Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-05-28
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

MAY 16.-Immedately after calling the
Senate to order, the Vice President submitted
the following cOmmunications:,
WASHINGTON, May IS, lSsl.-sR: win you
please announce to the Senate that my resig.
natlonas. senator of United States from the
State of New York has been forwarded to the
Governor of the State. ] hayethe honor to
be, with great respect,
Your obedient servant, r
ROSCOE CoNKLING.
To Hon. @. A. Arthur.
SENATE CHAMBER, May l6. 6.lSsl.-SIR: have
forwarded to the Governor OF the State of New
York my resignation us Senator of the United
States for the state of New York VIII you
please announce the fact to the Senate? With
great respect, 'ssa-.4-
Your obedient servant
T.C. PLATT
To Hon. G. A. Arthur. IN
The sensation created by the first communi.
cation was heightened by the second. Some
words passed between Messrs. Dawes and Hin-
in connection with the Isthmus Canal resolu!
ton, after which the Senate went into eXecu
tive session. Richard A. Elmer was confirmed
us Second Assistant Postmaster General. ~
MAY 17.-Mr. Davis, of West Virginia, in,
quired ironically of Mr. Dawes whether he was
not now ready to proceed with the considera-
tion of the resolution for the election of Sen
ate officers? Mr.. Dawes replied that to what
ever the majority of the Senate should decide
on that resolution he would bow. If the SEN
ator from West Virginia had become, from an
accidental occurrence on the RepublioanSide,
ready to submit to the viii of the majority,
because he believed there was majority on
his side, he (Dawes) had not word TO say.
Mr.. Saunders offered resolution directing
She Committee on Judiciary of the Senate to
inquire into all matters touching the rela-
tions OF the Central Pacific Railroad to its
leased lines and other corporations, and es.
napiollV those linp9 md QnrOOrnt tinh i'm which
its stockholders are Interested, and report to
the Senate mt their next regular session what,
In their Judgment, is proper and necessarytto
most efectnally protect the interests OF the
United States. Mr. CoclITell offered q resou.
tion calling ON the Secretary of War for a re-
port of the survey of the Osage River Adopt
ed. The Senate then went into executive ses.
sion, and after n lengthy debate confirmed
the nomination of Frederick Douglass rs Re-
corder of Deeds Tor the District of Columbia
MAY 1S.-Mr. Burnside called up and
urged action.on the lnteroceanic Canal reso-
luton. Senator ingalls, said It was not wise
or eXpedient for the Senate at this sitting to
! pass resolution on the subject referred 10,
and it was postponed until December next
On motion of Mr.. Davis Qll), the resolution
directing the Committee on Judiciary to
| inquire into the relations of the Central
| In executive SESSION. senator Mcmillan called
| up the nomination OF Edwin A. Merritt to be
! Consul General at London, and it was instant.
| ly Confirmed by q MIRA uoCe vote in which n
few fegatiyes responses were scarcely heard
The nomination OF VIM. II. Robertson as
Collector of Customs for the Port of New York
| was then called up, aud in the same manner,
without debate or roicall, also confirmed the
\ only negative votes cast being those of
Messrs ingalls,, Farley, Jones of Nevada and
| Don Cameron.
| MAY 19.-Mr. kellogg offered resolution
calling for names of officers and employees of
executivadepartments togetherwith the date
of their appointment, the state to which each
| is charged, etc. Senator Plumb offered an
/ amendment calling for further Information
as to how many such clerks or employees
! served in the volunteer or regular service of
the United States during the war of the rebel.
! lion. Senator Sherman opposed the resolu-
tion and moved to go into executive session.
Lost-Yyeas 81 nays q, The amendment was
nominations confirmed in executive session
were the following: Blanche X. Bruce, Missis.
| sippi, Register of the Treasury; G. B. Loring,
| Massachusetts,, Commissioner of Agriculture
Thos. A. osborn, Minister of the United States
at Brazil; Lew. Wallace, Indiana, United
states Minister to Turkey; stephen A: llurl
but, Illinois, Minister to Peru; Judson Kilpat-
rick, New Jersey, Minister to Chill.
MAY 20,-The Senate adjourned sine die.
In executive session the following were con-
funed: Wallace r. White, Maine, United
| states attorney, Idaho; James q. Weaks,
United States Marshal Western District OF
Louisi ana; Thomas j. Jordan, Pennsylvania
Indian Agent, Ponca Agency, Indian Terrific
ry; Woodford, .Tenney, McDougal and KNOX
for New York Attorneyships and Marshall
ships; SchofieTd Judge ofthe Court of Claims
Charles \. Gould, Collector of Customs, Dis
trict of Buffalo Creek, \. Y: John T. Dravo,
Surveyor of Customs Mt Pittsburgh. Pa.
Chandler, for Solicitor General, was rejected
10 to 23 Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania
was the only Republican voting nay but sew.
era Republicans did not vote at all.