The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1885-12-24
LOUISA LAWRENCE CO. KY. DECEMBER "a. 1885,
XLIXTH CONGRESS.
First Session.

EHat be8Bions FISK
wAsHrxoros, December 10. = SENATE
sbs rse "5S H M s
yer dollar. Senator Henderson
Relating to pensions. IL pensions all per-
sons who served for at least one year during
the late war and we're discharged upon
surgeons certificate as unfit for further ser.
vice. Mr. plumb-To provide for the pay
%ent Of =, bounty e certain discharged sS
yer-To provide for the purchase Of the Sur.
geon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal and
Harpor OF Refuge, conn citing the waters OF
Green Bay with Lake Michigan, In the State
of Wisconsin. IL appropriates t2OO,000. and
directs the Secretary Of War to purchase
the canal for the United etatesl b. Senator
lngalls-To provide for determining the ex-
istence and removal of inability OF the Presi-
dent 10 discharge the powers and duties of
his Office. III provides that on tho represen-
tation of two heads of departments to the
Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court of the
United States thai the President Ia unable TO
dischnrge the duties OF his Office. the
Chief Justice shall convene the Court,
and il shall determine the ques-
ton OF such alleged inability.l-
s nator Plumb-To extend the laws of the
ritory south OF the State OF Kansas. num-
Der Of resolutions calling for Information on
special subjects from the Executive Depart
ment we're agreed to- Mr.. Hoar,s Presiden-
tial succession bill was discussed by Messrs.
Maxey, Beck, Bdmunds Morgan. Call and
Evarts. AT 2:50 p. IN. the Senate went into
executive session and At 4:4O p. m. adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr Browne dnd) offered reso-
luton changing the rules so as to provide
that leave to print in the Record shall be al
lowed only when question is under con.
sideration. Referred. On motion OF
passed removing the political disabilities OF
Alexander r. Lawton, of Georgia. The dis
cussion OF the proposed revision OF the rules
was then resumed by Messrs. Randall. His
cock. Burrows. Holman. wellborn aud
Blount. without concluding the general de-
bate, the House adjourned at 4:s5 p. m.
WASHINGTON, December H. SENATE-Mr.
Mitchell, the newly elected Senator from
Oregon. was sworn in. A number of bills
were introduced, including one from Senator
Teller, providing for the issue OF silver certi-
| ncates on the deposit OF standard dollars.
| BY Senator Jones tArk) To provide for the
sale of the Cherokee Reservation. in Arkan-
| sns. By Senator Sewell-To encourage the
| battlenelds Of the revolution. The Presiden-
| tial succession bill was passed without divis-
| ion rs reported from the committee. Mr..
Edmunds motion 10 strike that part pro
| ing an Early election was de-
feated. Mr.. Edmunds' bill 10 regulate the
Presidential count. which was sent TO the
| committee as an amendment TO Mr. Hoar's
bill. was reported fayorabiy as separate
measure and placed on the calendar, to be
| taken up at the first opportunity. In execu-
nominations were referred. The Senate ad-
| iourned at 3:40 p. m.
| HousE-In the House the rules were dis
i cussed, general debate closing at o'clock.
| down except one 10 increase the mem berehip
/ Of the Committee on Accounts 10 nine. At 8
O'Clock the House adjourned
| WASHINGTON, December l8.--SEEATE.-The
bill granting pension OF 5000 a year I o
Mrs. Grant. passed without debate. Mr..
/ Hampton Introduced bill making IL unlaw-
| fuI for Senators or Representatives TO re-
| commend or solicit appointments to Office.
| Vha resolution N ru the al
| legged organization OF Dakota us State was
| discussed until 2 O'Clock, when the joint
rules were taken up and agreed to. Senator
Beck introduced q resolution authorizing
the Finance Committee to inquire
whether Section 1884 Of the Re-
vised Statutes, providing for the
! obeyed. Among the measures introduced
were the following: BY Senator Frye-ln re-
lation 10 the departments OF the army o the
appointments, as heads of the departments
OF the U. S. Army, shall be officers selected
from the army and nominated by the Presi-
heads Of departments. for terms of four.
years. II declares that this provision
shall not applly to the head Of any
department until tnat once snaii nrst pe.
| his discretion. however, at any time,
place upon the retired list any existing head
of department, and the retired list Is en-
that the Adjutant General, the Quartermas-
| ter General. the commissary General OF Sub
sistenoe, the Surgeon General. the CHIEF OF
| Engineers, the Ch ef OF Ordnance and the
! Pay master General shall be appointed by Sc
| lection from officers OF the corps TO which
| they belong. not below the rank OF Lieute n
/ ant Colonel. and shall have during pheir term,
\ and no longer, the rank and pay of Brigadier
4 General. The Judge Advocate General shall
| be appointed from the corps Of Judges Ad-
| yocate, and have the rank and pay of Briga-
dier General during his term only. The Chief
| Signal Officer may be appointed from any OF
| the officers OF the army not below Captain.
to rank as Colonel Of Cavalry during his IN
| Inspector Generals department are to be APP
| pointed rs at present. By Senator Ingalls,
70 prevent the unlawful inclosure Of public
1 lands. II is the bill introduced by Mr.. In.
| gals in the last Congress. Adjourned until
| Monday.
HOUSE. An proposed amendments to the
new rules were voted down. and motion to
| strike out the clause distributing the nppro-
priation was rejected-6g to y27. The re-
1 mainder of he report was then agreed to-
Tho Senate bill granting q pension TO Mrs.
Wisconsin, alone dissenting. The holiday
recess was nxed from Monday next until
January5 s. The House adjourned at 6;25
p. m.
in session. HousE.-An invitation to attend
the New Orleans Exposition December 20,
was laid on the table. The Speaker an
nounced the appointment Of the Committee &c
for the creation of select committees on the
election OF President and Vice President or
the United States, on reform In the civil ser
Vice on ship-bulding and ship-owning in
terests, on alcoholic liquor traffic, and on
ventilation and acoustics of the House. Mr..
Findlay, OF Maryland, tried to get up the
Senate Presidential succession bill by unani-
nous consent, but failed on the suggestion
of Mr. Reed that the regular course was TO
have the bill referred TO a committee. a call
of the States for the Introduction OF bills
was objected to. Among other measures the
following were Introduced by Mr. Brown,
4 OF Indiana: Referring to the President the
Controversy between the United States and
Venezuela In regard TO the award of 1853;
granting pensions to soldiers the Mexican
war; increasing pensions OF the survivors OF
sons pcnsioned by special act. The House