The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-03-13
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senate to take charge of the inaugural ceremo.
MES had not discriminated against the house
in any way, but in the present instance prece.
denoe had been somewhatdeparted from in ia
vor Of the house.
Mr.. Van Wyck satirically said the senate
could not agree to legislative provisions on an
appropriation bill when put on by the house,
dit could itself put on such q bill as the Pa
c;fc Mail subsidy clause when it saw fit
1ohn Roach, Jay Gould and c. Z. Huntington
had been defeated at the other end of the CAPT.
+toI. but had demanded that the senate sho uld
violate it's own rules.
Nearly the whole day was spent in h~urrying
through the appropriation bills;
Mr., Pendleton offered the following resolu-
ton. for which he asked immediate consider
alton.
Resolved, That the thanks OF the senate are
due and hereby rendered to Hon. George +.
Edmund for the courteous, impartial and able
manner in which he has presided over it's de-
liberation and fulfilled the duty of president
pro TEN. The resolution was unanimously
cgreed to.
House The speaker laid before the house
a communication from G. IL Craig, represent
tatiye of the Fourth Alabama district, stating
that he had forwarded to the governor of that
state his resignation, to take effect March 3.
Mr.. Robinson IN. " made an appeal sas the
last word he would ever say in Washington"
asking the house to make a donation of any
amount to Mrs. Meikleham, granddaughter OF
Jefferson, and requested unanimous consent
for the passage of a bill making an appropria-
ton for that purpose.
Mr.. objected.
The proceedings of the day were without
special interest. Nearly all the time was con-
sumed in awaiting reports from conference
committees and appointing su ch committees.
The fun of the evening was onined to the
WAYS and means committee room, where Mr..
Blackburn was celebrating his last night in
the house by treating his particular friends
to a musical party, the instrumental portion Of
which was furnished by a party of Lexington
coloyed rAen, while the entire company now
and then Joined in the refrain of some negro
melody, and broke into applause as each air
was completed. Messrs. Curtin, Poland, Robert
son and Money were among the members pres
ent, and Postmaster General Hatton and ex-
Gov. Blackburn were among the distinguished
guests.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-During the two
sessions of the Forty eighth congress there
have been introduced in the house S,2SG
bills and $40 Joint resolutions. The follow
ing named measures Of general Importance
have been enacted into laws:
Bills to establish the bureau Of labor: TO ea-
Cablish the bureau OF animal industry: to pre-
vent the expectation of diseased cattle, and to
provide for the suppression and extirpation Of
pleuro-pneumonta and other contagious diseases
among uOIuc5bIC dukIudlS 10 TGD6dl Une teSU OdJu
act of 1862; to limit to three years the time In
which prosecutions may be begun against per-
sons for the violation OF internal revenue laws;
to establish q bureau Of navigation In the treas
ury department: to provide a retired list for
soldiers and marines who have served c%ontinu-
ously for thirty years or upward; to reduce the
rate of postage on newspaper and other periodi-
cal publications of the second class when sent
by others than a publisher or news agent, TO one
cent for each fonr onncas: to remove certain
burdens from the American merchant marine
1.-THE Dingley shipping bilD; to provide civil gov
eminent for Alaska; to prevent and punish the
,counterfeiting in the United States OF bonds
or other securities OF foreign governments;
to extend the duration OF the court of
commissioners Of Alabama claims; to make all
public roads and highways postroads; TO make
1t o felony for any person to falsely personate an
officer or employe of the United States acting
under authority OF the United States; TO re-
lieve from the charge of desertion certain SOL
diers OF the late war who, after having served
aithfully until the close OF the war, left their
ommand without leave: to provide for the
location Of a branch home for disabled volun-
teer soldiers OF the Mexican war and war OF
1912 whose disabilities were not incurred in
service against the United States; to reorganize
the corps of judge advocates OF the army; to de-
clare forfeited certain lands granted TO aid In
construction OF q railway and telegraph line
from Portland to Astoria, Or; TO reorganize the
inspectors general department OF the army; 70
provide for the ascertafnment OF claims OF
American citizens for spoliations committed by
the French prior to July 81, 1901, by referring
them to the court OF claims.
lu6 FOLLOWING Important DlllB nave Uceu
sent to the president for hia approval and
will doubtless be signed by him before the
adjournment OF congress tomorrow, and
hence may be considered as enacted:
To prohibit the importation and migration of
foreigners and aliens under contract or agree
ment to perform labor in this country; to de-
clare the forfeiture OF lands granted TO aid or the
construction Of the Texas Pacific railroad, and
to prevent the unlawful occupation OF public
lands.
SENATE.-The remaining committee amend
ments to the river aud harbor bill were agreed
to, but it was finally killed by laying on the
table.
A great excitement was caused by the en-
trance of President Arthur and President
Cleveland.
A message from the house was received an
bouncing the passage of the bill authorizing
the president to place one person on the retired
list of the army. Applause The bill was read
at length.
The President pro tenn of the Senate-Mani-
t~essations of applause are not in order. The
clerk read as follows:
To the Senate of the United States: / nomi-
nate Ulysses s. Grant, ormerly general conf
handing the armies of the United States, to
be general on the retired list OF the army, with
The full pay Of suchrank-
CHESTER A. ARTHUR
The president pro tenn Of the senate then an
nounced that the nomination would be consid-
ered al open session. 1.-The question ~, VIII
me senate advise and consent to this appoint
ment? All senators in favor will say L Ia
storm of ayes All opposed no. dead 81
lence.l The ayes have 1t unanimously. This
announcement was received with thunders OF
applause, both ON the floor and in the galleries.
Vice President elect Hendricks, escorted by
Senators Edmund and Hawley, had entered
NE chamber and had been received with APP
plause. Whom quiet prevailed, the presiding
officer (Mr. Edmunds) said, ssThe chair has the
pleasure Of announcing that the vice president
Of the United States is in the senate chamber,
and If agreeable TO him / will now administer
70 him the oath of Office. ? Mr., Hendricks then
stood up, and MI. Edmunds admin istered the
path, and after o neat address declared the
benate adjourned sine die.