Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-03-16
FORTY-SEvENTH CONGRESS.
Extra Session. ....Senate.

MONDAY, March 7.-Immediately after the read
Ing of the journal Senator-elect Malone (Va.) was
sworn in, subscribing to the modified oath. He
took seat upon the Republican side. On motion
Of Pendleton the senate adjourned till Tomorrow.
TUESDAY, March 3.-The senate convened at noon.
Communications were laid before the senate
had forwarded to the governors of their respective
states their designations members of the senate.
The communications were ordered placed on the file
of the senate. AT 1920 message from the presi-
dent was announced and upon motion of Bayard the
senate went into executive session. The president
nominated Nathan Goh, Jr., to be United States
Rhode Island, consul-general at Rome: United
States consuls-John L. Frisbie (N1chigan>, at
Rheims; P. NJ. Eder .(Nevada) at Guayaquil: Albert
Rhodes ID. co., at Rouen; Edward Backus Ql!inois),
at Para: Emilio Courtalo, at La Union; John A
Haldemann [Kansas), at Bangkok; Abbot L. Doan, at
Alppy, India; John F. June tNew Jersey, at Nueva
Goff, Richmond and Frisbie and left the others on
the table for further action. When the doors were
reopened the senate adjourned until tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, March 9.-The senate convened at
read announcing the appointment of J. ". McDill
to fill the unexpired term of Senator Kirkwood. "A
message from the president was received and the
senate went into executive session. The senate
frmed the nominations of Evarts, Thurman and
Howe, commissioners of the international none
tary conference; Lot NJ. Morrill,, collector Of
toms, Portland, Me-; D. D. McClurg, surveyor of
customs, Cincinnati; John W. Green, collector Of
internal revenue for the Second district of Iowa
upon tue reOpenlng OF the doors the senate ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, March 10.-Immediately upon the as
sembling of the senate message from the president
received PendletOn offered resolution pro-
ding for the organization Of standing committees Of
the senate. The resolution read, subject to OBJ
lection raised by Anthony. After the reading of the
resolution Anthony moved that it re printed and laid
the table, the subject to be called up tomorrow
Agreed to-. .Pendleton then offered resolution
providing for the organization of select committees,
which was disposed of in similar manner. The
senate confirmed Robert s. Taylor, of Indiana, as
member of the Mississippi river improvement COM
mission. After executive session the senate ad-
journed.
FRIDAY, March 11.-Edmunds took the oath of
office for his term. resolutio calling the
attorney general for the reports made last session
concerning the operations of the United
States marshal and other officials in the
western district of Virginia adopted .PeNde-
ton called up the resolution for the formation Of the
senate committees. Davis, of Illinois, declined the
chairmanship of the judiciary committee, giving his
therefore. He moved to substitute the
of Garland for that position. A point Of crde,
raised by Conkn that the resolution for the organi
zation OF senate committees was not in order was
sustained by the vice president. Pendeton appealed
from the decision but before vote taken tL,
appeal the senate went into executive session. Nont
of the presidents nominations acted upon, tts
executive session being taken up almost entirely viii
| endeavors to arrange amicable settlement o: thu
| organization OF the senate committees When thu
| doors reopencd the senate adjourned