Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12
THE FORTY-EIGIITH CONGRESS.



Appointment" I" the various senate TOM
mit'ecS.
WAsulNGToN. Dec. 4.-Scuatur Cullon,
c,II.d nm tba hill fnr thn \,ti,u,I rnp,,1,
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uoh OF INTERSTATE commerce III 'he sen
ate but ON lnutlon oi senator McFhrrfui
consideration of the bill was postponed till
next Thursdnv ut > n'rlock for which dav
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ne cialr announced the appointment OF
Senator sheffield, the new senator from
Rhode Island to membership of the com
mittan nm cIoims thn co,,,nittcc nm nina.
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anu ''!''''E' '''' y''''''''''t VA rN'''''o''
airy claims ana the committee on woman
suffrage the appointment OF senator Sabln
to the committee on 'cXamininsthc several
branches of the civil service: Senator
Dawes to the committee ON naval affairs
affairs Senator Morgan to the committee
on fish and fishers and Senator Henderson
to the Craftsmanship of the committee on
printing. After some debate ,on the bill!
for private relief Il message was received
from the President whcrellIion the Senate
on motion of Senator Hale, went into cXcctl-
tive session, and when at lao p. m, the
doors were rcopened, the Senate adjourn
ed to Monday next
Among the bills introduced in the Sen
ate to-day were the following: BY Mr..
/ Mitchell. granting Il pension to Gen.
! Ulysses :. Grant. BY Mr.. Hill II rcsulu-
ton, declaring it to be the opinion of the
Senate that the recommendations of the
President, and Secretary Of Treasury that
the coinage of silver dollars and the issue
of silver certificates shall be Immediately
and unCOnditiOnally prohibited are calCu-
,uleu ~ Sisile ul'trlii hili tmcIt2S a,.SIa
CARDS the labor questions existing at
present, are inopportunc and that no valid
reason exists at the present time for inn
poSlE Ky NV a',' ",i''i i"lhi ieHl
thr issue If SILVER cnrtiticntrs Thn rnso.
ton went over
W,sutvcTuv Doe S-,rb. SENATE to-
day confirmed thn fnIlnvin,, ror,ir,tinrs .
Thomas \ oshurn. Of ulinn:s tn I,o cu,.
suI ronnr,I ,n tbr ir1ou,iun H.n,,Ilic.
.Jehne Baker of pliuoj., lo Inc ronsul
general to \-runzu,lo. Willard :, Ti.loI.
If Ohio tn me- nac,t If tLn I.ri,rd s,atn.
tn ,hn St,t.. ~ tl,o C,n,,, I..,,.i,,i,,,,.
otis y & C,,,l,. az pLodo I.l.rJ ia IL,
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commissioner VI !''hNl''9' " d. NaiN'r
OF INDIANA, to De 'lrHt deputy commissioner
of pensions Noah -. Leverage of Michi-
gan. to be second dcDntv commissioner of
pensions, The nomination Of lJu"h Me-
{ of
was fpvnrnhlv rcnnrtnd from the cnmuiif
fee ON finance. hnt Senator RiddIrhnr,rn,
objected to its present reconsideration and
under thc rules if went over to thn n"vt
session
me chalr lalu before me senate thG
mnriGinn crtfcro,'n ei NJ Wn.hm',i
in October last senator Mitchell rrnJ =
letter from Gen. Grant, relating to the bill
recently introduced to give him Il pension.
RITZ XII ,, urIII '\ptfiS1ru Ihr nope iiat me
cumstoncrs cnnid he ncr"nt ~ ,n,,inr
even if the hill passed both Houses and re-
celved the approval of the President. In
Helcrehcc TO cen Hran' > wishes Senator
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