The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-04
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

On the 22i, the President pro tenn. laid
before the Senate communication from the
Secretary of the Treasury, in response to the
resolution adopted March 81 calling for a list
of books, papers, ETC., published by the Vafl-
Ous departments from March, 1879, to March,
1881. The communication, which states the
records of the Treasury Department fali TO
give the information called for, was laid on
the table, and the Senate went INTO executive
session.
THE President pro tenn. laid before the
Senate on the 9th a communication from the
Secretary of the Treasury transmitting copy
of the report of James F. Meline to the Treas
ury Department. 1t was laid upon the table
and ordered printed. Mr.. Edmunds, on be-
half of the Judiciary Commlttee, stated IN an
great doubt whether the law warranted
the method which had been followed
for the disbursement OF money lor the
expenses of the Senate since the death OF Sec
rotary Burch. He then offered as an lndlvld.
ual act resolution for the appointment OF
Chief Clerk Shorber as Acting Secretary OF the
of Secretary Burch should be filled, and en-
towering him to perform all the official du-
ties pertaining to the Office of Secretary. Mr..
Pendleton said he had been prePare t9 10 oH es
adopted without division. The nomlnatiOn
of Edwin d. Morgan for Secretary OF the
Treasury was received and confirmed without
| opposition.
In the Senate, on the 25th, the oath OF
office was administered to Acting Secretary
sborber. Mr.. sherman's resolution author
| izine the Librarian of Congress to receive and
| preserve the papers of the Count dc Rocham.
| beau, to await the action OF Congress on q
| proposition to sell the same to the Govern-
| ment was debated and adopted. MI. Sher-
| man offered resolution, which was land over
under the rules, directing the Finance Com
| init, ee to investigate the accounts Tor the eX-
penditure of several appropriations ior con
Iingent expenses of the Treasury Depart
ment since July l, 1871. Executive session
| followed.
In the Senate, on the Goth, a resolution by
Mr. Butler, directing the Committee on Print
ing to inquire why the agricultural reports fol
1850 have not been distributed to Congress
! was adopted. Mr.. Sherman called up Ieso
Vcstigation into the disbursements of the con
| tingent fund of the Treasury Department.
After having modified it somewhat it wa:
adopted. The resolution reads:
| ResOlred, That the Committee on ApprOprl'
| atoms be directed to investigate the accounts
for expenditures for contingent or other ex
penses of the several departments, including
| the character and disposition OF the pur
chases, the mode and employment OF LABOR
paid from such appropriations, ana TO repor
at as early day as practlcaDle wnat lurtne
| legislation is necessary to secure the prOpe
disbursement of such appropriations, ant
that the committee have leave to SEND 10
persons and papers and TO SIT during the re
cess Of the Senate.
THE session of the 9th was confined
mainly to the consideration of executive bus
mess. Among the nominations received from
the President were the following: Charles j
Folger, New York, to be Secretary OF tn
Treasury; Thomas L. James, of New lorE
Postmaster General; Frank Hattcn, Iowa
First Assistant POstmaSter-General; Charle
Payson, Massachusetts, U. S. Charge a. Affairs
| denmark S-General-Ferdinand NO
geler, Ohio, Frankfort: Simon Wolf, Dlstric
of Columbia, Cairo. COnsuls-SllaS I. HnD
bell. New York, st. Johns, Quebec; Jesse ID
Moore, Illinois, Caliao; Volney V. Smith. Ar
kansas, ST. Thomas; VIM. p. Pierce, Georges
Cienfuegos; Charles Kahlo, Indiana, Sydney
Australia; Geo. w. Roosevelt, Pennsylvanls
Bordeaux; j. A. Leonard, Minnesota, Leith
John T. Robinson Tennessee. TripOli; Regis
ter of Wills for the District of Columbis
Hiram J. Ramsdcil; John l.. Beverldge, ILL
nOis, Assistant Treasurer of the United state
at Chicago; Milton G. ElStner, Louisiana, Al
tOrney for the Western District of Louisiana
jacques A. Ola, Louisiana, surveyor Gener:
for the District of Louisiana; John ). Harris
Louisiana, Surveyor General for the Distrlt
of Montana. The nomination of Stratham fC
Postmaster at Lynchburg, was opposed byth
Democrats on the ground that it was pal
, | of the so called "MahOne bargain" and the
succeeded i'm forcing an adjournment, leavin
, | him uncOHfrmed.