Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.

MONDAY, October 10.-The senate was called
to order by Harris, who after PRAYER by Chap
lain Bullock (who alluded IN a feeling manner
to the death of President Garfield, Senator
Burnside and Secretary Burch) said: ~ have
been requested by numbers OF senators on both
SIDES of the chamber to call the senate to Or
DER Ii there were no objection [ will call the
senate to order that we may proceed with It's
business. The senate will please come to order
ana the clerk lIlrcpolt to the senate the mes
sage OF the President concerning this session
OF the senate" Tie President proclamation
having been read, Pendeton moved the adop-
ton OF q resolution that Thomas T. Bayard of
Delaware, be chosen president pro tenn. of the
senate. Edmunds said that of course he
dld not object to present consideration Of
the resolution, but he thought under ex-
listing circumstances it was his duty to present
the credentials of the senators-elect, which he
thereupon did. The credentials having been
read, Edmunds moved that the oath of office be
administered to those gentlemen by Senator
Anthony. the senior senator. Senator Beck re-
ferred to the action of the democratic presi-
dent after Fillmore succeeded to the presi-
dency CT the United States. Edmuuds in
CURED II the senators of two states were denied
voice on that election. Beck said they were
not, nor had vice president refused to give
the senate an opportunity to elect q president
nor had two senators enacted comic tragedy
by resignlng. (1his reference TO Conkling and
Platt elected shout of applause from the gal
lerles which shocked the decorGm of
the senate. Chairman Harris gave notice
he would have the galleries cleared.) Pen
deton moved to lay the motion on
the table. Carried, yeas sc, nays 81. Davis,
of Illinois, voted with the republicans in the
negative. Malone did not vote AID Platt and
Far we're paired) Edmunds said no reason
had been given why the senators elect should
not be allowed to take part III the organization
OF the senate, and he therefore moved to amend
Pendleton's resolution by providing Immediately
for the qualification of senator's elect, the oath
Of office to be administered by Senator Anthony. |
The amendment offered by EdmundS to Pendle- |
toms resolution gave rise to short discussion
but finally was rejected, yeas 80, nays 81, (Ma- !
hone and Davis, ILL.,, voted with the republicans
Edmunds then proposed an amendment provd- !
ing that Thos. F. Bayard shall be elected pre-
siding officer for this day only and argued in
support Of the amendment, contending that it |
would comply with both the letter and the
spirit Of the law, and would allow the states of
New York and Rhode Island to have voice in
the election OF permanent president pro tene |
A yea and nay vote on the amendment resulted |
in its defeat 33 to 81. Edmunds then offered
another amendment substituting the name of |
Senator Anthony for that of Senator Bayard as
president pro tenn. The vote was at once taken |
and the amendment defeated, yeas 80, nays 81. |
(Nlahone voted with the republicans and Sena-
tor David Davis did not vOte.) The original |
resolutions introduced by Pendleton was then
adopted by 81 to 80. Davis, ILL.,, did not vote.
Malone voted with the republicans The |
char then appointed Senators Anthony and
Pendeton to escort the president pro tenn. |
elect, Bayard, to the chair. Edmunds moved |
to admit the senatorelect from Rhode Island, |
Aldrich and Pendleton moved to adjourn |
Carried. Adjourned
TUESDAY, October 11.-Immediatelv after the |
reading Of the journal, Edmunds moved that !
the oath of Office be administered to Nelson w. |
Aldrlch, senatOr-elect from Rhode Island The |
motion agreed to and Aldrich was then |
sworn in. EdlDunds then made a similar mo- !
ton IN regard to the senators elect from New
York. Mcpherson presented communication |
from certain members of the New York legisla |
ture alleging certain reasons why Miller and |
Lapham were not entitled to seats IN the senate |
The petition was received and laid upon the ta- |
BILE and the oath Of Office administered to the |
senators from New York "A committee was
ten appointed to notify the President that the
senate was III session. The President stated he |
would communicate in writing tomorrow
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, October 12.-Kejlogg offered
resolution calling on the secretary of state for |
all papers Oh file in his department relating to I
the seizing of one Vicenza Rbello, an Italian, in
the city of New Orleans, i'll June, 1881, by one
James Mooney, and also all papers relating to |
the subsequent extradition of said Vicenza Ri
bello. Edmunds asked that the resolution lie |
ONCT OuG Gay uuGGf Inc rue. agreed 10. Ed |
munds then called up his resolution continuing |
for the present session the standing committees /
OF the senate as continued last session. After |
some opposition by Garland, Edmunds said he !
would not press the resolution to- day. After /
an executive session, adjourned.
THURSDAY, October 13.-Lamar offered a
resolution requesting the President to advise |
the senate whether any action had been taken |
by the government since the last session OF the |
senate towards protecting the rights and inter-
ests of the United States in the project of the !
inter- oceanic canal Tabled for future action |
-. Edmunds called up his resolution continu-
ing the standing committees as constituted last |
session. Garland offered all amendment pro- |
viding that only the following committees shall |
be continued: Foreign relations, finance, COM
merce, military affairs, Judiciary, postoffices and
poStroads, public lands, PENSIONS and Indian |
affairs. Ednlunds objected and Garland modi- |
fed his amendment so as to include the COM
mittee on privileges and elections. Garland's /
amendment was then rejected-yeas IS, nays 81 |
Davis (Ill.) and Malone voting with the re- |
publicans. Edmunds resolution was adopted |
yeas 81, nays 35. The standing COMMITTEES |
are therefore continued as constituted last ses-
sion, and the president protein. is authorized to
fill vacancies which may exist. Senator Logan !
offered resolution to elect David Davis presi- |
dent of the senate, which went over under the |
rules Davis was in his seat and made no mo-
ton to object. 1t became definitely known that |
mediate consideration was withdrawn and Davis |
was elected-yeas Sc, nays 34-Bayard and
Davis not voting. On taking the chair, Davis
made brief speech. in which lie said the |
high honor conferred upon him came without
any expectation on his part If the compli-
ment had carried any party obligation with it, |
he should have felt constrained to decline it. |
On motion Of Edmunds, amid much laughter,
many soto UOce exchanges and sarcastic humor
the thanks of the senate were rendered Bayard |
for the equity and impartiality with which he
had presided over the senate during the short
time he had occupied the chair Even Bayard
himself joined in the general humor. On
motion of Logan, committee, consisting of
Messrs. Bayard and Logan, was appointed by
the chair to wait ON the President and announce
to him the election of Davis as president pro
tenn "A resolution to inquire into the ex-
pediency of causing medal to be made in gold |
commemorative of the tragic and most lament
ed death of James A. Garfield, late President !
of the United States, was referred to the COM |
mittee ON library. Sherman, in this connec-
ton, said his colleague and he had deemed it
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