The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-28
XLIst CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WAsnINaToN, Jan.
THIRD SESSION.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 81.
Mr.. TRUMRULL's bill, looking to the civ.
Il service reforms, came up.
Mr.. ScHuRz then proceeded to review
the necessities Of the civil service and the
remedies Of the existing abuses.
Mr.. ScHURz quoted from the investiga-
tons Of the Intrenchment Committee In.
to the New York custom house affairs, to
show the looseneSs OF the system OF polti-
cal appointments there. Referring TO the
appointments by the President Of friends
to Office, he mentions case Of o Western
applicant, who, failing to secure a local
and unimportant office, was recommend.
ed by q delegation from the State for
Pension Agent, and, after failing In that,
undertook his own case, and being man
who must be provided for, was appointed
by the President us minister resident In
the South America republic. That Of
flee not being high enough, the gentle
man succeeded in having himself nomin-
ated as minister plenopotentiary, but was
defeated In the Senate. He was then made
governor OF a territory, and oil this with
In seven days. ytEt t-a T4
Mr. ScHuRz cororborated the state.
ment OF Secretary Cox as TO the double
dealing Of Congressman, strongly recon.
mending to office persons in their COM
pany; and subsequently, intimating pri.
vately TO heads OF Departments this dis
trust Of the competency Of applicants, and
their actual feelings In q different direc'
tion concerning their appointment. He
then offered as a substitute for the bill
introduced by him at the last session, for
a radical reform Of the civil service by a
system Of competition In examination.
He explained and advocated the proposi-
ton us one demanded by earnest thinking
men, who had at heart the true interests
Of the country. .... Ia....... ...e..f
mir. HOWARD opposed the bill, as desti-
tute ol any practical value in cradicating
the evils complained Of, and regarded Mr..
SCnUIsz's substitute as an empty vision.
He would say to the Senator that that
millennium, when people would not hunt
office, would never come.
The Senate after a short Executive ses-
sion, adjourned until Monday. '+''"' '
HOUSE.
Mr.. CoNGER introduced q bill TO pro.
vide for the admission free Of duty, Of
animals imported from the Dominion Of
Canada, for breeding purposes.
The Indian appropriation bill was
passed. .--..l.
Mr.. HooPRR, Chairman of tho Com.
mittee of Ways and Means, rising TO a
question Of order and privileges, offered
the following resolution. g sE,air
ResOlUei, That the Senate bill repeal so
much Of the act approved July ID, 1870,
entitled an act to reduce the internal taxes
and for other proposes as continues the
income tax after the 3ist day of Decem-
Der, 1860, be returned to that body with
respectful suggestions on the part Of the
House. That section ., article 1, OF the
constitution vest in the House of Repre-
sentatives the sole power to originate such
measures. ...r.
Article Of the constitution was read,
which requires all bills raising revenue to
originate In the House.
Mr. RANDALL suggested that the pro-
vision did otmeet this case, as the Senate
bill was not the bill to raise revenue but
to repeal the law TO raise the revenve.
The House refused to order the yeas and
nays on the resolution and 1t was adopted.
Recess. f s-ro
The evening session and the session to.
morrow will be for debate only.