The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-07
SEES SION OF THE SENATE.
Senator German Calls Up the Matte
Of the Election of Officers.

Senator German Calls Up the Matter
Of the Election of officers.
WASHINGTON, April Elm the Senate
this morning, as soon as the reading Of yes
terday's journal was finished, Senator Cor
man called up the resolution heretofore Of
fered by him for the election OF Senate Of
ficers and presented substitute Tor it. The
substitute was that 1.-The Senate do now pro-
coed TO the election OF secretary, sergeant
hr-arms, doorkeeper and chaplain; that the
officers to be elected shall only enter on the
discharge of their duties on the first day Of
the meeting OF the FlttY-Ghird congress,
whether in extraordinary or regular session;
and that the incumhents shall continue in
office until that day"
Mr.. Sherman said be was in favor of the
substitute. but as the republicans did not
expect it today and as many senators were
absent he suggested that the matter go over
till Monday.
Mr.. German expressed surprise that the
republicans were not aware Of the proposed
modification and consented that the resolu-
ton be laid over till > o'clock to-day.
The debate on the admission Of the three
senators appointed by governors was then
resumed aud Mr.. Peter argued against
their right to seats
COST OF MANUFACTURING.
At the close OF Mr.. PETERS speech the
matter was laid aside temporarily at the
request of Mr.. Mcpherson, and the resolu-
ton reported yesterday from the commit
| tee on contingent expenses Originally in
troduced by Mr.. McPheVson) was taken up
and agreed to. Ii directs the commissioner
Of labor to make report TO the Senate at
the opening Of the Fiity-third congress as
to the cost INCLUDING all elements) OF va
rious iron and steel products and OF leading
articles Of the textile industry, and it iu-
Efe rnts ann fsveaF he,
such further investigation in regard to the
same matters as il shall dsem important.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Hoar last
Monday concerning the election of senators
by the people was next taken up, aud Mr.
HoHr proceeded to address the Senate upon
it. It declares it to be expedient to adopt
the resolution of the last House of Repre-
seutatives for an amendment TO the consti-
tuition 80 as to secure the election of senaS
tors by the people Of the several states. II
gives nine principal reasons why such a
change should not be made, the last of them
being that it would result in the overthrow
Of the whole scheme of the Senate. and, in
the end, of the whole scheme of the
national constitution as designed
and establishment by the trainers Of the
constitution and the people who adopted It.
At 2 o'clock Mr.. HOar yielded the floor so
as to allow action to be taken ON the resolu-
ton offered this morning by Mr.. German to
proceed to the election of a secretary,
sergennt-at- and doorkeeper and chap
lain of tue Senate.
Mr.. Henderson said that the resolution
was entirely satisfactory to himself and the
senators on his side OF the chamber Ii
was on the line with the traditions and
precedents Of the Senate He complimented
the incum bents OF the offices and said no
did not believe it possible that the force
could be improved. Mr.. German also bore
k,,sA 90 ? hn ~ lfo a-,I ~
the officers of the Senate, and said that it
was the universal desire Of the senators on
both sides Of the chamber that there should
be no unseemly struggle that might create
an impression that change Of officers was
merely for the sake OF getting possession
of the few small offices connected with the
Senate and he ext re sed regret that the
original rule of permaUenoy in the Offices of
the Senate had ever been interfered with
He had seen that rule IN operation and
knew how Just eAd right it was. He had
seen the time when the subordinate officers
of the Senate could not lie removed by the
secretary or sergeRnt>at-arms without
charges and without an opportunity to
make defense before the President. He
regretted that that rule had been abandoned.
The resolution which he had offered was
not intended es q reflection on any OF the
officials concerned. On the contrary, he
took great pleasure in saying that the
affairs of the Senate had not been, in the
forty years that he knew 1t, better con-
Quoted than they had been by the present
secretary and sergeant-at-arms.
Further eucomums on these officers were
contributed by Messrs. Harris, Palmer,
VOORHEES, and Blackburn, the latter saying
of Secretary McCook that be never knew q
knightlier, truer, nob,er, mGllisr man than
the secretary. The resolution was then
agreed to without division, as we're nso
three other resolutions offered by Mr.. Cor
msn electing William r, Cox ot North
Carolina secretary of the Senate; Richard
J. Bright OF Ind qua, sergeant. alarms and
doorkeeper. and William II. Milburn, D. D.
of Illinois, chaplain, their terms Of Office
beginning on tire first day Of the meeting Of
the Fitty-third congress, whether in extraor-
binary or in regular session.
Mr.. Hoar resumed the floor in order to
proceed with his speech, but he yielded for
q motion to proceed to executive business,
and after that business was disposed Of,
tho Senate at 2:50 O'Clock edjourned until
Tomorrow.