The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-03
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The Memory Of John Bright-The Ex-
ecutlve Session.

WASHINGTON, April 2. After the preseuta-
tion of two memorials in the Senate today, one
in favor of special privileges in regard to pub
lie office for honorably discharged Union
soldiers and the other against traffic in in
toxicating liquors, the Vice President laid
before the Senate the resolution by Mr..
Stewart expressing the profound sorrow Of
the Senate at the death of John Bright. Mr..
sherman suggested the referring Of the res
olutlon to the committee on foreign rela-
tlons as its adoption might establish prece-
dent which whould return to plague the Sem
ate.
Mr. Hawley remarked that no such ecca-
sion was likely to arise again. II the United
States had ever had a friend in time of need
that friend was John Bright.
MT. Hoar thought that in this particular
case the Senate was safe as 1t was not at all
likely that.a state Of things would again
arise that would establish between the
United States and citizen Of foreign
country such peculiar relations Of respect on
one side and tender and grateful affection on
the other that existed In this country toward
the great English statesman who had just
gone to his tomb. With the possible excep-
tion of Lafayette, there was no other citizen
OF foreign country for whose memory the
American people entertained SO strong an
attachment.
Mr.. Teller also advocated the adoption Of
the resolution.
Mr.. Sherman while yielding to none in re-
spect for Mr.. Bright was opposed to the ex-
ample which the resolution would set, but
he would offer no obstacle and withdrew his
motion.
Thereupon Mr.. Reagan renewed Mr.. Sher-
mans motion to refer to the committee on
foreign relations.
The resolution was accordingly so re-
ferred
The Vice President said, ''As the present
occupation of the chair is about to vacate it
for the remainder of the season, he desires
to avail himself Of this opportunity to ex-
press his grateful appreciation of the courte
sy ana consideration received from every
member OF this body and desires also to ex-
press the hope that he shall find at the next
session OF the Senate every Senator IN his
seat In good health and shall then have an
opportunity to resume and continue the
agreeable relations already established"
Mr.. Edwards offered resolution that in
the absence of the Vice President, Mr.. In
gals be chosen President of the Senate pro
tenn. The resolution was agreed to without
division. Mr.. ingalls, was escorted to the
chair by Mr. Edmunds. The oath of Office
was administered by the Secretary and Mr.
ingalls, took tine chair expressing his CRATE
ful acknowledgements for this renewed en-
preston OF confidence. The Senate at 1.50
proceeded to the consideration of executive
business and at $40, on motion of Mr.. Cam
eron adjourned sine die
In the executive session efforts made to
remove the injunction of secretary from the
votes on the motions to confirm the nomina-
tlons OF Whitelaw Reid to be minister to
France and Murat Halstead to be minister
TO Germany were unsuccessful.
Further consideration of the extradition
treaty with Russia was postponed until the
next session of Congress. The calendar
was almost entirely cleared of nominations.
The nominations of Edwin |. Kenshead to
be United States marshal for the eastern
district of Louisiana and William III. Whit
man to be associate Justice of the United
States court Of New Mexico, were the most
prominent that failed of confirmation.