Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-21
GENERAL NEWS.
CONGREssIONAA..

! In the Senate March 9Th, the RESIGNATION
of Mr.. B8yard as a Senator was read.
The credentials of Blair, as Senator from
New Hampshire, to ill q temporary W.
cancy, were laid before the Senate and read,
and went over until tomorrow
The resolution offered On Friday bv
Senator Van WYck, making inquiry Of the
/ Secretary Of the Interior in regard to the
issuance of patents TO the Backbone road,
/ was laid before the Senate, and Van Wyck
spoke at length on it. He detailed the
/ history Of the Backbone and its mysterious
record, which, he said, formed the most re-
markable chapter IN railroad annals. He
was replied to by Senator Teller. The de-
bate between the two senators was Warn
and frey phrases new both right and left.
The Senate adjourned without further
transaction of business.
In the Senate March 10, the chair laid
/ before the Senate a memorial from the Sen
/ ate Of AriZena, asking the appointment of
/ the fourth Judge Of the United States Dis
! trict Court. Referred.
! The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
! HOar that Mr.. Blair be sworn in as Senator
/ TO I'LL q vacancy, was taken up and very
/ long argument ensued. The Legislature
! which is to eleCta Senator from New Hamp-
! shire viii not meet till next June and the
| debate turned on WhetheTin this emergency
! the Governor had the right TO appoint Mr.
/ Blair to I'LL the vacancy, and whether q
/ vacancy had really occurred which the e1-
| eCutiVe could provide. Nothing of particU-
lar interest was developed in the debate ex-
/ Cept the point made by Mr.. ingalls, that
/ the question had a significant bearing upon
/ the Senatorial vacancies In Illinois and Ore
/ gOn.
In the Senate Mach II, Senator Van
| WyCk's resolution was taken up as unfin-
/ ished business.
| Senator Van Wyck said the Senator from
/ Colorado, (Teler) had gone to New York,
and asked that action be deferred until
! Friday. At the same time he offered
resolution that the Secretary of the In
! terror and the Attorney General of the
United States be and hereby are directed
| respectively to take such action as each
may deem necessary TO prevent any sale or
transfer by the Atlantic q Gulf Transit
Company, OF by any persons claiming lands
described IN an act approved May II, 1856,
entitled An act granting public lands in
sections to the States Of Florida and Ala
bama, to aid the construction Of certain rail-
roads in said States, so far as it lay in the
Tampa Bay, until Congress shall have au-
thOrized the same. Adjourned.
In the Senate, March u, Senator AIander-
son offered a resolution which he asked
might lie upon the table. 1t calls upon
the Secretary of State for such Information
as the Department may have regarding
the TumOred attempt of General Ru-
fus BarriOs, President of Guatemala,
10 seize on to territory or destroy the integ-
TitY of the Republics of Nicaragua, Hon
duras, San Salvador ana Costa Rica, and
report what steps were being taken by the
Government to preserve the rights OF the
United States under existing or pending
treaties.
Senator George presented the credentials
of WaIEnHIi Senator from MTEgigEfF1nI
vice Lamar, resigned, and Walthall took
the oath.
Senator Van Wyck called up his resolu-
ton, offered yesterday, directing the SeCre-
tary of the Interior and the Attorney Gen
eral to take steps to prevent the sale of lands
granted FIOriea to aid in the construction
of railroads in that State.
A long debate ensued, participated in by
Senators Van Wyck, Hall and Plumb, but
pending action the Senate adj burned with
out an executive session and without re-
ceiVing any nominations from the Presi-
dent.
In the Senate March Is, a new committee
Of seven members on Coast Defenses is Gre
ated, with DOlph as chairman and COmerOn,
Sewel, HAWley, MaXey, MCPHERSON and
Fair as members. On Appropriations Ma
hone succeeds L gan and German succeeds
Ransom. Upon Public Lands Tell succeeds
Hill, and COCkriu succeeds Slater. The
Judiciary Committee is made up as follows:
Edmunds, Chairman, Ingalls,, Mcmillan,
HOar, Wilson of Iowa, Evarts, Pugh, Coke,
Vest and Jackson. The other changes have
been published. A resolution embOdying
the committee was adopted unanimously.
Senator Sherman declined to serve on
the Committee on Finance.
Senator Harris suggested that the usual
form was to ask the Senate to excuse him.
Senator Sherman do not think it nee
essary to ask the Senate to excuse me from
service. respectfully decline.
Senator Morrill, hope no action will be
taken upon the matter at present.
Senator Ingalls, offered resolution call
ing upon the President for information in
regard to the occupation Of the Oklahoma
land, and what action was being taken in
that regard.
Under an objection from Senator Cock
rslI the resolution went over until tO-mor-
row.
After short executive session the Senate
adjourned until Monday.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
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