Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-11
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
SHORT SESSION OF THE SENATE.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.

The backbone" resolution offered by Senator
Van Wyck was laid before the Senate as unfin-
1shed business. Mr.. Van Wyck said the Sena-
tor from Colorado (Mr. Teller had gone to New
York to be absent a day or two, and asked that
action upon the resolution be deferred until
next Friday. Mr.. Van Wyck offered the follow
ing resolution and asked that 1t lie upon the
table for the present:
Resolued. That the Secretary of the Interior
and the Attorney General of the United States
be, and they hereby are directed, respectively,
to take such action as each may deem neces-
sary to prevent any sale by the Atlantic and
e erso ,rans or tb by any T
the lands described in the act approved
May IL, 1856, and entitled IAN act grant
ing public lands in alternate sections to
the, states of Florida and Alabama to aid
In the construction of certain railroads in said
states so far as the same lie within the line of
Florida, until Congress shall have authorized
the same.
:MrFrye offered resolutions OF the board of trade
OF Bath Me-, touching the Spanish treaty, and
asked that they be referred to the committee
on foreign relations when appointed.
MIR. Frye offered q resolution inStructing the
committee public buildings and grounds to
inquire into the expedency of lighting the Sem
ate Der by the electric process. Adopted
adjourn.
Mr.. Morrill, said he had heard very indirectly
that there would be communication from the
Executive.
Mr.. Allison was glad the Senator from Ver-
mont was able to speak for the Executive, and
Withdrew his motion.
After lapse of twenty minutes Mr. Pruden
writing
12:3O, went into executive session.
Five minutes later it adjourned.
nominations by the President To-day.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR ETC
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate to-day:
Edward d. Clark, of Mississippi, to be Assist
ant Secretary of the Interior
Sidney d. Jackman, of Texas, to be u. S. Mar
shall for the western district of Texas
30 Nayal;.Lieut H Downs L; Wilson, junior grade
a lieutenant, Junior grade.
Capitol Topics.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES
Inc republican caucus committee held long
meeting this morning and made their final ar
rangement of the majority membership of the
committees. Immediately upon the adjourn
ment of the Senate the republicans met in can.
Gus to receive the report. The committees will
be reported TO the Senate tomorrow.
Senator German is not to be chairman of the
Senate committee on Potomac flats, so he
stated to-day. That craftsmanship will prob
Ioly go TO either Senator Morgan or Senator
Beck. 1t is probable that Senator Sewell will
he chairman of the military committee.
THE ADMISSION OF MIR. BLAIR TO THE SENATE
In the Senate yesterday, after long discus
sion, the resolution to admit Mr.. Blair as Sena-
tor from New Hampshire was adopted by
vote OF 36 ayes to 20 nays. Mr.. Jones, of Florida
voting aye with the republicans
FOrr years ago there was a controversy in the
senate over the admission of Mr.. Bell, who had
been appointed Senator by the governor of New
hampshire under precisely the same circum-
stances and conditions which necessitated the
appointment of Mr.. Blair, who was admitted
yesterday. The Senate was then democratic,
but Mr.. Bell was admitted by decided major
lty. The following democratic Senators voted
Tor the admission of Mr.. Bell Messrs. Bayard
Gordon, GroOne, Jones, of Florida; Mcdonald
Mandoiph, Voorhees,, Walker, Whyte and
W Mllilams. OF the republicans, Senators Conk-
lng,Carpenter, of Wisconsin, and Davis, of
Illinois, voted against seating Mr.. Bell Sena-
tors Garland and Lamar, now of the cabinet
also voted no.