Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-23
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.

- NV >NhN' Nf . 'cNs
On rcassemhling ut | 80 nominations wer,
-ece!yed from the president and the senate,
On motion Of Senator Sherman, went into
executive session TO consider them.
Az | 40 the doors were reopened and the
senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March I'm the continued
absence OF the vice-president Senator ingalls,
acted today, as yesterday, MS presiding Off cer
OF he senate pro TEN.
A message Of the president transmitting
,sp"rs In the case Of Louis Riei was presented
aal laid on the table.
NO motion for a recess was made and the
eenatc continued in session without any at
temp: to transact business.
AZ PIG Senator Platt asked and obtained
unanimous consent TO have suspended so
much CT The rules as required the standing
committees TO be elected by ballot, and as re-
ouice the election OF a committee on expen-
d!tures OF public moneys, that committee to
he represented by the one for the 'organiza-
ton. conduct and expenditures OF the execu-
tive department"
Senator Plat then offered a resolution,
which was adopted, for the election OF stand
ing committees.
The following is the make up Of the princi-
pal ones:
Agriculture and Forestry-Paddock, Blair,
Plumb, Higgins, Mcmillan, George, Gibson,
Jones, OF Arkansas, and Bates.
Appropristions-Allison, Dawes, Plumb,
Hale, Farwell, Beck, Cockrell, Call and
German.
Civ!l Service and observation-disclosures
Dawes, Henderson, stanford, Washburn,
Walthall, Wilson, Of Maryland; Berry and
Brown.
Coast Defenses-Dolph, Cameron, Hawley,
HiscOck, Mcpherson, Hampton and Reagan.
Commerce Frey, Jones, OF Nevada; DoIph,
Cameron, Sawyer, Cullom, Washburn, Ran
som, Coke, Vest, German, kenna and Glib
son.
Education and Labor-Blair, Wilson, OF
Iowa Stanford, Stewart, Washburn, George,
Pugh. Payne and Barbour.
Finance-Morrill, Sherman, Jones, OF New
ada Allison, Aidrich, Htscock, Voorhees,,
Beck, Mcpherson, Harris and Vance.
Foreign Relations-sherman, Edmunds,
Frye. Evarts, Dolph, Morgan, Brown, Payne
ana Eustis.
Improvement Of the Mississippi River
Washburn, Farwell, Hawley, Marston, Eus-
Tia, Waithali and Bates.
tudisn Atfa!rs-Dawes, Plat, Stockbridgc,
Henderson, Wolcott, Morgan, Jones, Of
Arkansas; Hearst and Daniels.
Interstate COmmerce-Cullom, Platt, Blair,
Wilson, of iowa; HiscOck, Harris, German,
Reagan and Barbour.
Military Affairs-Hawlev, Cameron, Man
derson, Stewart, Davis, Cockrell, Hampton,
Walthali and Bates.
Naval Affairs Cameron, Hale, Stanford,
S,ockbridge, Nsrston, McPnerson, Butler,
Blackburn and Quay.
Pensions Davis, Blair, Sawyer, Paddock,
Narston, Turpie, Biodgett, Faulkner ana
Barbour.
postofi res and Post Roads-.Sawyer. Chace,
Mitchell, Qaay, Mcmillan, Colquitt, Wilson,
of Mar land; .agan and Blodgctt.
Prvate Land Claims Ransom, Colquitt,
'aseo, Elmuude, Stewart, ingalls, and Vol
colt.
prviltges and Elections--Hoar. Frye, Tel
ieT, Evarts, spooner, Vance, Pugh, Quay
and Turpie.
Public L~ands-Plumb Blair, Dolph, Tel
Ter, Paddock, Morgan, Watthali, Berry and
pasco.
Railroods-M Mitchell, Sawyer, Hawley. stock
bridge, Wolcott, Marston, Brown, kenna,
Blackburn ana b Try.
Revision Of Laws-Wilson, OF Iowa Teller,
Wilson, OF MARYLAND, and Daniels.
Territories-Platt, Cullom, Henderson,
Stewart, Davis, Butler, Payne, Jones, Of
Arkansas; Blackburn.
Transportation Routes to the Seaboard-
Quay. Mitchell, Cullom, Dawes, Aldrich, Glib
son, Vest, Georgc. Turpie.
senator Plat offered a resolution appoint
tDg several select committees. Among the
select committees are:
Woman sufrrsge-vance, Brown, Beck,
Blair, Chace, tarwelI and Wall OFT.
Centennial OF the Constitution and Disccv-
aA. a.s 14@AA.s hArv IHnH
I~awley, VOORHEES,, Eustis, Colquitt.
Five Civilized Tribes OF lndians-Butler,
Morgan, Dawes, Cameron, Teller,
Presidents Message Transmitting the Re
port OF the Pacific Railway Commission
Frye, Dawes, Hiscock, Davis, Morgan, Butler,
Hearst.
Relations with Canada - Hoar, Allison,
Hale, DoIph. Pngh, Butler and Voorhees,.
TRANSFORMATION and Sale Of Meat Products
Vest, Plumb, Henderson, Cullom, Coke.
Irr'g alton AID Reclamation Of Arid Land
Stewart, Allison, Plumb, Hiscock, German,
Reagan, AND Jones, of Arkansas.
A iopg and interesting discussion took
place en- a motion made by Senator Payne TO
strike from the list of select committees the
one on relations with Canada"
After the debate Senator Payne withdrew
as motion all the select committees were
agreed, and the senate went into executive
session and confirmed the following nomira-
lions: Thomas. W. Palmer, Of Michigan, to
,e envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
ootentiary TO Spain; John +. Swift, OF Cali
.ornia, to be envoy extraordinary and minis
tev plcnipotentisry to Japan; John ID. Wash
burn, of Massachusetts,, TO be minister resi-
dent and consul general to Switzerland;
Geo. c. Tichenor, of Illinois, to be assistant
secretary OF the treasury.
The nominations sent In today were re-
ferred to the appropriate committees, after
(which the senate adjourned.
WARRINGTON, March ia resolution au-
thorizipg the committee on coast dciepses to
sit Turing re eess and employ a clerk was In
.roduced and referred to the committee on
contingent expenses. A like resolution as to
he committee on privileges and elections was
agreed to.
RESOLUTIONS for the purchase Of a 10000 o
OF silver bullion per month for coinage, and
.or special committees on the commercial
citations of the United States with Mexico
and with Cuta ard the West Iudics all were
aid on the table for the present.
The senate then, at 1913, proceeded TO the
consideration Of executive business.
AZ . 70 the doors reOpeEed and the senate