The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-06
ARMY NOMINATIONS.
Niles Named by the President v Be
Lieutenant General.
THREE MAJOR GENERALS.
Young, Chanee and Macarthur ss
List sent In BY NJ. Mckinley
For Action By the
Senate.

sent the following army nomineusns 70
the senate:
To be lieutenant general, Major Gen
sral Nelson A. Miles.
To be major generals, Brigadier Gener-
al Samuel b. M. Young, q. s. A.; Colo
nel Adna R. Chaffee, Eighth cavalry, U.
8. A. (major general u. s. W; Briea.
der General Arthur Macarthur, q. 3.
A. (major general u. s. W.
Colonel to be brigadisr generals: John
G. Bates, Second infantry, u. 8. A. Tina.
jor general u. 8. w; Colonel Lloyd
Wheaton, Seventh infantry, U. 8. A.
(major general u. 8. w; George w.
Davis, Twenty-third infantry (brigadier
general U. 8. w; Theodore behwan,
assistant ndjutant general Q. 8. a.
lbrigadier general U. 8. W; Samuel s.
Sumner, Sixth cavalry, U. 5. A.; Leon
ard Wood, assistant surgeon, U. 5. A.
tmajor general U. 8. vi; Robert u.
Hall. Fourth infantry, o. >. A. tbriga'
der general u. s. W; Robert T.
(brigndier general q. 8. W; George M.
Randall, Eighth infantry, q. 8. A. Orig
adler general u. S. W.
Also William A. Kobbe, Third artil-
lery, u. s. A. tbrigadisr general q. 3.
Tvs; Brigadier General Frederick D.
Grant, y. s. "; Captain j. Franklin
Bell, Seventh cavalry. o. &. A. (brigadisr
general U. s. W.
Mr.. Chandler IN. H. presented to the
senate the credentials Of his successor,
Mr.. Henry E. Burnhhm.
The chair appointed Hessrs. Hanna,
Spooner and Jones of Arkansas members
of the Joint committee on Inauguration
and Messrs. Chandler and Gallery as tell
ers OF the vote for president and vice
president whom the electoral vote Is
counted.
The Teller Resolution.
Mr.. Teller called MP and spoke upon
his resolution calling upon the secretary
of war for information concerning the re-
ports of the deportation Of George i.
Rice, editor Of a Manila newspaper, to the
United States by the general in charge OF
! the American forces Ia the Philippine Is
lands.
He read the press reports concerning
: Mr.. Rice's case, saying that he did not
; wonder that he was defiant, knowing
} there was NO law justifyiAg his sxpul.
sion.
Mr.. Teller said he did not know wheth.
{ er Rice's paper had been suppressed, but
! he had been credibly informed that four
! newspapers had been suppressed In Lu'
= zon by the military authorities.
Mr.. Teller spoke of the proceeding as
one Of importance to all, for Mr.. Rice
was n citizen Of the United States, ant
s an offenee against him was An ofensS
+ against every other citizen of this coun
r try.
4 Mr.. Teller's resolution was agreed to
y and the District OF Columbia appropria
: ton bill was taken up.
n The ship subsidy bill was laid befor
e the senate as the unfinished business
o Mr.. Allison asked that the subsidy bill
# be laid aside temporarily. He eIplaine
u his reasons.
'. COLLECTION is made" announced tn
presiding officer, Mr.. Gallinger, in tn
chair
"Then, Mr.. President, ] move that tn
: consideration Of the District OF Columbi
= appropriation bill be proceeded with.
\, said Mr.. Allison. There was no oppt
~ sition to the motion and 1t prevailed with
lie ont dissent, and consideration OF the Dis
III trict bill was continued.
m In the House.
r Chaplain Couden In his invocation
~ the house prayed for the recovery q
ne Representative Bartlett Of Georgia, wh
" is i'll with pneumonia.
Without preliminary business the hous
went into committee Of the whole and r.
sumed the consideration VI the pOstofit
~ appropriation bill.
:, The debate was interrupted to perm
=. the house to act upon the senate amen,
"a ment to the joint resolution for the a
~ pointment Of joint committee to a
20 range the programme for the inaugur
Z, tion Of president and vice president. III
~ senate struck out land vice president
iti and the house agreed to the amendmer
- ny The speaker announced the appointing
~ " Representatives Cannon Ills.), Df
eel pa and McRas (Ark.) as mel
bers Of the committee On behalf Of Il
house.
lrg ,.,nf;na a,',nn,;,t.a than ,ont ,ha a.
of p ',.;,n ,.anh n...;rat ~. n,,,,,; ~
~ ~ ion OF various classes Of government ei
IN. ~ yloyees with the object Of ipcreasi
' nv their salaries and in some cnses creati
~. ~, civil pension list. He argued that g,
NV erlimcnt employees were better paid til
mp ,imilar employees in private life n
nc here was no justice in their consta
and persistent demands for higher 8
aries.
Secretary Gage has written q letter
g. the chairman of the house louisa
,ter Purchase exposition committee sayi
ar ne has received satisfactory evideI
OF that the exposition company has rails
VT. the 100000 required as prereQuis
IS a % the government aid Of $5,00O,0O0.
dur No further legislation relating to
four army is likely to be reported from
pat. mouse committee on military affai
try. which has agreed to suspend its regu
meetings. 1t was decided also to rep
40 more bills for the acquisition OF DIT
srty for national park purposes. j
70 effect of this is to leave Enacted nj
ster she projects for acquiring the Val
hat Forge camp ground Of Washington
lrge me size Mt forKtown, va, where
ON British surrendered to Washington.
the ------
ess Boers Threaten Lourenco Mnrqu,
was London, Feb. 5.--The British for,
!. Of ,fiice has received semiotficial c0nfrI
rom ion OF the report that the Beers
lner threatening to enter Lourenzo Marc
the Ind that the local Portuguese authori
ire asking for British assistance.
foreign Office has heard nothing Of
developments of the last 4S hours.
eral --
,err, "s Deao'
: in Seneca Falls, N. Y, Feb. 5.--Hor
rider siisby' the inventor OF a hre engine
81. lead, after an illness of several we
The rom complication of diseases. He
and 20 years old. He leaves wife, one
,ernl md two daughters.
ither