Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-12-26
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
IMPORTANT MEASURES CONSIDERED
AND ACTED UPON.

AT tno Nouonh Capltoi = nhht ~ ooAnE
Done by the Senate and House : Old
Matters Disposed Of and New Ones Con-
| sidered-
Mr.. CHANDLER offered n resolution IN the
Senate on the I7th calling on the Secretary Of
the Navy for information as 70 whether orgnni-
/ nations not expressly authorized by the Score
| tary OF the Navy exist among naval ofhcefs for
| purposes not merely literary or scien-
tifo, and II so. what are the objects Of
such organizations and what officers are
members OF themi whether such organi-
| cations embrace only one branch Of the
naval service, and are designed TO protect
and advance the special interests OF that
branch; whether any Of thom have been organ
tzet Tor the purpose Of influencing Congressional
| legislation; whether sums of money have been
paid or contracted for to influence legislationi
whether such organizations are compatible with
proper discipline The resolution was laid over
| Senator Reagan introduced bill providing for
| the incorporation OF q private body to be known
| as the tornado and Ell Paso Reservoir and Canal
| Company, the objects of which are 10 build and
| operate storage reservoirs in New Mexico and
Texas for irrlgating purposes. The bill appro-
| priates 200, to be paid out Of the national
treasury, to pay the expenses Of the survey for
| the reservoirs, and directs that Mai. Powell Of
he geological survey, be placed In charge OF
this work. Nothing Of interest transpired in
the House.
IN the Senate on the 18th resolution was in
troduced by NJ. Morgan, of Alabama, to recog-
| nize the repubSe of Brazil which won't over un-
| der the rules. A joint resolution TO extend the
| maritime conference until March was passed.
| Tho Senate then, after the Introduction Of few
bills, went into executive session and made the
| following combinations: Fred Douglass,
Minister to Hayti; A. L. snowden, of Penn
sylyania, Minister to ROumania, servia,
| and Greece; A. w. Barrett, Of Massa-
chusetts Secretary Of the United States
| Legation at Venezuela j. j. Chew
of the District of Columbia, Secretary Of
| the Legation at Vienna; Charles r.. Pope, of st.
| Louis, Consul at Toronto; G. w. Roosevelt, of
| Pennsylvania, Consul at Brussels; John 8.
| Stevens, Minister to the Hawaiian Islands;
| William Walter Phelps, Minister to Germany;
| solomon Hirsch, OF Oregon, Minister TO Turkey;
| ~ H. Henderson, of Ohio, Minister to Bolivia
| w. l.. Rice, of Massachusetts, Consul ut Leg
horn; A. J. Sampson, Of Colorado Consul at
| of Columbia, Consul ut Liverpool; j. A. Tib-
| belts, of Connecticut, Consul at BrGdford;
W. p. Sutton OF Michigan, Consul General
at Nuevo Laredo, Mexico; Evans Blake, of
Illinois, Consul ut Creield; L. w. Brown, Of
Ohio, Consul at Glasgow; j. B. Osborne, of
Pennsylvania, Consul Mt Ghent; A. M. Tarkey,
| OF Massachusetts. Indian Inspector; W. G.
| Pryor, of Maine, Consul General at Halifax A.
| o. Burn. OF Rhode Island, Consul General at
Rome; ID. B. Hubbard, OF Massachusetts Con-
| Second Secretary Of Legation at London; Com
modoro +. NJ. Ramsey, Chief of the Bureau of
Nayiigation; F. W Palmer, of Illinois,
| Public Printer B, H. Miller, OF Massa-
chusetts, Indian Inspector; David ].
| Brewer, of Kansas, Associate Justice Of
| the Supreme Court OF the United States In
| bie hOuS6, bDO ceniiJe amendments TO In0
| House joint resolutions for the printing OF the
| agricultural report were agreed TO. Mr.. Nc
| hinloy, of Ohio from the Committee on Ways
| aud Means, reported concurrent resolution for
| holiday recess from Dec. 81 to Jan. 6.
| Agreed to-152 to SO. On motion of Mr.. Rowell,
| OF Illinois, the Committee on Elections was
granted leave TO sit during tho session Of the
| House. Mr.. Mckinley, OF Ohio, from the Com
| mittee on Rules, reported resolution for the
| immediate roll-cal1 Of the States for the in
| PRODUCTION and reference of bills. Adopted.
tnrn In pasflar rrau aRsY1a ont how
| ever, MIR, Payne, of New York. from the
| silcott committee reported resolution author
| Hing the Sergeant alarms to offer o reward OF
5000 for the arrest and delivery to the Marshal
| of the District OF Columbia of @. E. Silcott, the
| absconding cashier, the reward to be paid out
| Of tho contingent fund OF the House. Adopted.
IN the Senate on the 18th inst, the House
concurrent resolution for holiday recess from
Saturday the 2lst, till Monday, jan 0, was pre-
sented to the Senate and concurred in. Among
the bills reported from committees and placed
| on the calendar was ono to authorize the con-
| struction OF bridge across the Missouri
at or near the mouth of the Kansas River.
Resolutions were reported: BY Mr.. Gull
1S92 the four hundredth anniversary OF the
| discovery of America by an exposition of arts,
| industries, manufactures and products; and by
| Mr.. George, to permit States to tax national
bank notes and United States notes An nd
| verso report was made ON the joint resolution
TO amend the Constitution so to allow the
| OlbLrIcG Oh SOluInDlH feIfeSeHtlG'Ou III SOu~
| gress and the Electoral College. Mr.. Chandler
introduced n resolution asking the Secretary of
the Navy for information REGARDING reported
organizations OF naval officers to en-
| in regard to the increase Of the rank aud pay of
| naval officers, and denounced such organiza-
tions in lengthy speech. Tho resolution was
adopted, and the Senate then went into execu-
tive session. in which the following nomina-
tions were confirmed: J. b. Erhardtt Collector
OF Customs at New York; Arthur Il. Thomas.
nf tah liiuh GaITa nf
Utah; b. NJ. Thomas, Secretary of New Mexico !;
L. M. Tayley, Commissioner of the District OF
Alaska; r. + Robertson and Alvin Saunders.
members OF the Board OF Registration
and Election OF Utah; T. H. Cavanaugh, Sur
yeyor General OF Washington; r. A. johnson,
Surveyor General OF Arizona As Registers of
II. McCann Chadson, Neb. ]. A. McBeth Dem
yer, Col; w, P. Alexander, Del Norte, Col. E.
4 Champlin. Cheyenne Myo.; G. G. Williams.
| Watertown, s. D.; I. NJ. Is,ed Seattle Wash.
The House was not in session.
In the Senate, on the Goth inst, Mr. Morgan
called up his joint resolution recognizing the
United States of Brazil as free, Independent
and sovereign state, and spoke at length on the
subject. Remarks were made by Senators In
gals, Sherman, Evarts Teller, and Call in OPP
position to the resolution, and by Senator'S
Eustis and Mcpherson in It's favor, and the
vote on motion to refer the resolution to the
Committee on Foreign Relations assumed q
party aspect, the Democrats voting against
tor Call The tenor Of the remarks by Sena-
tors opposed to the resolution was that Brazil
was no republic by the voice of the people, but
by the proclamation Of few leaders, and
when her people proclaimed her q. republic
they were ready to lend her all aid and sympa-
thy, and yea and nay vote was called on the
motion to refer the resolution to the Committee
ON Foreign Relations and which resulted in no
| quorum, and the resolution was laid over and
the Senate then went into executive session.
The Senate was in executive session until 5 rs
o'clock and then adjourned. About three hun
| drod confrmations were announced. Among
them were the following: Consuls OF the United
| States-Delos H. Smith, of Arizona at Nognles I;
Horace 9. Pugh, of Indiana, at Newcastle; /;
Henry W. Didrich, Of Indiana, at Leipsic.
Comptrollers of the Currency-Asa G..
Matthews, Of Illinois, First Comptroller BEN
la1nin f. Gilkeson, Of Pennsylvania, Second
Comptroller. Auditors of the Treasury--Wil-
liam III. Hart, of Indiana Third Auditor
Thomas f. Coulter. OF Ohio, Sixth Auditor.
Collectors of Customs Albert Fl. Killim, Of
New Haven, Conn. Thomas ". Cooper, Of
Philadelphia. Pension Agents Bernard Kelly,
of Emporia, Kan. William Rule Of Knox
state Commissioner, and also q large number Of
land officials and postmasters. In the House
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, from the Committee on
Rules reported resolution providing
for the creation OF the following committees
Standing committee on expenditures in the
Department Of Agriculture to consist OF seven
members o select committee on irrigation OF the
arid lands, to consist of eleven members q se-
lect committee on immigration and natrraliza-
tion, to consist OF seven members The resolu-
tion was agreed to- On motion of Mr. Carlisle
of Kentucky, O resolution was adopted author.
izing Isaac n. Hall to act as assistant door
keeper OF the House. On motion OF Mr. Mo-
Kenna, OF California, q resolution was passed
making immediately available for repairing tho
damages caused by food in the Sacramento and
p lad hola