Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-18

Senate

4 eFs1tE%
wAszrxorox. Dec II After the read
ina Of toe yz-srsal, d pa presented the
/ er-1sniisls Of Mitchell, the ne~iy sieet
| I'd Uaiied states .rn.tor RON Oseaos,
| shien we're read Mitchell v-s tser
sworn In.
| Ia. Ceair laid b-fore tbs senate
/ lst,er from the Secretary OF the Treas
DRY. trarsmitsErR the report o. the 80
p-riHts nd III Of the Coast Gsc De. &c sur
vey.
dear, from the Conmi,tse on Priv
iIscss and Elections. reported favorsoly
= baIl 10 Az q d.y for the fnsetiEg Of
.isetoYs for President and Wee Ps-si-
cent, and 70 provide for and regulste
u. soauiina II Ihe vote for President
and Wee President. and the decision Of
questions arisiug thsrefrUm-
H1ar sAId he would call 40 the bill FOR
action i'm sdia;ely after tue disposal OF
the pre-i ieotizi secession bill, and the
| bill n1ing the salary ~ the United
States DI-trct Judges. The bill vent
| 20 TBS calendar.
TIE CHAR laid before the senate toe
rp-ol aii- 81 Batter calling for con-
m to- 10 100 a. 10 tie alleged or
R,uk iisp OF tse Territory Of DAKOTA
iuto ]. state. ard the alleged election OF
1 Cotirst stats Senators.
| Harrison did no. think 3 corsDit'es
/ necessary for that purpose De Efforts
| OF Dakota, De said. we're perfectly re-
/ soestfal to the States Of the United
| States The Constitution felly recng
| o ned the authority OF the United States
aud stayed the band of the new state
o,kaL ,tion until the nev constitution
.boel be approved b. Cons re g. +
ak years the people Of Dskota have
p-,. d tryII q 10 secure action y Conere
| 10 81 n 10 their sdsnission. 4 ne Senais
sd PISSED q bill for their relief. bat
u b u has TO; passed the other House.
Bull-r inquired by what autnority
| "a tied IA s=s Senators bad been eIeSted
In Dakota.
Harrison replied that he coald shov
that Senators had heretofore been elect
ed under precisely similar eircum'
stances. Dakota had a right TO 90 at
least a. far a. Tennessee, California
and Michigan had proceeded.
Butter remarked that If the proceed
| ines in Dakota we're regular and proper,
no one would more quickly recogDizs
the fact than himself. He had offered
the resolution for the purpose OF ascer-
tanning the facts. He thought the Sen
ator from Indiana was working himself
into a passion unnecessarily.
Harrison replied that be was not in
passion. The Senator from South
| Carolina has never seen me IN passion
or be would be able to discrimInate.'
| Laughter Harrison briefly reviewed
the history Of the question Of the ad-
mission Of Territories. and said that
Democrats at any rate ought not 10
question the propriety OF the action OF
Dakots.
Butler said tba, no question Of poll
| tics was involved.
Harrison vas clad that Butler took so
staiesmAnlike q view OF the subject.
Batter Inquired whether Harrison
would sustain action by the Territory
Of Uiah similar TO the recent action OF
| Dakota.
Harrison replied tina. he would, but
reserved to Congress the power to ap-
prove or disapprovs Of their coHstitn-
ton, and that poser was recognized
and admitted by Dakota.
| MCMILLAN said that Minnesota had
b. en- admitted to the Union With out An
enabling act. and that the Democratic
Senators had been elected and were
ready TO take their seats Immediately
| upoh too pnss'nk Va al sos VI oooi''
sion.
After further debate the matter went
over anti tomorrow. and the Presiden-
tial suggestion bill WAS taken up aud
Evarts addressed the Senate on it. He
took the ground that the succession
provided for by the bill now before the
senate Vas the only possible o4nstitu-
tional exercise of very limited power
accorded by the Consultation to Con
eress. Evarts spike for about an hour
aud was listened 30 with the utmost
attention, both on the floor and in the
galleries.
| After few words from Eimuuds in
retly to Evsrts. and differing from hig
"a to the Every limited power" of Con-
gross. Edmsnds' amendment was voted
dowB-yeas q. nays 81. Ejmunss'
amendment WAS one striking out the
enactin4 clause, The bill then passed,
with ut division, as reported from the
committee.
Ihe oSair laid before the Senate the
bill fixing the salary Of United states
Judges, but without action on that bill
the Senate went into executive session,
aud shes the doors reopened adjourned.
House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l7-Dibble. OF
South Car lima, asked leave to intro
daoe joint resolution proposing a CON
| stitutionsl amendment. 1t provides
that IN case Of the renewal from Office
by the death. resignation or constitu-
tlonal inability both of the Presid Mt
| and Woe President Of the United States
the office OF President shslr devolvs
on the second Vice President, Who shall
Il b. IA g. n -
same time and In like manner and for
tse same term as the President and Vice
presidsnt by the Electors appointed by
the several States. The second Vice
pressdeRt shall prssids over the senate
10 the abssnc oftth- Woe President, or
Ia case tue Office OF President shall de-
volve upon the Woe President.
Randall. OF Pennsylvania, said he had
q like measure which he would like to
go with the proposition of tae gentle
man from South Carolina.
Tucker. OF Virginia, saw no reason
Why the measures should have prece-
deuce. and be objected to their intro
duction.
The suhjsct Of the rules then came up
for discussion, Morrison, of Illinois,
stating that be would try TO Close the
general debate at 4 O'Clock to-day.
Long. of Massachusetts,, agreed With
the gentlemen Who demanded the iarR-
est parliamentary Freedom for the rep
resentstives Of the people here. There
vas only one vay 10 which The House
could have absolute liberty, and that
was 10 abolish all rules and all cam.
nittees and all restrietions on deoats,
aud remand itself 10 the condition Of q
debating society. Nobody proposed to
| DO fest The simple question Def re
the House vas whether. having agreed
that ret rm tnessare. were necessary
10 cure the evils nndsr which 70 vas
suffering, 10 should o further and take
from the Appropriation Committee the
bills heretofore in its charge, and dis
trteote them smon1 eieat or nine other
committees. The result would be fric-
ton and deisy. ard possibly csmbins-
tscrs. The thtrg 10 aowss 10 shear tie
| Appropriation C-nnit,ee OF every vess-
lse Ut tbs p,ver OF ensctine general leg
lsistioo In The rm OF riders or amend,
meats 10 appropriation bills ihis
pose shoald be taken away, bat see
appropriation bills should be isft With
one eeumitt-e. Tie question sss not
sinpiy 10 dts;rioase buds IL vent fur
taef than that. The proposition nos
sss 70 DESTROY. abolish and AnnihiiAte
1 this AfuroDrf .fArn slNm Ofsf@< AZ far as