Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-12-11
Congressional CaueuSeS-NOniinat
for Presiding Officers

Upon the meeting Of the caucus of the rcpuh.
lican Senators Saturday a motion was mad,
that the caucus proceel to ballot for Preside.
of the Senate Upon the5ballot being taken
Mr.. Sherman received All the votes but four
and upon a motion 0! Mr. L lmunds the noni
nation WAS m tie unanimous.
Mr.. sherman sid ''SrnItars, return you
my he irty thanks for the high hon, Won pro
p.Se to confer upon ME. Your choice no douh
has been inhu-nced by the fact that | haze
long been menber OF the Senate Sriil, NV
duties hitherto have not given mr. the praciira
experience necessary for good presiding off
Ger. can only say, IN accepting The position
assigned me, that will do all can fairly ant
impartially to observe and enforce the rules 0
the Senate, and shall rely greatly uppu youl
iorbeirauce and courtesy"
1t WAS then Determined that The bills rel At
ing to the presden tial election aui also to tht
| presidential succession, which had passed tht
Senate during The last Congress, should be 10
PRODUCED as >oan As practictnr AMI after .
proper reference and consideration. should 1t
promptly passed.
The presidrnliL succession bill which tn
republican caucus Of Senators decided to re-
introduce in tie S-nate is that knownts III,
losr bill Of the last Congress 1t COMETS ia,
succession 10 the presidency in case of vacancy
the Off e Of both President and Vice Presi
lent upon the Secretary of State or II thI
hihcr Is vacant, then upon the Scr. ttry # III,
Treasury, the successor passing to the other
members of the Cabinet in turn in cIS,S of va
4ncy. The electoral count bill also To NJ re-
Introduced hy order of the republican rauru.
5 that know as the Ed munds Till Of The las
'oRI rcSs- lis pivotal feature i \ pToyisioa
hat each State may, by is own tribunals de-
. -
own electoral vote
Al! tie democratic senator. evctpt f;gr N >,
conference Al tw-!ve clock : uurd ~ Sea.
,tor VOORHEES, vas Ins.taried to PIT ia nom.
ation 10 Pei Seat pro ;-mypre Stn,tar II 81.
~, Of tennessee. senator illrrt> accepted ll-
nomination, and In = short Speech tha,A-i th-
conference 'OE the haaor conferred O him
Ia hem 'efa''c m-tn"-~s st tue ii,I,r 81
represent wives me- IN r,urus list S,tqr.itr
licht - animate oapdlt,,rs 'ur he DHj 20. al
hs Forty nlula Csoyrc.s Mr. John Z nj ,'p1
Fucker, ui Virginia VS. made Temporary
-hAjrmau, aai MSS Bac, OF Nv YorA
mi Is yN'ufIdEs OF k>utu. Ky. &C. Il 4. sr,.r-.
tri~, OF t.. caucus. " p-rn,ueai urg,ntz..
ION was effected. TIE c4u.us in ueAi,t~lv
,ro.esiei 20 select oil ~. aud NJ C.r.i.-
'ho ~ts nominated - Speaker b, NJ. Wills
= k-ntu ~, Vas ustuiupu..N elected NJ
Ter expressing has -pgrsgi. ION ~. tn honor
conferred on him
Now, for the hrst tine in q s'yrry o. =
ru'urv. We had ourselves in PoNurrl accord
<'tn he executive dcu-rtsn-nt o. th~ govern
meat. sad therefore charged with Fesp,a.jniIi,
rs "olsh n We ArFr'p'' r. fe>t-i uJon cur OPP
oou-n:s. ALREADY ,hin. !, is iemoa.trs,,
20 the sri.'.yjs5u o. 81 reasonable 'r.,.a d Il
be Interests Of the country 49, SAFE \ ous
made h-f.re oar accession Ia n,S.y T.. M,
Judgment fu AMI complete recognition o.,
he democratic pria,ipt- IN our var.rn,g.a, !.
-s,s,ttd not ONLY 10 III. preservation Of he
ghis Of la5svsds.4.. Al aarss csr1,nnu.tsr.
aut also 10 the pcrprta-fion Of the uu.ou OF
b. States /; Nil. therefor. b. nv @ : est
,Fna3,jon N !isrhTGius the J .;.e. ~ ghe II
oF "hlsh you have aau mated me- "a t-*ss' IA
So lr'Hg b. is.Iacr .'s = IN n; = b. u J,-.
- np1u a! q.-s'Eoas Frrs-Hte! For he .ga-
stdsCsllHE - ID. sia-.- t-Gs', VI tH.lr-
naa. hat furinS the t5Gse 90 sc -,.o-gstr,!
ere n ih- Fo1tH-u'uth Cansr''. - NAV -
'h!e to iln'n'sa me erp~siI'grs' "i ;ar gov
-Tam-ot. 'iEh'en The ha-drn. o ih- people, -
'orm abuses 10 ia- pahll- s-vrlgc. caaplrtr ;hr
-e'lnrstiou ~ coat i.age sui l--t-ru.l fesliag :
.npaE ID. psoVe i'm al section 81 lh- goaa'rr
- give such ss'arsn'-s Of -, sa4 ,.ts3-
''ic 2"hcT as vii saafAa'es ion. lac ~ &c
''ocr-nc aim a'''saiiaos.
Vt lh' oonc,n''a o. NJ t'rh'les spec b
n. caucus proceeded - nominate the IN aor
Officers.
Mr. Joha + Clarke. o. Assssrri. s,s asaa 4
fer clerk OF the House. 80! wts ar~nt,n .u.Is
hosen. lie - ia. present. in -G-nbrat. Ar.
L-ti1n- Of uAtl who h~.i sas All ~ s-r
is'A.-1' arms ., tar i'st a'1't "'' 40 M
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