The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-01-10

other hand, one of the advantages of the
| system proposed by this bill was, that 1t
deVOlved the duties Of the Presidency In
such cases upon the Secretary Of State.
No inferior man was ever nominated for
| that office. Under the existing law, the
President of the Senate would become,
in certain contingency, acting PTesi-
dent. This provision rendered the char
acter Of the administration very uneer-
| tain. For instance, when the Senate
met after the death Of President Gar
| field, the Senator from Delaware bay
ard was chosen President of the Senate,
and If he had pecOme President of the
| United States, the chief executive Office
would have been filled by member of
the party defeated at the polls, but, as if
| by magic, Bayard depOsed, and the Sen
/ atOr from Illinois (DaVis) was put in his
place, the distinguished Senator belong
| ing to no party, but walking in the at
| mOsphere of his own, above all parties,
cerulean, ethereal or what not. Laugh
| teri II he had been called to the Pres
idency by death Of President Arthur,
approved him or his party"
HoUsE-Mr. Ford Of Missouri, rising
to question of privilege, characterized
as unqualifiedly false the dispatch to the
ST. Louis GlObe-DemOcTat speaking of
him as "crank," and charging him with
Obstructing business.
Mr.. Randall said he was unaVOidably
absent from the House yesterday, but
had he been present he would have voted
for the passage of the civil service bill.
Mr.. Singleton of Illinois, said he did
not hear his name called, but-wOuld
have voted against the bill.
The House, then in Committee of the
Whole, took up the District Of Columbia
appropriation bill. 1t apprOpriates 49,
443, ,847, being $751; less than the esti-
mates. The bill is substantially the
same as the, present law. During the
discussions relative to the appTOpria-
tiOn for lighting the District of COlum-
bia, Mr.. KlOtz Of Pennsylvania, charged
that the Washington Gaslight Company
controlled Congress, and that the COM
pany had man in the employ Of the
House, who kept them informed Of the
introduction Of measures affecting the
gas interests. Mr.. HiscOck said II he
(KlOtZ) made that charge against any
member Of the House, he would bring
in resolution of inquiry. After some
discussion the amendment of Mr.. KlOtz
making an appropriation of $22 per
lamp was adopted. An amendment was
also adopted, leaving it to the discretion
OF the District Commissioners to substi
tute other Illuminating material for
gas lighting the District. The bill then
passed. Adjourned.
DULL DAY IN CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-PrOceedings in
both branches of Congress were very
dull to-day. Nothing Of Importance was
done.
In the House to-day the Speaker laid
before the House recommendation to
the Naval Academy Board, asking for
the appropriation of $4,000 for the test
ing of defensive armOr, Referred, Also
message from the President transmit
ting a communication from the superin-
tendent of the Census, asking for an ap
preparation of one hundred thousand
dollars to complete the tenth census.
Referred.
Mr.. White, Of Kentucky, offered res
olutiOn reciting large quantities of dis
titled spirits now in bonded warehouses
owned by Illinois capitalists, who petit
toned for another extension Of the bond
ed period, calling on the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue for information as
to the number of gallons now in ware
house in that State and inQuiring Wheth- |
or or not the presence of Commissioner
is required at this time in Illinois, pre-
paratOry to the collection of taxes on
large quantities of distilled spirits,
which under the Carlisle bill has been
allowed to remain in bond three years at
loss to the revenue Of many millions
of dollars. Referred.
The Agricultural Committee OF the
House agreee to recommend an apprO-
priatiOn to send representatives Of the
United States to the Hamburger cattle
fair. ..
In the Senate Mr.. Slater presented a
memorial of the Astoria Board of Trade
for an appropriation to improve Colum-
bia river. .
Petitions were also presented by Mr..
Blair and Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin,
for a constitutional amendment prOhib.
iting the sale Of intoxicating liquors.
The House Committee on Expendi-
lures in the Department of Justice to-
day examined j. H. McKenney, Clerk of
the United States Supreme Court, in the
matter of the receipts and expenditures
in his office, during which 1t was devel-
Oped that the receipts last year were
I $29, ,490; the previous year $4,000.