The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-17
NEWS CONDENSED.
Concise Record of the Week.
THE WORK OF CONGRESS-.
Cnuctssing.

Senate Republicans Upon the meeting Of tho
Republican Senatorial caucus on Saturday, Dec.
g. a motion was made that the caucus proceed to
ballot for President Cf the Senate. Upon the
ballot being taken MI Sherman received all tho
votes but four, and upon IA motion of Mr. Ed
munds the nomination was made unanimous.
Mr. Sherman, rising, said:
SENATORS return my hearty thanks for
upon me. Your choice, no doubt, has
been influenced by tho fact that
have long been member OF the Senate.
Still my duties hitherto have not given me the
practical experience necessary TO mako q
good presiding officer. can only say that will
do all l can fairly and impartially 70 observe
and enforce the rules OF the Senate, and shall
rely greatly upon your forbearanco and cour-
tesy."
The Republican Senators also resolved TO pass
at the earliest practicable moment what is
known rs the Hoar Presidential Succession
bill which was passed by the last Senate, and
bill also reported in the last Congress by Mr..
Boar, best known in former Congresses as the
Edmunds bill, TO regulate the counting of the
electoral VOTE The Senate Republicans con-
tinued the Caucus Committee which was APP
pointed during the last executive session TO
determine upon the party policy with respect to
Cleveland's nominations. The committee In
cludes Edmunds Chairman; Allison, Hale, and
6pooner. Edmunds is said to be- the most de-
termined of this committee To make general
opposition 70 Cleveland's appointments.
H0aLSe Republicdns-The House Republicans
made Thomas b. Reed, Of Maine, their candi-
date for the honorary nomination for Speaker
against Mr.. Hiscock, Of New York, by vote Of
63 to AZ. Ryan, OF Kansas, was given 3 votes.
Mr. Hiscock moved to make Mr.. Reeds nomina-
tion unanimous. This was done. Tho follow
ing were nominated for the minor offices of the
House, For Clerk, Colonel w. o. Crosby, Of
Iowa: for Sergeant-at-Alms, Captain Albert q.
Marsh, Indiana; for Doorkeeper, Colonel Jo-
seph K Selden, OF Connecticut; for Postmaster.
A w. Adams, of Maryland; for Chaplain, the
Rev. DR.. Il. Il. Britt, OF Nebraska. Mr.. Price, Of
Wisconsin, offered u resolution. which was
unanimously adopted, declaring it 10 be the
sense Of the caucus that immediate action be
taken by the Forty-ninth Congress for the
passage of tho Presidential-S Succession bill.
MIR. Thomas, of Illinois, offered n resolu-
ton, which was also adopted, declaring
the caucus favorable TO the passage OF a proper
ly guarded Mexican Pension Bill, with provision
for pensioning Union soldiers of the late war,
their widows and orphans, similar To the bill
passed by the Senate during the Forty eighth
Congress, and declared itself in favor Of the
conditional repeal of all limitations on tho Ar
rears-of-Pensions Act.
Senate Democrats.-All the Democratic Sena-
tors except four met in conference Saturday,
Dec. 5. Senator Voorhees, was instructed TO put
In nomination for President pro tempore Sena-
tor Harris of Tennessee. Senator Harris
cepted the nomination, and in short speech
thanked the conference for the honor conferred
upon him.
House Dernocrdts-The Democratic members
OF the House of Representatives met in caucus,
and nominated IIr. Carlisle of Kentucky for
Speaker. committee, consisting of Messrs.
Randall OF Pennsylvania Hewitt OF New York,
and Willis of kentucky. was appointed TO notify
MIR. Carlisle of his nomination. When that gen.
tleman appeared on the floor he was greeted
with applause, in response to which he
delivered neat little speech thanking his fol-
low-members for the honor conferred upon him.
The old officers were renoninated, with the
ception of the Chaplain. The vacancy in the
DoOrkeepers Office caused by the death of Mr..
Donelson of Tennessee. Mr. MilbuTn the blind
preacher, was nominated for Chaplain