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! SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

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THE President pro ten laid before the
Senate on the 9th q communication from the
Secretary of the Treasury transmittinga 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 Committee, stated in an
opinion that in the committee there was
great doubt whether the law warranted
the method which had been followed
for the disbursement of money for the
expenses of the Senate since the death of Sec
retary Burch lie then offered as an individ-
ual act a resolution for the appointment of
Chief Clerk Shorber as Acting Secretary of the
Senate until the vacancy caused by the death
of Secretary Burch should be filed, and en-
powering him to perform all the official du-
ties pertaining TO the office of Secretary. Mr..
Pendleoh said he had beeh prepared 10 offer
a sinilar resolution The resolutior was
adopted without n division. The nomination
of Edwin ID. 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
Shorber Mr.. Sheman's resolution author
izing the Librarian of Congress to eceive and
preserve tho papers of the Count dc Rocham.
beau, to await the action of Congress on a
proposition to sell the same to the Govern
ment, was debated and adopted. Mr. Sher.
man offered u resolution, which was laid over
under the rules, directing the Finance Com
mittee to investigate the accounts for the ex-
penditure of several appropriations for con.
tingont expenses OF the Treasury Depart.
ment since July l, ISL. Executive session
followed.
IN the Senate, on the 26th, resolution by
Mr.. Butler, directing the Committee on Print.
ing to inquire why the agricultural reports for
1880 have not been distributed to Congress,
was adopted. Mr.. Sherman called up ESQ.
luton offered by him the day previous, for in:
VestgatiOn into the disbursements of the con.
tingent fund of the Treasury Department
After having modified it somewhat it was
adopted. The resolution reads
ReSolped, That the Committee on Appropri-
ations be directed to investigate the accounts
for expenditures for contingent or other ex.
penses of the several departments, including
the methods of making such disbursements
the character and disposition of the pur-
chases, the mode and employment of labor
paid from such appropriations, and to report
at as early a day as practicable what further
legislation is necessary to secure the proper
disbursement of such appropriations, and
that the committee have leave to send foI
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
I'the President were the following: Charles j.
Folger, New York, to be Secretary of the
Treasury; Thomas L. James, of New York
Postmaster. General; Frank Hatton, Iowa
First Assistant Postmaster-General; Charles
| Payson, Massachusetts, U. S. Charge dAffairs
Denmark. Consuls-G -General-Ferdinand yo.
geler, Ohio, Frankfort: Simon Wolf, District
| of Columbia, Cairo. Consuls-Silas p IIub-
| bell, New York, St. Johns, Quebec; Jesse III
| Moore, Illinois, Callao; Voney V. Smith, Ar.
kansas st. Thomas; VIM. p. Pierce, Georgia
Cienfuegos; Charles Kahlo, Indiana, sydney
Australia; Geo. w. Roosevelt, Pennsylvania
Bordeaux; j. A. Leonard, Minnesota, Leith
| John L. Robinson, Tennessee, TriDoli Regis.
ter of wills for the District of Columbia
| Hiram j. Ramsdell; John l.. Beveridge, Hi
| nois, Assistant Treasurer of the United State;
| at Chicago; Milton @. Elstner, Louisiana, At
torney for the Western District OF Louisiana
jacques A. Gla, Louisiana, Surveyor Genera
| for the District of Louisiana; John s. Harris
Louisiana, Surveyor General for the Distr-ie
| of Montana. The nomination of Stratham fol
| Postmaster at lynchburg, was opposed by thu
| Democrats on the ground that it was a par
of the so called "Mahone bargain" and the,
| succeeded In forcing an adjournment, leaving
| him uncontirmed.
THE open session OF the Senate on the 2Sll
! lasted only half an hour, when the doors wer,
| closed and executive session followed. Tn,
undecided contest over the nomination TO
| the Lynchburg Post. Office was resumed. Mr.
Hill (Ga.) spoke in opposition to confirmation
two hours. The debate was then continued
by Messrs, Morgan, Hoar, Morrill,, Sherman
and Others mt great length, the political feat
ures OF the case and Importance attached t,
its probable bearings upon the result of th
pending election in Virginia being openl,
| expressed and distinctly emphasized
Speeches were interspersed with a number o
roll calls and motions to adjourn and othe
dilatory pr proceedings. The Democrats Offered
to 90 ON and confirm all of the nomination
unobjCcted to, !, aving the Others to be set
tied after ward. This the Republicans re
fused to do, and the contest was continues
until 2;50 n. M, when an adjournment was ef
fected, leaving the question sti undecided.