The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-04-02
FORTY-SEyENTH CONGRESS.
Extra Session. ---Senate.

Extra oessIon.---Senate-
MONDAY, March M.-The vice president laid be-
fore the senate communication from the governor
of Wisconsin transmitting joint resolution of the
Legislature of that STATE relative to the death of NJ.
H Carpenter. Theresolution read and laid or
the table, and the senate went into executive session.
When the doors were reopened, adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 22.-Voorhees offered resolu-
ton declaring that the hostile attitude assumed by
the national banks toward the refunding of the ma
tiOnal debt low rate of interest and the recent
attempt dictate legislation OF congress on the sub
ject contrary to the best interests of the people,
and well calculated ID excite their alarm for the fJl-
ture Morrill, raised the point of order that the
linton not legislative business. Debate ensued
Finally, suggestion of Conkling, Voorhees, with
held the resolution TIL tomorrow, as to enable the
senators 10 look at the precedentS and law Oh this
question. The semitic went into executive session,
and when the doors reopened, adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 23.-Voorhees again submit
ted the resolution he yesterday offered and subse-
quenty withdrew, declaring that the hostile attitude
assumed by the national banks to the refunding of
the national debt 1t lower rate of interest and
their recent attcmptto dictate the legislation of
gress contrary the best interests of the people
and calculated to excite their alarm for the future
Morrill, raised the point of order that the resolution
was not in Order iaasmuch it a Legislative
proposition. Sherman stated that like PROPOSITIONS
had been debated in every executive session VOor.
bees argued against the point made by Morrill,,
whereupon the latter withdrew his objection and the
resolution was laid over under the rules. Dawes
offered resolution Cor the election of senate officers,
naming the candidates selected by the Republican
yesterday. Laid over. After executive ses-
sion the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 24-Dawes called I'D the reso-
luton for the election of officers of the senate
Dawes having refused to let his resolution go over
for the present though requested TO do so by Pen
dleton, the Democrats proceeded to offer dilatory
motions, and call Of yeas and nays thereon, now
and then taking OCCASION to twit the Republicans
upon taking into the party old Democratic confed-
crate brigadiers." Garland opposed the present
election of officers On the ground that it would work
great injustice to .he present incumbents. Cam
eron Pa) asserted the determination of the Repub-
hcan side to sit the question out. Brown asserted
the issues and stated his intention to sit here until
December before he would consent to a change of
officers. Hoar said he regarded the declaration of
the senator from Georgia that ii his purpose to
occupy the time of the senate from until the LIST
of December in preventing expression of the
viii Of constitutional majority of this body in regard
TO the election OF its officers containing the very
essence of revolution and treason to the institutions
OF this country. slarp colloquy ensued between
Brown and Hoar. Beck moved to adjourn. Re-
jected-yeas 81, nays32 Several other dilatory mo-
tons having been voted down, many amusing
passages occurred between Logan and Brown as to
their previous political records. motion to go
into executive session lostyeas o. NAYS o. Pen
dleton then moved to adjourn. The motion was I'M
expectedy agreed to-yeas %, nays 81. Mitchell was
temporarily absent and did not VOTE nor did Davis
IU). Hale voted no in tone too low to be heard by
the clerk and not recorded. a fact which h did
not discover until afbr the vice president had de-
clared the senate ad iourned until tomorrow.
FRIDAY, March 25.-Ingas offered resolution
pointments, other than those of the army, made in
his department since the list of December, 1879, to
the 4th Of March, 1885, under what provisions of law
such appointments have been made; what changes,
promotions details and transfers have been made
within such period and the reasons for such
transfers; what revelations of appointments and
promotions have been made; what dsmissals have
been made, and for what causes; what employees have
been paid out of the apsed fund; what clerks have
been paid by statute aud whether not any commits
sion has been convened to consider appointments in
said department Laid on the table for further ac-
ton. Dawes called up the resolution for the cleo
ton Of senate officers, the pending motion being that
to postpone its consideration until the first Monday
in December. Much epeech-making was INDUCED in
and ro]l-cal followed roll-call alternate motions
made on the Democratic side TO adjourn and go into
executive session. These motions were all defeated,
generally by tie vote, but at six O'Clock many
senators paired that the senate left without
quorum and the roll called. Bayard suggested
that as 1t not desirable the struggle should de-
generate into one of physical endurance it better
to adjourn. Dawes assented. and the senate ad-
lourned until Tomorrow