The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-05-26
q. 8. Senate Proceedings.


before the Senate communications from
Messrs. Conkling and Plat announcing
that they had forwarded their designations as
Senators from New York to the Governor of
that State. Mr.. Burnside, Chairman Of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, reported
back favorably from that committee the reso-
luton declaring the consent of the United
States Government to be a condition prece-
dent to the construction of ship canals or
other ways of transportation Of sea-going
vessels across the isthmus connecting North
and South America, and also to the rules
aud regulations under which other nations
shall participate in the use of such canals or
other ways. An executive session was held
and several nominations were confirmed,
among which were the following: Richard
A. ELMER, of New York, Second Assistant
Postmaster General; j. Henry Wilson, Col
lector of Customs Of the District of Colum-
bia; Charles E. Henry, United States Mar
shall for the District of Columbia; McWalter
B. Noyes, Consul at Venice; Albert Rhoades,
Consul at Rouen.
TUESDAY, May 17.-Mr. Davis wv. Va.)
inquired, somewhat ironically, of Mr.. Dawes
whether he was not then ready to proceed
with the consideration Of the resolution for
the election Of Senate officers. In his reply
Mr.. Dawes stated that whatever a majority of
the Senate should decide on that resolution
he would low to; he would not be found re-
sisting the will Of the Senate itself. After a
few further bantering remarks between these
two gentlemen Mr.. Dawes moved to go into
executive session, and declined to yield to
Mr.. Burnside to call up his Interocesnic Ca
nal resolution. In executive session the ap-
pointment Of Frederick Douglass to be Re-
corder of Deeds for the District of Columbia
was confirmed
WEDNESDAY, May 1S.-Mr. Burnside's reso-
luton relative to interoceanic canals was
postponed until the first Monday in
December. Mr.. Saunders resolution direct
ing the Committee on judiciary to inquire
into the relations Of the Central Pacific to its
leased lines and other corporations. and re.
port at the next session of Congress what is
proper or necessary to protect the
interest of the United States, was, Oh
motion Of Mr.. Davis QlL), laii upon
the table. A committee appointed to
wait upon the President to inquire as
to further business reported that he would
have 20O additional nominations to make, ard
would send them in as fast as possible. In
executive session the nominations Of Judge
Robertson for Collector OF New York and
General Merritt for ulGeneral at Lon
don were confirmed without opposition. The
nomination of General Badeau for Charge
d Affaires to Denmark was withdrawn at his
own request. Several other nominations
were also confirmed. among them being that
of Rear-Admiral Edmund T. Nichols, to be
Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks of
the Navy Department.
THURSDAY. May 19-Mr. Kellogg again
offered his resolution calling upon the
heads of the various Executive Depart
tments for information as to the names Of
officers, clerks and employees borne on the
rolls of such departments, together with the
date Of appointment, the State to which each
is charged, etc. Mr. Plumb offered an amend.
ment calling for further information as to
how many such clerks or employees served in
the volunteer or regular service OF the United
States during the war OF the rebellion. Mr.
sherman opposed the resolution, and
moved to 60 into executive session,
which motion was lost-23 to g. The
amendment was then agreed to, and the
resolution as amended was then adopted.
An executive session was then held, and sew
eral nominations were confirmed, among
them being the following: Blanche X.
Bruce Miss for Register of the Treasury;
G. B. Loring (Mass.), Commissioner of
Agriculture, vice LIE Due, resigned. to take
effect June 80: Jeremiah NJ. Rusk, Charge
d'Afaires of the United States for Paraguay
and Uruguay; Thomas A. Osborn, Minister
of the United States to Brazil, nice H. w.
Hilliard, recalled; Horace Taylor, Consul of
the United States at Marseilles, Francs;
George Manly, Minister Resident to the
United States Of Colombia.