Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-17
CosGREssI0NAL.
senate.

., Inoalls- . provide for determiu-
,sa existence and removal of the IN
-, =. If a Prssi deut to discharge the
So. ana duties OF his office.
rssoIutlon heretofore offered by
~ uas laid before the senate re-
ssss.ino the President to cause an in
-, a. be made, and to inform the
ns,s vhether any consular officer Of
- Tntted Statss had since 1858 had
interest, or received benett from
ssy nosarial, consular OK commercial
As OF foreign countries. deferred to
Committee ON Commerce.
4 rssoiation was offered by Butler di-
,.rting the Committee on Territories to
.s.a,re aud report by what authority
~ -. called Legislature had been or
ss,;rsd 10 the Territory of Dakota, and
.hsther such organization was not cal
.sl.ted 10 bring about a conflict of
.asbority reiadicial to good order in
,ssl Tsrritsry. Butler asked immediate
soos,dsrstion OF the resolution.
Iaoalls objected, and under the rules
,hs rr-olutI0n lies over one DAY.
,esoluiion offered by Hale vas
..rssd 10 calling on the Secretary OF
sss treasury to transmit to the Senate a
- AZ tse claims against the Govern
sas.t dtsaIlowed since January lst last,
-,,h the rsasoDs for the disallowance in
saob ease. and copies of all the opinions
delivered in each case by officers OF the
Goyernmsni
Tbe Chair laid before the Senate a
message from the President transmit
tlps a report Of the Secretary OF the In
tsfior calling attention to the condition
of sone OF the Cheyenne Indians and
rsauestine legislative authority for the
uss Of certain funds for their relief.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the
sslsndsr, the first bill in order being
Hears presidential succession bill.
Tbs debate WAS participated In by
asrey. Edmunds, Beck, Morgan, Hoar
and fellsr. The principal feature was
= liyslv tilt between Edmunds and
Bssk. The latter had said he would
%. help the Republicans of the Senate
b form a quorum to elect pro teDa.
President, when on the same day be
could stand still and see the House of
Repr. sentatives elect Democratic
speaker. Such q proceeding, Edmunds
isclarsd, woald have been "a moral
treason"
10 the course of the subsequent dis
suszien, Morgan made speech strongly
opposine the idea that the President Of
he senate was the proper person TO be
Invested with the Presidential fsnetioDs
To case Of vacancy. Suppose" said
be, "that the Senator from Illinois
Logan, who has been distinguished
solder, should be President pro tempore
o. the Senate, and should succeed to
The Presidential functions, and war
With any fereign power should arise,
snd be saw 1t to take command OF
armies in the field, could be keep his
place AZ President pro tsmpors of the
SBste Certainly not. Inc Senate
you'd have to elect another President
pro tempors, and II it did, he might
Rke the command Of the srmies away
frsm the Senator from Illinois"
Evarts arose to ADDRESS the Senate,
bat gave way TO motion of Hoar that
the Senate go into executive session.
Wien the doors reopened ths senate
asioarned.
WARRINGTON, Dec. l6.-Browne I'm
dians) offered resolution changing the
rules 80 as to provide that leave to print
10 the Record shall be allowed only when
the question is under consideration.
Referred.
On motion of Norwood (0eorgia) the
senate bill was passt removing the po-
lfticel disabilities of Alexander X. Law.
Ion, of Georgia.
The discussion OF the proposed revi
sion of the rules was resumed, and Her
bert fAlabimal took the floor with an
Argument In favor OF the general fea-
tnres of the revision bat IN opposition
10 the plan of distributing the work oi
the Appropriation Committee. fhaI
committee should remain in charge ol
the money bills. bot all power should be
tsken away frem 1t to incorporate In
them general legislation.
Hlscock, a member of the Conmittet
sn Rules, presented the reasons whict
had impelled him TO agree to the repsrl
Of the majority. The gentlemen who
opposed the distribution feature did st
on the theory tnat the majority of the
House could not be trusted with .
chance to get at tue public treasury
1hey sought 20 disguise this ar9umen
By declaring that the committees wher
organized would attempt to aggrandix'
their power, and in illustration the gen
tlsman from Psnnsylvauia Randail
had prepared table showing the larg,
Increase Of the appropriation carried b.
the River and Harbor bill since tina
measure had been taken away from th,
Appropriation Committee. This VA
hardly Ingenious, for In point of fac
the bill had practically never beef
under the Jurisdiction Of the Appropria
iioa Committee, as IL was always pre-
pared by the Commerce Committee. ii,
sers Of the House "a possible sharing
10 Its responsibilities and sharing in 10
keors He was opposed 10 building uI
asystem Of rules that would crown 90,
man or any SET of men as kipgs OF thi
lteislstive body. He went on to argu
thst II the appropriation bills were dis
Gieussc they could all be reports,
within thirty days Of the organization
q the committees.
hiscook spoke with much earnestness
snd at the conclusion Of his speech va
sppianded and congratulated by hi
party colleagues.
lie Vas followed By Hslmsn, of In
aAns. With an argument in opposition
the abolition of that clause of th
ne known as the Holman amendment
saieh enables legislation TO be engraft
saon appropriation bills. IL is in th,
atsfest OF economy, he maintained
val before the adoption Of this amend
eeni general legislation vas placed Il
neafiy every appropriation bill, en-
k<1<fsiIy in tka aaraefs,S. NJ sytrava
Ance. He quoted frem debate on
oni Of order raised by him 10 th
sstsy'second Congress. when the pror
tion vas made to increase the PresI
ots salary, to show that the poin
eserruled, though the rule IA
,ssntieal sith that recommended by ID
Snnstsesc on Rules tsday.
~ fsoEs. OF Michigan, suggested tha
~ esstieman would read further b
ssa nnd that the House had sustain
char.
neansa admitted that this was tru,
called attention TO the fact tha
1870 1870 y Vas proposed 90 increase th
sat eedy Of salaries the proposition
81 IN order, and legislation ha
fsmed which bad been condemne
os whole eouStry. He went on I
tnas TIE Holman amendment. II
sd ~ having been an evil. as has be-
sea ey its enemies, had saved
-. teosls vho paid the taxes man
hee dollars. After warning 81
.s.scfsnc party Dot to exchange rul
a. pfohiegsed legislation except Il
sassfest OF economy for one vhic