Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-09
FOrty-SecOnd Congressional Session.
WAsuINGToN, D. C., March s,

w AShANOIONs ~ ~ AldtCu o.
SENATE.
After the morning hour, in which nothing Of
interest was done, Senator Buckingham pro-
ceeded TO present the statues of Irumbull and
Sherman.
MIR. Peters, from the committee on the iu-
dietary, reported a bill, which was passed, eX-
tending the provisions Of the act approved April
10, 1860, amending the judicial system OF the
United States, SO as to allow to judges of the
United States district courts, who are over 20
years of age, and who resigned after January
/, 1865 having served twenty years on the
bench, the pay per annum during their lives
they were receiving at date of resignation.
The bill was based on memorial presented
on behalf of Judge Ware of Portland. He and
Judge Sprague of Massachusetts are the only
two who will be benefited by the bill. The pay
in each case commences from date of resigla-
nation.
Mr.. Wilson introduced a bill to provide for
the payment of women who were nurses during
the war.
Mr. Wilson also submitted an order which on
his motion, was laid on the table, requesting the
president TO suspend the board OF public works
of the District OF Columbia until the house com
mittee, now investigating the charges against it,
shall have reported
Mr.. Pratt introduced bill providing for re-
funding to state officers the taxes paid on their
salaries.
Mr.. Trumbull referred to the resolution Of
lered by Mr.. COnking some time ago, request
ing the president TO transmit to the senate
statement of the recommendations TO office
made by the senator's from New York, Illinois,
Missouri and Nebraska; and expressed surprise
that it had not been called up by the mover.
Mr.. Frenghuysen said he understood that
the reason Conllling had not called il up was
that he had promised Mr. Morton not to call it
up in his absence
Mr.. Trumbull then gave notice of the follow
ing amendment to the resolution of Conkliug,
~ nj nrnsiG 10 no roe
datiOns for Office made by certain senators; also
that he furnish the senate with c Ply of the
record or list kept in the respective departments
showing the appointments or removals therein,
which have been credited or charged to each of
the senators aforesaid, and to what senator: to-
gether with the name oil persons recommended
to or for removal from office, by each of said
senators; stating particularly in each case
whether it was request Tor appointment or re-
mOval; the endorsement OF the recommendations
made by Others giving names OF such others
or OF the character oil parties recommending,
without any reference to the applicant; in refer.
| ence to the papers of Others to him by the head
| of department without any expression of opIn-
ion by the senator in regard thereto; and wheth-
| er the appointments or removals have in any
instance been made at the suggestion or
request of any third party who has
| acted as a 60 between either of said senators
and the appointing power, as represented, or in
| any manner caused ii to be understood that
| such appointments or removals would be agree
able to or even desired by any senator, and if so,
| giving The name of the senator and of the per-
| son who represented or caused it be understood
and particularly neither any such appointment
or removals have been made at the suggestion of
Roswell Hart, an assistant superintendent of the
| mail service in the state of New York. or Of 4.
H. Laflen, now naval officer of the port of New
York, or of A. B. Cornell, surveyor of the port
of New York.
Mr.. Wilson, from the committee on military
affairs, reported a bill to establish the pay OF
enlisted men III the army.
Mr.. Anthony offered a resolution accepting
the statues of Jonathan Trnmbull and Roger
Sherman, and returning the thanks of congress
to the people ofConnectcut for presenting them
and briefly addressed the senate on the subject
resolution unanimously adopted.
The senate resumed the consideration of the
legislative appropriation bill. The pending ques
| ton was on Sherman's motion to reduce the APP
preparation Tor carrying out the civil service re.
| form TO $4,000.
Mr.. Howe spoke at length in favor Of civil
service reform, but against the present plan
which he believed unconstitutional. In conclu.
| sion, he sketched plan of his own for improy.
| ing the civil service by the establishment of 8
national university
| Mr.. Sherman withdrew his amendment, and
| Mr.. Carpenter called for the yeas and nays on
the pending amend ment, approprating ,00(
to be expended by the president for the promo
tlOiI vi ClNIt eSlflCb ItlOILHs DISCUSSION OIL INT
subject was continued by Messrs. Edmunds and
| Conkling until 4:35, when, without arriving at
| a VOTE the senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned TO Monday.
| HOUSE.
In the morning hour the house was engaged in
| considering bills of private nature.
The house has agreed to the senate amend
ment to the bill for the erection Of public
| building at Hartford, Conn, and the bill
passed. The amendment strikes out that por-
zion which requires the building TO be ire-proof
| and provides for 1re-proof vault.
AT the expiration of the morning hour there
was another contest, as there was on Friday
| last, whether the house should 90 into commit
| tee of the whole on the private calendar, or
whether it should consider the post office appro-
| pration bill. The bill in the private calendar is
that for relief of the William and Mary college,
| to which there is great opposition.
After passing several bills, including one for a
| pension TO the widow of revolutionary soldier,
the house at O'Clock went into committee OF
| the whole on the post office appropriation bill
| Mr.. Wheeler in the chair.
| The bill apprOpriates SOS, 225 $50, including
| the following items, VIZ,
Inland mail transportation, St8,O24, 1853
| foreign mail transpOl tailon $500 ,00nI compen-
| saiian 10 .postmaslers, S5,52j000; pay of post
Lthre clerks, S2,oOO,0OOI paw Of letter carriers,
| 81 ,420,OOO; mail messengers, route agents, Sc,
| about S2,5O0,0O0: manufacture of postage
stamps, Sl60,0f0; stamped envelo es and news
| paper wrappers, S4j3,000; provided that the
| government envelopes shall nob contain any
printed matter except the request to return the
letter II uncalled for; steamship service b tween
San francisco, Japan and China, $500 900; be-
tween the United STATES and Brazil, s150 900
between San Francisco and the Sandwich
| Islands, $4,000. The appropriation 10 meet
| the deficit in receipts is S4,749,OOO.
Mr.. palmer, who had charge of the bill, made
statement explanatory Of the TeceptS and eX-
ift1rn n Ohio T.,
| only thirteen states were The receipts of the
| department in excess Of the expenditure.
MIR, Dawes, chairman Of the committee of
| ways and means, made a statement 10 show
| how the balance sheet of the treasury was beng
constantly changed by each days legislation of
| congress, and followed with speech in which
he gave his views in detail on the necessities of
| the government. lie was questioned and OPP
| posed by Messrs. Eldridge and Kelley, and sup
ported by Mr.. Burchard.
Mr.. Myers amendment to increase the paw of
letter carriers was rejected, 30 TO "a, and the
committee rose without having concluded the
discussion of the BILL
Mr., Brooks of New York offered the follow
ingi
Whereas, Mexico neighboring and cotermnous
territory, i and has been In q state of revolution
now for half century: and
Whereas on our borders there are constant raids
ana lnroads, more or less destruction to life and to
property Of the people of the United States, thus
interpostlOn; and
:. Whereas, philanthropy, humanity and Christian.
NY, thus shocked, reVolts from this continuous
shedding OF human blood in endless civil wars
winch are depopulating the country and reducing
the people thereof to barbarismj therefore,
Resolved, that, the senate concurring, the pres-
dent OF the senate and the speaker of tine house of
representatives appoint joint committee OF three
from each body TO devise the wisest and best means
Tor the paeihoation of Mexico and the establishment
OF law ana order on our own border,
Mr.. Ooughlan-That looks something like
the establishment of a protectorate must OBJ
ject.
The house, at $3.50, adjourned till Monday.
Fires.
PAINTED Posi-, n. Y, March s.-Bronson's
planning mill was burned this morning. Loss,