The Mineral argus., 1884-01-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Monday January 2.

SEyATE.-Reconvend after the holiday re-
cess. Little business was lone beyond the
introduction OF bills of minor Importance,
resolutions calling on cabinet officers for
information and the consideration Of the
new rules; that authorizing the president of
the senate to design ate a substitute to act
three days being adopted.
Senator Gibson of La. introduced bill to
facilitate reform of the civil service, pro-
vidlug for the repeal of all wslimiti Is the
Tenure of Office of United States district at
tornevs. iustises OF supreme courts of terri
tories. surveyors general of public lands,
collectors OF Gu toms, naval officers and sur
veyors OF ports of entry, and such officers
shall be appointed by the president, subject
to the approval OF the senate, and be re-
newed at the pleasure of the president. 1t
also provides that such officers furnish
bonds every two years, and renew their ex-
piration papers. The president shall. attic
opening OF congress, summit to the senate
the names OF such officials removed by him,
with reasons Tor removal IN each case.
TRe folio Wing nominations were sent to
the senate:
J.. A. Leonard, consul at Calcntta.
United States consuls-Robert !. Stevens,
Palermo; Bolivar !. Pridgen, Piedras Ne
gras; Oscar Malmros, Minnesota, Leith;
Frank n. Mason, MarseiIles; John l..
Kaine, Wisconsin, COgnac; George Clifford,
Basic.
M chael H. Fitch, California, receiver Of
public moneys, Pueblo, Colo; Thomas
Wrong, Kansas, receiver of pu lie mon VS..
ConcoIdia, Kansas; Adolphus G. Leming,
Arkansas, register OF the land ofij 50 &C OAR
denells
Reuben A. Allen, Ohio, agent of the In
dams o. Blackteet agency, Montana.
Postmaste s-H. KemPer, Perham, Mimi;
8. G.. WorthiDgton, Little Falls, Mimi; o..
b. l. KING, Harlan, Iowa; Jonathan Max.
son, West Llber ty, Iowa; Z. y. Babcuck,
Monticello, Iowa; E. CAVALIER, Pembina,
Oak.
e senate confirmed:
George r. Sage, United States district
judge, sou,nern district of Ohio; William
A. Woods, Udited States district judge for
Indisna; James r. HoIloweli, United s ates
district attorney Ut Kansas; William J. G..
AibrAt I, associate justice of the supreme
court of Montana; A. w. Shtl Ion, Mary
land, associate 1s'Ice of the supreme couT
of AIlZJna; John G. Gosmana of N sbraska,
indian agent TOR the Crow aud Creek Iudi-
ans, Lower Brule agency. D.kots; Andrew
Mason, New York, superintendent of the
assay Office at New York; Frank J. Clausen,
LouisiaRe, TalJer and refner OF the mint at
New Orleans.
4OUSE -DhlS WERE introduced increasing
pensions and to otherwise benefit soldiers
and sailors of the late war; regulating inter-
state commerce; authorizing the president
to r~etaliate against countries which prohibit
the importation of American cattle or
swine; against lottery advertisements in
newspapers; amending the Chinese immigra-
ton act; tor the construction OF I e hen
nepin canal; for bridges across the Missis-
sippi, Mis- ouri and otnel rivers; repeating
the law requiring publication of notices be-
tore making hnat prOofO OF homestead entries;
repesl ling tonnsgs duties on certain Anne j.
can and foreign vessels; protecting innocent
purchasers of patent rights; for allotment
OF lands in severalty to Indians; abohs ling
the tax on tobacco; extending the boAded
whisky period; consolidating internal rev.
enue and custom disricas; preventing IN
due contT7:Cji3n of the currency; putting
lumOer on tEe free list; for a puollc build
ing at Winons; prohibiting the issue of
treasury and bauk notes of smaller denOmi-
nations than $40; reducing the duty on
wool