The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE. ''a
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL.

exposition at Philadelphia, in 1876, was
received.
Mr.. Scott moved to refer it the COM
mittee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Fenton said that the committee
on Manufactures was more appropri-
ate reference.
Upon Mr.. Scott's motion division
was demanded by Mr.. Fenton,which re-
suited in its adoption, thlrty-sne sena-
tors rising to their feet, and the mega
tive vote. not being called, consisted Of
one.
Mr.. Ramsay, from the committee on
Postoffices and Postal Roads, reported a
bill authorizing the establishment of
ocean mail and steamship service be-
tween the United States and Westpha-
liza. 1t provides for the carrying Of
mails monthly between San Francisco
and Australia and New Zealand, at a
compensation not to exceed 100000
per annum.
A motion of Mr.. Morrill,, of VT,
to table the subject failed, % to 81,
when it was laid over to the next morn
ing hour.
. The Senate resumed the considera-
ton of Mr.. Trumbulrs bill to relieve
congressman from Importantly, and
preserve the independence OF several
OF the Government.
Mr.. Morton said that the reform con-
emplated by the bill was of so spurious
a kind that much cheap popularity had
been made on what was called Civil
Service Reform, many writer's and
speakers on the subject scarcely under
standing what was meant by it.
A resolution, offered by Mr.. Ramsey,
calling on the Postmaster General for
any information lie may have in refer
ence to the amount Of free matter
through the mails, was
Adopted.
Mr.. Edwards presented and had read
a remonstrance of Mrs. General Sher-
man and 1000 other ladies against
female suffrage, the remonstrance
including among the number wives Of
Senators and Representatives and
prominent men Of professional life
the country.
The House joint resolution for appro-
priating $250,000 for continuing the
work on the Louisville and Portland
canal and $341 900 for the completion
of Des Moines rapids, was received
from the H ouse and after a debate the
Joint resolution was adopted.
1t had been alleged by Mr.. Trumbull
that there were in the departments more
than twice as many clerks as were
needed to do business. The inference
from this would be very injurious TO
the Administration, indicating that was
rotten and corrupt.
Mr.. Morton said the late Secretary Of
the Interior has acquired considerable
reputation in this matter of the Civil
Service Reform, and referred to the
Brticle in the North american Revie,o,
substlantating his assertion that the
gentleman had set up himself superior
On this point he claimed to
inugurate a reform, when he was en-
as he said in his letter of
by politicians. An infer
ence was that during his official tenure
he acted upon his own convictions, and
did not allow Congressman to dictate
any appointments. Now, the fact is
shown from the record here that on
that gentleman assumption OF his
office there were esq clerks in the In
terror Department, and when he left it
there were 6SS, one man, perhaps, hav-
ing died. Therefore, according to Mr..
Trumbull there were twice as many
clerks there as were needed, and but
one less than the number when the
Secretary left it. Unlike Mr.. Cox,
Secretary Boutwell,, without any special
pretension to civil service reform, had
reduced the force under him some four
or fve hundred.
Several Senator'S desiring to speak
on the bill, no vote was reached, its
further consideration being deferred till
Wednesday next, at five o'clock.
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Banks asked leave to offer q
resolution requesting the Senate to
return the concurrent resolution passed
by the House last Monday, for the
appointment Of joint committee on all
ocean cable legislation
Mr. Starkweather objected
The House then resumed the con-
sideration Of the bill reported yesterday
from the committee on agriculture, on
the better care Of cattle in transit by
railroads or other means Of transporta-
ton.
Mr.. Swami opposed the bill as one
which would add largely to the cost
of transportation by delay and derange-
ment Of time tables.
Mr.. Archer thought that the consti-
tutionality Of the bill was doubtful.
Mr.. Cook declared himself in favor
of the bill, as an act Of humanity.
Mr.. Scofield said, when they came to
a subject which reached all over the
country and which no county and no
State could control, then, he held that
if Congress had power over it under the
Constitution, that power should be ex.
ercised. He held that that power ex-
listed under clause in the Constitution
which gave Congress the power to regu-
late the commerce between the States
Mr.. Eldridge argued against the con-
shtutionality and against the propriety