Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13
UNIFIED STATES sENA
Proceedings OF the Extra sesI

Proceedings OF the Extra sei
AZ The meeting OF the senate on Tho
9Th, in extra session, the galleries APT
Vice President Hendricks, which mani
ton lis rscIp' snt abruptly terminated Wit
gSret The senator's arose At this SUNNI
and DIR Butler offered prayer. u
Ing CONCLUSION the vice president
The chair, and was again greeted with pland
hy occupants Of the gallery. He casledo
ssssss., i, erdeY, and, m : voice only audibls
the oieEzs, called for thereading OF the journa
Pv~sss sens Cleveland sent 20 the senate the name
81 she gentleman lie has selected as cabinet %
ficersA They are IS follows:
Secretary Of ssase-Thomas F. BsyarS
Delaware ~
Secretary osshe T'reasury-Daniol MannIISs:
Of New York ~
Secretary II William c Eraict1;ssSS
Massachusetts, sSyS!
SssIstATy Of size Navy-w William C, Nls.nss
sn>-s.>rv Al saa intarior-L Q. G, Lamar OF
p,st.aastcr Gsueral-w William F. Villas Of
WISCONSIN,
Attorney Geneyx,-A IL Garland OF Arkan-
Gas.
IN ree,Sca OF Mr.. sherman, the senate went IN
20 executive session. which continued only for
. for asiag.ss. TX WAS supposed thas the sen
ate N sasoFianee with general practice, had
promptly confirmed the nominations; and the
fac. tast none Of them were confirmed excited
great surprise
ltNss learned that anfrmaiion failed be-
cause ~ the esngle objection presented by Son.
stcr R,aiieberger of Virginia As the rules
require that all nominations shall first be re-
f.rred to the proper committees, the reference
can lss waived only by unanimous consent, aud
henes Mr.. Ri,ldls6erger's objection prevented
Immediate action as II did in the case Of the
nomination OF Secretary McCulloch few
months ago,
After reading The journal Mr. Van Wyck was
recognized and offered the following resoiu-
lions Cor which hs asked Immediate consdera
ton.
Resolved, That the secretary of the interior
lie directed to inform the senate whether pat
enis have been issued for lands granted in
ISL to ths New Orleans Baton Rouge & Vicks-
burg road, popularity known as the Backbone
railroad If so, for whas number of acres and
to 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
cd nights and Sundays, so they Nigh.
be completed before March 4; what day
they were ready for signature OF the
president; what necessity existed for any
special extension to secure the completion and
signature the 4th day of March. and whether
anything Nae done 20 SfoulDte inc actual SET
tiers, in their rights, TO any such lands; also
whether previous to the 4th dav of March any
thing was done or written in regard to any
other nnearned land grants for the future which
bad been consigned BY the Forsy-eighth con,
,,ress
Mr.. Edmunds objected to present consid-
Grafton, aud under the rules the matter went
over for . day.
In executive session the nominees for Presi.
Gen. C!eyaland's cabinet were taken up separate
IL and confirmed without a division and with un-
anilnity. When the vote was taken ON Mr.. Bay
ards confirmation. Mr.. Riddleberger sat silent,
neither asserting nor dissenting