The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-19
THESENATE OFFICES.
They Change Hands in One Time
and Few Motions.
Couple of New House Committees
Representations OF Interest
From the Political
Centre.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 1S.-In the senate
the following bills were reported from COM
mittae and placed on the calender: BY Har-
risen, providing a civil government for
Alaska. By Hoar, in regard to the election
Of president aud vice PRESIDENT, Van Wyck
offered resolution calling upon the
secretary of the interior for copies
Of mortgages given by the Texas Pacific rail
wav. on the lands granted by the act of
March $, l57l also TO inform the senate of
the names Of the railroad corporations claim
ing the lands not earned during the lifetime
OF the grant, together with the number of
acres claimed by each road. Agreed to.
At the conclusion Of the morning hour Sher-
man asked immediate consideration of the
resolution offered that the senate proceed to
the election of officers, namely, the secretary
81 the senate the chief clerk, the principal
executive clerks, captain and the sergeant-at-
arms. Agreed to; yeas, "a; nays, 80 The
division was on strict party lines, Malone
sGd Ridileberger voting with the Republi-
cans
Sherman moved that Arson G. McCook be
rEesen as secretary of the senate. Mr. PEN
% ton moved to amend by substituting the
Naruc Of l. q. Washington, lost--yeas 90;
~
3 Us o.
ne man resolution was then agreed 70
il" |eh. AeCook was sworn IN.
&'ter the election of Gea. McCO1k as secre-
.H.r Of the senate, tie remaining Republican
,anliucas were elected as follows: Chief
,.'~'k Charles W johnson, of Minnesota;
T'.' - ''''Iles r. lo0uE, 81 EN-
~ 'ou''' i'.""' nv i-''a9 Do"l''' VI G YAK
nv ~ N''u'"''!'' s'f 5o"'IV-aI al ii'' W.
,",i,''' - "a -,ol III al ol'ii''
'|,''N'u'S "'"'" s'tShlioH 70 Tue Regard
'.'7 1''Pupn'sin we're paying ID inc clVH
S'' sec att lucy 80 hshly lHalsed' ana lof
'itH my Fole'' "htH they not only look
''' 'laSes WIN S"9d salaries attached Out
.'' -" ,H' 'iAlHa'hcN'
" "']''-e' TO tue course OF the he-
.''''. aus 'll turning out hhlsot' man OIL
'i'Mtt"uH aolIl'F, ana elecllhS 'ana"aY,
Eh' ~ Ntuout experience. lie SAIL 1t was
80 ~, ,I,, paa,,I'I;a,, 10 t,-r"i,,,,
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e""'i u''oHoiN' VI tiluidna'
,''u NC 'Hii "a III. MesI Nominated the man
~ " Ho'liH'il' Oh limos, looms up IKE a
!'+'i''H'' II Is sue 10 say II befllocfauc con
'''>'lieii rom the west voice the sentiment
"i lhu>e uehind MN that before the change OF
'lother moon the Mcdonald boom viii be
entirely echpsed By the demand FOR Morrison.
It was Morrison who won Carlsie's battle fOl
hiin. he has always been n revenue refoTmeI
IN the most positive sense the word i'm
plies. Hence one hears that If revenue re
form Is to be the shibboleth of the next cam
palSn Morrison IS the man to lead The
Isl Il Delo' a.o Say nc G"l no. DC elected
''''O mus WHO nave contiol oi Ine mouse OF
Iei'LeseiL'a!IEeS no" declare purpose 10 Try
l" WIN d ',eloiJ WIN 'ne south the west ana
"i'l q "e''ei II mail
Senator Sabin, chairman OF the national
Republican committee, has designated the
following named gentlemen as sub-com-
mittee TO make the necessary arrangements
for the nominating convention, which will be
held in Chicago on June 8, next: Hon. John
{. New, of Indiana; Hon. John A. Logan Of
Illinois; W. c. Cooper, of Ohio: Powell
Clayton, of Arkansas, and c. L. Magee, OF
Pennsylvania Mr.. L. J. Gage, of Chicago.
has been selected to act as treasurer, The
committee OF arrangements VIII meet the
iocal colniniV'ee Oh Chieago early IN Marct
ana perlect an the details capt william
h'9Bihs' OF hahSaS mas oeeh maze sergeant
l.-'.I us VI 'le ndDiohal GolihliCOee, "A, u
ny u GoillA0CTi0uU' " imam Il L. CHdnulel
u -'1w nan l'olilie - n 9Gone, oI MICH
So, :, u ti',,i0' VI Lioohel
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10 1oiiiLil1Vee u
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n
The president sent the following nomina
ions 10 the senate; George b. Clark, OF
georgia, 10 DC counsei Oh the United States
at san Lulo Potose; Edward +. White, con
sui OF the United States at Puerto Caballo
henty H. GloSon' OF tennessee, penson agent
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80 eo'o"H oons 'ol u ~ ,
oI - w - IN - eS'Ia oilt
80 - 1Ii-o, - Il''o D0Iu P0'Ve'
wav Several wears 400 aJomior yo
eYpeled from a private school her
for refusing TO comply with tn
rules. and two wears ago he was suspende
from the training school at Exeter n p
He has been a student at Georgetown colleq
since last spring It is Jesuit school an
once expelled is never taken back except i
unusual cases. The young man is very brigh