The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Monday January z.

SENATE. -Reconyend after the holiday re.
cess. Little business was done btyond the
Introduction Q! bills of niHor importance,
resolutions calling on cabinet officers for
information and the consideration of the
new rules; that authorizing the president of
the senate to designate a substitute to act
three days being adopted.
Senator Gibson of La. introduced O bin to
facilitate reform of the civil service, pro-
vidIng for the repeal of all laws limit lg the
tenure Of Uflcs of United States district at
tOrneys, justices OF supreme courts of terri.
tories. surveyors general OF public lands,
collectors OF GU toms, naval officers and SUR
yeyors 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, at the
opening o. congress, submit to the senate
the nsmes OF such officials removed by him,
with reasons Tor removal In each case.
Tive GLOWING nominations were sent to
the senate
]. A. Leonard, consult at Calcutta.
United States consuls-Robert +. Stevens,
t2lGTnOS PLItf1E -. EslAESu, IleETAS ne.
gras; Oscar Malmros, Minnesota, Leith;
Frank Fl. Mason, MarseiIles; John l..
KANE, Wisconsin, Cognac; George Clifford,
Basic. ."-> ~. "s ENa
NJ ohael H. Fitch, California, receiver of
public moneys, Pueblo, Colo; Thomas
Wrong, Kansas, receiver OF pu lie mon VS..
ConcoIdla, Kansas; Adolphus G.. Leming,
Arkansas, register OF the land Off je at Oar
denells. .
Reuben A. Allen, Ohio, agent of the In
dians 0; Blackteet agency, Moatana.
Postmaste 81. KsmEer, Perham, MIN;
8. G. Worthington, Little Falls, Mimi; O.
B. !. KING, Harlan, Iowa; Jonathan Max.
sou, West Liber ty, lows; 2. o. Babcuck,
Monticello, Iowa; E. Cavalier, Pembina,
DAB. ,. ...-
7 @ senate confirmed: .....
George L. Sage, United States district
Judge, SOU hern district of Ohio; William
A. Woods, United States district Judge tor
Indisna;.James X. Hollowell, UIited s ,ates
district attorney Ut Kansas; William J. G.
Albrat !, associate Justice Of the supreme
court of Montana; a. w. Shtlion, Mary
land, associate iIsrIce OF the supreme court
of Aroma; JOIN G. Gosmana Of Nebraska,
Indian agent tor the Crow and Greek lodi
aus, Lower BruLe ageRcy, Dakota; Andrew
Mason, New York, superintendent Of the
assay office at New York; Frank J. Clausen,
Louisiasa, melter and refiner of the minE At
New Orleans.
house Bills were introduced increasing
pensions and TO other wise 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
swiue; against lottery advertisements ia
newspapers; amending the Chinese imnigra-
ton set; tUT the construction OF { e tien-
nepin canal; for bridges across the Missis.
sipDi, Mis- ouri and otneI rivers; repeating
the law requiring publication OF notices be.
tore making finat proofofhomestead entries;
repes ling tonnsgs duties on certain Anne /.
can aud foreign vessels; p~rotecung inn0cent
purchases of patent rights; for allotment
of andsi in severalty to Indians; abolis ling
the tax on tobacco; extending the bonded
whisky period; consolidating internal rev.
enue ami custom districts; preventing I'M
due contraction Of the currency; putting
lumosr on tie free list; for a puollc build.
ing at WinonG; prohibiting the issue OF
treasury and bank notes OF smaller denomi-
nations than $40; reducing the duty on
wool.