Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE
WASHINGTON D. q D c. Is 1851

SENATE
A resolution. rG,rsi ~ NJ. VS., ias:iuc .
log the Civil S:rv c, Committee 10 ioq1ro ibt:
the nropriety o. stcl legislation So snail require
the Il lag OF vicicuIss IL tho signal corps ABOVE
the ra1k Of se.g:o1t By aap1iclm:ps from the
navy, tr By promotion ia the oorps led t, a
general discussion Al tc tho m,hOdI ct the
signal bureau
NJ. EdnuIds held that tho bcrsau W g origi
naly military dsplrtm:rt. ard so io,g as il
remoioed 30 i:s head should be military cf5csr.
Mr.. Vest thought naval oficers re By
.raiti9g better fitted for sual duties. The str
vice was no Logger essentially military.
Mr.. MsXay opDts d a17 chsnge 10 the pre-.
sent arrangements.
The resolution Waq e 1slly ancDd.d. on mo-
tloo OF Mr.. Eimard5, so that the Inquiry shall
be made b3 thu Committee on Military Att'lrp.
AS SO amended, tHc resolution was adopted.
Ga motion Of MIR. R,edJIph. tho bill for the
relief Of Fi:z John Porter, Waa taken ~ bV B
vjte OF So to Is. party vote Ike p. that MIR.
Hoar voted aye.
Mr.. Randolph Offered The smHdnent 3D.
nouuced by him fen ds. s ogo.
Mr. Edmunds m6ved 70 am,td by lini!idQ
to ono year from he passage Of the bill the time
within which Porter srcs:ors;iJn 10 the Amy
o,o be m ada 50 hat il the present CT The next
President should DOT sea fl to restore lin the
bill should not live until future Administrations
This was ri .c;ed By party vote txoept that
Mr. Davis, CT lls.. snd MIR. McDJaald voted aye.
Mr. Carpenter then argued against tie 1oaer
Of CoDgiess to rtvjks the sentence OF q Quit
martial or rfios!ate persons 10 tie srLy who
bad been expelled.
uousP op REp2rsrNTaTIpfs
Mr.. Townsend. Ct Oiio, presented tho ore
dcnlaS CT f. B. Taylor as member ol(es sro9
tee l9 h district OF Odio (Galfsld's disirics.
Mr.. Hurd. of Otie, the credentials hs7lag
been read, o!j o.ed to Sir. Taylor beiag a1orn
iu, aad moved that ths ored5atalS pc RETIRED
to tho Conmitte On EIeo:ioua.
Mr.. Mckinley, OF O6lo,: Ca what grounds ?
Mr.. Hutd stated that on tho 18Th Of May,
1878, a law had been passed By the Ohio L,gis'
lAlure creating tho 10 b district.
MIR. BuuerRostF, of Ohio, tictcrruptiOgl:
The certificate cf eieci:n is regular 90 II face
it not2
Mr.. Ha;G: | tax. i; tbst il is lot. Pieceediog,
he said, thst Gsu. Gai6e'd had been elected
from the 10Th dis'rie. as it had btea COMPOSED
under the Law of 1878. In 1880 the law Of 1878
had been repealed and q NV distfloi CREATED.
Tho ground upoD which Mr.. Ia, lor rested lis
claim was that the violrcy which had been
created by the resignation OF Mr. Garfield from
the old 10Th district nigh. bo filed by the
election held within the territory which had
formerly composed that district. This claim
be submitted was Without foundation.
Mr.. Gsr6eIds resignation could not occa-
SIGN vacancy 10 that dilric; ard lhsre.
fore on the fac, Of the cerli6,s it WIS patent
that Mr.. Taylor had 20 right 10 sit 10 The House.
The whole trouble Ess wiki the Legislature OF
Ohio, which had passed Law whereby $50, 900
people would have fifteen representatives
10 tho Elk: Congress-, while 8 600 Woult
only have fve representatives Withtus mnk'
log provisions for vacancies. LIT the Leg
ialature Of Ohio bear tho blame. rpd lot rot tho
house seat man eltced from district which
had 90 existence.
Mr.. Mckinley argued that. assuming that
thoro was any force in the Of j,c'iop made by
bis colleague. (Mr Hurd) tho msmber elect
had prima fa,io right to his s,st. The OBJ.
lection should 90 To the Committee on Elec-
tions. but 10 tic mean time the member elect
should notibe deprived of bis RICH. to rcpreaent
the 10Th district.
After some further Gisiuseicn MI. Rurd with.
drew his objection and Mr. Taylor having
qualified moved that the credentials be referred
to the Commit on Elections Which motion
was agreed 10.
The speaker then rroeaded TO oAil States for
bills and resolutions.
a resolution by Mr.. Grape of Mass danunca.
tory OF the baildng of tho Pansma Cansl under
the auspices CT any Euroupesn Government.
No action had been taken upon i: Thou this re.
port closed.
NOMINATIONS
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate this afternoon Edgar Stanton, of
Illinois, 10 bs Consul General st ct Petersburg;
Wolgang Schoerie, of Ohio to BIO Consul at
Barnon.
John W. R,mry was acquitted OF The muir
der of Dcnbis Morooey at Dsn7il!e on Satur.
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