Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-09
CDNGRESS.

3MARCH 3i-SENATE On assembling to-day
the Senate went into executive session. When
the doors reopened the resolution heretofore
offered by Mr.. Allison was called up and agreed
to resembling the resolution providing for rent
ing suitable rooms outside the Capitol for such
Senate committees as have no rooms. Mr..
Allison then called up his resolution providing
Tor committee OF seven Senators to sit dur
ing the recess to take measures to reduce the
contingent expenses of the Senate. After re-
marks by Messrs. Plumb and Sherman CRITICS.
ing the House OF Representatives for alleged
extravaganza expenditures the resolution Of
Mr.. Allison was adopted. Mr.. Salisbury then
presented the report Of the committee on post
offices and post-roads, setting forth that the
committee was not In any wise responsible for
further report on the postal telegraph
question, aud which contained newspaper
criticisms of the Associated Press.
Mr.. Salisbury also submitted O resolution
directing the public printer to exclude the al
legged report from the printed volume OF re-
ports made after the adjournment OF each
congress, After statements OF the manner in
which these reports came to be printed, the
resolution of Mr., Salisbury was laid over I'M
der objection dy Mr. Van Wyck. On motion of
Mr.. Van WICK the Senate then took up the
report made by that gentleman from the COM
mittee on Mississippi river improvements, pro-
viding for the report OF all resolutions passed
since March B, authorizing committees to sit
during the recess of Congress. The resolu-
ton led TO a general discussion OF the whole
subject OF expenditures by this Congress COM
pared With former Congresses, and Of the Sen
The discussion took wide range
aud 1T its close the resolution was
laid over until tomorrow. Adjourned,
The following nominations were sent In to- day:
Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipoten-
tiary Of the United States---Wm. X. Roberts of
NpW VorH IN Thit. nharlaa nurH Of
Kentucky, TO Peru; Charles T. Russell Of Con-
necticut, consul at Liverpool, England; Henry
Il. Pearson postmaster at New York; Norman
j. Coleman OF Missouri, commissioner OF agri-
culture; John L. McGraw OF West Virginia,
collector OF internal revenue for the district of
West Virginia; Henry P. Kernschar OF Louisi-
ana, naval officer at New Orleans; Andrew j.
Boyd OF North Carolina, collector Of internal
revenue for the fifth district OF North Carolina;
Richard b. Hubbard, Texas, envoy extraordl-
nary and minister plenipotentiaryof the United
Statef 10 Japan; William NJ. Lang of Texas,
United States consul to Hamburg, Germany,
APRIL 1--SENATE--Severa press dispatches
touching the condition of Gen. Grant we're
read. On motion of Mr. sherman, the chair
was authorized to select the special committee
on reduction OF the Senate committees, and
Messrs. Allison, Platt, Plumb, Miller, New
York, Cockrel, Harris aud Payne we're appoint |
ed. The Senate finance committee reported |
favorably all the nominations referred to 1t. |
The most important Of these were the nomina- |
lions OF John L. McGraw and Andrew j. Boyd |
to be collectors OF internal revenue for the |
district OF West Virginia and fifth district Of |
North Carolina, respectively. The railroads
committee agreed to report fayorably the NOM |
nation OF Gen. Joseph X. Johnston TO be COM |
missioner OF railroads. The postoffice commit |
tee agreed to report favorably the nomination |
OF Henry q. Pearson TO be postmaster at New |
YORK. In executive session several postmast- |
ers and army nominations were confirmed. ana |
at p. m. the Senate adjourned
APRIL l-SENAfE-The chaplain offered 4 |
prayer lot Gen. Grant, and dispatches ON the |
generals condition we're read. Mr.. Morgan |
onereu aresoutiop calling on the secretary Of |
pondence since March I last, relating TO tho |
appropriation OF t900, 900 for the Cherokee ma |
ton OF Indians and the alleged misappropria-
tion OF portion thereof. Mr.. Ingalls, objected |
and u went over. The Senate At $50 went ]