The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-17
Committee Appointed in the House on
the Expenses Attending the
Illness and Burial of
President Garfield.
A French Man.of.War Lying at Anchor
in Front of the City of
New Orleans.
A Fertilizer Manufacturing Establish.
ment Makes Assignment.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-soventh Congress.
SENATE

WASHINGTON, December l6,-On motion
of Mr., Allison, by unanimous consent, the
President protein was authorized to fill the
vacancies occasioned by the recent changes
in the Committee membership
and other like vacancies previously e1-
isting.
A number of bills were introduced and
referred.
Mr.. Hoar's resolution for special COM
mittee of seven on the rights of women was
taken up and Mr. Vest spoke in opposi-
ton to it, and after some discussion Mr..
Voorhees, demanded the regular order of
business, namely the resolution and bill
on the presidential succession. The sub
ject was accordingly taken up,
but after statement by Mr.. Jones, of
Florida, who ad the floor, that he would
yield for speech by Mr. Vorhees on an
other subject, it was laid over,
The following assignments on the rear
rangements of the committees consequent
upon the recent vacancies, were an
nounced by the Chair: Mr.. Window
was substituted for Mr.. Edmunds
as Chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, and takes the place of Mr. Aldrich
on the same committee: he is also MS
signed to the Committee on Patents and
Education; Mr.. Labor is to fill the vacany
on the Committee on Transportation Routes
to the sesboard in place of Mr.. Blaine;
Mr.. Harrison succeeded Mr.. Logan on Com
mittee on Indian Affairs, and Mr.. SAWYER
on Committee on Territories; Mr.. Aldrich
taxes the place of Mr., Hewlett on Com
mttee on District of Columbia; Mr.. Sew
ell is assigned to the chairmanship of the
Committee on Enrolled Bills in place
of Mr.. Rollins; Mr.. Sawyer to the
Select Committee on Census in
place of Mr.. Cameron, of Mississippi; Mr..
Miller, of Kentucky, to the committee ON
Epidemic and Diseases, in place of Mr.. Mil
Ter, of California; Mr.. Hill of California, to
the select Committee on Nicaragua claims
in place of Ilowley; Mr. Dawes to Commit
tee on Civil Service and Retrenchment in
place of Mr., Hill. of California
Mr.. Saunders to the Select Committee on
Civil Service in place Of Mr.. Rollins; Mr.
Van Wyck to the Committee on Pensions TO
fill the vacancy of Mr.. Miller, of California.
who is awarded the chairmanship of the
Committee on Revision of Laws.
Mr. Vorhees resolution, referring to the
Finance Committee parts of the Presidents $
message relating to the repeal Of the laws
authorizing silver coinage and the issue
of silver certificates, was taken up
and that Senator addressed the Senate.
At the conclusion of his speech the resoIu.
tion was agreed to.
On motion of MIR. Jones, of Florida. his
resolution calling for information for the
construction of the Florida ship canal was
considered and passed.
On motion of Mr. Garland the bill legal
2ing the election Of the legislature of New
Mexico, held December, 1880, was taken up
and passed.
The Senate at 800 p. m. went into exc
cntive session, and at 3;0j p. III. adjourned
till Monday.