Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1893 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Jas. 8. Ewing, of Illinois, was nominated as minister to Belgium, Wednesday, by the President. ’ Fourth • Assistant Postmaster General

Maxwell appointed 119 fourth el as* peatmasters, Monday. President Cleveland will revoke - the discriminating duties against Venezuela, Haytl and Columbia imposed by President Harrison. •Judge Lochren. the new Pension Commissioner, will not take charge of the office for a month. He believes that reform In the conduct of the pension office is urgently demanded. - The President and Secretary Lamont will relieve Secretary Carlisle of the responsibility of making appointments under the treasury department in New York State. • President Cleveland, Secretary Gresh} am and other distinguished gentlemen spent Sunday at Secretary Bayard’s homestead, at Wilmington, Del., as the guests of the new Ambassador to England. Mr. Bayard will leave for London in a month. 5 The President, Thursday, sent to the Senate the name of Judge William Lochren, of Minnesota, to be Pension Commissioner; Hannis Taylor, of Alabama, to be Minister to Spain; Royal E. Purcell, to be postmaster at Vincennes: C. M. Hawkins, to be postmaster at Marion, Ind. A long list of other postmasters was also transmitted. 6 The President. Friday, sent a list of nominations to the Senate, the only important one being Caleb W. West, of Utah, to be. Governor of that Territory. Mr. West was Governor of Utah under Cleveland’s first administration, and his appointment breaks the rule laid down in regard to the appointment of “ex” officials. In the Senate, Friday, Mr. Voorhees introduced a resolution, which was referred to the inter-state commerce committee, reciting the decision of the Ohio courts in the engineers’' strike cases, and directing the committee to report what legislation is necessary to amend the interstatecommerce act so as to protect the rights of organized labor. Thfe Democrats in the Senate, Thursday, accepted the Republican proposition to compromise on the question of electing a new Secretary, Sergeant-at-Arms and Chaplain. The Republican proposition was that the new officers were not to enter on their duties until the regular session in December, unless a special session is convened at an earlier date, The resolution making the election of the Democratic caucus nominees a matter of record was passed. Col. Dick Bright is thus insured his old position as Sergeant-at-Arms.