American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-11-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
UNITED STATES SENATE.

THE President pro TEN. laid before the
Senate on the 24th communication from the
Secretary Of the Treasury Transmitting n copy
Of the report of James r. MeIine TO the Treas
and ordered printed Mr.. Edmunds. on bo-
half of the Judiciary Committee, stated in an
great doubt whether the law warranted
the method which had been followed
Tor the dt.pnrsement OF money lot the
rotary Burch. He then offered as an indivfd
nal act a resolution for the appointment of
senate until the vacancy caused by the death
of secretary Burch should be nIied, and em-
Pendie,on said he had been prepared 10 offer
adopsea n wiiSons u division. nc fhe nominasson
of Edwin ID. Morgan for Secretary Of the
Treasury was received and confirmed without
In the Senate, on the 25tb, the oath Of
Office was administered to Acting Secretary
Shnrber. Mr.. ShcrmaA's resolution author
izing the Librarian of Con2re 8 10 receive aud
sss sse om
proposition to sci, the samsS to the Govern
nent was de5a.ed and adopted ADOPT, Nr ;d sher-
under tho rules. directing the Finance Com
mittee to investigate the accounts for the ex-
nens o. q se qseasnp pspar
lnent since July i. is7i- Executive session
Mr.. Butler. DIRECTING the Committee on. Print
ing to inquire why the agricultural reports
for 1880 have not been distributed to Congress,
was adopted. Mr.. sherman called up resoS
vcstiastion into the disbdrsements OF the
contingent fund of the Treasury Department.
adopted. The resoIusion reads: nav - "'''
Resoirsd, That the Committee on Appropri-
for expenditures for contingent or other ex-
peuses OF the several departments. Including
the the cha" Character and dieposition Of the pur
chases, the mode and employment of labor
paid from such appropriations and to report
at as early n day as practicable what further
iexisiation is necessary to secure the proper
disbursement of such appropriations. and
that the committee have leave to send for.
cess of the Senate.
THE session OF the 9th was confined
mainly to the consideration of executive bus
mess Among the nominations received from
the President were the following: Charles j.
Folger, of New York, to be Secretary of the
Treasury; Thomas L. James, of New York,
First Assistant Postmaster General; Charles
Payson, Massachusetts, u. S. Charge dAhairs,
of Columbia, Cairo. ConsuistSflas z. Hub
bell. New York, 81, Johns, Quebec; Jesse H.
kansas, st. Thomas; Vim. T.. Picrce, Georgia,
Cienfuegos: Charles kalyo. Indiana, sydney,
bordeaux; j. A. Leonard, Minnesota, Icith;
John T. Robinson, Tennessee, Tripoii: Regis
ter of Wills for the District Of Columbia,
Hiram J. Ramsdel1; John L. Beyqgifiye. Lii
nois. Assistant Treasurer Otthe UNITED States
mt Chicago; Milton c. ElsD1eE, Louisiana. At
torney for the Western District of Louisiana,
Jacques A. Gln, Louisiana, Surveyor General
for the District of Louisiana; John S. Hurts,
Louisiana, Surveyor-tseneral for the District
of Montana The nomination of Stratham for
Postmaster at Lynchburg, Va. opposed
part of the SO called "Mahone bargain" and
they suceeedcd in forcing an adjournment.
leaving him unconfrmed.
THE open session OF the Senate on the 2Sth
lasted only half an hour, when the doors were
closed and executive session folio ed. The
undecided contest over the nomination for
the Iynchburg Post-Office was resumed Mr..
Hill (Ga-) spoke in opposition to confirmation
two hours. The debate was then continued
by Messrs- Morgan, HOar, Merrill. sherman
and others at great length, the political feat
ures of the case and importance attached to
its probable hearings upon the result of the
p ,nding Il lection in Virginia being openly ex-
pressed and distinctly emphasized. speeches
were inferspersed with n number of roll-ca'fs
and motions to adjourn and other dilatcry
proceedings The Democrats offered to go on
an C ,nfirm all of the nominations nnobiect-
eli TO. leaving the others to be sett ell af e.
ward This the Republicans refused 10 scccdc
to, and tho contest continued Until $50
a H.. when an adjournment was elected,
leaving the question still undecided.