The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,
Monday January z.

Monday January =.
9EyATE.-Reconvend after the holiday r..
cess. Little business was done beyond tho
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 designate = substitute 70 act
three days being adopted.
Senator Gibson Of La. introduced ., bill to
facilitate reform of the civil service, pro-
vidiug for the repeal Of oil laws limit II the
tenure of ottioe of United States district ct.
torneys, justi ,es OF supreme courts Of terri.
tories, surveyors general OF public lands.
collectors Of Gu toms, naval ofhceru 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 tie pleasure of the president. It
also provides that such officers furnish
bonds every two years, and renew their ex.
piration papers. The president shall, ct the
opening o. congress, summit to the senate
the names OF such officials removed By him,
with reasons Tor removal in each case.
TAe following nominations were sent to
the senate:
"A. Leonard, consul at CAlcntta.
United States c0nsuls-Robert J. Stevens,
Palermo; Bolivar J. Prideen, Piedras Ne.
gras; Oscar Mslmros Minnesota, Leith;
Frank Fl. Mason, Marseiiles; John L.
Kaine. Wisconsin, Cognac; George Clifford,
Basic.
NJ chael n. Fitch. California, receiver OF
public moneys, Pueblo. Colo; Thomas
y rong. Kansas, receiver OF pu lilo mon ys.
ConcoIdls, Kansas; Adolphus g. Lsming,
Arkansas, register OF the land of6;s as Oar.
denelis.
Reuben A. Allen, Ohio, agent OF the In.
dams o. Blackfeet agency, Montana.
Pos,maste s-H. Kenper, Perham, MINI. !;
8. G. WorthiDgton, Little Falls, MIMI; O.
b. I. KING, Harlan, Iowa; Jonathan Max
sou, West Liber ty, lows; 2. O. Babcuck,
Monticello, Iowa; E. Cavlller, Pembina,
Dak.
r, senate confirmed:
George r. Sage, United States district
Judge, SOU hern district Of Ohio; William
A. Woods, Uuited States district Judge for
Indiana; James r. Hoilowell, United 8 .ates
district attorney Ut Kansas; William ]. G.
Albrat !, associate justice of the 81 preme
couct of Montana; A. w. Snelion, Mary
land, associate juslce of the supreme court
Of Arizona; JoLu G. GosnsnR Of Nebraska,
Indian agent tor the Crow and Creek Indi-
Mason. New York, superintendent of the
assay Office at New York; Frank J. Clausen,
Louisiana, melter aud retner of the mint ut
New Orleans.
HOUSE Bills wereintroduced increasing
pensions and to otherwise benefit soldiers
and sailors Of the late war: regulating inter.
state commerce; authorizing tha president
to retaliate against countries which prohibit
the importation of American cattle OF
swine; against lottery advertisements in
newspapers; amending the Chinese immigra.
ton act; tor the construction of g hen.
nepin canal; for bridges across the Missis.
siPpi, Mis- 0uri and olnel rivers; repeating
the law requiring publication of notices be-
tore making final proof of homestead entries
repea ling Tonnage duties on certain Anne i.
Can and foreign vessels; protecting innocent
purchases of patent rights; for allotment
Of lands in severalty to Indians; abollsaine
the tax on tobacco; excluding the bonded
whisky period; consolidating internal rev.
enue, and custom districts; preventing I'M.
| due contraction of the currency; putting
lam oer on the free list; for a puollc build:
| ing at Winons; prohibiting the issue Of
! treasury and bank notes otsmaller denomi.
nations than $40; reducing the duty on
wool.