The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-15
EoRrY.NINTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.


WAsH1NeroN, December IA. : A re-
solution offered by Morgan was agreed
to, requesting the President, if not in
compatible with public interests, to
communicate to the Senate report OF
the actual instrumental survey OF a
line for a ship railway across the 18th
mus of Tehuantepeci and-o any canal
or canals designed to connect such ship
railway with the Gulf of Mexico or the
Pacific Ocean.
On motion of Allison, it was resolved
that until the expiration of the Forty
ninth Congress. the committee on APP
propriations shall consist Of ten mem
beers. and the Chair appointed Logan as
the additional member.
SeWall at his own request, was re-
Iieyed of the chairmanship of the COM
mittee on military affairs, and Logan
was, by the Chair, appointed to that
position.
Mauderson was, at his own request,
relieved from service on the committee
on military affairs.
Sherman was, at his own request, re-
lieyed from service on the committee
on privileges and elections, and the
committee on library. Ie.-1.i e
Sewall was appointed chairman OF the
committee on library, and a member
of the committee on privileges and
elections.
Hoar, from the committee on judi
ciary, reported favorably bill fixing
the salary of United States distri>t
judges at $4,000. The bill was placed
on the calendar.
The Char laid before the Senate
Joint resolution of the Legislature OF
Connecticut, urging Congress to pass
without unnecessary delay bill to pro-
vide for the presidential count.
The Chair also laid before the Senate
memorial from the State executive
committee, appointed by the consti-
tutional Legislature of the Territory of
Dakota, praying for the admission of
Southern Dakota as a State of the
Union, and transmitting draft OF
for the approval of Con-
gresS.
Harrison said he had only waited the
receipt of this memorial in order to in
troduce a bill providing for the. admls-
sion of the Territory named, and that
he would introduce such bill at an
early opportunity.
Hoar, from the committee on prlvl-
leges and elections, reported faVorablY
an original bill, providing for the per
Torrance of the duties of President in
case of death, resignation or inability
of both the President and Vice-Presi-
dent. He said it was substantially the
same bill that had been acted on last
year by the Senate, and gave notice
that be would call it up Tomorrow for
consideration.
Edmunds expressed the hope that its
consideration might be delayed for a
day in order that he may have an OPP
portunity to attach to il as an amend
ment the bill already introduced by
him, regulating the count OF the preSi-
Dental vote.
Hoar was willing that his bill should
lie over one daY, when he shall to
morrow have settled some remarks on
IT'S subject matter. This was satisfac-
tory to Edmunds. Placed on the cal
endar.
AT 1.20 pm, the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session, and at 2.20 the Senate
doors reopened, and a message was re-
ceived from the President transmitting
the Kelly correspondence recently
called for by the Vest resolution. 1t
was ordered priated, and to lie on the
table.
The Senate then adjourned at 2z5
pm.