The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-03-12
MlIlEDoRA,
.UNiTRp aT1TEs s1NATR.,
] rrooeadinga & tho Extra Session

sRroooadinga OF tho Extra Session.
at the meeting OF the senate on Thursday the
4 9Th, IN extra session, the galleries applauded
Vice President Hendricks, which manifesto
ton its recipient abruptly terminated with the
gaXal. The senators arose at this summons,
{ and pr: Butler offered prayer Upon
1 itsss conclusion the s vice president took
the chair, and was again greeted with! piandits
sByt occupa SofI the gallery. He called the
senate to order, and, in voice only audible to
the clerks called for the reading Of the journal
President Cleveland sent to the senate the names
OF the gont leman he has selected as cabinet Of
tfcers They are as foilows:i ~
~ Secretary Of lstate-= Thomas. F.. Bayard of
Delaware. ssS3. ..$ Ks
Secretary q the Treasury Daniel Manning
Secretary e illiam q E Il q
sscretaTy Of the Navy William q Whitney
ysssst s. 81 e shs inter- OIL q q Lamar q
Peatnaster General William / Villas # Il
Attorney General 81 Garland. Of Ark.n-
Immed iately IS receiving the nominations,
toiexecutiye session, which continued only for
q few minutes. IT was supposed that the sem
/ lnte, in accordance with general practice, had
spromptly confrned the nominations; and, the
fact that none of them were confirmed excited
Mas learned that onfrnation failed be-
q cause Of the ainele objection presented by Sem
afor iddlebergers Of Virginia. As the rules
& reaNir That all nominations shall first be re-
1: fesIsd e Tie proper committees; the reference
4 HENCE Mr.. Riddl eberger's objection prevented
u immediate action as II did in the case Of the
orliination Of Secretary McCulloch few
q manths ago !5:ls 4. II 81 tigs If,t 81.
fter reading the journal Mr.. Van Wyck was
sSrecognized and offered the following resolu-
hons for which he asked immediate considera-
zion. ii 4 So sf5
Resolved, That the secretary Of the interior
be; directed to inform the senate whether pat
snts have been issued for lands granted in
1871 to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge 4 Yicks-
Il burg road, popularly known as the Backbone
\ railroad II so, for what number Of acres and
s. 70 what corporation or individual, or whose
receipt was taken for the same when signed;
whether unusual means were used to hasten
the preparation and execution Of said patents,
whether the clerical force employed work.
:sd nights and Sundays, 50 they might
"a be completed before March 4; what day
they were ready for signature Of the
president; What necessity existed for any
Especial extension to secure the completion and
AZ signature the 9TH day of March. and whether
anything was done to promote the actual set
tiers in z air rights to any such lands also
q whether previous to the 9TH day OF March any
thing Was done or written in regard to any
other unearied land grants for the future which
q had been consigned by the Forty -eighth con-
gress. g SO ma I, - 8 ri
Mr. Edmund objected to present consid-
Grafton, and under the rules the matter went
Y over for a day q
In executive session the nominees for Presi-
4 Gent Cleyeland's cabinet were takenup separate
~ and confirmed without division and with un-
anim,ty. When the vote was taken on Mr. Bay
ards confirmation Mr. Rid leberger sat silent,
e neither assenting nor dissenting.