Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-19

ton, moved to postpone 1t indefinitely.
A vote resulted 81 to 81.
Davis voted with the Democrats. Malone,
co the astonishment of all, voted with the
Democrats at first, but changed his vote amid
applause and misses.
Edmunds and Vance paired.
The Chair voted aye, and declared the mo-
ton carried.
Salisbury said he rose not to object to the
vote of the Vice President, but to express the
opinion that he had not the power to decide
in question of this character. 1t was an
assumption of power by the Vice-President
unwarranted by the Constitution.
Logan said he merely followed presidents,
and quoted a similar case in 1879.
Anthony then offered a resolution reorgan-
izing the committees on a Republican basis.
Carried by the same vote, the icePresident
throwing the deciding vote.
The Senate then went into an executive
session, and when the doors were reopened
adjourned until Monday.
THE COMMITTEES ELECTED.
Following are the Senate Committees as
elected, the first named on each committee
being Chairman:
Elections-Hoar, Cameron of Wisconsin,
Teller, Sherman, Frye, Salisbury, Hill of
Georgia, Vance, Pugh.
Foreign Relations-Burnside, Conkling,
Hill of Georgia, Pendleton.
Finance-Morrill, Sherman, Ferry, Jones
of Nevada, Allison, Plat of New York,
Bayard, Voorhees,, Beck, Mcpherson, Harris.
experimentation, Logan, Dawes,
Plumb, Hale Davis of West Virginia, Brents,
Commeroe-G;aukling, Mcmillan, Jones of
Nevada, Kellogg, CGngeri RANSOM Coke
Farley, Vest. ;,
Manufactures-Conger, Hale, sewell,
MCPHERSON, Williams.
Wyck, Davis of West Virginia, Slater,
George,
Military Affairs-Logan, Burnside, Cam
eron of Pennsylvania, Harrison, Sewell,
CockrelI, Maxey, Grover, Hampton.
Naval Atfairs-Cameron of Pennsylvania,
Anthony, Rollins, Miller, Malone. McPher-
son, Jones of Florida, Vance, Farley
Judiciary-Edmunds, Conkling, Logan,
ingalls,, Mcmillan, Garland, Davis of Hi
nois, BaYard, Lamar.
Postoffices and Post Roads-Ferry, Hill of
Colorado, Plstt, Sawyer, Malone, Marley,
Salisbury, Farley, Groome.
Public I.ands-Plumb, Hill of Colorado,
Blair, Van Wyck, McDill, Jones of Florida,
Grover, Walker, Morgan.
Private Land Claims-Bayard, Jones, Call,
Edmunds, Allison.
Indian Affairs-Davis, ingalls,, Sanders,
Logan, Cameron of Wisconsin, Coke, Pendle-
ton, Walker, Slater.
Pensions : Teller, Platt of Connecticut,
Blair, Mitchell, EdgertOn, Groome, Slater,
Jackson, Camden.
Revolutionary Claims-J ohnston, Jones of
Florida, Hill of Georgia, Anthony, Dawes.
Claims-Cameron of Wisconsin, Frye, Tel
Ter, Hoar, Conger, Pugh, jackson, George,
Fair.
District of Columbia-IngaIls, Rollins,
Mcmillan, Hawley, McDill, Harris, Butler,
Vance, German.
Patents-Platt of Connecticut, Hoar,
Mitchell, Edgerton, Coke, Call, Williams.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Kellogg, GhcDill,
Sawyer, Butler, Garland, Vest.
Railroads-Kellogg. Saunders, Teller,
Hawley, Sawyer, Sewell, Lamar, Grover,
Williams, Jones, Brown.
Mines and Mining-Hill of Colorado,
Jones of Nevada, Van Wyck, Miller, Hamp
ton, Fair, Camden.
Revision Of Laws Mcmillan, Platt of
Connecticut Hale, Davis of Illinois, Pendie-
ton.
Education and Labor-Blair, Morrill,,
of Georgia. Fair.
Civil Service awley, Rollins, Jones of
Nevada: Hill of Colorado, Butler, Williams.
Contingent Expenses-Jones of Nevada,
Platt of Connecticut, Vance.
Engrossed Bills-Saulsbury, Call, Conk-
ling.
Rules-Frye, Hoar, Sherman, Call, Cor
man.
Improvements of Mississippi River =
Mitchell, Kellogg, Van Wyck, Frye, Jonas,
Cockrell, jackson.
Transportation Routes to the Seabeard-
Harrison, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Blair,
Platt of New York, Beck, Voorhees,, Cam
eron Of Wisconsin.
Joint Committee on Public Printing-An-
thony, Hawley, German.
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills-Platt
of New York, Rollins, Pugh.
Joint Committee on Library-Sherman,
Hoar, Voorhees,.
Joint Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds-Rollins. Morrill,. Cameron of Wis
cousin, Jones Of Florida, Vest.
Select Committee = Sawyer, Rollins,
Dawes, Hampton, Groome.
Census-Hale, Morrill,, Cameron OF Wis
consin, McDill, Pendleton. Morgan, Harris.
Epidemic Diseases = Lamar, Garland,
Jonas, Teller, Miller, Sewell.
Nicaraguan Claims-Davis of West Vir-
ginia, Groome, Johnston, Hawley, Mitchell.
On Erection of New. Library Building
Voorhees,, Butler, Morrill,.
SENATE COMBINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, March loOQs-luo OtHht6
to-day confirmed John W. Powell, of Illinois,
as Directsr of the United States Geological
Survey, vice Clarence King, resigned; Hiram
Barber, of Illinois, as Receiver of Public
Moneys at Mitchell, Dakota; George w.
Jones, of Ohio, as Assistant Paymaster in
the army.
DETERMINED UPON OBSTRUCTION.
WASHINGTON, March 1Sth.-The Demo-
cratic Senators are determined to resist all
attempts to put in new officers. Their plan
of action viii be decided at the caucus Mon
day. Those opposing filibustering have been
overruled. They say the present employees
are not prepared for sudden dismissal,
as they believed the Democrats had the
ganization. The Republicans expect and are
prepared for a stubborn contest. Davis will
not fIlibuster, but all the rest of the Demo-
Gratis can make stand for few days. The
Republicans will probably consider the mat
ter on Monday.
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 1sth.-The Cabinet
to-day discussed the question of calling an
extra session of Congress. 1t is thought the
extra session will be called to meet between
the LIST and 18th Of May.
THE PORK PROBLEM.
WASHINGTON, March 18th. = Minister
Moves cables that the French Government
has agreed that all pork loaded upon ships
before the passage of the French decree con-
corning pork imported from the United
States, shall be admitted into France, subject
only to inspection, and with as little delay
as such examination permits.
THE EXTRA SESSION QUESTION.
WASHINGTON, March 1Sth.-The belief
that an extra session will be called has gained
such strength to-day that it is now almost
universal. There is the highest authority for
yet decided, and that the general expecta-
tons may yet very possibly be disappointed
THE FORTUNE BAY OUTRAGE.
WASHINGTON, March 18th. = Secretary
Blaine took up the Fortune Bay outrage
where Evarts left of, and for a few days has
been cabling almost constantly with Lord
Granville. As q result, the latter proposes