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WAsuINGToN, Dee. l3.-SENATE. --
Dolph intioduceda bill for tho admis-
sion into tho Union OF. the State OF
Washington. 1t provides for the ad
mission of Washington Territory and q
portion of Idaho. Morrill, introduced a
bill to provides for n commission 10 in
quire into the liquor traffic. 1t is the
same bill assed by tho Senate last ses
sion, but failed In the House. On mo-
tion OF Frye, the Senate took up for con
sidcration the report Of the Committee
on Rules and proceeded to consider the
new rules seriatim. The President sent
o large number Of army nominations to
the Senate to-day, mostly recess np-
pointments, among them Col. Holabird
for Quartermaster General.
The first proposed rule reads as fol.
lows: First, in the absence Of the Vice
President, the Senate shall choose a
President pro tenlpore. Second, in the
absence of the Vice President. mud pend
ing the election of President pro tenn.
pore, the Secretary Of the Senate or, in
his absence, the Chief Clerk shall per
form the duties Of the Chair. Third,
the President pro fempore shall have the
right to name in open Senate or, II ab-
sent, in writing, Senator to perform
the duties Of the Chair and the Senator
designated may discharge said duties for
period not exceeding three days, I'M
less the Senate otherwise order.
Bayard asked the Senators to contem-
plate the effect OF the proposed rule,
which gave the Vice.P President the right
to designate the person who, by posi-
bility, may become Acting President of
the United States. Whether by the act
of God or q public enemy he should be
removed from life, such Senator us may
have been designated would, under the
rule. become Acting President. The
provision proposed admitted of the pos
sibility Of the Senator designated by the
President pro tenn to temporarily occupy
the chair of the Senate going back TO
the Presidential office, perhaps, to veto
measure which he was unable to
defeat in the Sennte.
Garland moved TO amend the new rule
by striking out the three-day limitation,
Inserting inst ad, "but such substitu-
tion shall not extend beyond an adjourn-
mcnt, lie opposed allowing longer
me than the then actual sitting of the
Senate for the delegated power.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Gar
land was lost yeas p. nays 27, all the
Democrats voting for and and all the
Republic ans against.
Sherman did not like to see the matter
become party question, He did not
want any rule that would meet the
united opposition OF any sle of the
chamber. If IL should appear that any
one OF the rales W. open to honest and
fair party objection, he would be against
IL; be would hold himself ready. ii he
saw any solid legal or Unconstitutional
objection to the special olauseunder CON
sideration, he would vote against it.
Edmunds offered resolution that the
Senate proceed to- the election OF
President pro tempore, and asked that
the resolution lie on the table.
After Executive session the Senate nd
iourned until Monday. .s.. -.
The Chinese tsystriction Act
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al meeting of the Pacific Coast delega.
ton this morning, anti. Chinese legisla.
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