The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-03-20
SENATE EXTRA SESSION.


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On the fourth day. in discussion of Mr. Van
Wyck's resolution making inquiry of the Soc
rotary OF the interior with regard to the is
suance of patents to the Backbone road, Mr..
Vest attacked the interior department for is
suing such patents, and Mr.: Teller
late secretary of the interior de-
Tended the course of the government. 4.
The Senate received a notice from Mr.. Bay
ard that he had forwarded to the legislature
Of Delaware his resignation of his position of
Senator. Communications were also received
from the secretary of the interior and the at
torney general notifying the Senate of their
acceptance of cabinet positions and request
ing the president of the Senate to notify the
legislatures of their respective States.
Fifth Day.
The resolution offered on the previous day
by MIR. Hoar, that Henry w. Blair he sworn
in as a Senator from New Hampshire, was
taken up. After a long discussion, the reso-
luton was finally agreed to by a yea and nay
vote, 80 to 20. The only departure from a
division upon party lines was in the case Of
Mr.. Jones, of Florida. who voted in the at
firmatlve with the Republicans. The oath
was then administered to Mr.. Blair by the
Vice President. No other business was don
during the day.
sixth Day.
The Backbone Resolution offered by
Senator Van Wyck was laid before the SEN
ate as unfinished business. Mr.. Van Wyck
said the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Teller
had gone to New York to be absent a day or
two, and asked that action upon the resolu-
ton be deferred until the following Friday
....Mr. Frye offered n resolution instructing
the committee on pubic buildings and
grounds to inquire into the expediency of
lighting the Senate chamber by the electric
process. Adopted.
Seventh Day.
Mr.. Van Wyck's resolution directing the
oecrctary of the interior and the attorney
general to take steps to prevent the sale Of
lands granted to the State of Florida to aid
in the construction of railroads in that State
was discussed without action. IT,. Mr.. Man.
derson introduced a resolution calling
upon the secretary Of state for such informa-
tlon as the department may have regarding
the rumored attempt Of General Rutino Bar
rios, president of Guatemala, to seize upon
the territory or destroy the integrity of the
republics of Nicaragua, Honduras, San Sal
vador and Costa Rica, and to report what
steps were being taken by the government to
preserve the rights of the United States IN
der existing or pending treaties. =. MIR.
George presented the credentials of F.. G.
Walthall as United Senator from Mississippi.
Eighth Day.
The various Senate committees were an
nounced. The Democrats received the chair
mahship of seven of the least important COM
mittees. The chairmen Of the important
committees are Appropriation-Allison
commerce-Pike finance-Morrill foreign
relations-Miller, of California judiciary
Edmunds naval afTairs-Caneron, of
Penns yivania military affairs committee
Scwell; postof.ces and postroads- Conger;
railroad-Sawyer. Senator Sherman declilel
to serve on the committee on finance ......A
message was received from the President
asking for the return of the Nicaraguan,
Spanish and Dominican treaties for re-eXam-
ination. The treaties were ordered to be re-
turned as requested.