Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-06

gain in metallic circulation by the
coinage and imports during the psst
ak months of about 1914, 900 90 in
United States gold c.iu, and about
$l4 500, 600 in silver coins.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Special Dispatch to TINS Es.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, January 6--Iu tine
senate Van Wyck, In presenting petit.
lions for the passage of the bill to give
increased 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 10 ready to report
after its next meeting, but he was not
80 confident of 1t as the senator from
Nebraska seemed to be.
A bill was passed making an appro-
pristion for the survey TO ascertain
the p%ractic ability of uniting the upper
B TIL ients OF the Missouri and Colum.
bia rivers by q canal.
Vest, Of the committee on territor-
len, submitted q report relative to the
Yellowstone Pasi and said he would
call 1t up at au early 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 Alb Of
March next, unless congress should
legislate upon the subject in tho mean
time, tho life Of the president would
be only one standing between us and
anarchy. On the other hand, of
tho advantages Of the system proposed
by this bill was, it devolved the duties
Of the presidency in anarchy caaos up
on the secretary of state. N, Inferior
man WAS ever nominated for that
Off 20, Under the existing law thu
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 (BaT-
ard) was chosen president Of the sen
ate, and II he had bscome president OF
the Omitted States, thS chisissAscutive
Office would have boon 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 whai
not. Laughter. II he had beer
called TO the presidency by the deati
Of President Arthur, what verdict o
the people would have approved h,u
or his partyi Garland in the courst
OF his remarks expressed the opinion
that the presidents term of ofio,
ought to be six years.
Seuator Morgan moved to ameud
to provide that the officer suoceedinl
to the acting presidency shall hold thu
office until the presidents disability /
removed, or, until the vacancy |
otherwise lawfully filed, instead o
: until the end of the regular term a
provided In the bill.
, Senator Edmunds moved tho BIZ
be recommitted to the committee o.
Judiciary with instructions to repor
. as soon as may be q bill to turtle
=. provide for and regulate the duties q
. the president of the United States b
the president of the senate pro tel
2 and speaker of tho house of repre-
. sentatives respectively In case of v,
csncy In both the Offices of presiden
b. and wee president of the Unite
States aud for the administration {
p. 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 Edmunds said this motto
7 presented clearly the alternatives
d either perfec!ing the system devise
y by the fathers or departing entire
: from that system as proposed in ii
9 pending bill.
Senator Blair offered an amen6mel
providiDC that the cabinet cfios
named IN successiop) instead Of sclil
Is as president in the cases contemplat,
n 10 the bill, shall so net only until CO
@ gress can come together and PROVE
y by law for filing the presto ency,
& Senator Jones Ella offered
r amendment providing that Ia cabin
!. officer shall succeed to the actil
presidency who would not be 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
the house yesterday, but had he be
"a. present ~ would have voted for {
to passage Of the civil service reform bi
in Mr.. Singleton (IIls.) }, didn't hear
70 name called. He would have vot
against the bill,
The house then, In committee, 10
up the Distritt Of Columbia appl
prt0tion bill. II appropriates So, 43
o. S47, baing 50, GAP less that the CO
mates. The bill is substantially az I
CT present law.
New YORK, January 5.-The battle
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