]. Loughran of Iowa, to be
receiver of public moneys at Des Moines.
Iowa; Jay Lynch Of Washington, to be
agent for the Indians of the Yakima agency
in Washington; L. B. Shepherd Of Alaska,
to be commissioner ineand for the district
Of Alaska; Mack A. Montgomery Of Mis-
sissippi to be attorney sf the United States
Postmasters-Maryland C. w. Farrow.
at Snow Hill; New Hampshire: William o.
Sides. at Portsmouth: Georgia: Monroe B.
Morton. at Athens: West Virginia: J. w.
Holt, at Grafton: Missouri: B. M. Prentiss,
at Bethany; g. w: Smith at Sweet Springs:
North Carolina: l. D. lsHargett. at Rocky
Mount; California: L. mclaughlin, at
Sanger: Louisiana: J. M Mason, at Lake
Charles; Texas: e. Blanchard, at San
Angelo; Oklahoma: GA Beidler at Ok
lahoma. -
Also Lieut.. 0unior grade) H. Rodman, to
be lieutenant in the navy.
Army ofSe4s.