Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-06

gain in metallic circulation by the
coinage and imports during the psst
ak months of about S24, 900 90 in
Uuited States gold c.iu, and about
$l4 ,5C0, 600 in silver coins.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Special Dispatch to THE BEs.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, January In tine
senate Van Wyck, In presenting peti.
tions for the passage of the bill to give
inoreased pensions to one armed and
one legged soldiers, said that the com.
mittee on pensions would probably
reach q conclusion upon the subject
at the meeting on Tuesday next and
would report immediately thereafter.
Senator Platt said he hoped the
committee would Q ready to report
after its next meeting, but he was not
so confident of 1t as the senator from
Nebraska seemed to be.
A bill was passed making an sppro-
priation for the survey TO ascertain
the practic ability of uniting the upper
I'll ients OF the Missouri and Colum.
bia rivers by canal.
Vest, Of the committee on territor-
len, submitted q report relative to the
Yellowstone Pali and said he would
call II up at au carly day.
At 2 o'clock the presidential success.
zion bill camp up as unfinished tusi.
uets.
Senator Garland, in advocating the
bill, said the practical objection to the
present hybrid system created by the
law of 1892 had been strikingly titus.
trated at the time Of President Gar
fields death; and after the 4'h Of
March next, unless congress should
legislate upon the subject in tho mean
time, the life Of the president would
be only one standing between us and
anarchy. On the other hand, one of
tho advantages OF the sy stem prop b d
by this bill was, it devolved the duties
Of the presidency in anarchy casos up
on the secretary of state. N, iltorior
man WAS ever nominated for that
ofi1o Under the existing law tha
president of tho senate would become
In certain contingency, acting
president. The provision rendered
the character of the administration
very uncertain. For instance, when
the senate met after the death of Gar.
field, the senator from Delaware bay
ard) was chosen president of the SEN
ate, and II he had bscome president OF
the United States, thS chisissA scutive
Office would have boen filed by q
member of the party defeated at the
polls. But, as il by magic, Bayard
was deposed aud the senator from ILL
nois Davis) was put In his place, the
distinguished senator belonging to nc
party, but walking in an atmou
phere of his own, above al
parties, cerulean, ETHEREAL, or what
not. Laughter. II he had beer
called TO the presidency by the deati
OF President Arthur, wrat verdict o.
the people would have approved h,rt
or his partyi Garland in the cours
OF his remarks expressed the cpipiol
that the presidents term of oftio,
ought to be six years.
Seuator Morgan moved to ameud
to provide that the officer succeeding
to the acting presidency shsll hold thu
Office until the presidents disability /
: removed, or, until the vacancy |
, otherwise lawfully filled, instead o
: until the end of the regular term a
provided In the bill.
, Senator Edmunds moved tho bil
be recommitted to the committee o.
Judiciary with instructions to repor
. as soon as may be bill to furthe
provide for and regulate the duties q
. the president of the United States b
. the president of the senate pro ter
2 and speaker of tho house of repre-
. sentatives respectively In case of v,
Q csncy In both the Offices of presiden
/. and wee president of the Unite
= States aud for the administration {
the duties of the office of presider
of the United States in cases in whic
there shall be at the time Meth,
president Of the senate pro tenn NJ
speaker of the house Of represents
tiveB.
Senator Eimunds said this motto
!, presented clearly the alternatives
either perfeo.ing the system devise
by the fathers or departing entire
from that system as proposed in IL
g pending bill.
: Senator Blair offered an amen6mel
providing that the cabinet { cfiios
named On successiou) } instead Of &C Il
,s as president in the cases contemplat,
n 10 the bill, shall so net only until CO
o gress can come together and provit
y by law for filing the presidency
{ Senator Jones Ella offered
r amendment providing that no cabin
!. ofii,er shall succeed to the actil
D. presidency who would not bs elieit
/, for election as president. Witho
I'd acting on these amendments the sc
Is ate went into executive session. a
joaraed.
re- HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
H. WASHINGTON, Jsnuery 4-Randi
ID said he was unavoidably absent fro
&c the house yesterday, but had he be
"a, present ~ would have voted for I
to passage Of the civil service reform bi
in Mr.. Singleton Oils }, didn't hear
~ name called. He would have vot
le against the bill,
The house then, In cormittee, to
up the Distritt Of Columbia appl
prtOtion bill. Itappropriates IS, 43
o. S47, baing $9,G GAP less that the el
n mates. The bill is substantially as I
cf present law.
New AoRK, January 5.-The battle
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