The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-05
All Appointments to the Diplomatic
Service Passed on FavornbIy
by the Committee.
BRIEF SESSION OF THE SENATE
GIFT OF $4,000 TO HEIRS OF LATE
CONSUL PRENTISs PROPOSED.
Pension Appropriation Bill Which
Carries s139, s47, 600 Agreed to by
the House Committee.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The Senate was
in session to-day one hour and five minutes.
most of which time was spent behind closed
doors. After the reception of a number of
bills and petitions, and the adoption of a
concurrent resolution calling on the Presi-
dent for the papers in the Pious fund case.
recently arbitrated before The Hague Tri-
bunal. Mr. Beverage had read the resolu-
tons adopted by the delegates to the Okla
homa nonpartisan convention, favoring the
admission of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory as one State and opposing the House
omnibus Statehood bill. The Senate then
went into executive session and at 1:50 adj
journed until Monday.
During the executive session oliver Wen
dell Holmes was confirmed to succeed the
late Justice Gray as a member of the bench
of the United States Supreme Court. There
was no opposition and the nomination was
not discussed. Immediately after the SEN
ate went into executive session Senator
Hoar, as chairman of the committee on the
judiciary. made favorable report on the
nomination. The Senate took the up
forthwith accomplishing the act of con-
firmation as quickly as 1t was possible to
do The Senate also confirmed the
nomination of Henry l.. West to be COM
missioner of the District of Columbia.
The Senate committee on foreign rela-
tions authorized favorable reports on all
the nominations to diplomatic positions be-
fore it as follows: Robert Mccormack. am
bassador to Russia; Charlemagne Tower.
ambassador to Germany; Bellamy Storer,
ambassador to Austria; David Z. Thomp-
son, minister to Brazil; William b. Sorbsy,
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to Greece; Arthur S. Hardy, minister to
Spain; Leslie Combs, minister to Guate-
mala; Percival Dodge, secretary of the en-
bassy at Berlin; X. S. Hit, second secre-
tary at Berlin; Peter A. Jay. third secre-
tary at Paris.
The following nominations by the Presi-
dent were received by the Senate: Robert
Nj. McWade, Pennsylvania NOW consult,
! TO be consul general at Canton, China;
Martin "A. Knapp New York;, interstate
commerce commissioner Ga reappointment);
! George w. Ellis, Kansas, secretary of the
| legation at Monrovia, Liberia; William Bar
| rel New York; consul at Bamberg,
Bavaria. Also a large number of army
promotions and appointments.
Senator HOar presented to the Senate an
| amendment to the immigration bill, pro-
/ viding that the wives and children of aliens
who have declared their intention of becom-
| ing citizens shall be admitted without tax
| or fee. In case of contagious diseases
among them they are to be held and in case
| the disorder should prove permanent they
are to be deported.
An amendment to the diplomatic appro-
| prfation bill appropriating $1,000 for the
benefit of the heirs of the late Thomas Il.
| Prentis was favorably reported from the
committee on foreign relations. Mr.. Prentis
| was United States consul at st. Pierre.
Martinique, when that place was destroyed
by the eruption of the Mont Pelee volcano
! and was among the victims of that disaster
| The committee on military affairs met to-
day for the purpose of taking up the bill
for fba 1izat ion of fh.a
| listened to the representations in support
of the measure by Secretary Root and Gen.
| eral Carter. When the hearing of Secretary
| Root was concluded the committee decided
to report the bill, as it passed the House
without amendment.
| +. H. Newell, photographer of the geo
logical survey, to-day gave testimony be-
| fore the Senate committee on territories
concerning the lands in the Territories of
| Arizona and New Mexico, which are cap
| able of being made productive by irriga-
| ton. He presented colored maps outlining
| such lands and also showing the extent of
| private land grants in the Territories.