Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-27
WASHINGTON NEWS.
HON. DAVID DAVIS TO STEP DOWN


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The Rspabiioans Likely Co Choose
President Of the Senate FRO Tenn
who 1t VIII He.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-In the Senat
to day, Mr.. Davis (Ill.) announced his in
tention of resigning the office OF presiden
pro tenn. at noon on Saturday, the I'D
March, in order that a new president pr
tenn. might be elected.
Various petitions were presented frou
printers and other workingmen, protesting
| a&einst any action to exclude union print
ers from the government printing office.
What 1t Means.
1t is believed that the announcement by
Judge Davis that he will resign the Office
of president of the Senate pro tenn. at moor
next Saturday was prompted by informa
ton from President Arthur that he does
not intend to convene the Senate in special
! session on the 5th of March.
1t is understood that the Democratic
senators will offer no opposition to
the prompt election of Republican sena
tor pro tenn. Mr.. Anthony, who filled
this position from 1869 to 1873, and who
was the choice of the Republican caucus
in 1881, will not be eligible for election
to hold the place during the coming re-
cess, as bis present term will expire with
the legislative day of March Sd, and he
cannot be sworn in again until the next
meeting of the Senate. Although no caucus
convention has yet been taken on tie sub
ject, the indications are that MIR. Ed
mund's will be chosen president pro tenn.
pore, and that the other officers of the
Senate will hold their positions until De-
cember. -
The House resolution authorsg Major
Ludlow, of the engineer corps, to accept
civil position (chief engineer Of the
water works, Philadelphia), was passed.
After the transaction of some miscellane-
GUS business the Senate went into execu-
tive session.
In the House.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the House proceeded to vote on
the adoption of the Reed resolution and it
was agreed to-yeas 129, nays %, Demo-
Gratis generally refrained from voting.
The negative vote included Bayard,
Campbell, Ermentrout, Walker and
Wise, of Pennsylvania. Hammond, of
Ca, then rose to question of privilege
and offered a resolution declaring the
action of the Senate unconstitutional in
substituting for the House bill to reduce
internal revenue taxation a proposition
imposing import duties. He then pro-
ceeded to argue upon the constitutional
question raised by his resolution.
Mr.. Hammond's resolution also pro-
posed that the tariff bill be laid on
the table. Argument On the res
olutiOn was continued at length
and Mr.. Haskell offered as a substitute
that the bill be referred to conference
committee, and that the constitutional
question DO confided to the committee,
which shall submit it's findings to the
House.
Tho House Commuters Final Meeting
The House committee of military affairs
held its final meeting to-day. Among
the bills left unreported are the Grant
retirement bill and the bill to restore Gen.
Fitz John Porter.
Capt. Ramsay's Action Approved.
Secretary Chandler has approved the ac-
tion taken by Capt. Ramsay in the recent
troubles with the cadets at the Annapolis
naval academy. Capt. Ramsay submitted
the names of the three cadets who declined
to apologize to 4him for their conduct to
the secretary, who referred the matter
back to Capt. Ramsay, giving him au-
thority to excuse any further discipline
necessary, and to make any suggestions
or recommendations he might think ad-
visable to the department..
Bail Fixed for Dishonest Detectives.
In the criminal court this morning
Judge Wylie fixed the bail in the case of
Private Detective Charles e. Flinders and
ex- Police Detective John NJ. Coomes, in
dicted ON yesterday for receiving stolen
property, at 81, 500 and 81, 600, respective
ly. Bonds were promptly furnished. The
other persons indicted vest erday have not
yet been arrested.