Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-10

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The question was on the amend.
ment offered Somo days stree by Sen
tor Morgan, striking out the provision
that a cabinet ofii,or becoming acting
president shall continue so to act
until tho end of the regular term,
and providing instead tha. no shall act
only until the president shall have
been elected or the vacancy otherwise
lawfully filled The amendment was
agreed to. Tho frat section was
amended 90 as to speak of "the pow.
efs and duiios" Of tho office dovolving
upon the acting president, instead of
"the office" itself.
Senator Ingalls, offered an amend
ment providing that whenever the
powors and duties of tho presidency
devolve upon any of the HI ,ers named
1t congress be not then in session, or
within twenty days of it's next regular
session, 1t shall be the duty of the
acting president to convene congress
by proclamation, giving twenty days
notice of the time Of meeting. The
amendment was voted down in com.
mittee of the whole, but afterwards
agreed to In the senate by vote of
30 ayes to 26 noes.
The amendment offeredla last week by
Senator Morgan, striking out the pro.
vision repealing the existing law pro.
viding for new election in case OF
death, resignation or inability Of the
president or Woe president, was also
voted down In committee, but wat
egreei to in the senate ayes 90, noe,
20
The bill then passed by the follow.
Ing vote:
Ayos-Aldrlch, Anthony, Barrow
Beck, Butler, Camden, Cameron,
(Wia); Chilcott, Copger, Davis, wv.
Va J; Dawes, Frye, Garland German,
Groome, Hall, Hampton, Harrison,
Hawloy, Hill, Hoar, Jacobson, Lamar,
.Lapbam, Logan, McDill, Maxey, Mil.
Ter, IN. W; Morgan, Morrill,, Plat,
Pugh, Rollins, Salisbury, Sawyer,
Sewell, Sherman, Slater, Walker,
Window. = 48.
Noes-Blair, Cockrell, Coke. Ed.
munds, George, Jonas, Jones, (Fia. };
Mcmillan, Miller, (Cala J; Vance,
Vest, Voorhees,, Williams. -13.
The following pairs were an
nouuced: Call with Grover, Davis
(1l) with Brown, Farley with Ferry,
Harris with Ingalls,, Pendleton with
VanWyck. Call and Farley stated
that if they had not been paired they
would have voted "no" and Ingalls,
that he would have voted sage"
During the discussion Senator Logan
expressed the opinion that the major.
ity of the people would vote to ex
tend the presidential term to six
years and make the president ineligi.
bic for re election, and said that he
would vote for this himself il the
question were presented.
Senator Blair called up the special
order bill to aid In the establishment
and temporary support of common
Hchco Ni
Senator Logan said the proposal
to distribute fund upon the basis of
illiteracy was a proposal to make Ger.
tain staten psy for the education of
the people of other states. After
an executive session the senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WAsHINoToN, January 9.--In the
LcAss o. motion os Ricc, of Mas
sachusettts, Joint resolution pro
viding for new mixed commission
for Venezuelan claims was made Q
special order for January 10th. The
debate on tho shipping bill was then
resumed. The regular order was in.
terrupted to allow Blackburn to re-
port back the military academy bill
with the senate amendments which
were non ooncurred in and the con
sidoration Of the shipping bill was
again resumed.
Mr.. Page (Cala. gave notice of an
amendment authorized by the com
mittee to the 18Th section providing
that the amount of drawback paid
under this section shall not exceed
$40 per net ton of admeasurement in
case of sailing vessels, or $25 per ton
in case Of steamships, and the entire
amount of drawback paid in any one
year shall not exceed the amount oi
tonnage tax collected In each year.
Mr.. Reed (Me,, y said In order to
build up commerce the government
would have to start it and the mem
bers ought to be willing to pay to start
the business or else forever after hold
their peace.
Mr.. Speer (Georgla) was opposed tc
this free ship amendment which would
make the United States absolutely de-
pendent on other nations. 1t would
take about 5000, 000,0 900 to restore oul
merchant marine, and under that
clause 1t would be expended in Great
Britain and lost to America.
Mr.. Robeson New Jersey)-If the
United States was to be Independent
in peace and powerful it must keeE
within its own control that commercs
which was the vehicle of influence and
the weapons of war. Why had tn,
United States lost her influence? he con
tinued. Did the United States to. da,
control this continent as she ought t
control and dominate as responsible,
nation of the worlda No; that wa
given up to England and to France
The United States controlled nothin,
on the Spanish Islands, nothing Ii
South America. The trade of Soutl
America, it's developments, Its civiliza
tion, It's progress, and its foreign an
domestic policy had faded away unde
our influence and responded to tn
touch of English interest - Englis
gold. Why was ~ Because Eaglsn
had maintained her commerce, ha
opened when necessary the doors o
her treasury, had aubsidised her shiI
and stripped the burdens from he