The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-16
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

oeAbtes
WASHINGTON, December l0.-A resolution
offered by Morgan was agreed to reuues,
ing the President, if not incompatible
with public interests, to communicate t
the Senate a report OF the actual instru
mental survey OF the line for a ship raj
way across the lsthmus of Tehuantepet
and OF any canal or canals designed t.
connect such ship railway with the Gulf G
Mexico or Pacific Ocean.
On motion of Allison it was resolve,
that until the expiration OF the Forty
ninth Congress the committee on appro
prlatlons shall consist OF ten members
The Chair appointed Logan as the add
tional member.
Sewa!l, at his wi request, was relieved
OF Craftsmanship OF the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs and Logan was by the Chair
appointed to that position.
Henderson, at his own request, was re
lieved from service on the Committee or
Military Affairs.
Sherman WAS, at his own request, re
heved from service on the Committee or
Privileges and Elections and the Commit
tee on Library, Sewall was appointed
chairman OF the Committee on Library
and as II member OF the Committee on
Privileges and Elections.
Hoar, from the Committee on Judiciary,
reported favorabl.y II bill fixing the salary
OF United States district judges at SIS, OO0.
The bill was placed on the calendar.
The Chair laid before the Senate a letter
from the Secretary OF War with the report
OF the Chief vi Ordinance, showing tests of
IRON and steel during the last fiscal year;
also a letterfrom the same secretary trans
uniting in compliance with IL recent resolu-
ton OF the Senate the report of Captain
Bixby, United State, engineer, on the sea-
coast Notifications Of Europe.
Edmunds, from the Committee on Judi
ciary, reported favorably a bill to relieve
General Alexander Il. Lawton, of Georgia,
OF his political disabilities. He asked Tor
immediatec consideration OF the bill.
Edmunds also introduced a bill granting q
pension to Mrs. Grant, and another bill
granting her franking privileges. Edmunds
SAID the bills were precisely in the form
adopted in simil,,r cases heretofore.
The bill was then read three times and
passed.
Going to the calendar the Senate took up
Hoar's bill to provide for Presidential sue
cession, and Hoar addressed the Senate
on it.
At the conclusion of Hoar's remarks, the
Senate took up the bill TO increase to
$4,000 the salary OF United States District
J u dgcS, but alter some debate it was laid
over till Tomorrow.
Frye then called up the bin providing a
code OF Joint ru!est for the Senate and House
OF Representatives, and the Senate pro-
ceeGed with its consideration.
A Joint resolution was introduced by
Senator Jackson to-day which proposes an
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, providing that the President
and Vice President shall! hereafter be elect
ed Tor the term OF six years, and that they
shall BE ineligible to reelection, and that
che Nicc-President shall be ineligible to the
office OF President after he shall have illled
the same, in case OF a vacancy therein.
Mr.. Cockre}l's amendment was disa-
greed to.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds the clause
providing for the dismissal OF clerks who
should ''connive' at the use of liquors, was
stricken out, in order to make the rule
harmonic with the sense of the Senate on
Mr.. Cockrell's amendment. With that
clause the thirteenth rule was adopted by
Yivi vOee vote.
On motion OF Mr.. Henderson the rules
were laid over until tomorrow and the
Senate went into executive session, and
when the doors We're re~opened the Senate
adjourned,
BILLS ~NfRonuCED IN THE SENATE TO-DAY.
By Harriscn-For the admission of a
portion OF Dakota as q State.
BY Eest-TO Incorporate the Atlantic
Pacific Ship Railway Company. This
is Eads' Ship Railway Bill, and provides
for Government aid to that enterprise.
Ry Harsison-Fo ~iegalize the election OF
members OF the Territorial Assembly of
Wyoming.
BY George-Tope e ion the soldiers OF the
Mexican war. 1t is a Mexican pension bill
passed by the HOUSE last session.
House.
Morrison, OF Illinois, offered a concurrent
providing for a holiday recess
from December % to January j. It was
laid over for one day under the rules.
Morrison then called up the report OF the
on Rules. which was presented
yesterday, and proposed a new code OF
rules, which was read at length.
At Morrison's suggestion the reading OF
the report itself was dispensed with and Il
general debate was opened by Morrison
with a short explanation OF proposed re-
vision. There was nothing new, he said, in
his proposition. He had merely grouped
such OF the propositions as had been sub
to the House from time to time, as
were believed to be essential to the speedy
of the House in a proper dis.
tribution OF it's work, and to more con-
sentative and economical legislation. After
touching briefly upon one or two OF the
minor changes proposed he argued in sup
port OF a distribution OF the labors oil the
Appropriation Committee.
Randall followed Morrison, speaking at
He said that the tendency OF the
On Appropriations was to in
crease the public expenditures of the Gov
He instanced the River and
Bill, which had been inprease d from
IN average Of 81, 900, 600, when in the pos
Of the Appropriation Committee,
20 an average OF annual expenditures of
more than $4,000, 900. Randall also
'ead from President Arthur's message,
that a sufficient amount remained
rom the appropriations OF the previous
year to carry OIL all the necessary works, |
md yet Congress had actually passed Il bill
or So, 900 900.
O'Neill az, interrupting. said the peo-
ole had not sustained President Arthur in
hat particular.
Randall replied that he could point out
where the people had defeated candidates
Who voted for the bill.
O'Neil said that such was not the case in
Philadelphia. His Republican eo,leagues,
Who had always voted for proper river and
appropriation bills, had been re-
to the House.
Randall suggested that he had always
;oted against the River and Harbor Bill
Ind that he had been returned, There was
Nothing new, he said, in his proposition.
lie had merely grouped such OF the propo-
'itions as had been submitted to the House
rom time TO time as were believed tn be
'ssential to the speedy organization OF the