The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-04
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Senate.
WASHINGTON May 4,-The House concurrent resolution
for adjournment sine die july taken up on
motion of Mr. sumner to lay on the table, negatived
MT. Hamlin thought the time was, ample within which
yarabiy shown that when day Of adournment had once
been fHed & congress @Tt worked up to the point
Committee on Finance
others should control Of the object if prompt or
definite finite. action S;}Dow was .nd aesred sired
ton as an indirect Of defeating the important bills
ing facilities, and the enforcement Of the tteenth
amendment which the country expected to passed
follow sr0h
business of the present session Compared fsyoraby in
The morning hour expiring the resolution went till
largest ship owners in the United States against the
granting Of subsidies proposed by what is known Mr.
Mr.. Williams reported with amendment the bill to
Mr.. MorT Maine, from the s Committee on Appropria
tions reported Joint resolution to amend the act Of
the reeonstrnction laws. Passed, 'N'
At 1875 p. N. the calendar was taken up.
House.
The House met at II o'clock.
Of asking the enactment Of the Owl son
abolish the national banks redeem the bonds de-
e Of
dues and other taxes % SSsSsd @ By the Federal Govern
Mr. Wells. The COMMITTEES on Rsiroaas and
Canals reported bill TO incorporate the Mississippi Val
Mr. Wells also from the COMMITTEES on the Decline of
l:aas S mon S s
Vera CruT TobascS Laguayra Csmpeohe
tract to for with William H. Garrison and
q $4,000 annum for the drst five years and
$1,000 for S the next asssGS five yeHGs
of War survey and estimates to be made the
at poTs1 Se% RdOpteS the
offered S calling the
Terry relating to Georgia not already communicated
MI Beck asked leave offer resolution reciting ale
that Sry S nd srqRs sSs,s M Of
dnates for alleged violations Of the laws of Georgia.
jury in the civil courts requesting the President to
state by what authority such fn4a things are done
NE s he
NJ cali for regular order of business
order ord s'f from % now till the !th Of July VI
bill was pi esented, explained briefly by Mr.. Cox. and
The OWL Service bill then up the business of
Messrs FtpEelburg and Cobb (Me) briefly expressed
Mr. Maynard argued against the bill removing the
would that the he system was FAULT
worse ess served by it's officers and clerks than private
tutions we're. He believed that there was much
dnetors takers and employees Of banks railroads
other private companies than there was by GoverR
Mr. Peters said he opposed TO the bill yesterday
and was more opposed to IL to-day IL it piece OF
machinery be confined entirely G the clerks in the De
parme at Washington. He might vote for it, though
even as TO them thought there machinery
than was necessary, that there was too much horse
mower Of steam il the cart that il had draw
He believed its application TO the offices outside OF
Washington be impracticabe and impossible. This
bin covered all the deputies Of assessors and collectors
all the deputy msrshas and all the clerks of United
SCISSORS collectors and judges could Judge
the fitness of their appointees than the
sion three white chokered schoolm who could
possibly know anything OF their character practica
| ability.
Mr. Jenckes-suppose collector means to be a thief
| who ought 10 ApR point his deputy
Mr. Peters-The President must look after the eellec
tor This bill does not undertake look after the col
| lector.
| mir Jenckes-Certainly it does.
Mr. Peters went to that the merchant and the
collector we're better qualified Judge of their clerks
assistants than travelling board of commissioner
could possibly be. These commissioners might examin
their knowledge, etymOogy, syntax, and pro
sody but how they TO know about their character
their honesty or their practical hnessY He objected
the bill il three miesonere the enr
patronage Of the United States He objected TO it be
"a use virtually It appointed TO once for life.
this bill were Rseesd, what was % be done with th9u