The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-08
/ WASHINGTON NEWS
Ts.esdav. February -.

SESArE.-President pro tenn Davis gave
notice that he would resign Saturday noon,
March 8. Mr.. Mcmillan reported favorably
from the commerce committee the house
bill to make st. Vincent, Mimi, q port of
entry instead of Pembina, Oak.
Mr.. Morrill, moved that the senate insist
| upon its tariff amendments to the internal
revenue bill. and appoint conferees, anu it
Xldrich; Beck and Bayard '-t were
were named as conferees. Several hours
were spent in executive session. The pres
ident sent in the following nominations: !
O. Marin Parry Kennard, assistant United
States treasurer, Boston: Registers of land
offices: Charles g. Williams, Watertown.
OAK; Homer L. Pound, Harley, Idaho;
Joseph Sargensen, Walla Walla, Wyo.;
Ianiel II. freeman. st. Cloud. MIMI:
Mond Gringager, Worthington, Minn., Ed
Smith, the Ealles, Ore. Receivers public
moneys: E. Geary, Fargo. OAK; S. s. Wa
tiers, Harley, Idaho; +. X. NJ. Joy, Bozeman,
Mont; A. Q: Marsh, w. T.; John Ulrich,
City, Ore; Caleb N. Thornburg, the Dalles,
Ore d. w: Gooch, pension agent, Boston;
George i Davenport Indian agent, Sac and
Fox agency. Postmaster: George e. Nc
Kce, Jackson, MINI. Martin 8. Townsend,
New York, United States attorney, North
ern district, New York; John p Ill
Virginia. United States judge: Western dis
tr'ct, Virginia; Edmund Waddel. Virginia,
United States attorney, Eastern distric., Vir-
States marshal, Southern district Florida;
James NJ. Meek, Tennessee, United States
attorney, Eastern district, Tennessee; G. N,
TllMan, Tennessee, United States marshal,
Middle district, Tennessee; r Root, Iowa,
United States marshal Southern district.
Iowa; Deems S. Wade, Montana, chief JUS
tlce OF supreme court, Montana; William +.
Church, New Jersey, associate justice SUI
prene court. Dakota: John B. Allis, WASH
lngton, Territory, United States attorney,
Territory Of Washington.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Samuel Z. Vineyard, associate justice ST.
prenle court, Washington territory; John w.
Foster, Indiana, envoy extraordinary and
minister p'enipotentiary to Spain; Week
| ham, Holman, minister resident and consul
general, Denmark; ID. Il. Reed, secretary
legation ana consul general, Madrid; S. G.
W. Ben amin, minister resident and consul
general, Teheran, Ptroia; w. z. Sutton, con.
| sui &c eral, Matamoras; l.. II. Foote, envoy
TO Corea; Larue Peck. New YU,k,
United States consul, TT. Erie, Canada; r.
G. Dyrenforth, Illinois, assistant commits
sioner OF patents. Indian AGENTS: d. F.
Andrews, Green Bay agency, Wis; ?. b.
Hunt, Kentucky, Klowa, Comauche and
Wichita agency, Indian Territory. Post-
masters: Edward A. Grant, Fargo. Oak !;
Eugene F. Staver, Reedsburg Wis; Amherst
F. Graves, Red Wing, Mimi; John Beck
! with, Des NJ zines; Yheo. II. Burs, Lyons,
lows; Thos. A. Anterior, Usage Iowa.
HoUsE-Reed's rule, so obstinately fought
over on Monday, was adopted-129 to %
Questions of privilege, involving sher. ght of
the senate 10 originate q measure imposing
taxes, were presented.
A resolution embody1ug this point, and
which instructed the house conferees, in case
Of 3 conference, to consider full the consti-
tutional objection to the senate tariff bill,
| and report to the house on the bill, if they
| deem necessary, was adopted-139 to 122.
| A motion by Mr.. Kelly to suspend the
rules, take from the speakers table the in
ternal revenue bill, non-concur in the sem
| ate's tsritf amendments and appoint five
| house c0nferees was carried-l48 to ITO.
| Eleven democrats voted with the reLubli-
! cans in the affirmative, and four republic
cans, including Mr.. Updegraff Of Iowa, with
the democrats in the negative.
| The conferecs appointed are Messrs
Kelley, Mckinley Haskell Randall and
| Carlisle. This house voted-lH to 96-to
go into committee on the river and harbor
bill, which Was done at the evening session,
! Nothing was accomplished except resolu-
| ton to limit the debate to two and half
hours, and the greatest confusion leigned
| until the house adjourned.