Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-18
BY WIRE TO-DAY.
Senator Edmunds Places his
ExpectedsReso solutions Be-
fore the Senate.
They Declare that Appoint
ees will not be Con-
firaned unless Papers
are Produced.
Parliament Re-AssembIes and The
Home Rule Question the Sub
jeCt of Excited Discussion.
John b, Cough is Slowly Sinking
into Dcath-Henry Wat.
tersOD Considera-
bly, Worse.
CONGRESSIONAL

Washington, FEB. Ex-senator Ed
reported the following resolutions
from the senate committee on Judiciary,
accompanied by a long report:
Resotoed, That the foregoing report of
the committee on Judiciary be agreed
TO and adopted.
ResoI0ed, That the senate hereby ex-
presses it's condemnation of the refusal
of the attorney general, under whatever
influence, to send to the senate copies
OF papers called FOR by its resolution on
January 10Th, and set forth in the re-
ports OF che COMMITTEES on Judiciary, as &
a violation OF his official duties and sub
verslye OF the fundamental principles OF
government and the good administra.
ton thereof.
Resoiued, That it is, under these cir.
cn~mstances, the duty of the senate to
refuse its advice and consent to the pro.
posed removal OF officers when docu.
ments and papers in reference to the
official or personal conduct of such off
GERS are withheld by the executive, OF
any head of q department., when deenec
necessary by the senate are called fo,
concerning the matter.
Res0tued, That the provision of sector
l,754 of the revised statutes, declaring
that men honorably discharged from
military or naval service, by reason o.
disability resulting from wounds or sick.
ness incurred in the line of duty, shall
be preferred for appointments 20 clyl
office, provided they are found to possess
the business capacity necessary for the
proper discharge of the duties of thu
Office. ought faithfully and fully to be
put into execution and that to remoyt
or propose to remoye any such soldier
whose faithfulness, competency anc
character are above reproach, and tt
give his place to another who has no
rendered sue service, is q violation o
the spirit of the law, and of the prac,
teal gratitude the people the gov
eminent of the United States W to the
defenders of constitutional liberty anc
the integrity of the government.
AL OF which is respectfully submitted.
Signed, GEO. f. EDMUNDs.
JOHN j. INGALLS,,
ST.. r. MCMILLAN,
GEORGE f. HoAR,
JAS. f. WILSON,
VIM. EvARTs.
"i DaWSo Shu we uOb nave tu6 rec
olutions read?
The chief clerk then readssthe resolu
tions.
Mr.. Bntler-Is there any report nc.
companying these resolntionsf
President pro tempore-Yes.
MIR. Butler-Is it to be printed?
MIR. misunderstanding. Il will BIT
printed under the rules. I ask that the
report of thel committee, as we'll, be
printed in the Record also.
President pro tem-If there be no OBJ
%leetlon that order will be made.
HOUSE.
The speaker announced the appoint.
ment of Mr.. Findlay, of Maryland, as 6
member of the committee on banking
and currency, to fill the vacancy coca
stoned by the resignation of Mr.. Curtin
of Pennsylvania.
MIR, Crisp, from the committee on Pa.
cific railroads. reported. the bill amend
ing the Pacific railroad acts so fer as t.
compel the railroads to pay to the Uni.
ted States the amount paid by it for sur
yeying lands to which they are entitled
Placed OF the house calendar.
The house resumed consideration Of
the bill FORGETTING the Atlantic and Pa
clic land grants.