Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-20
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
Selections of Army Officers Consider
cd BY the senate.

IN ny shs senhtc-
The Senate continued to consider the
revenue bill until 4:55 yesterday afternoon,
when an executive session was held.
The Senate confirmed a large number OF
STAFF nominations for the army There was
no inquiry regarding the nominations ex-
cept on the part of Senator Fettigrew, who
questioned the military ability of the NOM
inees. The nominations follow:
To be assistant sdjutants general with the
rank of major-Captains Walter s. Schuy-
Ter, Louis V. Caziarc. William W. Mccain
mon, James S. Petit. Alfred c. Sharpe,
Hugh L. Scott, Edward Davis, First Lieu
tenants Frederick s. Strong. Herbert IL.
Sargent. Clarence r. Edwards. Samuel ID.
Sturgis. Samuel Reber. Messrs Campbell
+. McMichael of Pennsylvania George n.
Hopkins of Michigan and John A. Logan,
tr., of Illinois.
To be assistant adjutants general with the
rank of captain-First Lieutenants Eras-
mus NJ. Weaver, jr.. Francis u. Fremont,
Charles NJ. Truitt, Edwin St ]. Greble.
John ii. Beacon. Harvey c. Carbaugh.
John H. Mcdonald. Albert /. Mills Charles
u. treat, John a. Dapray William r. Han
cock, William III. Smith. John f. Morrison.
benjamin Alvord. Henry c. Cabea God
trey H. Macdonald. William II. Johnston,
John l.. Sehon, Grote Hutcheson James
X. Thompson. Carl Reichmann. Cornelius
DE w. Wilcox, Willard a Hobrook Rob-
ert +. l.. Niche. Daniel r. Deyore. Lucien
o. Berry, John L. Mcmahon, r Bentley
Mott. Samuel Seay jr Robert G. Paxton
Robert l.. Howe George b. Duncan wal,
yer A. Bethel. Edmund l.. Butts Charles
w Fenton. Louis c. Scherer. Second Lieu
tenants Douglas Settle Walter G Short,
Robert Sewell Henry w Whitney Edward
b. Cassatt, John e. Gilmore. ir Messrs
Jacob +. Bloom Of New York. William Il.
Horton of District of Columbia. William
Mckittrich Of California, Joseph Il. For
aker, Jr., of Ohio. James A. Coiyin of New
York, Edward Murphy, second of Ney,
york. Joseph b. Morton OF Illinois Charles
IL McGill of Minnesota Larz Anderson OF
me District OF Columbia, Augustus r. Gard
ner OF Massachusetts. Gordon Voorhees, OF
Kentucky, Samuel W. Bedford of Colorado
ana FIRST Lieutenant De Rosey c. Cabell
10 De inspectors general with the rank
OF malor-Captains Jesse NJ. Lee. George
8 Anderson. Earl ID. Thomas Alexander
Rodgers, Jonn NJ. X Davis Philip Reade. ,
Ihomas NJ Woodruff. Benjamin H. Chez
yer. Stephen Y. Seyburn, Stephen G. Mills.
Herbert j. Slocum. Harry c. Benson, VIII
liam p Duvall. Messrs. G. Creighton webb
of New York and Russell p Harrison az
Indiana.
To be quartermasters with the rank of
maJor-Captdins Charles G. Penny, John
W. Summerhayes Samuel r Homes Me-
dad {. Martin, Oscar F. Long Guy How
ard, Frederick Won Schrader J. Estcourt
Sawyer. Frederick @. Hodgson, James q.
Aleshire, Thomas Cruise, First Lieutenant
Eugene r Ladd, Mr.. William A. wads-
worth of New York.
To be assistant quartermasters with the
rank of captain-First Lieutenants Chaun-
cey b. Baker, Charles c. walcutt tr, Ju-
Nus A Penn. Ulysses G. McAlexander Abb
raham S. Bickham of Ohio and Messrs
Hiram E. Mitchell of Oregon John B. Jet-
Trey of Illinois. William ID. Jenkins of
Texas. Benjamin Johnson of California.
James r. Hosmer of New York William
A. Harper of New York, Thomas H. Cava-
Eaugh OF Michigan, Elias II. Parsons Of
Utah. Edward c. Mcdowell of Tennessee,
Francis NJ Schreiner of the District Of CO.
lumbia. Arthur Thompson of New Hamp-
shire, Charles NJ. Augur of Colorado, Will
liam K. Alexander of Virginia. William G.
Ball of Ohio, George G. Bailey OF New
York, Edwin f. Barrett of Minnesota
BTitton Davis of Texas. Ambrose 4. Con-
zales of South Carolina and Lloyd Carpen-
ter Griscom of Pennsylvania.
To be commissaries of subsistence with
the rank of captain-First Lieuts. Eli ID.
Hoyle, Parker w. West, Omar Bundy FL
mer F. Taggart, Alexander r. Piper Sec
end Lieut.. Harold E Cloke. Messrs. Rich
ard w. Thompson. jr., of Indiana, Daniel
Van Noorhis of Ohio Samuel b. Boots OF
Ohio. Lee Linn of Indiana, william A.
Tucker of Tennessee, Theodore b. Hack
er of Tennessee Frank II. Ford of New
York. John H. Earle of South Carolina,
Jay Cooke. third. of Pennsylvania. Thos.
c. Catchings jr.. of Mississippi and Joseph
A. Cox of PENNSYLVANIA.