The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-03-27
SENATE r SESSION.


Ninth Day.
Mr.. Van Wyck's Backbone" resolution
was laid before the Senate again, and Mr..
Eustis, of Louisiana, made n speech upon il.
Mr.. Teller also made a speech defending his
action while secretary of the interior. With
out doing any other business the Senate went
into executive session.
Tenth Day.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. Edmunds
that General Barrios should be prevented
from carrying out his schemes in Central
America was carried, some members object
ing that it amounted to a declaration of war.
Only seven votes were recorded against the
resolution. Secretary Bayard also sent n
letter to the Senate in which he stated that
the United States would see that the autono-
my of the Central American republics was
preserved, and that our government would
not countenance any display of force by one
or more of those republics to coerce the 9TH
ers.
Eleventh Day.
The chair laid before the Senate the reso-
luton offered by Senator Miller, authorizing
the committee on agriculture and forestry to
sit during the recess to consider the best
means Of preserving the forests upon the pub
lie domain and TO employ a clerk. After
discussion, the resolution was agreed tor
to %. The division was upon party lines ex-
cept in the case of Mr.. Call, who voted in the
affirmative, and Messrs. Riddleberger and
Sherman, who voted in the negative.
Twelfth Day.
Mr.. Salisbury presented the credentials Of
George Gray, elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr.. Bayard.
MIR. Gray was escorted to the Presidents
desk and the oath was administered to him
MIR. Dolph offered a resolution authoriz-
ing the nmit on coast defences to sit
during the recess at such place in the United
States as they might see proper to select. Put
m fbh a1n,1n H.. 49, IT.I-
up his resolution relating to the sale of
lands granted to the State of Florida to
aid in building railroads. 1t was referred to
the committee on public lands e. Mr.. In
gals resolution calling for information re-
lating to the alleged illegal occupancy of
Oklahoma lands was laid before the Senate.
Mr.. ingalls, said that since the resolution was
offered it had been practically answered by
the Presidents message. He moved that it
be laid on the table. Agreed to-. Mr..
Henderson offered a resolution providing
that a committee of five Senators be appointed
to proceed to Alaska to make certain investi-
cations. Mr.. Harrison moved that the reso-
luton be referred to the committee on Terri
tories. After discussion the resolutions went
over. Mr.. Ephraim X. Wilson, elect
from Maryland. upon motion of Mr.. Cor
man, was sworn in.
thirteenth Day.
The Senate ratified the additional article
of the Mexican treaty extending until May
90, 1856, the time for the approval of the
laws necessary to carry into operation the
commercial convention between the two gov
rnment concluded at Washington January
%, 1883, and removed the injunction of
secrecy therefrom. The Senate also removed
the injunction OF secrecy from the treaty re
lating to the boundary line between the
United States and Mexico along the ella
river, which was ratified two days before o..
Mr.. Manderson's resolution for the appoint
ment of a committee of Senators to visit
Alaska was referred to a COMMITTEES on Ter
-itories.