Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-31
ADJOURNED.

The adjournment Of the special SEES
sion Of the Senate vas effected Satur-
day. and there will b NO more Of IL until
the regular session in December. unless
ont very extraordinary and unlocked
for emergency should arise. obligins
President Arthur to call the Senators to-
estbsr again. This extra session WA
called principally to elect . presiding
officer. who would BE- the Presidential
successor In case Of the removal" OF
Arthur BY some possible second Guit'su'
Tho Democracy having the majority
when the special session first convened,
elected Bayard. IN old line 'sssssh"
Democrat. furnishipg Q good inaacsmsnt
for some friend Of the ''lost cause .
assassiaats Arthur and thus place Bsyard
In the Presidential chair. Some OF the
Southern Democratic members men,
toned and deprecated this idea a. really
detrimental to the interests Of the South.
and expressed tho opinion that Bayard
shsuld not DO chosen. But they all
voted for Baysrd nevertheless. and
elected him. Their triumph. hswever.
was very short lived. for as soon a. the
nswly.slected Republican Senators could
be sworn 10. the Republicans having
then the balance OF power. cast out
Bsyara before be had fairly warmed the
seat Of the chair. and elected David
Davis. an Independent, who can all and
warm more Of q chair than halt q dozen
like Baysrd.
President Arthur most earnestly de-
sired to retain the Garfield Cabinet
intact. Notwithstanding their rendered
ys~signations. and no change has been
made. except the substitution OF Judge
Folger a. Secretary Of the Treasury in
place Of Window. This was an absolute
necessity. in order that Window might
secure his nomination and return as
Senator from Minnesota. otherwise the
members OF the Cabinet have shswn o
c~omnendabls degree Of Difference to
public opinion BY ~conssnting to remain
In the respective positions to which they
were appointed BY President Garfield
until the regular meeting Of Congress in
December.
President Arthur has developed some
very csmmendabls Garfield qualities
thus far, which have won for him the
approval Of the majority Of the Republi-
can party. The grand test. however. OF
his real merit and capabilities In that
line will come at the regular Congrss-
sionsl session in December. II he or
his stalwart friends had any overt acts
Of self.intsrsst to accomplish Ii would
not have been good policy to even at
tempt to take advantage Of this extra
session for the purpose. II was well
managed throughout. and came to o
brief and satisfactory conclusion a. fol-
lows:
Senator Sherman moved that o COM
mi,tes Of two be appointed to wait on
the President and ascertain II he had any
further communications to make. The
resolution WAS adopted and sherman
and Bayard appointed rs such commit
tee. Subsequently they reported that
they had performed that duty. and that
the President had nothing further to
communicate.
Bayard offered the following:
Resolved, That the thanks OF the Sen
ate are hereby rendered to Hon. David
Davis for the courtesy. impartiality and
ability With which he has performed his
duties ss President pro tenn.
The resolution was agreed to unani-
nously, and Davis having resumed the
chair, which hs had temporarily vacated,
said: Senators: ! am touched BY the
generous expressions in the resolution
which il has pleased the Senate to pass
in my honor. ! am grateful for the
courteous cooperation which has been
rendered from all sides in administering
the duties Of presiding officer Of this
high and enlightened body. Hoping
that every member Of the Senate will re-
turn happily and safely to his homo aud
be permitted to resume the duties here
ut the next meeting Of Congress, II only
remains for me to declare the Senate
adjourned without day.
The doors were then opened and the
usual lssve-tskipes were exchanged. and
in Q few moments the Senate chamber
was deserted.