Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-06
SENATE ADJOURNS.
E0xe D1sOUssION ~ TO EUIOl
10GTsr1C RESOLUTIONS or
JOHN BRI8HE.

The matter il Finally Referred 10 the
Committee ON, Foreign Relations
erworke vice President Morton
Retares-NomiHat.ons and Conarm-
WASHINGTON April 2.-The Vice Presi-
| dent laid before the Senate Stewards r,so-
l~lution expressing the profound scrrow OF
the Senate at the death Of John Bright.
Sherman suggested the resolution wouId
better be referred to the committee on ior.
| eign relations, as its adoption might es5ap-
fish precedent that would return to plague
the Senate. Hawley remarked that NO such
occasion was likely to arise again. III the
United States ever had a friend in q time OF
need, that friend was John Bright.
Hoar thought in this particular case the
Senate sale, al it is not at all likely state
OF things would again arise that would
establish between the United States and o
citizen OF a foreign country the peculiar re-
~lations OF respect Of one side, and the ten.
der, grateful affection on the other that ex-
listed in this country toward
THE GREAT ENaLIsH STATESMAN,
who had Just gene to his tomb.
Hoar proceeded st some length to re-
count the services OF Bright in moulding
English sentiment in favor Of this country
during the rebellion, and Of preventing its
recognition by the English Government.
Sherman, while yielding to none in re-
spect for Bright, was opposed to the KAN
pie which the resolution would set. but he
would offer no obstacle to it, and would
withdraw a motion to refer.
Reagan referred to the false step taken
by the House OF Representatives some
years ago, in passisg q resolution compIi-
mentary to q member of the German
Reichstag, and having it returned disdaIn-
fully by Bismarck, and said he renewed
Sherman's motion to refer.
Stewart opposed the reference. He eulo.
gised the character of Bright as q leader
among men, not by Inheritance OF rank,
but By the right of great natural endow.
ments and
HIGH MoRAL INTEGRITY,
his public life for nearly half q century
having been conspicuous in heroic efforts to
remedy ancient abuses.
Hawley said the\incident to which Rea-
gan referred differed III all respects from the
case of Bright. In that case the person
commended had been engaged in a bitter
controversy with the government, and the
House had decided that a copy Of the reso.
luton bs sent to that government. In
this case there was no such proposition.
1t was nothing to the Senate whether any,
body thought OF John Bright as ttleSenate
did.
Resgan's motion to refer was carried.
q ovERwoRxED MORTON
The vice-president stated that he was
about to vacate the chair for the remainder
Of the session, and thanked the senator's
for the courtesy shown him.
Ingalls, was then chosen president pro-
tenn and took the oath as such.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion.
BY THE PRESIDENT.
The president sent the following nomina- |
tions to the Senate to-day: Robert J..
Fisher OF Chicago to be assistant commis.
sioner OF patents, vice Robert B. Vance,
resigned. Navy.Commander Bartlett
J.. Cromwell. captain: lieutenant
commander George R. Durand, com.
mander; Lieutenant Uriel Sebree, lieu
tenant commander; Lieutenant Norris l..
Wood, junior erade,s to be lieutenant; EnI
sign James Il. Glennon, to be lieutenant in
the junior grade; Commander Jno..W.
Phillip, captain, Lieutenant Commander
Francis N. Barber, commander; Lieuten.
amt David Daniels, junior. grade, to be
lieutenant; Ensign Harry K. Knapp, lieu
in junior grade; Passed Assist.
ant Paymaster Josiah r. Stanton, paw.
master assistant; Paymaster Thomas j.
Cowie, to be passed paymaster; Second
Lieutenant Harry K. White, marine corps.
to be first lieutenant.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The Senate in executive session con-.
drmed all the nominations of delegates to
The South American conference. Also the
nomination OF William F. Wharton as
resistant secretary of state; L. Bradford
to be governor of New Mexico: Geo..
Shields, of Missouri, to be assistant
attorney general; Robert J.. Fisher, Of
to be assistant commissioner OF
: At $40, on motion OF Cameron. the