The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-12-19
THE SENATE.
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OlAB0LlCAL PLOT EXPOSED.
A Fatal. practical Joke -Fratricide
A Youthful Murderer Ar
rested Hotel Burned Re.
duction of Wages.
A SUICIDE, ACCOUNTS rorNp SHORT.


SENATE.
WAsuINGroN, December lS.-The fol-
lowing bhl, were reported from the com-
mi'tcc appointed tor the calendar year:
by Harrison: Providing civil govern
ucnt Tor Alaska.
By llnal3 licgard the election ot pres
ldcnt and lice-prrsidcut.
Van WNck: Offered a resolution calling
on the secretary ut tue interior tor cnpit S
OF the mortgages given hv the Texas Pa
ellie railway company on lands granted II
BY the net If March Bro, lN7l: ilsn to in
form the senate OF the names OF the rnil-
road corporations claiming lands not
earned daring the lifetime OF the grant,
together with the number at acres CAIN
ed by each road. Agreed to-
At the conclusion oi the morning hour
sherman asked the immediate considern-
ton ol his resolution offered yc-terd ".
that the senate proceed to the erection Tor
secretary Of senate, chief clerk. principal
executive clcrk,chaul Tin sergeant.ut-nrm.
Agreed TO. Ayes %, nays 30. The divis-
ion was made an strict party lines. Ma
hone and Rddltbargcr vo,ing with the
republicans,
sherman moved that Arson G.. Me
Cook be chosen secretary OF the senate
Pendlrton moved to amend suhstilu-
ting l. q. Washington. Lust Hays 20,
ayes 81, The main resolution was rgrred
IT,. AMI McCook Was sworn in The re-
mHiuing republican ihrrrs Wrrr elected
us follow; thit clerk, thas. W. John
son. OF Mlnnesoia, executive clerk, james
Il. l,ung oi Pennsylvania: chaplain, Rev.
Elias Dewitt ui tn" District OF Columbia;
s,rgcgn,-at auns.W. T.. Cannady OF North
Carolina.
salisbury called attention to the re-.
gnri thHt the republicans were paying tp
'hr civil service act, which they 70 highly
PRAISED. aud Tor which they voted. they
not only took uniccS with good salaries
attHchc'. hut even the chapl.inry.
Beck objected tn the course of the re-
puhllCan- in tuning ont q bright man,
Whn is conspicuous Tor his ability. aud
clcrtlng Cauady, who is without expert
cnco. lie snii 1t WAS clear that the civil
service idea rs considered by the republic
caas was % mere humbUg when II inter-
lrrrrd with their interests.
The syuatr went into executive session
and the pre-. idrrt sent hi, last list OF nom
nations to the mite. they were mostly
recess APP ointments. United States mar
,hls, attorneys, district Judges, naval
officers, etc.
When the doors were reopened after
the executive session, the senate wenr
INTO comm tee OF the whole for the
purrUse OF continuing the cOuslderdt On
Of he new rules.
Cmrron, OF Wisconsin, said that re-
several seuators were absent the con>id-
~. non OF the new rules bud better he
o'tpoHcd' ana moN, an adjournment
whirh WIS 'ost by ~ to - votes.
ne question p'h"ihE WIS Tue adoption
OF 'hc Htst "i tht new Iuies relating To
W. I'te'',li " .''', l'Ies,"',lt pro .enp"r
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II Pi"' GU VIC i"cH''uh W Piealueullhl
successor, III aNrfN dangerous nosl. ION
ana sald mat TINS Ia mh'ter IN winch
1t W II not do To any thht the weight Oi
argument rests ON one side or the other
IL should he placed II su b "A position
that there IL absolutely NJ doubt about
1t. und h" could no, ace that the HrSu-
ments advanced by those who favored
II were at all shtisfHC DRY.
JOnes, Off orr la,nnd Blair thought il
dangerous t. 81 the tho president pro
tcmporc with such power.
MaXey remti kcd that tha proposed
clause was change in rule hat had
been in force for Sky yeurs, aud wa
practically departure from the theory
which the rule was framod for. 1t was
only meant to III n temporary necessity
while under construct on.
FRY, who reported the clause as chair.
man OF the committee on rules stli. that
he coul not see how by any possibility
the rule could touch the question OF the
/ pre.iiential succession, nor how II RAISED
a constitutional question. Ih'Ieh ring NJ
vice president OF the United states, and
being nccesaar " thc prr.lIng officer ioi
the next Nv" years the question T.
whether IN r'se Ol DAY 5 rknrss OF hay
ar t"o absence, can the United state
senate transact business without being
compelled 10 Dust MN rom the place IL
which II HAD elected MIN IN rr the ruiz
a II stands ROW. II the presiding office
, is too sick TO como the senate viii be
/ ond that prc.idrrt rro fem. will b,
/ clothed WIN an lIe powers "ilch nhutI
tle cohetI'u"oh are "''"'"eu 10 'h'
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pIo'!he' lnn' iho pteH'uIns 3nl OF o' iu'
se""'e SUN n T,'I l,'e,''''e',,' unu :
lno iIce es'I'e,' w ti'a no'euue unnn,'
ppIhlhH "l7 '"o"', S.houn t"o nup"l
must eieVt one' anu II 'ho VIZ PreeIu, Il
comes p"th 'l'o ~ uny tne henn'n
/ VINO WIS lolnpo "o'by p'eSi'eul E'oH "'
OF o'n,e ipso Iac'o. W olS uich' i ~, 'll
,re''u'nt "hN ~ uoInt "nei'ip' iltht
/ lls"H was III tHc Ha'irtS "uu ~ WIN
& call, ana the senate GA not Nchit lg L