The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-08
J. Otis Humphrey Nominated 10 he
Federal Judge for the Southern
District of Illinois.
MR.. FRYE HoNoRED AGAIN
UNANIMOUSLY RE-ELECTED PREsI-
DENT PRO TEN. OF THE SENATE.
Senator Morgan's Lnment-vnlue Of
the United states Last Year.

WASHINGTON March 7.-Senators Piatt
and Depew. of New York. are both oppos-
ing the proposition 10 nominate Col w. G.
Sanger for the Office OF assistant secretary
OF war. Senator Platt saw the secretary
of war on the subject to-day and entered
formal protest. on the ground that Col.
Sanger is not a consistent Republican. SEN
ator Depew also has indicated his opposl-
tion. Neither OF them was consulted before
the nomination was decided on. The selec-
tion seems to have been made by the sec
retary. but the senators claim that. IL that
official Is TO assert that prerogative. he
should find a man who will be acceptable
to them. Senator Platt to-day expressed
the opinion that the protest which has been
made would have the effect OF preventing
the appointment. The President to-day
sent the following nominations to the Sem
ate:
j. Otis Humphreys, OF Illinois, district
Judge for the Southern district OF Illinois:
Thomas Worthington, Of Illinois, attorney
for the Southern district OF Illinois: Charles
s. Wilson. of Maine, secretary. OF the lesa-
ton 10 Greece, Roumania and Servia.
Volunteer Army-Sergeant Major Walter
E Barrett, Thirty-ninth Infantry, 10 be
second lieutenant: Chief Musician Walter
il. Loving. Forty-eighth Infantry. to be
second lieutenant.
Regulars-Acting assistant surgeons. II. :.
a, 10 be assistant surgeons. with rank OF
flrst lieutenant: James Franklin Edwards,
of Pennsylvania; j. Ralph Shook, of Penn
sylvania; William Eugene Vose. OF Mary
land: Frank Thomas Woodbury., OF Penn
James L. Mcintosh. jr. to be receiver OF
public moneys at Sidney, Neb.
The Senate, in executive session, to-day
confirmed the following nominations Robt.
S. Mccormick, of Illinois, to be minister 10
Austria-IIungary: Frank w. Jackson, OF
Pennsylvania, consul at Patras, Greece:
Charles s. Wilson, of Maine. secretary to
The legation at Greece. Roumania and Ser
via; Capt. a. s. Crowninshield, u. S. N.
to be chief of the bureau of navigation.
with rank of read admiral.
The Senate also confirmed the military
nominatiS3s sent to it by the President to-
cay as well as the naval promotions sent IN
yesterday.
The Kansas City Star SAYS: saThere "a
reason for believing that a tentative offer
or the office OF commissioner of pensions IA
succeed III. Clay Evans. has been offered
Maj. William Warner. United States attor-
ney for the Western district of Missouri.
and past grand commander of the Grand
Army. When questioned on the subject
Major Warner said: Il am not, nor have \
been, an applicant for the position. II is
not best to decline position that has not
been rendered. i am acting on that line %
A dispatch from Utica. n. Y, says
Word has been received at Waterville, the
home of Charlemagne Tower United States
ambassador at the Court OF St. Petersburg.
that he is to be transferred TO the United
states embassy at Paris. IL is said Gen.
Horace Porter, the present ambassador az
Paris, desires to retire, and that the cli-
mate Of St Petersburg does not agree with
Mr.. Towers heal h. hence the change"