Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-16
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
BOTH HOUSES IN SESSION.
BILLS OF DISTRICT INTEREST. ETC.


nN tnP recent changes I'm
vio'isly existing. ~
R,lls were introduced and referred as fol,ows:.
| masters OF the fourth class; 10 poSt of,ices
BY Nr Johnston-To authorize the erection Of a
statue ol chief Justice Marshal Referred to con-
.ei''e on library. Also for relief of the trustees
~! TIE r. n. Theological Seminary and Iiyh School
y; %; 'teilla- Ec'Vnej 10 committee on claims nv
Hit. hatfls-tuf appoint of a Commission 10
examine and report To Congress a proner settle
IA at o the accounts oI certain land grant rail-
fCa1s W accord nee with the decision OF the SUI
pitme court. keferTCd to committee on military
&dalrS Is. Nr. Plumb-To regulate the empioy-
% vi 1si,sln .tikS Tor diseursing officers Of the
anaiFs.
THE woNAS's SUFFRAGE QUESTION.
Mr.. Hoar's resolution for a special committee Of
seven on the rights or women, was taken up
Mr.. Vest, In opposition 10 IL SAID the Senate nnv
had II committees with Messengers and clerks
one half OF whom. without eN.rperation wers
.,reral,y ,n, without employment lie had been In
loIhed Dy the sergeant AT arms that he must have
more, III the resolution adopted. The COM
inlt'e's on territories and privileges and elections
W.T. open TO the inquiry. and had not now be-
lore them a single proposition on the subject.
There was anotherc0;amttee that would do annie
lGslce 10 II, one 10 hitch he referred most resptt
auiN I iiil oh ics".utlontiy clatmS lf there was
amy ciaim that should go 10 that committee 10 WAS
.Ne one Tor woman suffrage, for il would revol,l-
lohl1' the country, SoC.cly and womans propcr
position IN The family circle as wife and mother
: vote being taken, Mr.. Vests motion was not
agreed Up-aye, n, nors 81.
Mr. Bsyari moved 10 refer the resolution to the
committee on luai. farY.
Al the expiration OF the morning hour the ree~-
III oIdeI. relating To the presidential succession.
Was laid aside, ana Mr. Voorhees, spoke ON thc
rr"ienSe To the finance committee ~ the parts of
thr PRESIDENTS message relative Ia the repeal of
tGr laws authorizing silver coinage the issue az
silver certificates. eic. He arraigned the rccosa-
nniehdatipns OF the Secretary OF the Treasury on
the subject.
The Senate Committees.
THE VACANCIES FILLED.
senator Allison to-day made A motion that the
committee vacancies be filled by unanimous con-
sent There WIS no objection and the vacancies
Mere We % niied Tue changes are as follows:
Mt Hlndoln. Chairman OF the committee on for
elgn relations; Er. Harrison, on Indian affairs in
place OF Mr.. Logan; Mr.. Van Hyck, on PENSIONS;
Mr. Aldrieh, on District OF Columbia, In
place OF MIR; Hawl'y; Mr. Window, on pa
tents; Mr.. Harrison, on Territories, in place
OF OF nh, W. SAWYER ,S Mr. Miller chairman: revision
Mr.. Window, on education and labor; Messrs.
saunders and Dawes, on civil service and retrench-
on transportation routes 10 the seaboard I'm place
ul Mt Blair: Nj Seweii, chairman 1oint coInmi,-
Sawyer, on census in place OF Mr. cameron
lWis.l; Mir. Miller, u. " on epidemic disease:
Mr. I'm. tCol) on Nicaraguan claims, in place OF
Ar. H2Wiey.
Nominations To-day.
BREWSTER FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day BEN jamin Harris Brewster OF
Pa, 10 be Attorney General OF the United States.
iI>lensihel "a AaalhS To be pension agent at st
Louis, MO. Postln lStero-1saac Merrill, Lock-
haven, Pa; John A. Wallace, Chester Pa: Jose.
phus b. Venard, Macomb, III. Gustavus A. Pfrang.
ier. Aurora, H.; John q. ADAMS, Narengo, III;
Albert C. Bower, wanhcsan. Ill; Wm. r Bow.
man, OTTAWA, ILL.,; John X. BPbaron, Elgin. III:
Richard ID. Smith. Pcsin III: Joseph n Sasfsn'
Ashtabula Ohio. TO Dr.. collectors or customs
Alfred Z. Howard OF the district OF Cuyahopa
ONO; Seth NJ Sawyer. for the district OF Apaachi-
cola, Fla ;JosEirt for the al strict OF ST Marks Fla
4" be Indian agenfs-IIerry j. Armstrong Cree
agency, Montana; A. L. Cook. Fort Hall agency.
arizona. TO he register OF land offlce-Thotnss
j. Scott, Montgomery, Ala. To be surveyor OF GUS
,os.M allaee r. Finch port of La Crosse. Wis
Revenue Seryice-Second Lieut.. VIM. +. Kilgore 70
be FIRST lieutenant Third Lieut.. Geo Delap 20 10
second lieutenant; Third Lieut. A. T.. r. Hauks, 70
HoEse of Representatives.
The Speaker announced the following special
committee On the expenses attending the illness
anu burial of President Garfield: MeSsrs. Taylor,
Pound, Cox, tN.f.l Joyce, lie F-vre, Beltord.
Blackburn, Page, Springer, o'Ncil and Shelley.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE
Mr. Robinson rose 10 a question OF prjvilnpe
He stated that he had resolution he desired 10
offer. During the recess OF Congress, an officer OF
this government. connected with the State depart-
msnt, had usurped the privileges of the House
The Speaker-The gentleman has already dis
CLOSED that lie desires 10 proceed 60 business
Mr.; kobinSon-Ihis is question Involving tie
privileges OF the House
The Speaker-It is not a matter relating TO n
member Of the House.
Mr.. RobinSon-It relates to the whole House. It
Is usurpdtion 10y a department OF tais govern
inent IL involves the imprisonment OF our citi-
Zt.nS abroad. We can get nothing into this Con-
gfeSS. Tie rights or our citizens cannot be heard
[ Loud cries OF 0rderl L VIII not press IL now; bue
you will hear from Iae again.
The call OF states was thnn continued at the
point where IL was left unfinished Tuesday last.
The following bills were introduced aud referred:
BY Nh. Hunbell-To amend the act TO reduce
duties on Imports, and 10 reduce internal revenue
taxes. BY MI. Aillits-To regulate suffrage i'm the
territories no to fix certain Publications TOR Office
Also, TO provide for oaths Tor jurors IN trials for
blSaniy ia the Territories. Also, relative 10 the
crime OF bfgamy and proof thereof Also. 10 pro-
vide for the registration OF voters in the Utah Ter
I1tory Also, to reorg nze the legislative power of
Utah. By. MIR. Lord-nepeang the sections OF
the Revised Statutes relating the tax on banks,
bankers and national banking associations. Also,
To repeal the tax on bank checks. Also, To repeal
the internal revenue lax on medicines, perfuIner-
les, &c.
A resolution was adopted for a holiday recess
from December 21st 10 January 5thL
APPOINTMENTS ON THE HOUSE SIDE
The following appointments were made by Clerk
Mcpherson to-day: Harrison 8. Tinker, assistant
librarian, vice VIM. A. Fields; w. ii. Wing, assist
ant librarian; j. H. c. Wilson, OF Iowa, resolution
and petition clerk, vice j. III. Frances.
Under the Doorkeeper the following appoint
mentS were made: w. IA. Scott, vice /. Ftlhugh:
Charles 5. Parrish and Edison s. Williams, messcn.
gers; John T. Stevens, messenger detailed as door.
keeper OF the House reporters gallery. vice Mann.
Samuel j. Couch was this afternoon appointed
document file clerk under the doorkeepcr, Vice CT
Merrill James Hines. Jr., page.