Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-29
THE DAY AT THE CAPITOL.
Senate Proceedings.

Mr.. Pendleton presented in the Senate to-day
the petition OF the common council Of Cincinnati,
praying that Cincinnati may be made the seat OF
the court of appeals proposed to be established In
that circuit under the Senate bill now before the
House Of Representatives Referred to the COM
mittee on the Judiciary.
NEW BILLS.
Bills were introduced and referred as follows:
By Mr.. Chilcott-To authorize the Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue to settle with Daniel Z. Tay-
lor, distIller, in Colorado Referred to the COM
mittee on finance. Also, to amend sectiun 1924,
Revised Statutes, relating to annual expenditure
upon mining claims. Referred to the committee
By Mr.. Coke-To fix and ascertain the terms of
the circuit and district courts OF the eastern and
northern district OF Texas Referred to the COM
mittee on the judiciary.
MONUMENT TO BARON DE KALB.
On motion OF Mr.. Groome the bill approp-iating
$1,000 for the erection OF a monument to Baron
De kalb at Annapolis, Nd, was taken up and
passed.
THE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION BILL
On motion OF Mr.. Hoar the bill 10 provide for the
performance OF the duties OF the Office OF President
IN case or removal, death, resignation or inability,
both OF the President and Vice President, was
taken up.
ent arrangement for the performance OF the duties
OF President in such cases and the necessity for
such legislation as the bill proposes The bill pro-
vides that in OF the removal, death, resigna-
tlon or inability or both the President and the
Vice President, the Secretary OF State shall act as
President until the end OF the term; Ii there be
none, that the Secretary CT the Treasury shall SO
act; next, the Secretary OF War; next, the Attor-
ney General; next, the Postmaster General: next,
OF the Interior. The Secretary OF state, Mr.. Hoar
said, was always man regarded by the great
nj the oas as p people pressen M xe and ea nsaS
always representative OF the principles
ana policy OF the President, SO that his succession
to the position of acting President would be likely
to carry out the policy approved by the people in
electing his predecessor; and this would give ad-
ditonal security to the life of the President Who
supposed that Booth would have aSSassnated Lin
coin II Sew ard had been the legal successor the
Presidency. or that Guiteau would have lifted his
hand against the lie OF Garfield to elevate Blaine
TO tie vacant chair?
THE FITZ-JoHN PORTER BILL
The bill was discussed until 1:4O, when the un-
finished business-the bill for relief Of Fitz-John
porter-was taken up, and Mr.. Logan addressed
the Senate.
Capitol Notes.
Senator Sewell, Of New Jersey, made speech
yesterday in favor Of the bill for the relief of Ftz
John Porter, which occupied the Senate up to the
hour Of adjournment.
The commit ee OF ways and means to-day were
on the woolen schedule of the tariff commission
Dill. Inc committee expected to get through with
1t before to-days adjournment
. The speeches OF Gov. Brown and Senator Voor-
hees against the civil service bill for which there
are numerous calls, will probably be printed in
pamphlet form o meet the demand.
A memorial 1g led by a large number OF Chi
cago merchants and other business men. remon-
strating against tile re-enactment of a bank rupt
law, was laid before the Senate to-day by Senator
David Davis
THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL.
Gen. ketcham, who has the matter I'm charge,
will be ready to report the District OF Columbia
appropriation bill by the second week in Janu-
airy.
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE
The Senate in executive session yesterday con-
firmed the following nominations: John w. Gar
den, to he register OF the land Shasta Cal POST
masters.-Thos. Min, at Nevada City, CAL: O S.
Scott at Silver City, n. M; Simon d. Lauffer. at
irwin Station. Pa; ThadeuS w. Fancher, at Lo-
rain, Ohio; Thos. H. Blake, at Lebanon, Ohio;
Henry Behn, at Ripley. Ohio; Dorsey c. Andrews,
N, MENDOZA, Iil. John w. Coventry, E1wardsyiie,
ILL.,; j. M. Bucknan, Hartman City, Ind.