Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-02
----- -
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.

SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 2-The chair laid
before the senate a letter from the secre-
tary OF war, in compliance with the re-
eent resolution of the senate, transmit
ting the report of Maj. A. w. Jones, of
the corps of engineers, regarding river
improvements in Oregon.
Among the petitions presented and
appropriately referred were several from
MIR. Frye from various organizations of
tle knights of labor of Maine. praying
that the territory known as Oklahoma
may be opened to settlement
Among the measures favoraoly report
ed from the committees was a joint reso-
luton by Mr.. Blair, from the COMMITTEES
on woman's suffrage, providing for 9
constitutional amendment extending
the right of suffrage to women
Mr.. Cockrell stated that the report
was not unanimous in the judgment OF
the committee and the minority resetv.
ed the right to present q written repor,
in opposition to the measure.
Mr.. K~iddieberger offered the follow.
ing resolution:
Resoloed; That the executive Of the
United States is not restricted by constr.
tutlonal laws in removing or suspendfne
appointees; that the senate has no right
% require That his reasons shall be given
1 fnr anah rapnnvnf M onnnnnctnn . that !
is the right of the senate to call for any
paper relating to the conduct OF remova.
or suspension OF appointees. or to the
whose names are presented 70 the senate
for confirmation or rejection.
In offering she resolution Mr.. Rid
dleburger said his purpose was simply
to bring it up in open debate. 1t die
not involve any so called high prerogs
tive of the senate, when it should go into
secret or executive session. but onl,
the abstract question as to whether the
executive could be called on or required
to give his reason for removals. Mr.
Riddleberger asked for an immediate
consideration of the resolution.
Mr.. Cockrell objected.
MI. Puqh said he would submit either
to-day or tomorrow. q substitute for Mr.
Riddleberger's resolution, and tbs mat
ter then went over.
Mr.. Stamford offered a concurrent
resolution which was agreed to, provid
ing for an investigation by the commit
tee on public buildings of the XXXEh
congress into the charges mad,
in the LII congress and now being re,
newed against the Official conduc'
of Samuel Strong, during his snperin
tendency of public buildings.
HOUSE.
After the reading of the journal Mr.
Holman offered the following resolu
ton:
ResolUed, Thai the house has received
with profound sorrow. the intelligence
OF the death of Thomas A. Hendricks
late vice president of the United States
ResolCed, That the business of IT,.
house be suspended in order that th,
eminent services and the private virtues
of the deceased may be appropriately
|.commemorated.
Res0tUed, That the clerk OF the house
be directed to communicate these reso
buttons to the senate.
MIR. Bynum, who represents the dis
trict which formerly returned Hendricks
to the house of representatives, was tn,
first speaker to bear testimony to th,
worth of the dead statesman. The lift
of Hendricks through childhood, you'll
and manhood showed that in ever,
stage he manifested that ability ane
talent which made his name familiar
with every household IN the land.
Hendricks was no ordinary man; ht
was n of the few great men whose
greatness increases and whose sublim
ity became more sublime the nearer b,
was approached; he was an honest man:
suspicion never breathed caiumnJ
against his integrity; he passed through
the fiery furnace without o scar, and hil
statue to ftly represent him should b,
chiseled in spotless marble. He daily
practlced the grandest of all virtues
charity, as all along the passage way o
his life were scattered jewels of charity
l.#aH...