The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-20
SESSION OF THE SENATORS.
ru.OF 7es BILLS INTRODUCED
= SINCE LAST MONDAY.

r,-senator AddiciNs' fe'i'io" o"n-
ing the right of Senator Ken
seat From Delaware Re
~, IA the Committee on Flee
communication Sustaining
Governor of Oregon in APP
4,r a SenatOr-SenatOr Butler
oduces Bill to Establish n
tai Telegraph System.
sinoton. March 19.-The calendar
....iross this morning contained only
+ems: The notice by Mr.. Furpie,
If Indiana of his intention to adj
u'-- liza Senate in favor of the proposed
u ,.trtional amendment to make United
v0i-.. senators elective by the people,
-. amendment which is on the table,
IA .,yo Pacific railroad bills, which were
~.oor,ed yesterday.
~ ~ number of bills introduced in the
ena,e since Monday last, up to this
morning, was 76S.
NJ, netition of John Edward AddicKs,
.,,.sting the right of Mr.. Kenney to
Gu as senator from Delaware. was pre-
-.nts5 by Mr.. Burrows, rep, of Michigan
was referred to the committee on
arivf'eees and elections.
communication from the governor
.ecretary of state of Oregon was
Srsser,ed by Mr.. Chandler, rep, OF New
I5,u,osbire. and read, setting out, in de-
..r facts TO show that (the House of
r9rosentatives not having been regularly
-ooi1eD there has been no session OF
~ state legislature since February, 1888.
nv. object of the communication, which
Los referred to the committee on privi-
-. and elections, was to prove that the
aorsroor had the right of appointment.
Same two hundred additional bills. most
- tb.m pension bills, were introduced.
Among them was one by Mr.. Butler, pop,
=, North Carolina, to establish a postal
tslagraph system; and one by Mr.. Chan
dler rep, of New Hampshire, as to first
and second class mail matter.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Gear rep. of Iowa, directing the Attor-
new General to furnish a copy of the rec
ord of proceedings in the foreclosure suit
against the Union Pacific railroad was
taken up and agreed to-
A resolution was reported from the COM
rnttee on contingent expenses and agreed
IN authorizing the committee on finance
IN emnlov additional clerical assistance
in its tariff work
ON motion of Mr.. Davis, rep, of Min
pesota acting chairman of the commit
tee on foreign relations, the Senate, at
1850 o'clock, proceeded to legislative bust
ness. and at 4 O'Clock adjourned until
Monday.
The Senate confirmed the following NOM
nations.
Charles U. Gordon, postmaster at Chi
cago
John Hay of the District of Columbia,
to be ambassador to Great Britain.
Horace Porter of New York, to be am
bassador to France.
Henry White of Rhode Island, to be sec
rotary of embassy at London.
Perry S. Heath of Indiana, to be FIRST
assistant postmaster general.
Senator Allen, pop, of Nebraska, oc-
cupied the first fifteen minutes of the
executive session scolding the democrats
and republicans for not organizing the
Senate and proceeding to the transact
ton of the public business. Mr.. Aliens
remarks were called out by the failure of
the Senate TO fill the existing vacancies
in the committees
Mr.. Chandler replied that the senator
from Nebraska knew very well that
neither the democrats nor the repubn-
cans had the power alone to organize the
Senate.
Mr.. Davis, rep, of Minnesota, after this
little breeze had blown over, addressed
the Senate in favor of the ratification of
the treaty of arbitration with Great Bri-
tain,