New-York tribune., 1872-03-08
XLIID OONGRESS-2D SESSION
SENATE. WASHINGTON. March 7. 1874

SENATE . wAsusGTOS. March 7. 1877.
Tho hills making appropriations for the
orec,or of public buildings In Albany b. LOUIS "a'|
ford and Raleigh. were passed. 49,
Mr. PRATT (Rep.. Ind) from the Comui'''eo "" 'u
.,oa. renor,ed bin. accompanied by report, for the
or ~ the children and heirs at law of John Minor
b1.sS' . CAMERON Rep PennJ sent up and had read
liter IN himself from Thomas A. scott Of the Penhsy
xana Central Railroad Company. denying that the use
OF his in Giles A. Smiths circular W i'ro"o ''
was authorized Laid on the table.
IMMIGRATION AND QUARANTINE ,..
Mr. CHANDLER (Rep, Michl from the ooinple.er m r "a
Commc rec reported resolution directing inc ,onnn
tee on Commerce to make thorough inquiry into the SUI
jecs OF Immigration and the tTea@tdhSt @ S VI ,n t a"ar
antinc and health regulations at tue cpiei rcs ~ ii
United states. The Committee TO visit New-fork Pmia'
Mr' Chandler presented the memorial OF the National
Board of Trade asking the passage OF & law ums anS
register them for service under the American nag m o
egn product needed for subsistence vessels engaged
in foreign trade, in the sailing or repairing OF s'e
ships or sailing vessels be- Withdrawn free oi duty
from bonded warehouses; and TO provide for tho return
to American registry Of all tunnage alienated during
the 10 foreign flags as the owners may desiro o
ferrcd. -
Mr.. FLANAGAN CRep., Texas called up the b pro,
vding for tho CcssOn OF certain lands by the state Vi
The bill provides for the cc.n to the United state. the territory
north the nobwes Of liaie.
County on the Red ,et 70 The %Sa Of tie "a, ffp % M ss so
cent. per acre payable thirty four and half ce1t bonds,
s ss. % srsad S .sss c by The ~ Of TeIa and he ret
state Treasury OF Tei to be oonsiated p, o. the eohe & %
Ia t. ne T c new s States sS OUT Of her etc Ft'S
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS.
The bill was laid aside the Senate resumed the
sideraon Of the Appropriation BILL the bill having been
All the amendments made in the Committee CON
in. except those reserved To DO voted on sepa
the amendment authorizing the employment Of 20 ad-
dona clerks Of Glass No. in the Land once was laid
The question being on the amendment approprating
$4,000 TO be expended ny the President in putting in
force the Civil Service Reform acquisitions,
and substitute the following: ,
Commission appointed BY the President OF the tnel states
tute on the table Carried. Yeas. 20; Nays. 10.
The Republicans who voted against laying MI Carpen-
cameron, Carpenter, Chandler. Clayton, Hitchcock,
Hamilton Gexa;, KelIogg Logan Osborn. pOmeroy.
who voted against 1t were, McSsrs' Biar Cooper, ana
Salisbury.
The question then REQUIRED the original amendment
apprOpriating the $50,000 for the purpose.
Mr.. CARPENTER Glep, Wis., said he had already ex-
| hoped this appropriation would not be made.
Mr.. sHERM AN Rep., ohiol said he hoped the opera
ton Of the scheme recommended by the Civil Service
| Commission would be confined TO Washington. New
York. and some Of the large cities where reform was
tend ii the whole country 1t would evidently break
down by its weight While he was In favor OF re-
form in the civil service, he not confident that III
could be effected this plan but Congress being already
committed TO it, appropriation ought To be made 80
| as to give it fair trla II only 10 demonstrate its
| failure.
Mr.. LOGAN Rep., Illl said that the system proposed
by the Civil Service Commission was hunbug Two or
three days there an examination III one OF inc
Department. when % persons GGmpee&h & ,3r & ne See
examination the OF the who would get the
appointment. He hr. Logan did not know how 1t was
DONE he knew the fact illustration of the folly
OF selecting public officers by competitive examinations.
Nr. LOGAN mentioned case which recently occurred
in illinois, where the Post-Ofce Department sent man
named Miller connected with the Department IN lll-
the applicants. lie would say, ny tDe
way that this Miller disgrace to the state, but
nobody has been able 10 get him out. Laughter In
this there were two applicants. and III the exanl'
nation each of them missed three questions but Miller
had not pettoned, and who had not been
a candidate all until Miller went to make the exam
inatOn. However, when the Department at Washing
received this report with specimens OF the hand
writing of the applicants, IL rejected Mers recOmnen-
datOn and appointed the other man. lie UOgan was
as favor OF reform anybody, but not reform
OF this kind - , .
reform he did want
Mr. LOGAN said he had not fully considered the sub
icct but would things that he would do II he
had the power Whenever a man performed his duties
well, he would let him alone; and Whenever a
man did not, he would turn him out. He
would the time of Office Of public officials
extensive with that of the President, unless where
performed his duties in such way as 10 make his
neghbors generally believe that he was dishohest lac
| would turn him out.
| MIR EDMUNDs thought It very remarkable that the
wisdom country, supposed to be concentrated In
Congress, having last year deliberately passed law
authorizing the President to make this experiment In
effort and repeal the law just attempt was
| made to put il into practical operation.
After some further discussion, without reaching a
| VOTE the Senate adjourned.