New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-07
notion OF THE sENATE.
RENEWED EFFORT or MR.. DAWES To PRocTED 7
ELECTION or OTFIcERs - CONVERSATIONS

RENEWED EFFORT or Mr.. DAWES To PRoCrED TO
ELECTION or 0FFICERs - CONVERSATIONS IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-In the Senate this
morning Mr.. Dawes ulep. MassJ took the floor, con-
graduating the Senate on that dspatch of the public
business which enabled u ths morning to take mp again
and consider and, he trusted adopt the resolution
which ne had submitted IN March lie did not AJAX any
Senator to vote for the resolution but he deemed II
right which ne had under the rules aud the Constitution
to have 1t voted upon. invoke be continued AL
dressing the Vice President your bands the proteo
ton OF the Constitution Of the United states IN the asser
tion Of my individual right bcf tins Senate to vote
on the resolution offered here. within It, rules and
within its legitimate functions and which is now the
only business before the senate"
Mr. Harris Dem. Tcnnl said that he had hoped that
the senator had FOR the purpose Of moving 10 90
into executive session. During the last two or irce
days the scnntc bad dispatched hrtc fooIt9n on le
public business hu rcuHincd uutou-idcTfd ara un
disposed o. lie, therefore. moved % proceed To the
consideration 0f executive Durncs- Loet-yt taS' ~ :
Mr Fcndlcton Dem Ohio then moved to adjourn.
Iost-ycas 20 nays. ~.
Mr. hawcs then said that the lse' motions. having
been of datory character disclosed the fact iat son
10 prevent vote upon he resou'ion Hc could not
sis that fact further ony and would. hcreiorc move
THIS motion Was ~ 1925 agreed TO amid some dcri-
sive laughter on the Denocraii, side 49,. s.....
when the doors rcopcncd ~ O'Clock. tc senate
adjourned until Monday
occupied with discussion us to thc propuoy or ad'i-
ability Of removing the general injunction 9t secrecy
from the proceedings ~ Yesterday and "Wednesday ln
rcgarho inc Chinese treaties The subject brought
before the senate motion to ath0rzc The publication
OF the written speech 81 senator ltoar Ihs motion was
agreed TO- Tboreup0n resolution vas offered {" extend
the same privilege 20 90 other Senators who took any
par in the debate on the treaties but after long dis
cusson t determined that this would De- unfair to
Senators who had not prepared specches ami that IL
would be wholly impracticahc 90 recall from memory
large portion ~ the debate which was Of running
OF cooaunl character The pr0poslou 20 uhkc al the
proceedings public Therefore voted down. and the
senate aftcrward adjourned without quorum.
ferdng the discussion Of motion 10 reconsider the
vote bv which the publication o Nj H0ars speech was
10 be authorized The senate confirmed the following
nominations:
Charles II. Leavy and Max Wehhcr 20 be Assistant
Appraiser FOR the District % rau francisco.
Hills Ball0u be Receiver 90. public Moneys a. Helena,
Edwin : Croker 20 be- Receiver Of Public Moneys at
Evanston, Wyoming.
William r. Durfcc. 20 be Indian Agent At Ia Ponte
Agency Wisconsin
I0sinasers- Iharlcs l. Palmer % Port Henry y "
Platt NJ COncy fONsacSIr y. \ george u lu- at
CASTLE y. y Lewis Marvin 80 Walton, n. s. George
Hammond 90 MlddlehuTy, VI, Jdmc- H. huriocA 40
Woodstock. 81.