Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-30
THE SENATE
Senator Henderson Resigns and Senator
Harris Chosen President Pro Tem--Tha
Silver Question.

Senator Henderson Resigns and Senator
Harris Chosen PresIdeat Pro Tem--Ths
Silver Question.
WASHINGTON, March 2S-In executive
session the subject of recognizing the
senate official force was preached, but
no conclusion was reached MIR. Nc
Pherson reported back from the COM
mittee on finance the resolution offered
by him last Monday, directing the COM
missioner OF labor to make report at
the opening of the Fifty-third congress
as to the cost of production of iron and
steel manufactures and of textile fab
rics, amended so as to authorize also
the finance committee to make further
investigation into the same matters,
with power to send for persons and
papers
Mr.. Henderson here arose and said
there had come to him two years ago
the distinguished honor of being elect
ed president pro tempore of the senate.
No suitable opportunity had seemed to
present itself hitherto to express his
recognition of that distinction. He
now desired to express his deep sense
of the honor and his heartfelt thanks
to his political associates by whom
that distinction had been proposed
He also thanked heartily those
of opposing politics who had made
no nomination against the repub-
lican selection. He had come to the
place, therefore, by the unanimous vote
of the senate. He thanked all for the
distinction conferred and for the for
bearance which had permitted him,
while occupying the chair to discharge
its duties with-he hoped-some salts
faction to the senate Recognizing a
change of conditions, he now rendered
his resignation of the Office of president
pro tenn
The resignation was, on motion of
Mr.. Sherman, accepted. The senate
then, on motion of Mr.. German, pro-
ceeded to the election of a president
pro tenn
Mr.. Coclren offered resolutions de-
claring Senator Harris, of Tennessee,
president pro tenn of the senate, to
hold Office during the pleasure of the
senate. The resolution was agreed to
and Mr.. Harris, escorted by Mr.. Man
derson, took and signed the oath of
Office at the clerks desk
THE SILVER QUESTION.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Several Of
the friends of silver coinage in the sem
ate claim to have positive assurances
from President Cleveland that he will
send a delegation to Brussels in May to
represent the United States at the in
ternational monetary conference and
that he has alredy taken steps to noti-
fly the various nations taking part that
this government would be pleased to
have them again represented.
Senator Allison and Senator Teller
| are reported to have received these as
surances and it is not improbable that
| Senator Teller will take the place OF
| Senator Jones, of Nevada, as the repre-
| sentative of the free silver republicans
| on the delegation from this country.
| Senator Allison has refused positively
| to return to Brussels and Senator Jones
does not desire to go.
| The president will designate a demo-
| crat who is in accord with his views on
the silver question to take the place of
| Senator Allison. Among the names
suggested as his possible choice are
| those of J. Edwards Simmons, the New
York banker, eX-Comptroller W. L.
Trenholm and ex-Secretary Fairchild.