Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-10-22
UNITED STATES SENATE.


OoT. 1.-THE United States Senate
held brief sessisn and after swearing
in Senators elect Miller, Lapham and
Aldrich, adjourned. 1T is believed that
everal Cabinet changes are impending,
and that Secretary Window and Attor-
ney General MacVeagh will insist upon
retiring at an early day.-There is a
rumor that the Republicans will en-
deavor to depose Mr.. Bayard, President
pro tempore of the Senate, and elect
Senator Davis. The latter according to
the rumor, will decline, when the
Republicans will nominate and elect
Senator Anthony.-A session of the
Cabinet was held.
WASHINGTON, Ocr. Ex-senator Da-
Wis, of Illinois, was elected president of
the Senate, deposing Senator Bayard,
elected the day before. The business
of the Senate was limited, the ony
thing of importance was the continuinn
of the committees of last session. Ig
executive session Hamblin Hamlin was
confirmed as minister to Spain.
WASHINGTON, October 14.-After the
reading of the journal, Mr.. Lamar
Dem, Miss. called up the resolution
offered by him yesterday relative to the
interoceanic canal at Panama, and it was
adopted.
Mr.. Edmunds (Rep., Vt.) offered
resolution directing the Committee on
the Judiciary to inquire and report
whether the proceedings for the extra
dition of Vincenzo RebeJlo under the
treaty with the kingdom of Italy have
been proper under the treaty and in ac-
cordance with law. Adopted.
Mr.. Sherman (Rep., o. offered a
resolution directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to transmit to the Senate
copy of the report of James T. Meline
and others, made to the Treasury De-
partment during the recess of the
Senate, and any papers received by him
based on such report.
At 150 the doors were opened, on
motion of Mr.. Anthony rep, r. ~,
the privileges of the floor for to-day
were extended to the national guests,
and the Sergeant-at-Arms was directed
to make suitable preparations for their
reception. The Senate then took a re-
cess until 230 o'clock.
The Senate did no. reassemble until
3 o'clock, and at that hour the galleries
were filed to their utmost capacity.
At 3:15 P. M. the distinguished
French and German visitors entered the
chamber and stood in the rear of the
senator's desks.
When quiet had been restored, Mr..
Bayard (Dem., Del. J, rose and said: 81
beg leave to apprise the Senate of the
presence on the floor of this chamber
of certain distinguished officers and cit
liens Of our sister republic of France,
and also of certain other distinguished
officers and citizens of the empire of
Germany, who have come for the pur-|
pose of joining with the people of the
United States in celebration and COM
memoration of the great eliminating
event to the arms of the allied colonies
one hundred years ago-the great vic
tory of these colonies and their allies on
that DAY, their allies of this day.
know that I speak the sentiment of
every member of the American Senate
when say they are most welcome to
this chamber, and now 1 move, for the
purpose of each member paying that
respect which each and allfeel for those
who have honored us by their presence,
a recess of half an hour be taken to en-
able the presiding officer of the Senate
and each one of its members to pay
that respect which represents not only
our individual feeling, but the feeling
of every man in every state of our union
of states" Applause.
The motion at 1886, was agreed to,
and recess taken, which was occupied
by the senators in cordially greeting
their distinguished guests. After the
recess, the visitors having retired, the
Senate went into executive session, and
when the doors were opened, at 4:2O P.
NJ, adjourned.