Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-05-25
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS,
Extra Session...Senate.

MONDAY, May 16.-The vice president laid before
the senate the following communication:
WASHINGTON, ON, May l5, lssl:-sir-win you please
tor Of the United States from the state of New York
has been forwarded to the governor of the state.
have the honor to be- with great respect your obe
To Hon. c. A. Arthur, vice president.
This communication was received with great
sensation, which was heightened when the vice pres
SENATE CHAMBER, May 16, 1881.-To the Hon. c..
4. Arthur, oice president: Sir have forwarded to
the governor Of the state Of New York my resigna:
ton senator of the United States for the state Of
New York. Will you please announce the fact to the
senate? With great respect your obedient servant,
T. C. PLATT.
A hum of astonishment followed the reading of
the communications, and Hill {Ga.) suggested soto
voce that this would be good time to elect officers
of the senate. Burnside, chairman of the commit
tee on foreign relations reported back from the
m1ttee resolution declaring the consent of the
United States government to be condition precedent
to the construction of ship canals or other ways of
transportation across the isthmus of Panama. The
senate then went into executive session, and when
the doors were reOpened adjourned,
TUESDAY, May l7.-After an executive session
Saunders submitted preamble and resolution re.
garding Central Pacific railroad affairs. Ordered
printed looking to the classification of officers and
employees Of the general land Office. Cockrell offer.
ed resolution calling on the secretary of war for
report Of the Usage river. Adopted. Bayard Of
fered the following which was laid on the table for
future action: Resolved, That O committee of two
senator's be appointed by the chair to wait upon the
president and inquire if he has any other business
lay before the seDate.". Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May l8-Burnside called up the
resolution reported by the committee on foreign re.
latons relative to ineroceanic canals. After debate
the resolution was postponed until the first Monday
in December. The resolution offered by Saunders
yesterday, in relation to Central Pacfc.railroad af
fairs was laid upon the table, on motion Of Davis
M). A committee was appointed to wait upon the
i1nr+ ~ HoI A1,o~l l,,o3
ness to report to the senate. The committee re-
tired returned, and reported that the president had
yet about 200 nominations to send in Adjourned
till tomorrow.
THURSDAY, May l9.-Kellogg offered resolution
calling upon the various executive departments fol
information to the names Of officers, clerks anc
employees borne on the rolls Of such departments
together with the date Of appointment state to which
each is charged, etc. Plumb offered an amendment
asking for further information as to how suct
clerks employees served in the volunteer regular
service of the United States during the of the
2bellion. Sherman opposed the resolution and
moved to go into executive session. Lost-yeas %
nays 26. Plumb's amendment was agreed to, and
kelogg'e resolution, as amended, was adopted. The
senate then went into executive session. When the
doors were reopened Hawley offered a resolution
which was laid over for future action, suspendine
for the remainder Of the present session so much o
the rule as provides that the final question Of advis
ing and consenting to nominations shall not be put
on the same day on which they are received or re-
ported from the committees. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 2O.-Bayard, of the committee ap.
pointed to wait upon the president to ascertain
to the senate, reported that the committee had per
formed the duty, aud the president stated that he
had no further communication to make. >. The SEN
ate then went into executive session. While the
senate was still in executive session q message
from the president was received transmitting the
report of the secretary of state with the accompany
ing paper in the case Of Michael P. Boyton, and il
ordered printed. Harris having taken the chair
Pendleton offered the following resolution, which wal
unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That the thanks
of tho senate due and hereby rendered to the
tiaty with which he has presided over the delibera
tions of the senate during the present session.
When the doors reopened (they having been KEEP
closed while the foregoing was voted the senate,
to usual custom, no president pro ten of the senate
was elected.