Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-14

The Speaker laid before the House q com
municatiOn from g. 81. Craig, Representa-
/ tive from the Fourth Alabama District. stat
/ ing that he had forwarded to the Governor
/ OF that State his resignation, to take effect
March Sd. Laid on the table.
! Mr.. Ellis submitted a conference report
/ On-ths Indian Appropriation bill. The re-
port states an agreement on all the points
I ID controversy, except on the Senate amend
ments striking out the clauses having
/ claims against the Indian tribes on account
/ of depredatiOns, and enacting legislation
relative to the Introduction of intoxicating
/ spirits into the Indian Territory.
Mr.. HiscOck submitted the conference re-
/ port on the Pension bill, which was adopted.
| The House reCedes in its disagreement to
all the Senate amendments, and as finally
agreed to the bill approPriates $50 100000.
The conference reports on the Indian and
Fertilization appropriation bills were sub
m1tted and agreed to. The POstOfdce bill is
still under consideration, and an extra ses-
sion is unavoidable.
In the Senate, March 9Th, the Chair ap-
pointed a committee Of two Senators to act
with such committee as the House may ap-
pOinb to notify the President of the United
States that Congress, having finished its
business, was now ready to adjourn. The
Senators appointed were Morrill, and Har-
ris.
At 1I:3O a message from the House an
nOunced the passage Of the bill authorizing
the President to place one person on the re-
tired list Of the army. The bill was read at
length.
A message from President Arthur read:
81 nominate Ulysses S. Grant, General
Commanding the Armies of the United
States, to be General on the retired list, with
the fuu pay Of such rank"
The nomination was considered in open
session, and not a single person voted mo"
President Arthur, President-elect CIeve-
land and party, then entered and took
chairs placed for them.
Vice President Hendricks then stood up,
and Senator Edmunds administered the
oath Of Office.
Senator Edmunds then declared the Sen
ate adjourned, and Mr.. Hendricks lmme-
diately calledit to order in extra session.
Senator Hale submitted the conference
report on the Naval Appropriation bill, an
nOunCing an adj ustment of the differences
between the two houses, the House having
reCeded on substantial points. The report
was agreed to.
Chairman Edmunds announced his sigma
ture to the POstOffiCe bill and the Legisla-
tive, Executive and Judicial bill, both of
which had, during the recess, been report
differences having been adjusted, the House
receding, but with minor amendments,
which were acceded to by the Senate.
An effort was made to call up the River
and HarbOr bill, but motion to adjourn
prevailed.
In the House March 4th, Mr.. Randall
submitted the conference report on the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. Of the
23l amendments tackled upon the bill by
the Senate, an agreement has been reached
as to III, leaving so still in controversy.
The report Of the conference was agreed to.
The Executive Appropriation bill passed.
The thanks of Congress were voted to
Speaker Carlisle.
After another scene of confusion, Ben
nett demanded the previous QUESTION on
the resolution of the Com mittee of Elec- /
tons, declaring Fredricks entitled to the
seat The resolution WIS adopted. Upon
FrederiCks taking the oath of Office, Randall /
was on his feet with a motion to suspend |
the rules and pass the Senate bill for the /
retirement of Gen. Grant, without specif- /
caIly naming him. Agreed to and the bill /
passed.
The Speaker appointed Springer, Cox IN. !
Y and Reed as a committee on the part of /
the House to join a similar committee on |
the part of the Senate to wait upon the /
President and inform him that Congress !
had finished its business and was ready to /
adjourn AT ten minutes before u |
O'Clock, according to the hands of
the clock, which had been turned back |
that extent Of time, Mr.. Springer, ss chair |
man Of the committee appointed to wait |
on the President, announced that 1t had /
performed its duty and that the President /
had nothing to communicate. At five
minutes before u o'clock Speaker Carlisle /
called the House to order, and after some |
what lengthy but very appropriate remarks /
declared the House adjourned sine die.
In the Senate on March 9th vice-Presi- /!
dent Hendricks presided. The galleries /
were crowded to almost the limit.
President Cleveland sent to the Senate the |
nominations: Secretary of State. /
E. Bayard, of Delaware; SeCrs- |
tary of the Treasury, Daniel Manning, of |
New York; Secretary of War, William /
3. EndicOtt, of Massachusetts,; Secretary /
Of the Navy, William @. Whitney, of New
York; Secretary Of the Interior, L. Q. @. /
Lamar, of Mississippi; Postmaster General, /
William +. Villas, of Wisconsin; Attorney /
General, A. P. Garland, Of Arkansas.
When the Cabinet nominations were
taken up in executive session Of the Sen
ate, Riddleberger objected to the immediate
of the nomination of Baysrd,
stating briefly that he did so because of |
Bayard's attitude upon the Irish question.
thought him more English
than American. Bayard's name being the
first on the list for consideration, all went
over under the rules of the Senate for a
lay.
GRIMES AND MIsHAPs.