The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-03-24
poTNos m CONGRESS.

In the United States Senate, the oath Of ONCE
was taken, on the meeting Of that body on Monday.
March II. ty Messrs. McDill, Of Iowa, and Cameron.
* Wisconsin. MI. Morgan offered . resolution de-
nouncing a.saseinaticn = . means Of redress for
any grievance. On The question Of organizing
the senate speeches wcrc made by Measrl.
Pend.eton, Conklins and Hill, tho latter
inari ine particularly what Senator chosen
by Democrats would prove falee 20 his trust
Mr. Malone took position IN front Of the Vice
President. desk and declared that he should vote as
he pleased: that he owed nothing 70 the Democrats.
and that the Democratic patty had done more injury
u tho south than. anything ere. Mr..
voorhees, offered to be one Of t~o DINO
President nominated Stanley MattLewrsf Ohio, q be
Associate Justice of the United States SUPREME
Court; Don A. Pardre, of Louisiana. TO he United
States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Judicial Circuit;
John W. Powell, Of Illinols, to be Director q the
United States Geological Survey; Orlando u. Brew
sser, Lonisiana. Surveyor General Of tho United
sass. ss.ss District w,.m Fl 'Ss aauns.so.n Ohio
Thoms. ]. Anderson, TopelA K.nra.;
Jacob N. Wells, Marion. Ind: John R Dowd,
wood, III; q. W. Mitchell, Charleston, H.; james
H. Clarke, Mattoen, H.: John Kennedy, HastingA
Mimi; Eden n. LAvena, farihsnit. Mimi; Frances
w. Seeley, Lake City, MINI; Edxard hus.ei;, DAY.
enport Iowa: william c. Hawley. Manchester, lcwa;
George Crane, Dubuque, Iowa; Jnstus T. Moak,
watertown, Wis; Frank Patterson. Junction City,
Kan; william Aul.enix, Bristol, Ieon.s Henry ".
Turner. Lsxingtoas Mo-
The Senate session was very brief on Tues-
day. tho 18th inst Mr. Voorhees, called up his
luton asking the Attorney General for the names Of
Deputy Marshas appointed 70 guard the polls at the
October election In indiana nwAs amended % -
to call also for information q 70 the necessity for
their appointment and in ite new shape Was adopted.
An attempt was made hy Mr. Pendleton to call mp
his reorganization resolution, but Il failed, and the
Senate adjourned
Senator Edgerton, Of Minnesota, took his
ecat on Wednesday, the 10th inst resolution Wa
adopted calling for the correspondence between
Mexico and the United States, from 1859 70 iSel u
reference to . proposed treaty. The Democrats
went through the motion Of calling up the organixa-
ton reso aton, but did not attempt to press Il to
votA There was . little Alibustering on
the part of the Republican, after which the senate
adjourned. The President nominated =. Dana
Horton to he Secretary to the Commission to attend
the international Monetary ConfsrsnSs s, tnr,. Ha1.
man. Waterloo, Iowa, ard 0eorge y. Reehneker,
Wyandotte, Kas. Surveyors Of Customs: John Il.
Leonard indianapolis, lnd and Joseph L, Ga.ton,
1 Chattanooga, Tenn, and y ]. Watson ~ Do NAvA
OfAccr At SAN Francisco.
The credentials Of Senator Edgerton, Of Min
4 ncsota, werc presented 70 tho Senate on Thureday
! March II, and he took the oath Of once. Mr.. Pen
deton said he had received information which In
dnced him 10 believe that Il would be impossible
obtain so upon the pending resolution this morn
ing, and he therefore moved to adjourn. Agreed to
/ The appointment Of Hon. James A. Wildman =
Postmaster ct indianapolis was sent 10 the Scnat
1 this afternoon bs the President Col A. +. Rock
well was aleo appointed = Commiasionsr of Publ
Buildings and 0roundA
III. senate WAS organised by the Rcpubli
cans, on Friday. tho 18th inst Malone voting will
| them, aud David navis With the Democrats Tn
vote stood 81 to 81, Edmunds and Vance ben,
paired. and Vice President Arthur gave his castn
ssse IN favor of the Republicans The committees
:. .rr.n yed by the Republican caucus, then mp
pointed. A. soon . senator Frye was sworn ii,
Mr.. Anthony, Chairman q the Republican
caGcua, offered the list Of committees pre-
pared In the caucus - M amendment !,
the resolution offer.d number e days ago BY Mr.
Pend eton. The vote stood 81 to- and the VIC
President said that the vote being lie, no wou.s
vote III the Affirmative, and declared the resalntel
adopted The President nominated Philip Dappie
To lie Collector Of Internal Revenue Of the lxtl
district of Tennessee; George Il. Stsrbnck, 2; Nes
Yark, 70 be Supervising Inspector Of Steam Vessel
for the second district. and thu following Postma
tiers: James G. Sherman, Menominea, Mic 4; IL
seIh +. Wilkinson, Sid ey, Ohio; John u. MagaM
co.hocton: Ohio; James !. wIdm.n, Indsnapah'
Ind, and William L. Harvey, Minneapolis, kan
The following are tho Senxte Committees =
elected, tho hrst named on each committee bsing th
Chairman:
Privileges and Elections-Hoar, Cameron iWis
Teller, Sherman, Frye, salisbury, Hill tGa), Vaacs
PuRh
Foreign Relations - Burnside, Conk'ing, Ed
mnnds, Miller, Ferry, Johnston, Morgan, Hill GA
Pcndleton.
Al ison, Platt IN. Y., Bayard, Voorhees,, feck, NJ.
PLersoii, HarriA
Appropriations Allison, Logan, Dawes. P.uml
Hale, Davis Nv. val, Beck, Ransom, Coekr.l.
Commerce -Conkling, Mcmillan, Jones tNes.
kellogg. Gonger, Ransom, Coke Farley, Vest
Manulacturcs-conger Hale, jewell, MoPhcrsel
Will.anA
Agr.culsurs MAhons, BAR, Plumb, vsnWyo
D.Hs Nv. Va, olsses, oeosgs.