Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-03-31


York; Asa W. Telley, United States attorney
for the northern district of New York; Louis F.
Paine, United States marshal for the southern
district of New York; Clinton D. McDougall,
United States marshal for the northern district
of New York; John Tyler, collector of customs
IN mt the @ district Of Buffalo creek New York; AL
bert Woodcock, collector of internal revenue in
the Third Illinois district; Edward s. Meyer,
United States Marshal of the northern district
OF Ohio, and A. NJ Jones, United States mar
shal for the northern district of Illinois
The senate confirmed the following postmast-
ers: Chas. Esselenger, Manitowoc, Wis. James
.: Raymond, Stevens Point Wis ; julius T.
Nook. Watertown, Wis. ; M. Fl. Hartman, Wa
terloo, Ia; VIM. G. Conley, Manchester Ia
George Crane, Dubuque, La. Edward Russell,
Davenport; John Kennedy, Hastings, Mimi
Francis W; seeley, Lake City, Mimi; Eden N.
Omaha.
TUESDAY, MARCH %.
Mr.. Voorhees, again submitted the resolution
he yesterday offered, and which was subse-
quently withdrawn, dc claring that the hostile
attitude assumed by the national banks to re-
funding the national debt at lower rate of in
terest and their recent attempt to dictate legis-
latlon OF congress, are contrary to the best in
terests of the people, and calculated to excite
their alarm for the future.
MIR. Morrill, raised the point of order that the
resolution was not in order, inasmuch as it was
a legislative proposition.
After some discussion Mr. Morrill, withdrew
the point of order.
Mr.. Dawes offered resolution for the
election of senate officers naming the candi-
dates selected by the Republican caucus yester-
day.
The senate went into executive session, where
the following nominations were received from
the president: VIM. H. Robertson collector of
customs for the port Of New York; VIM. w.
Phelps, New Jersey, minister to Austria; Ed
win A. Merritt, New York, consul general to
d'affaires, Denmark; Lewis Wallace, Indiana,
charge d'affaires, Paraguay and Uruguay;
Michael j. Cramer, Kentucky, charge d'affaires.
Switzerland; VIM E. Chandler, New Hampshire,
solicitor general; Samuel F. Phillips, judge of
court of claims; L; A. Sheldon, Ohio, governor
of New Mexico; Thos. Nichol, Wisconsin, COM
missioner of Indian affairs; Edward Myer,
United States attorney for the northern district
of Ohio; George w. Atkinson, United States
marshal, West Virginia; Bryan H. Landslon,
collector of internal revenue for the fifth dis
trict of Missouri; and Michael Peggot, post
master at Quincy, Ill
THURSDAY, MARCH "a.
Mr.. Dawes called up the resolution for the
election of officers of the senate, and Mr..
Davis llL) made a short speech announcing
that the majority that chose the committee
is fairly entitled to choose officers of the SEN
ate One naturally goes with the other in order
to perfect organization. This conclusion will
neither be delayed nor obstructed by any vote
OF mine, and it cannot be reached to soon for
the public interest
MIR. Brown of Ga, declared the policy of his
party to be to stay there and resist the proposed
change of officers till December, if necessary.
Hoar took him to task, declaring that this meant
treason, which was different to flibustering.
The latter was merely temporary expedient to
uvb1 n
they would never yield to the constitutional
majority
A vote was taken and both David Davis and
Malone voted with the Republicans. In fact,
Malone did so on every occasion.
MIR. Pendleton then moved to adjourn. The
motion unexpectedly was agreed to-yeas %,
nays 27. Mitchell was temporarily absent and
did not vote, nor did Davis Oily Hale voted
no in too low tone to be heard by the clerk,
and was not recorded, fact which he did not
discover till after the vice-president had de-
clared the senate adjourned until tomorrow
FRIDAY, MARCH 25.
Mr.. Ingalls, offered resolution calling on the
secretary of war for list of all appointments
other than those in the army made in his de
partment since the 1st of December, 1879, to
March 4, 1881; under what provisions of law
the said appointments have been made; what
changes, promotions, details and transfers
had been made within such period and the
reasons for such transfers, what revo-
cations of appointments and promotions
had been made; what dismissals had been
made and for what cause; what employees had
been paid out of the lapsed fund; what clerks
had been paid by statute and whether or not
any commission had been convened to consider
the appointments in said departments Laid
on the table for further action.
MIR. Dawes called up the resolution for the
election of senate officers, the motion being
that to postpone its consideration until the first
Monday in December.
long debate ensued to kill time between
Johnston of Va, Logan, Beck, Dawes. Then
speechmaking was abandoned and roll-calls fol-
lowed on alternate motions made on the Demo-
cratic side to adjourn and to go into executive
session. These motions were all defeated, gen
orally by tie vote, but at o'clock so many SEN
ators were paired that the senate left without
quorum and the roll was called and adjourn
ment soon followed. There is so little argument
possible upon the proposition to change
the officers that the astute men who par
ticipate in it, while they may have the pow
er to electr1fy the country on constitution
al question, upon the pending one find an
aching void of suspense, barren subject,
and an Indifferent public to deal with.
Inquiry among senators on both sides revealed
general feeling of determination, but the irk-
someness of the position is keenly felt, and it is
not improbable that an agreement may be
reached within day or two, fixing day during
the present session when vote may be taken.
SENATE, MARCH 26.
Immediately after reading the journal Mr..
Dawes demanded the regular order, being the
esolution for the election of senate officers.
Mr.. Pendleton moved to go into executive
session. Rejected-yeas, s29, nays, %; Ma
hone present and voting with the Republicans.
A motion to lay the motion on the table was lost
yeas, 2S; nays 20.
A motion to 60 into executive session was de-
feated-yeas, %; nayS, 27.
A motion to 60 into executive session having
been defeated, Mr.. Malone took the floor to ad-
dress the senate. This aroused that body, which
had been dull all day, into something like atten
ton. He was unfortunate, he said, in having
been absent from the senate yesterday when
some illusions had been made to Riddleberger
and himself. He had been indisposed, and was
still too unwell to review the speeches.
MIR. Dawes interrupted and said if the gentle
man would prefer to speak on Monday, he
would move to adjourn. The motion was
agreed to.