National Republican., 1883-01-13
THE SENATE

The president laid before the senate n COM
munication from the secretary of state, trans
uniting tho names of con sular officers no
citizens of the United States, TO whom salaries
were paid during the fiscal year ending June
| 30, 1882. Referred to the committee on for
| cign relations.
MIR. Plumb introduced bill for the relief
of settlers on the Osago Indian lands in
southern Kansas. Referred to the committee
on public lands
PRESIDENTIAL INABILITY.
| Mr.. ingalls, introduced a bill to provide for
determining the existence and the removal of
the inability of the president of the United
States to discharge the powers and duties of
his office. Referred TO the committee on the
judiciary.
The bill provides that whenever two heads
| of departments shall state in writing to the
chief Justice of tho supreme court that the
! president is unable to discharge the powers
| and duties of his Office, if tho court be not
then sitting, the chief justice shall within ten
days convene IL to hear and determine sum-
| marily the question of the alleged inability,
and it, upon said hearing, il shall appear to
said court that such inability exists they
shall certify their decision to the vico prcsi-
dent, who shall thereupon discharge the pow
! CTS sillu NullCH OF IlC OlllCc OF pIcSluCnV. lne
second section makes n similar provision for
determining the removal of the inability AMI
| provides that, upon the asCcrtainment of such
| removal, the president shall resume the dis
charge Of the powers and duties of his office.
THE TARIFF MATTER.
| At the close of the morning business, Mr..
Plumb proposed to take up the blll on the cal
ondar, TO enlarge the powers and duties of tho
department of Agriculture,
80.
| in order TO proceed with the tariff BILL and
said he desired n vote on this question in or
der to ascertain whether there was an earnest
purpose to pass the tariff bill this session. The
senate had spent yesterday ON three pages,
and at that rate the bill could not be dis
posed of this session.
Mr.. Morgan said that Mr. Morrill, could not
attain his object by pressing his bill in antag-
onism to all others. The bill had not come
to the senate in such state of sanctifcd per-
fcction as would justify tho senator from
Vermont in expecting the senate TO take il
upon trust. Senators generally had not had
as good opportunity rs the members of the
committee to study the bill, and tho commit
tee had made no report or explanation upon
tho subject except the speech of the senator
from Vermont, which was merely IL partisan
eulogy upon the tariff commission and its
work, which he (NTr. Morgan) did not propose
to gulp down without examination. If tho
bill could be destroyed by discussion and
amendments il ought to be.
Mr. Plumb said he had an earnest desire to
proceed with the tariff bill, but with duo con-
sdoraton for other important business be-
fore tho senate he would not press it,
He would not vote, however, for any
tariff bill which would impair the power
of the government to reduce its debt or to
pay promptly all the pensions which it justly
owes to the soldiers. Neither would he vote
~ M loci IN I'm al In,
tcrcsts upon n cry of cutting down taxation
about which the people do not complain; and
he objected to having this bill cun on to the
senate like u cOwcatcher without regard to
other business.
Mr.. MaXcy said he would meet as early and
sit as late as the senator from Vermont (Mr.
MorrilD would to perfect and pass tariff bill,
but it must be II revenue bill, equitably ad-
justcd, TO raise revenue to pay the interest of
the public debt and provide for the sinking
fund and the current expenses of the govern
ment.
LENGTHENING THEIR DAYS.
At the suggestion of Mr.. ingalls,, Mr.. Nor
rill withdrew temporarily his motion to post
pone the calendar, so as TO allow a vote to he
taken upon the resolution offered by Mr.
Rollins Thursday to meet daily mt / a. m.
after the fifteenth of January. This rcsolu-
tiOn was agreed to, with the understanding
that the morning hour shall end at ! o'clock
daily. Mr.. Morrill, then withdrew his motion
to postpone.
TIiE CALENDAR.
On motion of Mr.. Cockrell, the senate pro-
ceedcd to consider house bills on the calendar
iayOrably reported by senate committees.
The bill to suppress gaming in the Dis
tIict of Columbia was amended and passed
Also, the house bill to extend the limits of the
jurisdiction Of the justices of the peace in the
territories of Washington, Idaho, and Mon
tana. Also, the granting of the right of way
70 the st. Louis and San Francisco Railway
company through the Fort Smith military
reservation.
At 2 o'clock the senate went into executive
session.
At $50 the doors were reopend and the
senate adjourned until tomorrow
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The senate remained in executive session
yesterday from o'clock TO $50, the hour of
their adjournment. The subject under con-
sidcration was the treaty with Mexico, re-
Gently signed by Secretary Frolinghuysen
which provides for the retrial by new COM
mission Of the We'll and La Aba claims
against the government. The former com
mission made an award upon these claims by
which the Mexican government was adjudgcd
to pay upon the two claims an aggregate of u
million and Il quarter of dollars, the payments
TO be made in installments through the Stutc
department at Washington. Alter ono pay
ment had been made the Mexican govern
ment protested against any further payments
being made on the ground that the claims
were fraudulent. After an investigation the
State department became satisfied that such
was the case, and has since declined to make
further payment until the matter could bo
passed upon by congress. Every influence
has been brought TO bear by tho claimants, a
mandamus having been obtained by them at
one time to compel the secretary of state to
carry out the terms of the award. In the
discussion of the treaty in executive session
Senators Vesband Morgan defended the former
award and opposed the treaty which proposed
to set il aside. The matter was not decided,
but will be taken up again at the next oXecu-
tive session.
NOMINATIONS.
The president sent the following nOmina-
tions 10 the senate yesterday:
ll Richards E'mond, Of New York, TO be consul
of the United States at Medaliin,
Foreign Affairs.
The house committee ON foreign affairs has
assigned for Tuesday noXt the consideration
of the Hawaiian treaty matters beloreit. Mr..
Deustcr has been authorized to offer a resolu-
tiou IA thn hnusp n no thp prpgid,nt o., , lyo