Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-07
GORMAN HASHIS WAY
Yesterday tho Senate Appointed
. eo.g Its Ne~ Officers.
Bs,< <hsoaoS insilAnA ss-sweaas-aa-Arunn
ami the n~v. ID. Mhbssn er
lilaSSs. h Chaplain

w.sHssGroS, April 6-As soon - the
reading 6f yesterdays journal vas nm
Ashsd. Mr. Gorman called up tho resolu
stisa fof tAs election q senate officers
ssi pfe~seteda Substitute for il The
shstitusswss that the senate do nov
d occea % The election. III sergeAnt at
srass aai doork.~p~r and ehapisins that
the oI-c-rs ~ te elected shal! only enter
90 the discharge ot their duties on the
hfst hay 0f the meeting of the Fifty
third congress. whether IN extraordinary
% regular sessiSn, and that the present
iccumbent- shall continue IN Office until
thsi day
Mr. sherman favored the substitute.
hat desared II o. 20 over until Monday.
a. immediate action vas unexpected.
After De and ~ Norman spIit few
lancrs tho matter went over until =
o'clock MIR Carey offes-d resolution
Nhsch x4s referred Ia ttSr csrrur<see on
contingent expresses. authotlipg the
cvmmitt-e on territories o. visit the ter
stsasr - New lIexioo. Utah and Ola
hzna. for me purpose of obtaining IN
frffn.Gion VA regari 90 their resources
pslu.atislA and coalition. and as to the
p-cpnetyrf theig admission as states.
McPh~rssn's Ise-oiMtion-
The debate On the aiuksionSt three
senator's aycoint-i by the goverpors of
Montana. Washington nod Wyoming
Nts resufse.i. and MIR hier msdo an
argument as.ainstsrhsapyieht 10 'seats
At the close - hiS sVssch the matter
wss laiJ aside tempovsrits At the request
cs Mre NJ cPAsrzou. arxi Nrsslatisofe-
ported yesterday from the consnr1 1lebn
c0ntingent axpenses Sas taken up and
agreed tn. 1t directs the commissioners
4 labor to make report 10 the senate
az the opeaA., vt the Fifty third con
gre-e "a tn The total c.,st Including all
The clsmeuis. ani the actual labor cost
90 various tr,n and steel products and OF
th. leading articles % textile industry (;
and it Snstructs the committee on finance
a. make such further Investigation In
regard ro the same matters as II shall
deem important.
Ia. resolution offered by Mr.. Hoar
last Monday concerning the election ~
senators by the people was next taken
up. and Mr.. Hoar proceeded TO address
the senate upon u.
Az O'Clock he yielded the floor "a as
o. allow action 10 bc taken oi the rrso-
luton offered this morning by Mr.. Cor
man to proceed ID the election of secrc
tary sergeant alarms and docrkeeper
ard chaplain ~ tho senate.
New senate Omc~rs.
Mr.. Manderson said that the resolu-
tiou VAS entirely satisfactory 20 the sen
stors 20 hl- side of the chamber. He
complimch,ed the present incumtcnts ~
the Offices and said ne did not believe 1T
ps~-ibls that t.Ie clerical force % the
s.crectary'- Office could be- improved.
Mr. Gorman slso bore testimony To the
sifcirncy and worth ~ the officers ~ the
senate. The resolution was then agreed
20 without discussion. "a were rrsolu-
'ions e,ectIng William II. Cox ~ North
carolina secretary * the senate. Rich
ar,l J Brighton of Indiana sergeant al
arms aad doorkeeper. and William VI.
Nlburn. -. u. - Illinois. chaplain.
their terms q Office :o lscgin on the first
day q the meeting - the Fifty third
congress. whether m Extraordinary or in
regular sessson.
Mr. Hoar resumed the roor in order
= proceed with his speech. but ne
yielded FOR "A motion to proceed 10 execu
TIVE business and after that business
vas disposed the senate AZ : 30 3. IN. al
lOurncd tiil tomorrow