Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-03-07
| WASHINGTON NEWS
Tuesday, February 27.

SENArE.-President pro tenn Davis gave
notice that he would resign Saturday noon,
March 5. Mr.. Mcmillan reported favorably
from the commerce committee the house
bill to make st. Vincent, Mimi, a port of
entry instead of Pembina, Oak.
Mr.. Morrill, moved that the senate insist
upon its tariff amendments to the internal
revenue bill, and appoint conferees, anu it
was carried Messrs. Morrill, Sherman.
were named as conterees. Several hours
were spent in executive session. The pres
ident sent in the following nominations:
Marlin Parry kennard, assistant United
States treasurer, Boston. Registers OF land
offices: Charles Ct. Williams, Watertown.
OAK; Homer L. Pound, Harley, Idaho;
Joseph Sargensen, Walla Walla, Wyo.;
Laniel H. freeman st. Cloud. Mimi:
Mond Gringager Worthlngton, Mimi, Ed
Smith, the Ialles, Ore. Receivers public
moneys: L. Geary, Fargo, ik.; S. s. Wa
tiers, Harley, Idaho; +. X. NJ. Joy, Bozeman
Mont. A. 0. Marsh, w. T.; John Ulrich,
La Crosse, Wis; John G. Pillsbury, Oregon
City, Ore; Caleb N. Thornburg, the Dalles,
Ore. ID. w. Gooch, pension agent, Boston;
George l. Davenport, Indian agent, Sac and
Fox agency. Postmaster: George G. Nc
k,e, Jackson, MINI. Martin s. Townsend,
New York, United States attorney, North
ern district, New York; John T. III
Virginia United States judge; Western dis
trIct, Virginia; Edmund Waddel, Virginia,
United States attorney, Eastern diStrc,, Fir
ginia; Peter A. Williams Florida, United
States marshal, Southern district, Florida;
James NJ. Meek, Tennessee, United States
attorney, Eastern district, Tennessee; q. N,
Tllman, Tennessee, United States marshal,
Middle district, Tennessee; Il, Root, Iowa,
United States marshal. Southern district,
Iowa; Deems S. Wade, Montana, chief JUS
tice of supreme court, Montana; William E.
Church, New Jersey, associate justice SUI
preme court, Dakota; John B. Allis, Wash
ington, Territory, United States attorney,
Territory of Washington.
COMBINATIONS
Samuel G.. Wingard, associate justice su-
preme court, Washington territory; John W.
Foster, Indiana, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentlary TO Spain; Week
ham, Holman, minister resident and consul
general, Denmark; d. L. Reed, secretary
legation ana consul general, Madrid; S. G.
w. Benjamin, minister resident aud consul
general, Teheran, Persia; w. Z. Sutton, con-
sui sc eral, MatamoraS; l.. II. Foote, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenlpotentiary
to Corea; Larue Peck, New York,
United States consul, Fl. Erie, Canada; Il.
G. Dyrenforth, Illinois, assistant commits
olo-lSA IL p5NG-iio- 14lu'1AA t'-CAAIo' ~ 1
Andrews, Green Bay agency, Wis; z. b.
Hunt, Kentucky, klowa, Comanche and
Wichita agency, Indian Territory. Post
masters: Edward A. Grant, Fargo. Oak
Eugene F. Staver, Reedsburg, Wis; Amherst
f. Graves, Red Wing, Mimi; John Beck
with, Des M.ines; TheO. r. BurS, Lyons,
Iowa; ThoS. \. Anterior, Usage, Iowa.
Households rule, so obstinately fought
over Oh Monday, was adopted-129 to %
Questions of privilege, involving Their, GIT of
the senate 10 originate measure imposing
taxes, were presented.
A resolution embodylug this point, and
which instructed the house conterees, in case
Of conference to consider full the consti-
tutiOnal objection to the senate tariff bill,
and report TO the house on the bill, if they
deem necessary, was adOpted-l39 to 122
A motion by Mr.. Kelly to suspend the
rules, take from the speakers table the in
ternal revenue BILL nOn-concur in the SEN
ate'S tariff amendments and appoint five
house conferees was carried-l48 to ITO.
Eleven democrats voted with the repubii-
cans in the affirmative, and four republi-
cans including Mr.. Updegratf of Iowa, with
the democrats in the negative.
The conferees appointed are Messrs.
Kelley, Mckinley Haskell Randall and
Carlisle This house voted-196 to 96-to
90 into committee on the river and harbor
bill, which was done at the evening session.
Nothing was accomplished except a resolu-
ton 10 limit the debate to two and hall
hours and the greatest confusion leigned
until the house adjourned.