Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1886 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

At a caucus of twenty Republican Senators, held on the 17th inst., it was res6lved to offer ,in open session resolutions denouncing as reprehensible the conduct of the Attorney General in refusing to furnish

information demanded, and declaring that the Senate will not confirm appointees in whose cases there has been a refusal to give reasons for the vacancy. The President' has made the following nominations': James B. Groorne, to be Collector of Customs for the district of Baltimore, Md.; J. Freeman Raisin, to be Naval Officer of Customs in the district of Baltimore, Md.; Frank I. Phelps, to be Surveyor of Customs for the port of La Crosse, Wis.; Alfred B. Judd, to be Pension Agent at Milwaukee, Wis.; William M. Campbell, to be Marshal of the United States for the district of Minnesota; Pendle- , ton King, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Legation of the United States at Constantinople. An Associated Press telegram from Washington saj’s: Attorney-General Garland said to-day in an interview that lie was glad an investigation of his relations to the Pan-Electric and Bell Telephone Companies was to be made, and hoped it would be thorough, and that everything would be revealed and made public. It has been assorted, he said, that he ought to do something to relieve himself and the administration of criticism because a suit had been brought by the Government against the Bell patent, while he, a member of a rival telephone company, was at the head of the Department of Justice. He had considered tho matter thoroughly, and had determined to take Bteps to meet this in a way that would, he thought, satisfy all people who desire to be satisfied. This action would be taken at once were it not for the pending investigation, in the face of which his , motives might bo misconstrued. He) was deter-., mined to carry out his intentions after the investigation, whatever the result of that investigation might be. In reply to an inquiry, he said that this statement did not foreshadow his resignation. The Ohio Legislature has passed a bill creating a non-partisan Board of Election Commissioners in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, a ltd Columbus. The principal duties of the boards are to select judges and clerks of elections. Frank W-. Palmer, formerly Postmaster qf Chicago, has purchased from Congressman Honk the Chronicle, of Knoxville, Tenn., and will make that place his home.