Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-19
IN CoNGRgSS
a Republican nsa Sweep j, q !.
o"ces Of tho Smss
Nominations %ao. and csnsr,.,,
Days News at H. ,..,'',

Washington. nn a'k
n following bills were I rs,aas. III
committee co, appoin,esssp O,ted AZ
az harrison-P PROVIDING i.
eminent in Alaska '0s eli
Hoar-In regard !.
Van wycke o, EI.ssldent
calling al on The sec rasasa o;,l NJ
i 10, copies Of the mo ,y soItasls
,ne Texas Pacific railrossds a s's
lands granted by act , :, Y cunJss
a,so to inform the sep \, %s y \
of railroad corponptIv v"a' !, q tlsnsX
n, not earned during S Il. Claiming is
lae grant, together viii '''s ile
OF acres claimed b. ' .a. ,lls I'D
Agreed to. zach NIL,
AT the conclusion !, \.
hour Sherman asked T. Ia, ,le nan,
sideration of the rs. ,aalIl.n.edlt \
yesterday, that the se rv'u'l 2 eislI
.he election Of officers Of pnusi
the senate, chief clrrk =. sc'sas
utive clerk, chaplain ~ pa''ansrlas
ar; arms; Agreed to; ave. a y ss''N'ass
Malone and RiddIeber,v'ssr. l paaIhs
the Republicans. vollrg IA
SHERMAN moved tha,
c1 p. be made secretary c Of iSss
Pendleton moved Al !, y, ,ues'l
substituting the name ~ dlliisnths
ington. Lost. The main '' y. w
was agreed TO, and Mcl'"al leselra
The remaining Republnsssas aa
nees Were elected a. IoIts,aa. Z,
clerk, CharlesA. johnson o ~ r. Y
to- executive clerk, Jas' i ! v Nlstss
rennsyivanis; chaplain, r., s''ls
Dewitt OF the District n nv M. y
sergeant-at.arms. W. p s vOlena
North Carolina. .'n1ap
salisbury called atteptjon
gard the Republicans wpre , "@s
the civil. service act then X ss' MI
praised, and for which tbey vi
Ihey not only took ihe o1,s ' y
good salaries attached, but s s',. Y I
chaplaincy. - wa Y
Beck objected to the ooo,,
Republicans in turning on 'l XII. y
mau conspicuous for his ,biiis y
elecling Can lday without eyI,s.' :
He said 1t was clear the clNI 49, w,
idea was considered by Ii. p, T
cans mere humbus when i ~.
fered with them. "'
The senate went into esseutir, =,
sion. The president has spnt ia,t,.
list of nominations to The ~.
mostly recess appointments Of I.
masters, United Stsles .aanhsli !
torneys and district jndes, navai b.
ficers, etc.
When the doon were re.ovnea III,
senate went into committee q n,
whole for the purpose q continue
consideration of the new ralts. Cans.
on ofWiscOnsiD said, asseyenl setaa
were absent, consideration of,hs Rv
rules had better be postponed, Il.
moved adjournment Lost bylvnt
two to twenfy-seven.
The question pending was iRS
ton Of the first of The I
rules relative to the did
of a president pro tempore, nd
right In The ease OF his atssDCeiaw
his substitute to perform the dgsf
the chair for three days.
On motion of Garland a diyiSz
the rule was agreed to, SO as tSIei
the first two clauses, which W.T. 4
objected to, to be voted upa =
aratcly.
On the question Of sgreelnsh NV
third clause, which give Tie "
president the power Of susii!uAa
debate arose.
Bayard stated he had not hens
to discharge his mind Of The ~
objections which existed On :
clause and thinking Of The COUP
lions which mightensue, in cass
death of president and yice-pnsls
1t placed the question Of pTe'la'.
succession in a very dangeros
ton. This is a matter on vah
will not do to to say ihe-wtlgll q
eument rests on one side OF llees
| # should he placed in such F
that there is absolutely nououe.
il and he could not see thai lltlI
ments advanced by these wlol''
ID were at all satisfactory; !. ,,,.,
Jones of Florida and plali @s
it dangerous to clothe tue pls'4
nro tempore with such po ,,s ~.
Maxey remarked that thslM
clause Was a change in the Ials'
had been in force for slA.y 's ~
wos practically n departure ~
true theory, while the !, rule . , s''l'
it was only meant to ~ !, . ,s @I'
necessity. II is now hela a ~. Id
be extended thirty days ~
the provision. LII me ,l,s
chairman of the COMMUNE Is d
said he could not see how y n
s sibility the rule could ' s',sS,. Y
1 hotr ~ !, 'r raised a consti!ulis ~
t ioM There being no yict. ~ q
the United States, ana .,u suv rs,
pro te ainU of, officer for lhe pc. 81
wears, the question is v dsy ri
of n davis sickness q s.. Ss' ID
vi the United siasfsi Mn, n
act business, witaaoat, ,on III
Pc Ibi 10 o'i It had e I u.
Il the rule as It s ~ ~ n i
pre- senaIe G IS Obliged, andsII
,me sslip's Of 4 the secretary ni 81 =
i !" elect new president Pre- issn. 1!i
wit, With ali the powers J, w9 re- sis
Constitution, attach Sla, 70 ,S he co.
,. Bayarat Saa'1 the prssld!II,ss!
the senate eI shall BE- ,s, vice y
# IL the vice-preslds..nl,,n, e ii
se"sr, the sena! t.. , ,'g,i "a
and if the. vice te - DO ~
mex, day. a ,ns s out Of oa i!Ia,
pn one oc' aston he P Fssi 81
d dor whether the u. ,sslIdy,
1 WILSON was IN t l,ss 'ss,is
Within w tie walls o. 'i y ~
w waeaie the election p. :, sSss's
tempore, made Dy'n''
before. All the lcr'
.op rryeI po,'''Tiah The sleass,I Is
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