The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-04-07
GEN. WILLIAMR. COX FORMALLY
ELGCrED SECRETARY.
The Other Officers of the Senate Duly
Elected Observation-Disclosures on the
Resolution to Elect Senators by the
People.

SUBSTITUTE IOr IL. Inc SUBSTITUTE
was that the Senate do now pro
ceed to the election of Secretary,
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
and Chaplain; that the officers to
be elected shall only enter en- the
discharge of their duties on the
first day Of the meeting of the 53rd
Congress, whether in extraordinary
or regular session; and that the in
cumbents shall continue in Office
until that day.
MIR. Sherman said he was in favor
of the substitute, but as the Repub-
licans did not expect it today, aud
as many Senators were absent he
suggested that the matter go over
till Monday.
Mr.. Gornan expressed surprise
that the Republicans were not aware
OF the proposed modification, and
consented that the resolution be
laid over till 2 o'clock today.
The debate on the admission of
three Senators appointed by Gov
ernors was then resumed, and Mr..
PETER argued against their right to
seats.
At the close of Mr.. Peffsr's speech
the matter was laid aside temporarily
atthe request of Mr. Mcpherson, and
the resolution reported yesterday
from the committee on contingent
expenses Originally introduced by
Mr.. McPherson) was agreed to. It
directs the Commissioner of Labor
to make report to the Senate, at
the opening of the Fifty third Con-
gress as to the cost (ncluding all
elements) and actual cost of various
iron and steel products and of lead
ing articles of textile industry, end
it instructs the committee on f.
nance to make such further investi-
cation in regard to the same mat
ters as it shall deem important.
The resolution offered By Mr..
Hoar last Monday concerning the
election of Senator's by the people
was next taken up, and Mr.. Hoar
proceeded to address the Senate
upon it. 1t declares it to be exps
dent to adopt resolution of the
last House of Representative for
an amendment to the Constitution
so as to secure the election of Sena-
tors by the people of the several
States. It gives nine principal
reasons why such change should
not be made, the last of them being
that it would result lr the over
throw Of the whole scheme Of the
Senate and, in the end, of the whole
scheme of the National Constitu-
7 ton as designed and established by
J, the trainers of the Constitution and
t the people who adopted it.
: At 2 o'clock Mr.. Hoar yielded the
9 floor SO as to allow action to be
! taken On the resolution offered this
} morning by Mr.. German to proceed
{. to the election of Secretary, Ser
@ geant-at-Arms, and Doorkeeper and
s Chaplain of the Senate.
J. Mr.. Henderson said that the
g resolution was entirely satisfactory
70 to himself and the Senators on hi
side of the chamber. It was On {
line with the traditions and pre-
81 cedents of the Senate. He compli
70 mente1 the incumbents of the Off
y ces and said he did not believe i
70 possib!e that the force could be i'm
,e proved.
=. Mr.. German also bore testimon
IN to the efficiency and worth of tn
~ officers of the Senate and said tina
ra it was the universal desire Of Sena
no tors on both sides of the chambe
ta that there should be no unseeml
4. struggle that might create an in
"A preston that change Of Offices wa
as merely for the sake of gettin
= possession of small offices COL
m nected with the Senate and he g,
he pressed regret that the original ru1
nm of permanency of Offices of tt
NJ Senate had ever been interfere
~ with. He had seen that rule
~. operation and knew how jdst ar
right it was He had seen the tin
when the subordinate officers OF tt
:, Senate could not be removed by tt
ne Secretary or the Sergeant-at-Arr
'n- without charges and without an o
sas portunity to make his defense b
EN- fore the Vice President.
ooi He regretted that that rule b.
been abandoned. The resoluti
which he had offered was not
The tended as a reflection on any Of t
ed officials concerned. On the c.,
# a trary he took great pleasure in Sc
ing that the affairs of the Sens
had not been, in the forty ysars Il
-. he knew it, better conducted th
,nas n,s they had been by the present S
" 80 retary and Sergeant-at.A Arms. F.
ther encominms on these oftic
e in were contributed by Messrs. Harl
edi. Palmer, Voorhees, and Blackbu
ural the latter saying OF Secretary
been Cook that he never knew knig
and lier, truer, nobler, manlier man tt
hou- the Secretary. The resolution '
then agreed to without divis
as were also three other resoluti'
shot offered by Mr.. Gorman, elect
arge William R. Cox, of North Carroll
} his Secretary of the Senate; R.ch'
! J. Bright, of Indiana, Sergeant