The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-15
Atlanta ExpOsition...AddresS of Francis
ID. MOultOn.-.COtton Ship Sent
to Cincinnati..LondOn Times
on Monroe Doctrine.
Fine Vein Of Oil Struck Near Point
Burns, Ky...-WOrk in the Sem
ate..NOminatiOns..Killcd
by a Train.
Proceedings in the Guiteau Trial--JurOr
Sick and Court AdjOurns.
other Foreign and Domestic News.


Forty-Seventh Congress.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December II MIR. Allis on
from the committee on Appropriations, re-
ported fayorably on the bill supplying the
accidental omission of a word in clause of
the sundry civil appropriation act of last
Congress, making the appropriation for
the new pension building. He ex-
planned that the omission had restricted
the appropriation to 100000 then made
for the purchase of a new building. 1t was
laid on the table at the suggestion of Mr..
Edmunds to enable inquiry to be made rs
to the sutliciency of the appropriation.
Mr.. Garland, from the Committee on Ter
ritories, reported favorably with a written
report on the bill to legalize the election of
the Territorial Legislature of New Mexico,
held in 1880, and for other purposes, and it
was placed upon the calendar.
Mr.. Saunders, from the same committee
reported iayorably on bill to extend the
northern boundary of Nebraska. Placed
on the calendar.
On motion ofMr. Sherman the commits
soner on Garfield mem orial services, were
increased by the addition of two members.
By Mr. Plumb, of Kansas-A bill to au-
thorize the President wheneverin in his ppin.
ion the exigences ofthe frontier service re-
quire it, to add $500 enlisted men to the
army to serve during such an emergency
and not longer than one year. Referred TO
the Committee on Military affairs.
Mr.. Jones, of Florida, submitted resolu
ton which was laid over until tomorrow,
calling for information in the War office re-
lating to the construction of the ship canal
across the Florida Peninsula.
At the close of the mornings business the
subject of the Presidential succession was
brought up, and Mr.. Beck addressed the
Senate to illustrate the urgency for legsla-
tive action on the subject.
Messrs. Conger and Brown were the two
new members of the Garfield memorial
committee.
Mr. Butler offered a resolution directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to forward to
the Senate n report showing the number of
farms or plantations, with numbers of acres,
sold in the State of South Carolina under
the act for the collection of direct taxes in
tie insurrectionary districts, ETC.. appro-
priated June 9TH. 1862, to whom
said farms or plantations belonged at the
time of sales; who were purchaser;
amounts for which each paid on farms or
plantations was assessed for taxation, col
lected from each, and of which each bid of
and by whom and what amount of money
arising from the sales was carried into the
treas iry over and above the amount ofdirect
taxes laid and collected against said State,
under said act cost and expenses of said
safes, and what amounts are now in the
Treasury. Adopted.
Mr.. noar's resolution, for a select COM
mittee on the rights of women,
was taken up by discussion and
was not concluded when the floor
was claimed by Mr.. Beck, to whom
il had been awarded. The unfinished bus
mess ON the subject Of the Presidential sue
cession, in the event of the removal, death,
resignation or incapacity of both the Prcsi-
dent and Vice-President was then con-
sidered.
RESOLUTIONS were introduced by Messrs-
Beck and Maxey and bill Of Mr.. Garland
being before the Senate Tor discussion was
entertained. go.
Mr.. BECK then spoke of the serious diff
culties and confusion likely to arise from
any enforcement of the act OF March LIST,
l7g2. giving the line of succession to the
President of the Senate, or II there is none,
to the Speaker of the House-in
the contingency therein provided iori and
referred to the many instances in which u
any such contingency had arisen, these diff
Gnnlties would have been illustrated. Mr..
Beck regarded the substance of the bill us
reported by the Judiciary Committee of
the Senate In 1856, making the succession
4 M on the Judges of the Supreme court and
other officers, who have qualifications re-
ouired for the Presidency aud Nice-Prcsi-
dcncy, ms bridging over the difficulty.
Mr.. Beck was opposed to Mr.. Garlnnd's
bill ycsting succession IN Cabi-
net officers because in the
event Of the removal of the President
the Cabinet might not only be implicated
with the President, but might he shown TO
have advised the oilcnse for which he is re-
moved. Then, too, the Cabinet members |
may not possess the requisite qualification |
for the Presidency In age, nativity, etc.
Mr., Maxcy sand taking the reason and |
spirit of the law, and the consequence which |
led to its enactment us the best point for |
the exponent of its meaning and npplica-
tlons. This conclusion was that the Vice |
President does not become Pres
ident nor competent to take the
oath as. such, pending IN
activity or disability, of President, but dis
charges the powers and duties OF said office
nsndinr the disability, and no longer He |
y -, .,,,,.,,, 81 ~ Ipnyth unou the claim that |