New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-14
UNITED STATES SENATE.

TIE COMMITTEES CONTINUED - CONSTITUTED
TIE REPUBLICAN P.oGrhMVE CARRIED or.
AID SENATOR DAVID DAVIS ELECTED Fi.E~iDi-Af
PRO TE1iPJEF.
WAsmvGrov. Thursday, oct. -, 1891.
Upon the opening Of thr senate this morn
Ing MIR. LAMAR Dem. MaaJ oE''.d q resolution re-
q,stlu the President 10 advice the 'eulte w."t er any
action bias been taken d. the Cos rul'Ht since tie a't
sion OF tie scnat. toward protecting tn" rights and
interests OF the Clitci safes IN the Project Of an inter
oceanic canal at Panama. LAID on table Tor future ac-
tiJu.
ur. EDNUNDs rep va called mp fi, roaolution
continuing he standing comnitrc' ~ tLe senate as
They were instituted gt the last session:
NJ. GARLAND DEEM. ArS) offered an amendnoat
providing that only the following committees sAall be
continued: Foreign Relations. Finance, Commerce,
Military AGpir- judiciary, Post OFFICES and Roads,
Publ, Lands Pension and Indian Affairs.
VI. Carani's amendment was rl2'."d-f"as 3d.
nays 81 Mr. Davis, of Illinois, and Mr Malone voting
with the Repnbicanf
Mr.. Eiuund5s rc. oluon was then a3opted-Ycas 81,
NAYS -.
The standing committees are therefore continued
as F,i.ul.d at the last session and the President pro
ten. is authorized to iii any vacancies which may
exist
4 soon as The result announced Mr. LOGAN
gp.p r., rose and offered a resolution .or the election
OF David Davis, a Senator from Illinois, as Prcsl-
den: pro tenn. OF the Senate.
MrIINDLETON Dem. o. asked that the resolution
lie over one ay under the rules and was 50 ordered
The Senate then ut 1910 went uto executive session.
when the doors were reopcucd a. o'clock the chair
occupied by Mr. Harris, OF tennessee VINO c"'ieu
tie Senate 10 order.
NJ FENDLETON CDcm., o. and said: Wien tie
Senator from Illinois 81. LOGAN offered his resolution Tor
the election Of President pIo tcm2nrr, ina-n"ch "a IL
was offered without previous notice. objected - "a
immediate considerations since ta'n, upon reflection
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her have conclulad 20 withdraw my objection TO its
Immediate considcI.i ION.
Thc prc,idia: officer OTr. Harris stated that there
being further objection the resolution was boiore Tie
Senate.
Mr. JONES Dem, FIaJ raid That before the rcso-
LUTON v.s Submitted 10 Ii vote he wished 10 rcrraic
protest which hc had made .re on this subject by
dc,Iu The power of the senate io 30 This thing. II
said thai this question 70 longer oprn-that prrce
dent had been established in the NLIN:h Congress by
which the right Of the senate 20 choose 1T VIII itS pre-
sdin. officer hud hrcu affirmed he norci that that ac-
lion OF the senate would not be REGARDED precedent
Congress hy ihr Nct Of 1872 had declared that the pre-
siding officer ~ the senate should succeed ia certain
contingencies To- tie uice Of President o the United
| stalc- lie cou,cndcd That the President pro
! tuuIorc having once been elected, the C'u~ttu-
! tior fixed tac Tenure 81 Lis Office. \ mo.c
nI,v.s precedent had never been established by the
Senate hIu that whIr. declares mat that body -hpud
"rrpct, tlr prcarn- ir1lub.1.t of the Presidential
office enter into contest Tor ne Presidency OF the
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