The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-12
42d CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, March II.
HOUSE.

henderH0n, KY; by MIR. RICE, In regart
10 the tax on incomes OF over Sc 600; by
Mr.. PALMRR, to connect the telegraph
System with the postal system.
Mr.. HuDBARD'3 postal telegraph bill
was introduced, and various railr0ad an(
land grant bills were introduced and re
Gerred. I HF''y i'.I.
The supplementary civil rights bill
came up, but no action was taken upOl
Il. .7s., z r 49, y ~ =,
A resolution was adopted to investicatc
the charges affecting Secretary Robeson
Mr.. BRooKs, Of N. Y, moved 10 sus
pend the rules and adopt his resolution Ii
regard to Mexico. Rejected; yeas, 70
nays, 90. sg.. 49,.
Mr.. HEREFORD moved 10 suspend tho
rules and adopt 4 resolution declaring 4
to be unconstitutional and a tyrnnnica
usurpation Of power Tor Congress TO at
tempt 10 force mixed schools on The
States, or TO pass any law interfering with
the churches, public carriers or inn keep
ers. Rejected; yeas, so; nays, 81.
The Senate Amendment TO the IIoust
bill for Government building at st
Louis, was on motion Of Mr.. WRITs, non,
concurred in, and n committee ol con
ference ordered.
The SPEAKER announced as the Select
Committee on the charges against tht
Secretary ofthe Navy, as follows: Messrs
BLAIR, OF Mich, SARGENT, PETERS
VoORHEs and WARREN.
M Hnrru oTnrnI n nn,a1uNf,,,
ing the Committee on Ways and Mean
to report on the propriely OF abolishinl
taxes on the States in proportion tn tht
population, which was agreed to. 9
Mr.. GARFIELD asked and obtained con
sent TO have IN amendment TO the post
office bill considered in order, prohibiting
all persons who have held office in any
department Of the government which re
quired confirmation by the Senate. from
acting as agents or attorney for the prose
cution OF claims before such department
for two years after they have lett The
government employment.
Mr.. FARNswORTH, from the PostOiliCC
Committee, reported bill 10 suppress the
system Of straw bids for carrying mail
and providing that any person who has
put in q bid and who then fails TO entel
into the contract and perform the service
shall be deemed guilty OF a misdemeanol
and liable to penalty Of $1,000 fine and
one years imprisonment.
Mr.. POTTER offered an amendment au
thorizing the Postmaster General to nc
cept new sureties from contractors in
place Of the existing sureties. Agreed to,
and the bill as amended then passed.
Mi. BUTLER, Of Mass, moved to suspend
the rules and pass q bill directing the
Secretary of the Treasury, after the Isl
OF April, 1879, TO collect and receive one
third Of the amount. Of custom duties on
imports in legal tender notes; rejected by
40 to II. He then moved that the rules
be suspended, and the bill brought before
the House Tor consideration. The new
motion was rejected; yeas 50, nays g.
Less than twO-thirds voting in the affirm.
ative.
Mr.. BECK offered a resolution calling on
the Secretary Of War for a detailed state,
ment as to the sale of arms and ordnance
stores, since June, 1860. Agreed to.
MIR. kILLIEGRR, offered resolution
declaring that the policy OF granting sub,
sidies in public lands 10 railroads and
corporations should be discontinued.
Adjourned.
5l4ILta ~ SENATB.st F.s-.G Il,
q Mr.. CHANDLER presented several re-
monstranCcs against the relief bill. lie
also stated that O committee Of nine
representing the lumber interests Of
Saginaw Valley were on their way to
Washington TO protest against the bill
and moved that 1t he referred back to
give the committee an opportunity to he
heard, but Messrs, LOGAN and TRUNtDULI
being absent he did not press the motion.
Twelve thousand additional copies ol
the census report were ordered to he
printed.
Mr.. COLE introduced a bill to provide
for 0 mail service between San Francisco
Tanid and Marquesas Island. .s n
{ Mr.. PoNERoYs proposed rule as Ia
petitions and memorials Of State Legisla.
lures being disposed of, Senator intro.
ducing them, may request that they he
discussed until the expiration Of the
morning hour.
When the appropriation bill came up
Mr.. SHERMAN said the tariff bill was set
down for today and he would insist on
going on with It, when the pending bill
was disposed Of. The pending question
on the appropriation bill, was the amend.
ment appropriating $4,000 to be expend'
ed by the President for the promotion Of
reform in the Civil Service.
Mr.. TRUMBULL addressed the Senate on
Civil Service reform. In reply TO the
remark made by Mr.. HOWE, Friday, he
denied that he had ever forged political
anathemas against the President, OF
spoken disrespectiul Of him. lie had
neither abused the President, nor fawned
upon him. Mr.. TRUMLULIi then spoke
in general terms OF tho corrupt condition
OF the civil service, and argued that the
bilPintroduced by him last year prohibit.
ing recommendations 10 office by mem.
bers OF Congress would he one important
measure Of reform.
Mr.. CARPENTER asked him 10 leave
gloomy generaiities, and come down to
details.
MIR. TRUMRULI replied that there was
no lack Of competent witnesses on the
subject. He cited Governor VIM. Curtis
as IN influential friend Of the Administra.
tion, and read from the testimony of ex.
Secretary Cox as to civil service abuses
specifying among other things the ap'
Dointment of incompetent and immoral
persons through the influence of members
Of Congress, the difficulty Of getting such
persons removed, and the levying Of as.
sessments for political purposes.
Mr. PoMERoY said that Secretary Cox
professed to have found great difficulty in
removing incompetent employees in his
department. But his successor turned
out sixty-elght in four months. FIy
Mr.. TRuMBuLL then replied to Mr.
MoRToN's statement made some weeks
since, that he (TRUMRULIi) had recon,
mended 1903 persons for appointments tc