Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-18

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United States Senator from Oregon, which
were read. Mitchell was then sworn in.
The Chair laid before the Senate a letter
from the Secretary of the Treasury, trans
hitting the report of the Superintendent
of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Hoar, from the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, reported favorably the bill
TO fix day for the meeting of Electors for
President and Vice-President, and TO pro
vide for and regulate the counting of the
vote for President and President and
the decision of questions arising therefrom.
Hoar said he would call up the bill for
action Immediately after the disposal of
the Presidential succession bill and the bill
fixing the salary of the United States Dis
trict judges. The bill went to the ealen-
dar.
The Chair laid befor the Senate the reso-
luton OF Butler, calling for a committee to
inquire as to the alleged organization ofthe
Territory Of Dakota into State, and the
alleged election of United States Senators.
Harrison did not think committee ne
cessary for that purpose. The efforts of
Dakota, he said. We're perfectly respectful
10 the United States. Its new Constitution
fully recognized the authority of the
United States, and stayed the hand of
the new State organization until the new
Constitution should be approved by Con-
gress. For six years the people of Dakota
mad been trying to secure action by Con-
gress looking to their admission. The
Senate had passed bin for their relief but
the bill had not passed the other House.
Butler inquired by what authority
United States Senators had been elected in
Dakota
Harrison replied he could show that Sen
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precisely similar circumstances. Dakota
had a right to go at least as far as Tennes-
see, California and Michigan had pro-
coeded.
Butler remarked that if the proceedings
in Dakota were regular ard proper, no one
would more quickly recognize the fact than
himself He had offered the resolution for
the purpose of ascertaining the facts. He
thought the Senator from Indiana had
been working himself into 4 passion I'M
necessarily.
Harrison replied that he was not in a
passion. " The Senator" said he, has
never seen me in a passion or he would be
able TO discriminate Laughter.
Harrison then briefly reviewed the his
tory of the question of the admission of
Territories, aud said that Democrats, at any
rate ought not To question the propriety of
the action of Dakota.
Butler said that no question of politics
was involved.
Harrison was glad that Butler took so
a view of the subject
Butler inquired whether Harrison would
sustain action by the Territory of Utah
similar to the action of Dakota?
Harrison replied he would, but reserved
to Congress the power to approve or disap-
prove their Constitution, and that power
was recognized and admitted by Dakota.
Mcmillan said Minnesota had been ad-
mittcd to the Union without any Enabling
Act, and Democratic Senators had been
elected and were ready to take their seats
upon the passing of the Act
of Admission.
After further debate the matter went
over till tomorrow, and the Presidential
bill was taken up.
Evarts addressed the Senate on it. lie
took the ground that the succession pro-
vided for by the bill now before the Senate
was the only possible constitutional exer-
else of the very limited power accorded by
the Constitution to Congress. Evarts spoke
about an hour. and was listened to with the
utmost attention, both on the floor and in
the galleries.
After a few words from Edmunds in re-
ply to Evarts, and differing from him as to
the very limited power of Congress" Ed
amendment was voted down-ayes
81, noes 81. Edmunds' amendment was
one striking ont the clause.
The bill then passed without a division
as reported from the committee.
Tie Chair then laid before the Senate q
bill fixing the salary of United States
Judges, but without action on that bill the
Senate went into executive session, and
when the doors were reopened, adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, December 17th.-Dibble of
South Carolina asked leave to introduce a
Joint resolution proposing constitutional
1t provides that in case of
the removal from office by death, resigna-
ton or constitutional inability, of both the
President and Vice-President of the United
States, the office of President shall 6evolve
upon a Second Vice-President, who shall
be voted for in distinct ballots at the same
time and in like manner and for the same
term as President and President, by
electors appointed by the several States.
The Second Nice-P President shall preside
over the Senate in the absence of the Vice
President, or in case the Office of President
shall devolve upon the Viee-President.
Randall of Pennsylvania said he had
like measure which he would like to 20
with the proposition of the gentleman from
South Carolina.
Tucker of Virginia saw no reason why
these measures should have precedence,
and he objected to their introduction
The subject of the new rules then came
up Tor discussion.
Morris of Illinois stated that he would
try to close the general debate at o'clock
to-day.
Long of Massachusetts agreed with the
who demanded the largest par
freedom for the representatives
of the people here. There was only one
way in which the House could have abso-
lutte liberty, and that was to abolish all
rules and all committees and all restric-
tons on debate and remand itself to the
condition of debating solely. Nobody pro-
posed to do that. The simple question
before the House was whether, having
agreed that reform measures were neces-
sary to cure those evils under which it was
suffering, it should 90 farther and take
from the Appropriations Committee the
bills heretofore in its charge and distribute
them among eight or nine other commit
tees, The result would be friction and
delay, and possibly combinations. The
thing to do was to shear the Appropria-
tons Committee of every vestige of power
OF enacting general legislation in the form
OF riders or amendments to appropriation
bills. The power should be taken away,
but the appropriation bills should be left
with one committee The question was
not simply to distribute bills. 1t went fur
ther than that. The proposition now was
To destroy, abolish and annihilate the APP
preparations Committee as far as RESPONSE
bilitv for the expenditures of the country
was concerned.
McNillin of Tennessee did not believe
that the question presented was one of
confidence or want of confidence in the in
tegrity of members of the House. The
question was whether the House should
have one committee supervising the ex-
penditureS of the Government. and he
would oppose the distribution of appropri-
alton bills for the same reason that he
would proposition to divide the duty of
the Committee on Ways and Means, to
give the subject of the tariff to one commit
lee and of internal revenue to another.
lie regarded the proposed change as one
which would permit amendments increas-
ing expenditures and 10 rule out those
tending TO reduce them.
Several other speeches followed. Ran
dali of Pennsylvania closing the debate in
opposition 70 the majority reports.
The revision was read by clauses for
amendment.
Springer of Illinois offered an amend
ment for n division of the Committee on
Railways and Canals into two committees