Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-17
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Cs.e,asie. ye.serss.y's Prsceeaa.s..


sENATE.-After our report closed
Mr. salisbury offered n solution requesting
the President TO communicate to the Senate the
,iate of appointment OF General Ed. MeCook, as
tioverIoI OF the territory OF Colorado, how long
the said NcCook has been abeent from his post
OF duty; how long he was in Europe, whether his
salary has been paid to him during such absence.
Dir. Salisbury asked for the present consider
alton of the resolution, but Mr.. Pomeroy obi ct-
ing, 10 went over. rs-
THE CHICAGO FLEE.
Mr. Logan called up the bill tn provide for the
relief Oi the sufferers by the Chicago fire. Mr..
Logan said. The bill provided for a refundng or
remission Of ~ import duties on building ma
aerial used or 20 be used the ground burnt
over. one yeat from October Q, 1871, and sus-
BENSON or 7, mission OF internal revenue taxes
upon the sufferers by the fire until the close OF
the Hext ocular session OF Congress
INTERNAL TAXES
MI Scott a., I, q an his bill atory of the
act 10 reduce internal taxes and Tor other Pur-
loses, approx II july IL. 1870. liz provides that
all taxes upot dividends, interest and undivided
Profits ht r. ti,.re assessed collected from the
corporations mentioned in section Is OF the in
ternaI reven. act of July IL. 1870, for the time
between August I, 1870, and January 1, 1877
shall be Tt n, q - or refunded upon claims made
therefor. but nothing shall be construed to pre-
vent the coil, ton or authorized the return Of
any taxes up,n such diyidg nds, interest or undi-
viled profits ~s>cSSed aud collected at the rate
of hve per cen um tor that part OF the year 1879
PRIOR 10 the vet of August
Discussion sIsued on the bill. but without "a
ton; the Senate went into executive session, and
then adjourned
HOUsE.-Aiter our report. discussion con-
tinued at some length on the bill to fix the sala-
sTy of the United States consul at Tien-Sin
at China. at $3.50 per snnum.
Mr.. Dawes Mass replied to Mr.. Shellabar-
ger, and quoted from the letter of b. Randolph
kitm. with his allowance and mileage for in
speetlng foreign cOnsulates, stating that he had
Travelled nearly around the globe and received
mileage at ten cents per mile. He thought this
not one of those conSuis who was poorly paid.
A nd Ms a few he thara
had been sent TO Alexandria, in Egypt, under
similar compensation.
Mr.. Butler (Mass.) asked Mr.. Dawes il he did
not think the agent whom he thought ex-
tIavagantly paid could pass an examination?
Mr. Dawes said he had no doubt but he could.
No rule would cure thisevil. What was required
efficiency in administration, and the evil
would exist until those who were placed in po-
sition learned TO select the right man for the
right place.
Mr. Hoar (Mass.) desired permission to ask his
colleague (Mr. Dawesl a question.
Mr.. Banks.-If il has nothing whatever to do
with the subject will yield. lLaughterl
MIR. HOar's interrOgstOry was lost In the con-
fusion.
Mr.. Dawes replied that if a rule was adopted
by the Executive that the presentation of a let
ter recOmme ndng him, given by any me mber of
Congress. should cut offthe applicant, would do
more to reform the civil service than any code of
rules that could he adopted
Mr.. Butler Mass disapproved ofthe attacks
made upon men who were absent and unable to
ttiend the mselves. He said the consul at Alex
andIia had been grossly attacked in the news
papers of the country, and had asked the Secre-
tary OF state TO send an agent to investigate the
condition Ut his Office, and TO the truth of the
charges. The Secretary had sent out as such
agent gallant officer of the late war. He said
he was opposed 10 the self abnegation of Con-
greSS, which had been shown in the assertion
that q nan when elected to Congress could not
tel who smOng his constituents would make
good public officers. He knew and he felt il his
privilege Is a citizen and his duty as a Congress
man. to recommend whenever the government
needed public servants. He thought he knew as
much about their qualifications as any broken
down school master. Laughter He believed
his acquaintance with the men enabled him to
say who were qualified at 81 200 a year to sit
down and copy the laws on a sheet of paper as
asking how far the sun was from the earth. Ire
newed laughter
After some further discussion the bill was
passed.
THE BOUNDARY QUESTION.
ON motion of Mr.. Morgan. Ohio, } the Horse
went into Commit of the Whole OF the Joint
resolution authorizing the survey and marking
of the boundary line between the United States
and the British frOyinces, from the Lake OF the
Woods to the Rocky Mountains. and apprcpri-
ating 100000 for the survey for the current
year.
After debate, the committee rose and reported
the hi!l 20 the House.
\ pTOvisO, moved in committee by Mr. Hol-
land. (iud-.) that the surveys should be made by
engineers ND in the engineer corps, detsiit d
for that purpOse, without extra compensation,
was adopted A further amendment offered py
PenSes for the current fiscal wear from $40 900
10 $4,000, was also adopted, and the bill, as
amended, passed.
The House. at $50 p M, adjourned.