The Dallas Daily Herald

NATIONAL NEWS NOTES.
THE SENATE ADJOURNS SINE DIE.
What it Did Yesterday-Pierce Confirmed-Lawton Withdrawn-Mr. Manning's Economy Circular-Hendricks' Address.

Senate Proceedings.
Washington, April 2.-In the senate after the reading of the journal, morning bulletins relating to Gen. Grant were read from the clerk's desk.
Mr. Morgan offered the following resolution, for which he asked consideration:
Resolved, That the secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby directed, to furnish, for the information of the senate, copies of all papers and correspondence filed in his office since the 4th day of March, 1885, relating to the appropriation of $300,000 for the Cherokee nation of Indians, and the alleged misappropriation of a portion thereof.
Mr. Ingalls objected to its present consideration and it went over for a day.
On motion of Mr. Sherman the senate, at 12:30, went into executive session.

CONFIRMATIONS.
The senate in executive session confirmed the nomination of Henry G. Pearson, to be postmaster at New York.
Norman J. Coleman, to be commissioner of agriculture.
Joseph E. Johnson, of Virginia, to be commissioner of railroads.
Edward Parke Custis Lewis, to be minister to Portugal.
George W. Merrill, to be minister to the Hawaiian Islands.
Alexander McCue, to be solicitor of the treasury.
William R. Roberts, to be minister to Chili.
Clement Dowd, to be collector of internal revenue for the sixth district of North Carolina.
Isham G. Scarcey, to be collector of internal revenue for the third district of Texas.
Nathan Gregg, to be collector of internal revenue for the second district of Tennessee.
J. Boyd, to be collector of internal revenue for the fifth district of North Carolina.
A. Leo Knott, of Maryland, second assistant postmaster-general.
A. M. Kelly, of Virginia, minister to Italy.
R. Magee, of Indiana, minister to Sweden.
T. J. Jarvis, of North Carolina, minister to Brazil.
C. W. Buck, of Kentucky, minister to Peru.
R. B. Hubbard, of Texas, minister to Japan.
R. B. Anderson, of Wisconsin, minister to Denmark.
Isaac B. Bell, jr., of Rhode Island, minister to the Netherlands.
William Caldwell, surveyor of the port of Cincinnati.
David Settle, of North Carolina, United States marshal for the western district of North Carolina.
Frederick Raine, of Maryland, consul-general at Berlin, Germany.
T. M. Waller, of Connecticut, consul-general at London.
Edmund Jussen, of Chicago, consul-general at Vienna, Austria.

A REJECTION.
The nomination of G. M. Moore, to be postmaster at Pleasanton, Kansas, was rejected by the senate to-day.
A message was received by the senate from the president about 3:30. It is rumored that it was a withdrawal of the name of Alexander Lawton to be minister to Russia.
At 4 o'clock the doors re-opened and the senate resumed the legislative session.
Mr. Saulsbury's resolution to suppress the spurious report from the committee on post-offices and post-roads was called up and adopted.
At 4:20 p. m.
Mr. Sherman moved that the senate adjourn sine die. Carried.

HENDRICKS' ADDRESS.
In announcing the result the vice-president said:
Senators: I desire to express to you my obligations and thanks for the kindness and support I have received at your hands. The senate stands adjourned without day.

THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
Washington, April 2.-The last message received by the senate from the president was as follows:
To the Senate of the United States:
"I hereby withdraw the nomination which was delivered to the senate under March 30, of Alexander R. Lawton to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Russia.
GROVER CLEVELAND."

NOMINATIONS.
Among the nominations are Henry P. Kernochan, to be naval officer at New Orleans.
James O. Henderson, to be collector of internal revenue for the eleventh district of Indiana.
John T. McGraw, to be collector of internal revenue for the district of West Virginia.

More of Mr. Manning's Ideas of Economy.
Washington, April 2.-Secretary Manning has addressed a circular letter to all department officers, requesting them to report to him as soon as practicable to what extent, in their opinion, the force under their direction can be reduced without injury to the public service, and whether the method of doing business can be simplified, and, in general, to make such suggestions as may occur to them whereby the efficiency of the service may be improved and the expenses curtailed.
Secretary Manning left Washington this evening for Albany to attend to some personal pressing business. He will be gone about 10 days.

Lawton's Case Checked a Little.
Washington, April 2.-It is understood that the president has sent to the senate a message asking a suspension of action upon the nomination of Alex. R. Lawton, of Georgia, to be minister to Russia, until the papers in connection with the removal of his disabilities can be found. It is understood the suspension will only be temporary.