The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-14
BYNUM TO BE CONFIRMED
HAS GONE TIC NEW YORK TO BE
swORN INTO OFFICE.
Major General Wood Appointed Com
mander of the Military Di-
vision of Cuba.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

veioped one fact very co~nspicuously. Ii
has called the attention of the country to
the feebleness of the minority. There has
not been a strong speech made by the op-
position except the one by Mr.. Cochran, of
Missouri. Mr.. Cochran argued for silver
as a quantitive proposition, and his speech
is conceded by Republicans to have been
a very adroit massing and grouping OF
facts and theories in support of his posi-
ton. The Republicans have really been
disappointed at the insignificant fight that
has been put up against the bill. They
were prepared for a hard battle. The ease
with which they have moved on TO victory
subtracts somewhat from the glory of the
affair. The contest threatens to degen-
crate into a mere push-over. The Demo-
Gratis show no spirit. They advance no
original propositions and only feebly COM
bat the positions assumed by the majority.
They are clearly disheartened and demon
allied and show a distressing lack of lead
ership. There will be only two more days
of general debate and then a day devoted
to five-minute speeches.
The return to the Senate of Allen, of Ne
braska, will delay the passage of the
monetary bill in the Senate two or three
weeks. He is good for at least that much
talk, and he can be depended on to go the
limit of his endurance
w. d. Bynum left for New York this
evening to be sworn in as a member of
the board of general appraisers. His was
a recess appointment ana he does not have
70 auait senatorial conformation before go
ing to work. Mr.. Bynum's name went to
the Senate to-day. There may be some lit
tie delay in his confirmation, but no
serious apprehension is felt of failure to
secure a favorable vote. The opposition
to his confirmation is inspired almost en-
tirely by ex-Representative Brookshire,
formerly of Indiana, but now a resident
of Washington. Mr.. ooksh was a
candidate for the position and feels keenly
his failure to get the place. Mr.. Bynum
repudiates the old interviews which are
being sprung on him in which he is quoted
az having declared that he had gone over
into the Republican camp. He defes any
one to find an authenticated interview
with hin in which he made any such
statements. Failing to make an impression
with these alleged interviews, Mr.. Bynum's
enemies will amend by charging thai If he
Is technically a Democrat there are better
Democrats than he is. To this Mr.. Bynum
demurs and declares that he is a better
Democrat than any other Democrat. At
any rate, Mr.. Bynum will go on the pay
roll tomorrow and he does not believe
he will be Immediately cut off from it.
The Republican senator's will hold a
caucus at IL o'clock tomorrow to receive
the vonart ~ thair onpapoittaa n1~1;o<ol
at the last caucus to make new committee
assignments. The committee will also re-
port the creation of four new committees
and that they have made arrangements
with the Democratic committee for in
creased Republican representation on the
thirteen principal Senate committees. The
four new committees. with their chairmen:
On the Philippine islands, Senator Lodge;
on Porto Rico and the Pacific islands. ex-
cept the Philippines, Senator Foraker; on
our relations with Cuba. Senator Plat, o,
Connecticut; on coast and insular survey,
Senator Foster. The two vacancies on the
finance committee will be filled by the APP
pointment Of Senator'S Spooner and Hans
brough, Republicans. Senator Woicott will
fill the vacant place on the committee on
lOieiSn IcittiOnS, oSHdtOFS Bacon ana
Money having been already appointed TO
this committee at the instance of the Dem
ocrats. Two more Republican senator's go
on the committee on judiciary-Fairbanks
and Simon. Three of the four vacancies
on the committee on appropriations go to
Senators Carter. Warren and Wetmore.
The committee announcements will be
made at to-morrOw's session of the Sem
ate unless the Democrats ask a postpone
ment, as the appointment of Senator Allen.
of Nebraska, necessitates a recasting of
their assignments.
The Post tomorrow will publish the fol-
lowing as the makeup of the three new
insular committees:
On the Philippines-Lodge, of Massachu-
sets, chairman; Allison, of Iowa; Hale, of
Maine: Davis. of Minnesota; Proctor, Of
Vermont; Mcbride, of Oregon. and Bever-
idge, of Indiana.
On the Pacific islands and Porto Rico
Foraker. of Ohio. chairman: Perkins, of
California; Gallinger, of New Hampshire;
Fairbanks, of Indiana; Nelson, of Mime
sofa: McComas. of Maryland. and Depew.
of New York.
On relations with C~uba-Platt. of Con-
necticut, chairman: Spooner, of Tsconsin;
Cullom. of Illinois; Davis, of Minnesota;
Aldrich, of Rhode Island: Chandler, OF
New Hampshire. and Mcmillan. OF Mich
igan.
The President to-day sent these nomina-
lions to the Senate: William D. Bynum, of
Indiana, to be general appraiser of mer-
chandise; William NJ. Hoey, of Indiana,
collector of customs for the district of
Arizona; Maj. Gen. w. H. Stouch, of Colo
RADIO, agent for the Indians of the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe agency in Okla
homa. A. Covalt at
Greentown, Ind; Z. l.. Mandling at New
Carlisle, Ind. Army-Colonels to be briga-
der generals. Edgar r. Kellogg, Gilbert s.
Carpenter, Edwin v. Sumner. Thomas NJ.
Anderson. Alex. C. NJ. Pennington, Royal
T Frank. l.. H. Carpenter, Samuel Oven
shine, D.. W. Burke, William A. Kobbe, J.
Franklin Bell; Col. Alfred e. Bates, as
general, with rank of brigadier general;
ment, TO be chief of ordnance, with rank of
brigadier general. Also all of the chiefs
of bureaus in the Navy Department.; also
several census supervisors in the various
States
ing nominations p. c.. Hanna, of Iowa,
consul general at Monterey, Mex; William
H. Hoey, of Indiana, collector of customs
for the district of Arizona: Edwin c. Mad
den, of Michigan. to be third assistant
postmaster general. Consuls-Adelbert s..
Hay. of New Hampshire. at Pretoria; j. G..
Long. of Florida. at Cairo; S. Berliner. OF
Bartleman. Of Massachusetts. at Malaga;
Falls. Canada; ]. Harmony. of New York.
at Corunna, Spain; +. ID. Hill. of Mime
sofa, at Amsterdam: j. H. Carroll. Of
MARYLAND. at Cadiz: III. C. Morris. of Mich