Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
II PHI ZNDYEAE
AIEATB YESTkHDAY.
Tho Senate causus, Nominees Elected 10
Omss-Ths CIVIL Service Law Set at De-
AaAcs,
The Senate.

The Senate.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 18.-The following
bills were reported from committees and
placed on the calendar:
Senator Harrison, providing for civil
government for Alaska.
From Senator Hoar, IN regard to the
election Of president and vice president.
Senator Van Wyck offered resolution
calling on the secretary of the interior for
copies of the mortgages given by the
Texas Pacific railway on the lands granted
BY tha act of March 8, 1851. Also to in
form the senators of the names of the
railroad corporations claiming the lands
net earned during the life time of the
grant, together with thr number of acres
claimed by each road Agreed to.
At ths conclusion of sho morning horr
Senator Sherman asked for an immediate
consideration of the resolution offered yes
terday, that the senate proceed to the cleo
ton of officers, namely: The secretary Of
the senate, chief clerk, princi pal executive
clerks, chaplain and sergeant alarms.
Agreed to-yeas 81, nays 80. The divi-
sion was strict party lines, Malone and
Riddleborger voting with the Republicans.
OCo&UOi ShCl E4hA AlIOFSQ IiiAV hUkOu VI.
McCook oe chosen secretary of the senate.
Senator Pendleton moved to amend by
substituting the name of L. G. Washing
ton. Lost-yeas %, nays 80. The main
resolution WAS then agreed to and
MoCook was sworn in.
The remaining Republican nominees
were elected as follows: chief clerk, Ohas.
w. johnson, Minnesota; executive clerk,
r Vounrr ~,
Rev. Elias Dewitt Huntley, District
of Columbia; sergeant alarms, w.
P. Canaday. North Carolina. Sena-
tor Salisbury called attention to
service act they SO highly praised and for
which they voted, when they not only took
the Offices with good salaries attached but
even the chaplaincy.
Senator Beck objected to the course of
the Republicans turning out Bright, a man
of conspicuous ability. and eiecting Cana
dy, without experience. He said it was
clear the civil service idea was considered
by the Republicans mere humbug, when it
interfersd wish them.
new nominee for Office. Senator Sherman
replied he was doing inst what the gentle
man from Kentucky (Beck) would do under
and without apology, and he (Sherman)
had no apology to offer. Csnaday was q
man of standing. high character, and well
fitted for the duties OF the Office. The
senate then went into executive session.
When the doors were reopened they
went into committee of the whole for the
purpose Of CONTINUING the consideration of
the new rules.
Sappfor ia arop Of Nieooueiu
as several senators were absent the con
slderation of the new rules had better be
postponed and moved adjournment. Lost
% to 81.
Thequestion Pending,was the adoption of
the first new rules relative to the action of
the president ., tenn and his right in case
of absence TO name tae substitute Who
should perform the duties of the Chair on
three days motion.
division OF the rule was agreed 10, TO
permit the first two clauses, which we're
not objected TO. TO be voted upon Sc par
ateiy. On the question of agreeing 10
the third clause, which gives The vice pres
ident the power Of substitution, q debate
arose.
Senator Bayard stated, he had DOT been
able to discharge from is mind grave OBJ
iections which existed IN this clause, owing
to the complications which must eusue in
case of the death of the president and vice
president. He thought it placed the
question of presidential succession in a
very dangerous position. This Is mat
ter in which it will not do
to say the weight of argument rest Oh one
side or the other. 1t should be placed ii,
such a position that there could be abso.
tnfalV 6nUht shOr1f md ba
see that the Argument advanced by
those who favored it were at al satisfac-
tory.
Senators Jones, of Florida, ans Blair
thought it dangerous to cIothe the presi-
dent pro tenn with such pswer.
Senator Ma1ey remarked that this pro-
posed claim was change in the rule mat
has been in force for sixty years, and was
practically departure from the theory
which the rule defended, for, it was only
to fit temporary necessity, while under
the construction nov held. if the time
could De made three days, is should be ex-
tended to thirty days. He opposed the
provision,
Frye, who reported the cIauss as chair
man OF the committee on rules, said ne
could not see how, by any possibility the
rule could be questioned as presidential
succession, nor now If raised the constitu-
tlonal question, there being 10 vice Or esi-
dent of the United States, and the VICE
president pro TEN of the senate being
necessarily the presiding officer for the
next two years. The question is whether
in case of days. sickness or day or two
of absence, the United St&tes senate can
transact business without being com palied
to GUST him from the place TO which il haze
elected him under the rule as it stands.
Now, if considering the officer is too sick
to come to the senate, we are obliged, un-
der the craftsmanship of the secretary of
the senate to elect new president pro
tenn, and that the president pro tenn will
DO bestowed with ell powers which under
the constitution attach to the Office
Senator Batsrd said the state constitu-
ton provides thas the presiding officer of
the senate shall be the vice president, and
if the president is absent he cannot nom
mate ais locanl linens, the senate must
elect one, and If the vice president GENES
back the pext day the senator who tempo
rarily presided goes out of Office ipso facto.
On one occasion the president was in
doubs whether the fact that Henry Wilson,
who Was in the gallery and SO within the
walls of the senate, did not vacate the
elecricn Of the president pro tenn, made in
his absence the day before.
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