1893. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 1207 JosephS. Root, to be postmaster at Charles City, in the county PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY. of Floyd and State of Iowa, in the place of Eugene B. Dyke, re­ Medical Depa1·trnent. moved. Justus J. Hetsch, to be postmaster at Newport, in the county Maj. Henry R. Tilton, surgeon, to be deputy surgeon-general, of Campbell and State of Kentucky, in the place of Anne W. Jenks, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, August 12, 1893, vice Jane­ removed. way, retired from active service. Hamilton A. Belchert to be postmaster at Farmington, in the Oa1:alry a·rm. county of Franklin and Sbte of Maine, in the place of Josiah H. r First Lieut. Alfred M. Fuller, Second Cavalry, to be captain, Thompson, resigned. August 14, 1893, vice Eaton, Second Cavalry~ deceased. Henry F. Libby, to be postmaster at Pittsfield, in the county of Second Lieut. David L. Brainard, Second Cavalry, t{) be first Somerset and State of Maine, in the place of Henry F. Libby, lieutenant, August 14, 1893, vice Fuller, Second Cavalry, pro­ whose commission ex-pired January 29,1891. moted. Harry B. Parker, to be postmaster at Bucksport, in the county Second Lieut. Walt-er M. Whitman, Second Infantry, to be of Hancock and State of Maine, in the place of Guy W. McAllis­ second lieutenant, May 3, 1893, with rank from November 20, ter, whose commission expired March 19, 1893. 1892, vice Andrew, First Cavalry, resigned. FrankL. Thayer, to be postmaster at Waterville, in the county .Infantry arm. of Kennebec and State of Maine, in theplaceoiWillardM. Dunn, rem<>ved. Second Lieut. Julius A. Penn, Thirteenth Infantry, to be first Jeremiah C. Byrns, to be postmaster at Ware, in the county of lieutenant, July 29, 1893, vice Benham, Second Infantry, ap­ Hampshire and State of Massachusetts, in the place of Andrew pointed regimental quartermaster. J. Davis, resigned. APPOINTMENTS IN THE AR?!IY. Jeremiah W. Coveney,-to be postmaster at Boston, in the Medical Depa1·tmen.t. county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, in the place of To be assistant surgeons, with the rank of first lieutenant, to Thomas N. Hart, resigned. _ . aate from May 12, 1893: John W. Ellam, to be postmaster at Southbridge, in the county Alexander N. Stark, of Virginia, vice Moseley, promoted. of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, in the place of George Charles Lynch, of New York, vice Burton, retired from active W. Corey, resigned. service. John F. Freese, to be postmaster at East Walpole, in the JohnS. Kulp, of Pennsylvania, vice Taylor, retired from ac­ county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, the appointment tive service. of a postmaster for the said office having, by law, become vested Edward L. Munson, of Connecticut, vice Skinner, promoted. in the President on and after Aprill, 1893. Charles E. B. Flagg, of South Carolina, vice Hopkins, re- William G. Goldsmith, to ba postmaster at Andover, in the signed. county of Essex and State of .Massachusetts, in the place of James M. Kennedy, of South Carolina, vice De Witt, resigned. Abraham Marland, resigned. Guy C. M. Godfrey, of Ohio, vice De Loffre, promoted. Emory E. Harwood, to be postmaster at Spencer, in thecounty William F. Lewis, of North Carolina, vice Suter, resigned. of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, in the place of Ed­ ward M. Bliss, whose commission expired March 30, 1893. Andrew Shanahan, to be postmaster at Rockland, in the county CONFIRMATIONS. of Plymouth and State of M3SS.3.chusetts, in the place of Joshua E xecllti'l:e norninations conji1·med by the Senate Septembe'r 4, 1898. S. Smith, removed. REGISTERS OF THE LAND OFFICE. Fred W. Smith, to be postmaster at Adams, in the county of Frank P. Alexander, of Greenville, Tex., to be register of the Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, in the place of John E. land office at Aly-a, in Oklahoma Territory. Mole, wbos3 commission expired March 26, 1893. M. Edwin M. Wheelock, to be postmaster at Hopedale,in the county Wilson Hammock, of Hartsville, Tenn., to be register of of Worcester and Sbte of Massachusetts, in the place of George the land office at Woodward, in Oklahoma Territory. A. Draper, whose commission expired :\larch 21, 1893. James E. Malone, of Juneau, Wis., t<> be register of the land John J. Enright, to be postmaster at Detroit, in the county of office at Parry, in Oklahoma Territory. Wayne and State of Michigan, in the place of Ellwood T. Hance, Robert W. Patterson, of .Macon, Ga., to be register of the resigned. land office &.t Enid, in Oklahoma Territory. John F. Crocker, to be postmaster at Kearney, in the county Edward Phillips, of Natchitoches, La., to be register of the of Buffalo and State of Nebraska, in the place of Rice H. Eaton, land office at_Natchitoches, La. resigned. RECEIVERS OF PUBLIC MONEYS. John A. Cook, to be postmaster at David City, in the county Robert H. Allen, of Iuka, Miss., to be receiver of public moneys ofButle:randState of Nebraska, in the place of SamuelL. Brown, at Alva, in Oklahoma Territory. jr., resigned . Joseph H. King, of Anniston, Ala., to be receiver of public Rogers Scribner, to be postmaster at St. Paul, in the county moneys at Perry, in Oklahoma Territory. of HowardandStateof Nebraska, in the place of Edwin F. Chinn, D:1.vid H. Patton, of Remington, Ind., to be receiver of public resigned. moneys at Woodward, in Oklahoma Territory. Charles W. Dayton, to be postmaster at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, in the place of Cor­ nelius VanCott, resigned. James L. Dunning, to be postmaster at Cape Vincent, in the SENATE. county of Jefferson and State oi New York, in the place of John TUESDAY, September 5, 1893. Buckley, whose commission expired March 23, 1893. Charles L. Elwood, to be postmaster at Middletown, in the Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. H. l'YIILBUBN, D. D. county of Orange and State of New York, in the place of Ira The J ournaJ of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. _ Dorrance, whose commission expired March 13, 1893. VALUES OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. Henry 0. Fairchild, to be postmaster at Hammondsport, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, in the place of Llew­ The VICE-PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communica­ ellyn .H. Brown, removed. tion from the Secretary of the Treasury inclosing a letter from Henry B. G1-a.ves, to be postmaste1· at Gene\3., in the county of the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics of that Department stating Ontario and State of New York, in the place of Herman F. Fox, the reason why a detailed statementofthe values of exports and whose commission expired March 23, 1893. · imports carried under the several flags engaged in the foreign James A. McKenna, to be postmaster at Long Island-City, in carrying trade during each of the last two fiscal years, called the county o! Queens and State of New York, in the place of for by a resolution of the 31st ultimo, can not be furnished unless a William Richensteen, resigned. special appropriation is made fo:r the purpose; which, with the Ed ward C. Reynolds, to be postmaster at Haverstraw, in the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Finance, county of Rockland and State of New York, in the place of and ordered to be printed. Richard W. Oldfield, whose commission expired March 30, PETITIONS AND 1IEMORIALS. 1893. The VICE-PRESIDENT presented three petitions of the Andrew T. Sullivan, to be postmaster at Brooklyn, in the Bankers' Association of Georgia, praying for the establishment county of Kings and State of New York: in the place of George of a subtreasury in that State; which were referred to the Com­ J. Collins, deceased. mittee on Finance. Lewis W. Terwilliger, to be postmaster at Hancock, in the Mr. QUAY:.presen ted a petition of the Window Glass Workers' county of Delaware and State of New York, in theplace of Suy­ Assembly, No. 300, Knights of Labor, of Pittsburg, Pa., and a dam F. Wheeler, whose commission expired Marcl;l 30, 1893. petition of the Patrons of Husbandry, of western Pennsylvania 1208 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. SEPTEl\IBER 5, and eastern Ohio, praying for the free coinage of silver; which Mr. PALMER presented a petition of business men of Joliet, were ordered to lie on the table. Ill., praying for the unconditioiJ.al repeal of the so-called Sher­ He also presented a memorial of the Central Labor Union, of man silver law; which was ordered to lie on the table. McKean County, Pa., remonstrating against the repeal of the so-called Sherman silver law, which was ordered to lie on the BILLS INTRODUCED. table. Mr. LODGE introduced a bill (S. 837) for the relief of Albert He also presented thl·ee petitions of businessmen of Pittsburg, Locke, alias Shipley; which was read twice by its title, and, with Philadelphia, and Shawsbury, in the State of Pennsy1 vania, pray­ the accompanying paper, referred to the Committee on Military ing for the repeal of the silver-purchasing clause of the so-called Affairs. Sherman law, which were ordered to lie on· the table. Mr. GALLINGER introduced a bill (8. 838) for the relief of Mr. McMILLAN presented a petition of manufacturers, mer­ Col. Jesse H. Strickland, Eighth Tennessee Cavalry, United chants, vesselmen, and other citizens of Det.roit, Mich., praying States Volunteers; which was read twice by its title, and referred for the repeal of the sil ver-purch~ing clause of the so-called to the Committee on Military' Affairs.