The age-herald., 1899-02-22
SHELBY NAMED FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE Nomination Sent to the Senate for
 Confirmation. TIE FIGHT WAS A HARD ONE Victory iOr the Alabamian is One Well
 Deserved.
THE FIGHT WAS A HARD ONE
AN ARMY BERTH FOR GEN. WHEELER
Will Not be Provided by the Present Congress if Czar Reed Has His Way-The Judiciary Com
 mittees Report.

Washington, February H.-(Special.) .)-The
 president today sent in the name of David
 D. Shelby for the new circuit judgeship in
 the Fifth district. His inducements were
 tremendously strong, representing all par
 ties and sections.
 The fight has been hard one and at one
 time it looked as if the Georgian had
 about landed the prize, but the fact that Shelby was an old republican and not recent convert that he had been delegate to the convention that nom mated Mckinley and served on the committee on resolutions did much in securing the president to ap- point the Alabama lawyer and furthermore
 Judge Pardee claims Atlanta as his home. There was some talk today when the nom- inaton was frst sent in that the friends of Glenn in the senate would hold up his nomination and cause 1t to go over until the next session. Senator Bacon said this was mistake and while it was a great disappointment to him and Senator Clay that Gcorga did not secure the appoint ment, they had not the power to control the appointment and would not hinder the confirmation of MT. Shelby or even try to do so. The appointment VIII be confirmed promptly.
 The senate passed the resolution today ex- onerating the Methodist church from all blame attending the passage of its claim through congress. The senate called up the matter today as a result of the confer ence in Atlanta yesterday, wherein the church agents were condemned for the action of the senate. The resolution com pletely exonerates the church and was passed without debate and without dis senting vote.
 Gen. Wheeler's Seat
 The house will act on the report from the judiciary committee declaring the seats of General Wheeler, Colson, Campbell and Robbins vacant, the last of this week. It was only deterred from taking prompt acton today by the minority, including two republicans, asking until Thursday to file a minority report.
 This report will go much further than the majority report and will declare vacant the seats of all members including Repre- sentahves Hit, of the fore'gn affairs com- mittee who have served on commissions of any kind. Both MT. Bailey and Speaker Reed are in accord that this question should be settled at this session and the com-
 mittee on rules will provide possibly day for the discussion of the report
 It will pass the house by an overwhelm- ing majority General Wheeler may make
 a speech in his own behalf but will not fight the report or resolution from the committee for fear of seeming to criticise the action of the committee.
 Senators Morgan and Pettus made an ef- | fort today to have the appropriation for | the Warrior river put back into the river | and harbor bill. The committee on conn., merce gave as it's excuse for striking out l this appropriation the fact that Alabama | had more than its share in the bill, and | that to permit the Warrior river item to | remain in the bill was a papable injus- l tice to the other states. The senate has l cut the appropriation from $500, 900 to $200, = | 900 and struck out the continuous con- tract clause. The house delegation will make a strenuous effort to have the item re-inserted in the bill when the bill comes l. back to it, should the senators fail to get | it restored before it leaves the senate The military committee met today, but | did not take up the Stallings bill creating major-generalship in the regular army | for General Wheeler, but agreed to do so next Friday. It now seems certain that | Speaker Reed will not give time for it's | consideration at this session, even should 1 the committee report it favoraby. The friends of General Wheeler are at | loss to understand the action of Speaker | Reed respecting General Wheeler. He will | give time for the consideration of the reso- 1 lution which will deprive him of his seat, | but cannot be induced to consider the bill which will put him in the regular army. Some of the republican leaders of the com- mittee say that if an extra session is called this bill will certainly go through. | The president favors 1t and has expressed the hope to the members of the committee that it will be reported favorably at this, session.
 Senator Cullom and General Grosvenor, on leaving the White House today, gave interviews to the effect that an extra ses- sion was unavoidable, and that one would probably be called on March to assemble on March 19, thus giving the necessary fifteen days notification to the members as required by the constitution. ARCHIBALD w. BUTT.