American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-05-28
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

MAY 16.-Immediately after calling the
Senate to order, the Vice President submitted
the following communications:
WASHINGTON, May l6, ISL SIR: viii you
please announce to the Senate that my resig-
nation as Senator of United States from the
State of New York has been forwarded to the
Governor of the state. 1 have the honor to
Your obedient servant.
ROSCOE CoNKLING.
To Hon. C. A. Arthur.
SENATE CHAMBER, May It. kSI.-SIR: / have
York my resignation Senator of the United
States for the state of New York. VIII YOU
please announce the fact to the Senate? With
Your obcdient servant,
I. e. PLArT.
To Hon. C. A. Arthur.
The sensation created by the first communi-
cation wa Scheghtened by the second. Some
words passed botween Messrs Dawes and Hill
in connection with the Isthmus Canal resolu-
ton, after which the Senate went into execu-
tive session Richard ~ Elmer was confirmed
as Second Assistant Postmaster General
MAY 17.-Mr. Davis, of West Virginia, in
quircd ironically of Mr.. Dawes whether lie was
not now ready to proceed with the considcra-
ton of the resolution for the election of Som
ate officers? Mr. Dawes replied that to what.
on that resolution he would bow. If the SEN
ator from West Virginia had become: from an
accidental occurrence on the Republican side,
ready to submit to the will of the majority,
because he believed there was majority on
his side, he (Dawes) had not word to say.
MIR. Saunders offered resolution, directing
the Committee on Judiciary of the Senate to
inquire into all matters touching the rcla-
tions of the Central Pacific Railroad to its
leaset lines and other corporations and es-
pecially those lines and corporations in which
its stockholders are interested, and report to
the Senate ut their next regular session what,
in their Judgment, is proper and necessary to
ton calling on the Secretary of War for a
port of the survey of the Usage River. Adopt
ed. The Senate then went into executive scs-
sion, and after n lengthy debate confirmed
the nomination of Frederick Douglass rs Re-
corder of Deeds for the District of Columbia
MAY IS.-Mr. Burnside called up and
urged action on the lnteroceanic Canal reso-
luton. Senator ingalls, said it was not wise
or expedisnt for the Senate at this sitting TO
pass a resolution on the subject referred to-
and it was postponed until December next.
On motion of Mr.. Davis (lll.), the resolution
directing the Committee on Judiciary to
inquire into the relations of the Cent? al
Pacific 10 its leased lines was tablet.
up the nomination of Edwin ~ Merritt Ia be
Consul General at London, and it was instant
few negative responses were scarcely heard.
The nomination OF VIM III. Robertson
Collector of Customs for the Port of New York
was then called up, and in the same manner,
without debate or roll call. also confirmed the
only negative votes cast being those of
Messrs. Ingalls,, Farley, Jones OF Nevada and
Don Cameron.
MAY 19.-Mr. kellogg offered resolution
calling for names of officers and employees of
executive departments, together with the date
OF their appointment, the state to which each
is charged, etc. Senator Plumb offered
amendment calling for further information
rs to how many such clerks employees
served in the volunteer or regular service of
the United States during the war of the rebel
lion. Senator Sherman opposed the rcsolu-
ton and moved to go into executive session.
Lost-yeas %. nays 2s: The amendment was
agreed to, and the resolution adopted. Among
nominations confirmed in executive session
were the following: Blanche X. Bruce, Missis-
sippi, Register of the Treasury; G. u. Loring
Massachusetts, Commissioner of Agriculture;
Thos. 4. Osborn, Minister of the United States
ut Brazil; Lew. Wallace, Indiana, United
States Minister to Turkey; Stephen A. Hurrl-
but, Illinois, Minister to Peru; .tudson Kilpat-
rick, New Jersey, Minister to Chilli.
MAY 20.-The Senate adjourned sine die.
In executive session the following were con-
frmcd: Wallace r. White, Maine, United
States Attorney, Idaho; James C. weaks
United States Marshal, Western District OF
Louisi ana; Thomas j. Jordan, Pennsylvania
Indian Agent, Ponca Agency, Indian Terrific
ry; woOdford, Tenney, McDougal and Knox
for New York Attorneyshps and Marshall
ships; Schofeld. Judge of the Court of Claims
Charles A. Gould, Collector of Customs, Dis
trict of Buffalo Creek, n. Y; John T. bravo,
Surveyor of Customs at Pittsburgh. Pa.
Chandler. for Solicitor General, was rejected
10 to q. senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania,
was the only Republican voting nay, but sew
cral Republicans did not vote at all.