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agreement moved an adjournment
which carried at $50 p. mr.
CONFIKNIATION OF 4 JUDGE

WHICH carried AT 600 y. IN.
CONFIRMATION OF y JUDGE
Washington. Feb. l5.-Thc Senate EN-
ocutlve session to-day confirmed the
domination of lion. Edward X. Meek
To- be district judge for the Northern
District of Texas. The nomination OF
judge Meek failed last session. but he
was rc-appointed at the beginning of
the present session. The opposition in
NE senate was practically Withdrawn.
An aye and nay vote was taken but
the result VAS largely in Mr.. Meek ;
favor.
STILL FIGHTING.
Washington. Feb. 15.-In the execu-
tive session OF the Senate to-day. Sem
ator Butler, of North Carolina. again
declined to yield to The request of MIR.
Fritchard to fix 4 time for Il vote on
the nomination of Judge lIwart to be
District Judge of the Western District
Of North Carolina. lie said. however
that he hoped to bc able to make the
concession within day or two MIR
Butler continued his speech in oppo-
sition To confirmation. He continued
his exploitation of the testimony taken
by the Judiciary Committee. classifying
much of 1t and reading from the type
written copy nj considerable length.
Stewart also made a brief speech dur
ing the executive session opposing con-
iirnation.
Washington. Feb. 15--The President
sent the following nominations 10 the
Senate to-day:
Sinte- samuel J. 13arrows. Of Massa-
chusctts. To be Librarian Of Congress.
War-Eceular Army-Coloncl Marcus
T. Miller. Third Artillery. to he brign-
dier general General Miller is now in
command Of the American troops at
Iloilo.
PoSTMASTERS CONFIRMED,
Washington. Feb. 1.-The Senate TO-
day confirmed the following postmast-
ers:
Tennessee-w. Z. Millccam, Rock.
wood
North Carolna-Ci. W. Robbins Rocky
Mount.
TeXas-D. II. Barnes. Port Arthur:
T.. w. Mortcm Farmersvillc; Il: w.
owen, Eagle Pass.
Georgia &. T.. Harrison Sandcrsvillc;
". =. Rudolph, Thomaston; X. l..
Griffin. Williams.
Washington Feb. 15.-rhe Senate
committee ON military affairs, aft l. sew
eral conferences to-day, reached an
agreement that the army reorganizn-
ton bill should be reported Tomorrow
practically without recommendation.
The committee, with Mt. Proctor ABB
sent IN Cuba, was dcadlocked on the
question Of favorably reporting The
measure.
The bill be reported. rcscrVing the right
10 make a statement of their position,
and showing the committee To be even
~ divided.
The President has conveyed assur-
ances To some of the 2urtv leaders in
congress. III addition L. those given
IaSt week. that he VIII certainty cal
congress together in extra session If il
ihllS To pass the army reorSanizntiou
biil at the present session. In answer
70 repeated Inquiries. the administra-
tloh mas bccn obliged To decline all
propositions looking to the tiding over
thc needs of The army by passing "A
loInt resolution simply extending the
appropriation ON the basis of the pres
ent organization, holding that this de-
vice would be utterly Inadequate TO
meet the absolute necessities Of Tho
case. The status of the volunteers
would. II is said. be extremely unsatis-
factory, and there would be no assur-
ancc that the President could retain
them in service even when the cmcr-
sehry is great The same statement
would-apulv to the regular. army sol
diers who enlisted for the war.
PROPOSITION TO REMODEL
Washington. Feb. 15.-Severnl pIans
Tor rcm0dclng the House of Iicprcscn
tatN'S viii be considered Tomorrow
by he House Committee on Ventilation
ana Acoustics. Mir. Hcatwole. Min
heSot1, recently renewed attention to
the subject by Offering a resolution for
the expenditure of 100000 for rcmod-
cling The hall and putting in u com
pletc system of ventilation.
Mr.. hcatwolcs plan contcmplates
taking out the desks of members. so
that attention of members will be cen
tered 10 the work of the House rather
than 10 letter writing, etc. 1t also pro-
poses much more retiring room. both
Tor leisure. writing, ana the private
work usually done at the members
desks. Another plan by Mr. Recch
ONO. embraces the idea Of Il forum. to
be placed in front of the Speakers desk
from which members will speak in adj
dressing the House. some time since
Speaker Reed suggested "A remodeling
in line with the chamber Of the House
Of Commons These several plans and
SUGGESTIONS VIII he considNred ana an
effort To have the rcmodeling accom-
plishcd during the coming recess of
Congress.