The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-19
XLVIII CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec, IL.
In the Senate ooday after prayer and reading of
the committees and placed on the calendar, among
them one By Mr.. Harrison, providing q civil gov
ernment for Alaska, and one by Mr.. Hoar to fix the
day for the meeting Of electors for President and
Vice President and to provide for the counting Of
the votes for President and Vice President and for
the consideration of questions arising thereon,
0his is bill which has passed the Senate hereto
fore but failed in the House,. Mr.. Hoar gave no.
tiee he would call up this bill the first day on
which the Senate l. ready for legislative business.
Mr.. Van Wyck offered resolution which was
agreed to calling the Secretary of the Interior
Pacific Railway lands granted by the act of
March 3, 1871 also to inform the Senate of the
names of railroad corporations now claiming lands
not earned during the lifetime of the grant, together
with the number of acres claimed by each Of the
said roads. :
At the conclusion of the morning hour Mr. Sher
man called up end asked for the immediate consid-
GRAFTON OF his resolution offered yesterday that
the Senate dc now proceed to the seection of off,
GERS, namely, the secretary of the Senate, chief
clerk, principal executive clerk, chaplain and SER
geant ataims. The vote on taking up the resolu-
ton was taken by yeas and nays, resulting. yeas o4
nays 30. The division upon strict party lines,
senators Malone and Riddeberger voting with
the Republicans, it was agreed to take the
resolution into immediate consideration. The
luton was then agreed to by a viva voce vote
and Mr.. Sherman then moved that Anson G.. Nc
Cook be, and hereby is, chosen secretary of the
Senate.
Mr.. Pendleton moved an amendment striking out
the name OF Arson g. McCook and inserting that
were re- csS ad rosted yeas a ySas 90 anu sS
odat ' @ @ ~. ~ @ - +9 M ~ uays o. I - Tug
to & mas od mos ~ a " IN t me MAN aesoiu
Senator Miller tbat General Mccsole was nTeeeut nj
oil ~ - oea ~ - f-a - -, -, ,a sHn, ~ 9 .n9
McTool, tha,s asoar+od ~, Sa,,otcr Nfi1Iar ~ Ny
Vork con,a f,,rgarl q !, a {ba oa~f oe o+oa yos "a
ministered to him by the president pro tenn. of the
Senate, Mr.. Edmunds of Vermont
clark af The ssas ~ ssi9 tss NJ 81 shra, r,u
noninatad Mr. fsbariss " Gofnson n NJinnasota
Mr. pendIaton sold he snnnosad II wonId he a
vain thing to move IN snhsti, ,IIe for the name gv
an the lame of Sbober the nresent ineumbent of
f,a 1f;oe h,+ tba+ na,,t1ar,af, bod narfor,oad .a
dnttes of the os t te saiisfacton of the Senate
hnt ths votea of this Ithe fSemoeratic side of
the chanoharl ooinct ta rasointion of +ba 90 ntle
man from Ohio fcharmanl JgonId ha an exnTesson
ot disSant ~ tba cbenaa and Of confidanca in the
nresant I T +S oissd fr +ba Seas onS ,aSs on
10 nays % 81 The reso,ntion was agreed to- The
election of nr;,cinaI eyacutve cIerk WAS then nro
ceded ,rfth -f'- ~
NJ Siar,ro,, +as, for tho of,;,a ra,nes n
yonne Of pa,1nsaI,-a,,;a ~ ~ - w ~ ~ ~
Mr. pandIe,o on aova q sin,i1ar axnrass;on of con
6danca ~ Az S7erasant ;norrnIaant TLa rasul+
sho1od 30 otss - +Sa ,o,n a+ion ord 90 aoainst
So M Vo,ng Svas o. lecla s rcd elected ' - "e--''
Mr. cbery13,, ther noro;nated Pav F1ias Ia witt
unn+lsy1 ~ +hs Districy of Co1nrnh;a 90 chanIain
Mr. Sanish1,rv ~ re called attention n tho
raro "a ,vhi1h 10 paonhIicons 1vere avio, to Tho
cyiI sarvee act T nasSad at the last session. which
thew had So highIy nraised and for which they had
vored Ivhen t6ev nnt onlv tonk ALI the offices hav
ing MOD saiarieS attacbsa bnt wanted evep the
cha nIaincv rrha new ohanlain xyaa alacted NV
Vote Of 3S to %
aftsr an chonla;rov +ha ,,axt norn;nation ,yos
that of M CspsJav for seroeant-st arms Tb;s
ca led Mr. Rsck te hisS fat f3e ohiectad to the
course Of the Republicans in this mater. They