The Dillon tribune., 1881-10-15
UNITED STATED SENATE.
Extra Session.


Tor admission long before the Setute was
called to order by Senator Harris, o; Ten.
nesee. The general expectation was that
something unusually interesting and en-
citing would occur. Instead, however, of
witnt ssing partisan fight. the crowd lis
tened to dry argument ON the legal status
of the question Of election of a President
PRO tenn before admitting three ne~ Sen
ators elect. Prccedents were cited both
Tor and against such action but the Demo
Gratis were determined in CARRYING out the
agreement reached III their caucus last
Saturday, and voted down several propo.
sitions offered to-day blythe Republicans in
opposition to the election OF Bayard as
President fyo ten. Senator Davis action
in voting with the Republicans to admit
new Senators was no doubt a disap''oint-
,nent to the Democrats, and his declining
afterwards to vote for Edmund,' amend.
ment to substitute Anthony, for Ba, ard was
equally disappointing to the Republicans
The action OF this Senator in the near tu
turc, III view OF possible emergency, is
the subject Of consil l.r.iahle speculation
here tonight Should the Republicans de-
terrnine after the admission ni the new Sem
ators to make an effort to elect Il successor
to Mr.. Bayart, then If Davis abstaiued
from voting tor either candidate. the Re.
publicans could elect their man. 1t Is. re-
ported that Senator Davis has said he re-
garded the Republicans as entitled to the
President Of the Senate, especially in view
of his possible succession 10 the Presiden-
CIV Of the United States and that he would
not vote to oust the Democratic President
FRO kW. II this be true, then ON the ques-
ton OF clectinya II Republican successor at
ter the three S. nators shall have been sworn
Al i y.
would retain his office. Should the RI.
,:ub!icdns, however, after securing N!c ad
mission OF the Senators elect conclude to
nominate Senator Davis himself lor Prcsi-
dent b,o fem.. that gentlemen doubtless
would abstain from voting upon his candi'
dacy. This would give the Republicans Il
majority. The Democratic caucus tonight
did not decide the two q,nstions-the al
mission Of the new Senators and the cicc-
ton of a Secretary, which have engroS>ed
their attention during part of Saturday and
| to-day. Two reasons are mentioned tor
the pro:rac,cd conference on these qucs-
lions 1t is believe tonight they have not
fully determined whether It will be safe
and cxpedient to so and elect Secretary
while they still have an opportunity, and
! they wish to consider the possibility OF de
teatiny any movement oi the Republicans
| .
to the Presidency Of the United States by
Withholding for an indefinite period the
right Of admission to some one Of the new
Senators, thus neu,ralizins the effect OF
| Davis to abstain from voting.
WASHINGTON. OCT. II -lmmel;atelv
after the reading OF the jou nal. E,'snnnd>.
rising to a question of the highest privi-
lcgc, moved that the oa!, OF Office be aa-
nlnistercl to Nelson W. Aldrich, Senator
elect from Rhode Island. There being no
objection, the motion vas agreed TO and
| Al,!rict sworn in. E,smunl> then made a
similar motion in The cases oil the Senators
elect from New York.
i Mcpherson intcrposc,! and stated that he
desired tn present a petition pending that
motion. lie held in his hand !. commune
cation from certain members nl the New
York Legislature. alleging certain REASONS
WHY Lapham and Miller should not be en-
titled to seats. In regard +: lfr>s ;llrya
,ions he knew nothing. He did not pr,,
sent the p.ii.ion will! any desire I" della,
action upon administering the oath. i's
offered the petition and would refer it a
the proper time to the uprropra'c commit
. tee: 49,, 80; m 49, g..
: red 10 the pruprirtv of swearing in tn nrH
y object to its reception at the present time
l The petition was received and laid uro'
!. the table, and the oath ,,t' Office atnini>t-'
n ed to the Senators from New York.
G \ committee, consisting OF Pcn!lcto'
c and Anthony, was appointed by t|ir pre-
: siding officer to wait upon the PresIden
Il and inform him that the Senate was read
to receive anv communication he mi ,lt :,
. pleased to >c,t them.
u Recess for haitian hour.
Il After the recess, Edmun,l> o!icrc.! a res
II olu,ion declaring that the standing Com
o mittcc, OF the Senate, as they were const
q tuted at the close of the last session OF tn
y Senate, be confirmed for the present Sc
sion, and authorizing the President r." ~
d to ill any vacancies which may exist ut.r'
E in
d Harris asked that the resolution ''e Iii
u over one dav under the rule. So ordered
v The committc appointed to wait on tt
e Pre>i,!s.st reported that :hc,v had pertorme
their duty and that the President hi
>taacd thnt he would communicate in wri
iny with the Senate tomorrow.
u. New York Blaze.
:, New York dispatches OF 10Th says:
k. fire broke out this afternoon i'll tine / curt
ID uvc,,uc car stables, which cntire!v otcuris
,s the blbtn bC1WtCn l illTtN ->ctt'.H a!t'' 1 III
j. ty-,hir, streets and Lexington and f"ur'
1t. avenues rucv wrlc entirely consume
1T \ number oi horses were got out b'
\ some p.rishcd. Lowest estimate "' t'',rs'
.c b,.rncd thirty, and highest two huNdre
"a Loss ON stables and contents, 5000
:; lhv flames flew across Thr'y->cc"i
.d street and set fire to Morrcll> lar.c turn
- iur. storage building which was entire
of hrrnrd down. This building Orcupic,! Il
l.. ln;.i!. OF the block on the south side
G. Thirty. second street. Loss on buildi,
Il. ana contents S:so@D 1t was in til
a, warehouse that the proprictpr> oi tin Fiji
ic Avenue Hotel stored their turn'tur
W Among the articles wa>.u picture owned !
1t ". II. Vanderbilt and valued at Sso.no
IN Half an hour after the frs, out break
rr til. fire. the flames with Il sudden >we'
m sp.nnad Thirty second street and beat''
p, off the iiscmen. seized up'tn Il isll >'ora:
s. wur, house, the largest OF it, kind in in Il
I'd city. Two million i DlI;sr~ worth ot pt"pe
nd + was stored therein. The fight to save