The bee., 1883-12-22
F orig Eig:lcsl Congress,
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SENATE.

SENATE.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 1S.---In the Senate to
day several bills were reported back from
committees and placed on the calendar,
among them one by Mr. Harrison from the
committee on territories, providing a civil
government for Alaska, and one by Mr.. Hoar
from the committee on privileges and elec
tlons, to fix day for the meeting of the
electors of the President and vice president
and to provide for the counting of the votes
for the President and vice president, md for
consideration of questions arising thereon.
This is the bill which has passed the Senate
heretofore, but failed in the House.
Atthe conclusion of the morning hour Mr.
Sherman called up and asked for the imme-
GIate consideration of his resolution, offered
yesterday, that the Senate do now proceed to
the election of officers, namely: The secre-
tary Of the Senate, chief clerk, principal ex-
ecutive clerk, chaplain and sergeant-at-arEns
The vote, on taking up the resolution, was
taken by yeas and nays, resulting---yeas 81,
nays 30.
The division was upon strict party lines,
Senators Malone and Riddleberger voting
with the Republicans; so it was agreed TO
take the resolution into immediate consider
alton. The resolution was then agreed to by
a viva voce vote, and Mr. Sherman moved
that Arson G. McCook be and he hereby is
chosen secretary of the Senate. Agreed to.
General McCook, escorted by Senator Mil
ler, of New York, came forward and the oath
of Office was administered to him by the
President pro tempore of the Senate, Mr..
Edmunds, Of Vermont
The next nomination made was that of
chief clerk of the Senate, for which Office Mr.
Sherman nominated Mr.. Charles w. John.
son, of Minnesota. Agreed 10.
The election of principal executive clerk
was then proceeded with.
Mr.. Sherman nominated for the Office
James r. Young, of Pennsylvania.
MIR. Pendleton gave similar expression of
confidence in the present incumbent The
result showed 81 votes for The nomination
and % against. So Mr.. Young was declared
elected.
MIR. Sherman then nominated Rev. Elias
Dewitt Huntley, of the District of Columbia,
as chaplain. The new chaplain was elected
by vote of 80 to %.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. H.---Mr. Hale intro
duced several bills relating to the navy, and
expressed the hope that the naval committees
would report to the Senate at this session
such measures as would put that branch of
the public service in an efficient condition.
A message was received from the House of
Representatives announcing the death of
Mr. Haskell, of Kansas, which was immedi-
ately taken up, and after some appropriate
remarks from Senator Ingalls,, of that State,
and on his motion, the President of the Sen
ate appointed Senators Plumb, of Kansas,
Cockrell, of Missouri, and Dawes, of Massa-
chusetts, committee to attend the obseQuies
of the deceased representative. The Senate
then, out Of respect to his memory, ad-
journed
HOUSE.
The chaplain of the House this morning
in a few touching words referred to the
death of the Hon. d. G. Haskell, of Kansas,
and invoked the divine bIsssi1 upon the
bereaved family.
Mr.. Scales, of North Carolina, presented
lhe certificate of election of Thomas g. Skin
ner, as representative elect from the First
district of North Carolina, and asked that
the gentleman be sworn in.
MIR. Keifer, of Ohio, asked that the certif-
cate be read, saying that he had a resolution
TO offer in regard to it.
Mr.. Scales thereupon withdrew his request
for the present.
On motion of Mr. Holman, of Indiana, it
was ordered that, when the House adjourned
to-day, it be to meet on Wednesday next.
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, rose and an
nounced the death of his lamented colleague,
the Hon. Dudley c. Haskell, late represen-
tative from Kansas, who died at his residence
In this city yesterday morning.
Mr.. Anderson offered the customary reso-
Iii ons, which were unanimously adopted
md the House, as tribute of respect to the
memory of the deceased, at 1915 adjourned
ntil Wednesday.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. A'---The reading of the
journal having been dispensed with by the
House of Representatives, Mr. Townsend, of
illinois, offered as question of privilege Il
directing the architect of the cap
itol during the Christmas holidays to remove
the desks now in the hall, and make such re-
of the seats of members as will
bring them together in the smallest conve-
nient space without affecting the right OF
to occupy the seats already selected
by them; and to provide suitable writing
tables in the rear of the chamber and in the
lobby. He did not ask for its present con-
sideration, and on motion of Mr.. Calkins, of
Indiana. the resolution was referred to the
committee on rules.
MIR. Tucker, of Virginia, introduced bill
directing the Secretary of the Treasury to
settle the accounts of certain States and the
city of Baltimore, growing out of monies ex-
nended for military purposes in the war OF
1872 Referred.
The committee on rules was announced as
follows: The Speaker, Messrs. Blackburn, of
kentucky, Randall, of Pa, Keifer, of Ohio,
and Reed, of Maine.
number of executive COMMUNICATIONS
we're referred, and Mr.. Robinson, of Massa-
chusetts, was granted indefinite leave OF alb
sence.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13--The chair presented
veport from Mr.. w. W. Corcorau, chair
of tho