Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-23
THE SENATE TODAY
The National Banks and the Fund
ing Bill.

| AR. VOORHEES, AGAIN SUBMITS BIS RESOLUTION
AND is NIT WITH POINT or ORDER.
In the Senate o-day, Mr.. voorhees, again
submitted the resolution which he had yester-
Gay offered, and subsequently withdrawn de-
clarng that the hostile attitude assumed by
the national banks to the refunding OF the ma
tional debt at lower rate or interest, and their
recent attempt TO dictate the legislation or Goa.
gTesS are contrary to the best interests OF the
people. and are calculated TO excite their alarm
for the future.
Mr. Morrill, raised the point OF order that the
resolution was not In order, inaSrnuch as it was
legislative proposition.
Mr.. sHERMAN's REMARKS
Mr. Sherman thought 1t would b1 unjust to
the Chair 10 require him to decide the point
u nntll az al the precedents on the question had
Deen cited. His recollection was tnIt prop1si-
tons like this had been debated IL every ex-
ecutive session which had ever been called, and
ne hoped tnat Mi. voorhees, would be permitted
TO speak to the point OF order.
Mr.. MORRILL, WANTS AN EARLY ADJoURNNENT.
Mr.. Morrill, said that he had no objection to
the gentleman's speaking to the point His
only reason for .objecting to his speaking to
the merits Of the resolution was that ne de-
sired to adjourn at an early day: and thai the
proposition would probably give rise to pro-
tracted debate.
MR.. VOORHEES, THEN PROCEEDED TO ARGUE
that the proposition was clearly In order, and
cited from precedents to show that at a special
executive session OF the Senate any business
GO coaia ne da transacted tea Which dld not need the
He quoted from the opinions OF such men as
Chase. Seward and Douglass, to the effect that
the senate IN special session might do any act
which 1t was competent for 1t to do by Itself,
without the cooperation OF the House. and
stated tlat tnat theory was emboi1ed by Mr..
Seward In resolution and unanimously
adopted. He regretted to convince any one
against his WILL and, most OF all, the Senator
from Michigan (Mr. Ferry, who had yesterday
sprang to his feet in opposition to the presen-
tation M OF the pending resolution, but it was a
1act mat that gentleman had during the soecial
session OF the 43d Congress offered q resolution
abstIactlng from the public domain the Island
or MackinaW, and dediGating 1t to the people,
OF course, the people OF Michigan. The Senator
hao mace strong speech In favor OF the power
or lhe Senate to adopt the resolution. and II had
neen adopted. The proposition which be MT
Ioolheesl had submitted needed no concur
renee by the Honse. Itwas to give information
upon great over shadoWing question. It was
t0g1ve the departments Of this govern ment the
opinion which the Senate OF the United States
night be very important 10 certain branches OF
the government that this expression or Opinion
should be given
MR.. MORRILL, SAID
that 1t would seem from the precadents that
the Senate had always had a great reluctance
TO doing anything except what it had baan
specially called to do. 50 far as lie was con
cefned, hoWeper, he would withdraw the point
OF order as The resolution would at ali events
have to go over until Tomorrow, and II there
was a disposition TO discuss this question, or
any olIef, the Tepuplcan side or the chamber
was quite ready.
Mr.. Sherman said that While he believed that
the Senator from Indiana was quite rIgat on
the point OF order, he Thought that his good
Judgment would conclude thatsit was not ad-
Visable to open discussion SO broad as this
resolution would give rise to. II SO, good bye
to any shortening OF the session.
The resolution then went over until to NOR
row.
Resolution to Elect senate Officers.
MIR. Dawes offered resolution that the Senate
proceed to the election ofa Secretary, Sergeant
alarms and Doorkeeper. Chief Clerk, Principal
Executive Clerk and Chaplain; and subse-
quently offered resolutions making the follow
Ing nominations: For Secretary, George c. Cor
ham, OF California; for Sergeant at arms and
Dootkeeper Harris RiddLeoerger, Of Va; for
chief clerk, Chas. w. Johnson, OF Mimi for
principal executive clerk, Janes X. Yo1ny, of
Fa. for chaplain, Byron Sunderland, D. D., Of
D..
All these resolutions We're, upon objections
raised by Mr.. Pcndletop, laid over, ana at I:I0
the Senate, on motion OF Mr.. ingalls,, went into
executive session. When the doors were opeG Gel.
at l:45, adjourned until tomorrow.