The Penn's Grove record., 1886-03-20
NUMBER SO.
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

In tNG u. >. Senate on the l2Jl lne
Judiciary Committees report on the
relations between the Senate and the
President came up, and Mr.. kenpa
spoke at length in opposition to the
report of the majority Of the Commit
tee. In the course of his remarks, in
response to a statement Of Senator
Sherman in his speech some time ago
to the effect that the distinction
between public and private papers had
never been made in the departments,
Mr.. Kenna sent to the Clerks desk,
and had read letter from Mr.. Sherman
when Secretary of the Treasury, de-
Ginning to furnish, on Senator COnk-
ling's request, certain papers relative
to the removal Of the Collector of the
Port of New York. Mr.. Kenna said
this would remind the Senator that
such a distinction had been made.
When Mr.. Kenna had finished, Mr..
Cullom obtained the floor. The Senate
then went into executive session, and
when the doors were reopened adj
joCrned.
The U. 5. Senate Oh the 18th, con-
Grmed Charles r. Phelps, of Vermont,
and Henry White, of Maryland, to be
Secretaries of Legation at London, l
f. Rasln, Naval Officer, Baltimore;
I. z. Murphy, United States Attorney
for Northern Iowa; 5. ii. Brooks, AS
sistant Treasurer at a Francisco;
II, I. Williamson, of Mississippi, 10 he
Indian Agent at the Crow Reservation,
in Montana, and the following POST
masters; S. T. LIppincott, Burlington,
New Jersey; w. J. POulson, Fleming
ton, New Jersey; w. d. Force Plain
field, New Jersey; Darius Dreher,
Stroudsburg, Penna; w. s.. Braden,
New Brighton, Penna; J. A. McBetb,
Connelisville, Penna; NJ. w. Allen,
Titusville, Penna; VIM. Heltzel, Han
over, Penna; JIM. Judd, Emporium,
Penna; A. V. Linderman, Troy.
Penna. On the Sd inst, Jacob
r. Childs, of Missouri, was confirmed
Minister to Siam, and j. d. Kennedy,
of South Carolina, Consul General at
Shanghai.
In the .. S.Senate on the 10Th, Rev.
]. c. Butler was chosen Chaplain to
Succeed DR.. Hn}M asjgned. Nj
Ingalls, subl1tted a jont resolution,
(which was referred to the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, proposing
an amendment to the Constitution of
the United States providing that the
terms of Office of the Presidents and
Vice Presidents and the Congresses of
the United States shall begin on April
Both. Mr.. Hoar called up the Flee
toral Count bill. but yielded to Mr..
Van Wyck, in order that the latter
might call up the House bill increasing
the pensions of widows and dependent
relatives of deceased soldiers. Mr..
Van Wyck moved an amendment,
which was agreed to, that the pensions
of children who are idiotic or insane \
should continue during the existence
of such idiocy or insanity. The bill
then went over. A message from the
House announced the death of Repre-
sentative Hahn, of Louisiana, and the
Senate, after adopting the customary
resolution of regret, adjourned.
In the U. 5. Senate on the 10th tie
House bill increasing the pensions Of
soldiers widows was taken up, TIE
Senate's action In amending the bill
was recOnsidered and the bill was
passed as it came from the House. The
Edmunds resolutions were then taken
up u debated by Messrs. Merrill, Cul-
lon, MaXey and DOlph. Before Mr.,
Dolph had finished his speech the Sem
ate adjourned.
HOUSE
In the House on the 18th Mr.. Weay-
er, of Nebraska, offered a preamble ard
resolution stating that whereas near
ly every Congress contained at least
one crank; and whereas, it should net
be in the power of an idiot, insane man
or crank to pIeHGPS the consideration
of any measure; ti~iefefOre, resOIve5r
IilSU the rules of the House be so
amended that 1t shall require at least
two members to object to the consider
alton of a bill" The reading of the
resolution elected applause, but it was
objected to by Mr.. Springer, of Illinois,
as not respectful to the House. Mr..
Swope, from the Committee on Invalid
Pensions, reported a bill giving a pen
sion of $1,000 a year to the widow of
General Hancock, and it was placed on
the private calendar. An evening ses-
sion was held for the consideration Of
pension bills.
In the House on the 10Th, after read
ing the journal, Mr.. st. Martin, of
Louisiana, announced the death of his
colleague, Michael Hahn, ard offered
the resolutions customary in such cases.
The resolutions we've adopted and the
House adjourned.
In the House on the 10th Mr.. Blank
from the Committee on Coinage,
moved to suspend the rules and adopt
the following resolution That House
Bill 1860, For the Free Coinage of
Silver" be made a special order fer
Saturdays goth and 9th instant, and
Saturday, 81 Of April, and the same
20 be again taken up Tuesday, April
9th, after the morning hour for the
consideration of bills reported by COM
mittecs. and so TO continue from day
to day until dispose of; provided,
that, unless sooner ordered by the
House, the previous question shall be
pending thereon at 3 O'Clock Thurs.
day, April Sth this order not to inter.
fere with eyenue or general apprOpria-
ton bills, except on Thursday, April
6th, fixed for the final disposition Of
this order. After discussion, the mo-
ton was agreed tO-yeas 10, nays 81.
The result was greeted with a round
Of applause from the silver men. The
vote, inasmuch as such well-knOwn
opponents Of free coinage Of silver as
Mr.. Findlay, of Maryland, and Mr..
Bayne and Mr.. SOFT. of Pennsylvania,
voted in the Affirmative while Mr..
Blount, OF Georgia. Mr.. Curtin, of
Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Dougherty, of
Florida, who at first voted in the
negative, changed their votes at the
solicitation Of friends, who desired that
a discussion should be held. Had net
this change been made the motion
would have lacked the necessary two
thirds in the Affirmative On motion
of Mr.. Reagan, Ct Texas, the Inter
State Commerce bill was then, by q
vote of 1876 to A, made continuing
order for April 18th. Adjourned.