The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL.

IA WV OVhotOl ou tuo SOlu, mT,
Edmunds. from the Judiciary Com,
mittce, reported back the bill of
MIR. Butler, which had passed the
House, repeating tho Tenure of.of-
fee act, with amendments in the
character of u substitute which
provides for q modification OF the
law, without its repeal. Cabinet
officers are excepted from tho oper.
ations OF the act The regulations
relating to supervisors or ad inter-
i'm appointments are materially
changed. A salary is.to be given
to the person actually performing
the functions Of the Office, The
bill also Incorporates Edmunds's
bill prohibiting the holding of two
Offices ut tho same time, with a pro-
viso that ii shall not extend to
temporary appointments,
In tho House, tho Kansas Pacit.
ic Railroad bill was again taken up
and debated at length. The dis.
position made Of it was its refer.
encc to the committee on Public
Lands by a vote OF SO to CT, which
is regarded aS a lest of the
strength of tho House against the
policy OF granting subsidies TO
Railroads in iuturo.
In tho Senate, on the 26th, Mr.
Sherman reported resolution pro-
viding tor the appointment, at the
beginning Of the next session, OF
a Joint Committee, TO consist of
three Senators and fivo Represen
tativcs, with leave to sit during
the recess Of tho Forty.first Con.
sress, to examine and report upon
the expedioncy of reorganizing the
civil service in the several depart.
ments OF the Government; tho ex
animation extending to the clerical
forco necessary ia each depart.
ment, tho rates Of compensation,
and such rules and regulations as
may be required to increase tho Of
ficiency OF the service which was
adopted.
MIR. Grimes introduced o bill for
the reorganization OF the navy OF
the United States.
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine, from the
Committee on Appropriations, re,
ported buck tho Pension appropri.
alton bill with amendments, re.
ducing the amount appropriated
for invalid pensions from $40 600,
900 to 50, 0,6OO,O 900, and the appro.
priation for other army pensions
from sll,OOO,O 900 to SlO,OOO,OOO.
Mr.. Kellogg introduced n bill to
aid in tho construction Of the Pa,
ciilc Transit Railroad and Telo
graph from New Orleans to some
point ON tho Rio Grande, in thodi.
reclion OF San Bias on the Pacific
which was referred to tho Commit.
too on the Pacific Railroad. Fol
tho aid 10 be given By tho United
States TO this project, tho bill pro,
vides security byla first mortgage
The Central Union Pacific Il. Il,
bill was debated, without action.
The House proceedings were
unimportnnt,
In tho Senate, on the Goth, Mr.
Henderson introduced bill to ON,
able tho Cherokee, Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indians to become cit.
icons ol the United States.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judicia
ry committees reported subst,'
tute for MIR. Stewards bill TO pun
ish the holding Of oflico in viola
ton of tho fourteenth constitution
al amendment. The substitute
makes tho accepting or holding
knowingly of office TO which tho
person is incli giblo under tho Sd
section of tho amendment, felony,
punishable by five years imprison
ment and 81 900 to $4,000 fine.
Tho Central Union Pacific Rail
Road bill, after debate, was lost
on the question Of third reading =
yeas 81, nays ~. t.' D t'
In the House, Mr.. WashburnC
spoke, urging tho great necessity
of taking hold OF the public bust
ness in earnest. The Speaker re'
capitulated tho business pressing
on tho attention Of tho House
The proposed constitutional amend,
ment ard the bill relating to suiI,
rage were taken up. A substitute
offered by Mr.. Bingham, is as fol-
lows:
No state shall make or enforce
any law which shall abridge or
deny to any citizen Of tho United
States, Of sound mind, and over