The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-10-21
EXTRA SENATORIAL SESSION.

EXTRA SENATORIAL SESSION.
Mr.. Kellogg offered resolution on The 18th.
calling on tie Secretary Of State for informa-
ton in regard to the seizing Of yincenzo Ri
bello, in New Orleans, and his subsequent ex-
tradition TO Italy as bandit Mr. Ednunts
then called up his resolution continuing forthe
present session the standing committees hf the
Senate as constituted last session After some
opposition by Dir. Garland, Mr. Edmunds
esid he would rot press the resolution
at once. President Arthur sent in o long list
OF nominations, including the following :
William w. Dudley, of Indiana, Commissioner
of Pensions ;sOtis P Clarke, of Rhode Island,
First Deputy Commissioner of Pensions; Q. b.
Walker, If Indiana, Deputy Commissioner OF
Pensions Noah @. Mcfarland, Of Kansas, Com.
missioner of General Land Object c. #. Howard,
of Illinois, Indian Inspector; Addison Brown.
of New York. United States District Judge for
the Southern District of New York George NJ.
Dusk1n, Of Alabama, Attorney of the United
States for the Southern district Of Alabama +;
43obert s. Foster, of Indiana, Marshal of the
United States for the District of Indiana:
After the adjournment of the Senate, the Repub-
icsh Senators met in caucus and formally NOM
mated David Davis for President pro TEN. of
the Senate. The only one to raise an objection
was Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,. To
committee of Republican Senators who in
uuired of him if he would accept the position,
Mr. Davis replied that they must be guided
by their knowledge of his character.
The Democratic Senators also held another
caucus and decided on policy of inaction in
regard to the Secretaryship of the Senate. The
caucus also came to the conclusion not to in
vestigate tho "points raised by certain DEM
ocratic members of the New York Legislature
against the validity Of the election of Senators
Tar md nd hot bc hcc nd
Wisest policy is to let the Senate committees
stand as at present constituted.
On the 18Th inst, Mr.. Edmunds called ur
his resolution continuing the standing commit
tees as constituted at the last session, Mr..
Garland offered an amendment providing thai
only the following committees shall be cDntin!
Ged Foreign Relations, Finance Commerce,
Military Affairs, Judiciary, Postofices and
Roads, Public Lands, Pensions, and Indian
Affairs, He contended the committees named
were the only ones that would have
any work to do duFing the special SEES.
sion. Mr.. Edniunds opposed the amendment.
Mr. Garland stated that he would modify his
amendment SO as to continue the Committees
Oh Privileges and Elections and Contingent
Expenses. He thought it would then include
all tho committees necessary TO organize at this
time. Mr.. Garland's amendment was rejected
yeas, 35 NAYS 81. Davis Ill.) and Malone
voting with the Republicans Mr.. Edmunds
resolution was then adopted-yeas, 81 nays,
35. The standing committees are, therefore,
continued as constituted at The last session,
and the President pro TEN. is authorized
to fill vacancies which may exist.
As soon as the result was announced, Mr.. Lo-
gan offered q resolution for the election of
David Davis, a Senator from Illinois, as Presi-
dent pro tenn. of the Senate. The resolution
was adopted-yeas, Sc; nays, 34-Bayard and
David Davis not voting. On taking the CHAIR
Senator Davis made brief speech, in which
he said the high honor conferred upon him
came without any expectation on his part. II
the compliment had carried any party ob1iga-
ton with it he should have felt constrained to
decline it. A number of nominations were
sent in by the President, including
among Others Hannibal Hamin, Minister
to Spain Walker Blaine, Third Assistant Sec
rotary of State Mark S, Brewer, of Michigan
Consut-General to Berlin De Ava S. AleXan-;
der. Of Indiana, Fifth Auditor of the Treasury;
benjamin 7. Davis, OF Massachusetts, Deputy
Fourth Auditor of the Treasury; Jacob RI.
Ella, OF New Hampshire, Auditor of the Treas
ury, fostoffice Department.; Robert T. Crowell,
OF Minnesota, DEPUTY Auditor Treasury Pest
office Department; HOWSra Al Knfehin. Wis
oonsin, Collector of Internal Reyontts
District of Wisconsin.
The reeol,ationef Mr. Lamar relative to the
inter oceanic canal was adol te on the 14th
as WAS the resolution offered by Mr.. Edmunds,
directing the Judiciary Committee to inquire
whether the proceedings for the extrGditon Of
YlnconzO Rebello have been proper and i'll ac-
cordance with law. The resolution offered by
Mr. Sherman calling on the Secretary
OF the Treasury for the report Of
J. L. Meine was laid over one day.
The President sent in the following nomina-
tions: Capt. John G. Walker, Iowa. Chief Of
the bureau of Navigation of the Ravy Depart
ment; William O. Baum, United States Mar
shel oftthe Southern District of Mississippi
and Charles N. Webb, Register OF the Land
Office at Deadwood, Oak.
The session Of the Senate was very brief on
the 10Th inst. The President sent in the NOM
nations of Septimus J. Hanna to be Register of
the Land Office at Leadyille, and D. Newton
Thompson to be Attorney for the Western Dis
trict Of Louisiana. A Democratic caucus was
called to consider the election of q Secretary
The Senate confirmed the nominations of Noah
c. Mcfarland, of Kansas, for Commissioners of
the General Land Office; W. Silver, of Indiana
United States Consul at Cape Town, and a
large number of Postmasters, among them E.
T. Langley, Traer, Iowa; John M. Miller, Cla-
rinda, Iowa; Albert G. Siegel, Girard, H.; Jo-
seph W. Maddux, Carlisle, ILL.,; William j. Nam
nice, Cambridge, ILL.,; Theodore NJ King, Pax
ton, H.; Joseph N. Patton. Pana, ILL.,; Thomas
B. TAFT Knoxville, ILL.,; Graft @. Wildly GaleIfa,
KAN; Simeon Donaldson, Caldwell, KAN;
Francis Bower, Marion, Kan.
In the Senate, on the 18th inst, Mr.. Sherman
insisted upon being favored with copy Of the
report of the treasury commission. The Presi-
dent pro tenn announced appointments to fill
vacancies on the committees, and the names
were placed at the foot OF the list. Among
the nominations sent in were those of Frank
NJ. Eastman, of Washington, to be Attorney for
Montana Charles H. Gould. of Nebraska, to
be Receiver OF Public Moneys at Miles City;
Eben W. Cottren to be Receiver of Public
Moneys at Detroit Charles W. Pierce, Register
of the Land Office at Lincoln, Neb. The Sen
ate then adjourned to Friday in honor OF the
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