The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-30
CONGRESS.
Work of the Senate in EytraOrdi-
nary Session.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH %.

WEDNESDAY, MAhSd
In the Senate MIR. Cockrell called for the
resolution nroviding for clerks to sundry Com
,oittees which had been reported from the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses of the Senate,
TO be laid before the Senate 1t was so ordered.
The resolution was slightly modified as to the
name of one of the committees and agreed 10.
Seven thousand two hundred dollars is appro-
priated by the resolution from the contingent
fund of the Senate for the pay OF five clerks.
Mr. Henderson said that two years ago there
came TO him the distinguished honor OF election
as President pro tempore OF the Senate. lie
thanked the Senate for the courtesy which mad
been extended to him during that tme ana
recognizing change OF condition, aha aiso 4
change of theory, he rendered his resignation
of tie position to the Senate, and asked to be
g excused from further duty in that regard.
On motion OF Mr.. sherman, Mr.. Henderson
resignation WAS accepted.
Mr. Voorhees, expressed the thanks and wishes
of the Senate for Senator Henderson in every
relation OF life hereafter, saying the relations
inst severed were delightful. Mr.. Henderson
having made them pleasant for all, and he
would he borne in memory pleasantly by all
as long rs they remain in the Senate anu
through life.
Mr.. German moved that the Senate proceed
to the election of a President pro tempore.
Mr. Cocl1rell offered a resolution which de-
clared Mr. Islam G. Harris Senator from Ten
nessee, elected President pro tempore of the
Senate. TO hold Office during the pleasure OF
the Senate. Agreed to unanimously.
Mr.. Harris was escorted TO the front OF the
desk of the Wee President, and the oath of
Office WAS administered to him, after which he
returned thanks for the honor conferred upon
him.
Mr. Cullom asked to be excused from acting
upon the commission appointed to examine
the Executive Departments, which led to
long discussion. Mr.. Cullom then withdrew
his request and said be would perform the
duty assigned him.
The senate then went into Executive session
and when the doors were opened adj ourned.
The following nominations were sent by the
President 20 the Senate:
John S Seymour of Connecticut to be Com
missioner Of Patents.
Silas w. LamoreuK, of Wisconsin, TO be Com
missioner Of the General Land Office
William II. Sims, of Mississippi, TO be First
Assistant Secretary of the interior.
Edward A. Bowers, of Washington, d. c. to
be Assistant Commissioner of the General Land
Office.
Henry c. Bell, to be Second Deputy Commits
sioner of Pensions.
Horace II. Lurton, of Tennessee, to be United
States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Judicial Cir
cult.
To be Marshals of the United States: Frank
E. White. of Nebraska. for the District of Ne
braska; George Pfeiffer. jr., Of New Jersey, for
the District OF New Jersey.
Max Judd, of Missouri, to be Consul General
of the United States at Vienna
john J. Carter, Of Louisiana. to be Collector
of Internal Revenue for the District of Louis
lana.
THURSDAY, MARCH g.
Very little business was transacted by tho
Senate in open session to-day. Mr.. Call intro
duced a resolution, which was ordered printed
and to lie on the table, which recites that the
Commission to examine into the various
branches of the Civil Service in the Exec q i've
Departments OF the United States. and to re-
port and recommend to the present and future
Congresses their opinion in relation to the ex.
ercise of the legislative powers of each and
both Houses of Congress, which shall convene |
in December. 1893, in respect to the Civil Ser /
vice Of the United States is in derogation OF |
the Constitutional right, power and preroga- |
tive of each House AMI otherwise yiolative Of
The Constitution, and is absolutely null and |
void. That the Constitution confers on each
House the sovereign and exclusive power to
prescribe its rules of proceeding, and therein of
the creation of its committees and the duties
aud powers which shall be conferred upon
them, both to recommend changes in existing
law and 10 enact new laws, aud to obtain the /
information necessary for the exercise OF their |
legislative power, and the members of each |
House can derive no power or authority in re-
spect TO any legislative functions from any
power Of each House they shall be organized.
Mr. Palmer also introduced resolution
amending Rule is of the Senate so that the
pension appropriation bills be referred to the
Committee on Pensions instead of the Commit
tee OIL Appropriations. Referred to the Com
mittee on Rules.
The Senate then went into Executive ses.
sion and when the doors were opened ad ourned
until Monday, March q.
The Senate confirmed the following nomna-
tons in Executive session to-day:
Theodore Runyon, of New Jersey, to be
Minister of the United States to Germany.
Walter D. Dahney. OF Virginia, to be Solicitor
for the Department of State.
Edward b Whitney, OF New York, to be As
sjstsnt Attorney General.
James q. Jenkins, OF Wisconsin, 70 be United
Stated States Circuit Judge for the Seventh
Judicial Circuit.
Charles b. Stuart, Of Texas to be Judge of the
United States Court for the Indian Territory.
Abner Gaines of Arkansas. to be Marshal of
the Quilted States for the Eastern District of
Arkansas.
Joseph w. House. of Arkansas to be Attor-
ney OF. the United States for the Eastern Dis
trict OF Arkansas.
Clifford l. jackson. OF the Indian Territory,
TO be Attorney of the United States Court for
the Indian Territory
Ernest T. Baldwin, OF Maryland to be First
auditor Of the Treasury.
Thomas Holcomb, of Delaware, to be Fifth
Auditor Of the Treasury.
MONDAY, MARCH q.
The Senate met at IL w., and Mr. Call rose
90 question Of privilege as soon as the Jour
nal was read aud approved. He had read q
newspaper slip which stated that he (Call) was
getting very mad at the Presidents n-action
in making appointments, and was loudest in
his criticisms Of the Presidents course He
denounced tie statement, which he said had
been extensively circulated, as unquaifedly
false.
Mr. German said that by common consent
petitions and memorials had heretofore been
simply filed aud kept to be presented at the
next regular session, and he hoped this rule
or rather precedent, would be followed at this
extra session. IL was so ordered.
Sir Hoar from the Committee on Privileges
and Elections. said that he bad been directed
by that COMMITTEES TO report a resolution which
declares that Lee Mantle is entitled 10 be ad-
United TO a scat as Senator from the State Of
Montana"
Mr Vance, from the same committee, asked
ieavc 10 present the views of the minority of
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