The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-19
THE SENATE.
Election of the Officers Nominated by the
Republican Caucus

| Republican Caucus.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-'rhe following bills
! were reported from committees ana placed on
| the cali ndar
BY MI Harrison: Providing civil govern
ment tor Alaska.
BY MIR. Hoar: In regard to the election of
President and Vice-presdent.
Mr.. Van Wyck offered a resolution calling on
| the Secretary of the Interior for copies of the
mortgages given by the Texas Pacific Railroad
Company on lands granted by the act of March
3. 1877 also, that lie inform the Senate of the
names of railroad corporations claiming lands
not earned during the lifetime of their grants,
together with the number of acres claimed by
each road Agreed to. Hs 10
At the conclusion of the morning hour Mr..
Sherman asked Immediate consideration of his
resolution offered yesterday-that the Senate
proceed to the election OF officers namely: Sec
retary, Chief Clerk, Principal Executive Clerk,
Chaplain and SeTgeant-at-arms, Agreed to
yeas "a, nays 30. The division was on strict
party lines, Messrs. Malone and Rlddleberger
voting with the Republicans.
Mr. Sherman moved that Anson G. McCook be
chosen Secretary of the Senate.
Mr.. Pendleton moved to amend by substitute
ing the name of L. @ Washington
Lost-Yeas 20; nays, 80 The main resolution
was agreed to, and Mr.. McCook was sworn In.
The remaining Republican nominees were
elected, follows: Chief Clerk. Charles W.
Johnson, of Minnesota; Executive Clerk, James
R. Young, of Pennsylvania; Chaplain, Rev. Elias
Dewitt Huntey, District of Columbia; Sergeant
at-arms w. P. Canaday, of North Carolina.
Mr.. Salisbury called attention to the regard
the Republicans are paying the civil-ser-
vice act, which they so highly praise, and for
xuh nh hay in
with good salaries attached, but even the chap
laincY.
Mr.. Beck objected to the conrse of the Repub-
licans III turning ont Mr. Bright, man consnlcu-
GUS for his ability aud electing Mr.. Canaday
man without experience. He said it was clear
that the civiservice idea was considered by the
Republicans a mere humbng when 1t nterfered
with them. He asked what special fitness the
new nominee had for the office.
Mr.. Sherman replied that he was doing lust
what the gentleman from Kentucky Nir. Beck
would. under similar circumstances, do with a
straight face and without apology, and he (Mr.
Sherman) had no apology to offer. Mr.. Canadny
is man of high character, and is we'll fitted to
discharge the duties of the Office.
THE NEW RULES.
The Senate went into executive session, and
when the doors were reOpened went into COM
mittee OF the whole for the purpose of continuing
consideration of the new rules
Mr.. Cameron. of Wisconsin, thought as several
senators were absent, consideration of the new
rules had better be postponed and moved an ad-
tournament. Lost-22 70 27.
The question pending was the adoption of the
first of the new rules, relating to the election of
President pro tempore and his right, in case of
absence, to name substitute who might per-
form the duties OF the chair for three days.
On motion of Mr.. Garland n division of the
rule was agreed to. so as to permit the first two
clauses, which we're not objected to, to be voted
upon separately.
On the question of agreeing to the third clause
which gives the Vice president the power of sub
MIR. Bayard stated that he had not been able
to convince himself that grave objections lid
not exist against this clause, owing to compli-
cations that NIGH eneue In case of the death of
the President and Vice-president. He thought
IL placed the question of presidential succession
in very dangerous position. This is matter
in which it will not do to say the right argument
rests on one side the other. 1t should he
placed in such position that there would be alb
solutely no doubt about it, and he could not see
that the arguments advanced by those who IA
vored the rule were At all satisfactory.
Mr.. Jones, OF Florida, and Mr. Blair thought it
dangerous TO clOthe the President pro tempore
with such power.
Mr.. MaXey remarked that this proposed clause
was change IN a rule which had been in force
for sixty years, and was practically IA departure
from the theory which the rule defended, for it
was only meant to fit "A temporary necessity,
while under the construction now held, II the