The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-18
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a The blu 10 regulate the seizure and ex.
animation 6f Books and Invoices ii Gus!
toms and revenue cases was tSken,u ,up,
amended and passed. aI'''~ 'l.SVAE =
The bill to encourage the planting and
preservation Of woods on the public do.
main was taken ppcand discussed until
the expiration OF the morning hoAt, when
It went oycrstill to morrow a, ,-r,'--t n,
The bill 70 carry out.the' pfovislohs Of
the Treaty Of Washington came Up Va the
special order, and was on motion Of Mr..
BANKS and against objections from Mr.
Cox postponed four weekS.f d'ass. l'S o.
The bill lappropriatings S325s s299a aforthe
Military Academy was passed.
The civil service reform bill was taken
up and Mr.. WILLARD spoke in favor
MF.PERag, ,efohio, addresscdt6 House
In Iayor Of ltheicivil Bervice reform, and
intimated that he would offer substitute
to Mr. WGLLARD's bill. He declared that
the people were robbed by this gigantic
abuse; robbed Of everything in the way
Of the responsibility Of any one for tina ap.
tpoihtments oofiieas If they sought itin
itl1emenbe berso oi CONGRESS Il wasI i q tliefe,
for the Constitution did not give It to
them. II they sought 1t In the Execu.
tive, It was not there, as II had been
wrenched away. The result was that
however great tho abuse, the people had
nobody whom they could hold responsi-
Bile for It The utmost Congress could
do In ethesway of reform was to mind
its business, land TO allow the Execu.
tive officers to exercise tho power Of
appointments which the Constitution gave
them;1 He had noLhipgt do with the &C.
tlon Of the Commissioners appointed by
the President, that was simply matter
for executive discretion. 2, The, bill before
the House proposes to prohibit memberS
OF! Congress from recommending or 30
liciting appointments to Office. The bill
which he would offer as substitute
Wonla extend that prohibition torall Eede-
raj officers Iand the Judiciary, as well as
TO Congress: The members Of Congress,
he admitted, were fitted to make recon,
mendations In their districts, ifthey could
disburden themselves Of the selfish and
party considerations which governed them
After further discussion, participated ii
by MeSarsl BUTLRR, of Mass, and SHANKs,
the bill went over til tomorrow. h7sf
House I'D joufned. e Eva S5g,3 . q 5'f' 80
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:" A bill passed Tor appropriating $50!
900 ior the observation of the transit Of
'Venus In 1874. y ed' % Ess5'l rlstla I'75
At:the expiration Of the morning hour
the unfinished business Yves the Austria.
lian steamship bfl which was laid on the
table. -' 20 % 'i'I u % ''''''' ''''1'4 =
Mr.. AMEs presented the memorial from
the Republican members Of the Legisla.
t1re Of Mississippi in favor, OF Q, supple!
.mentary civil ghtsbill u Y Il A II
The following bills were introduced.
BY Mr. SCOTT, granting the right Of
way through public lands to the Denver
and Rio Grande Railroad; by Mr.. HAR.
Lam, to settle the aland titles IN Iowa; by
Mr. FERRY, Of Michigan, authorizing the
sale sale. Of Middle! Middle Island IN The Saginaw
The Senate proceeded TO consider the
billsIeported 5by Mr.. GTRuMBULI, from
the Judiciary Committee.
The following bill we're passed: Topper
petuate the testimony IN the courts OF the
United States; to further the sdmlnistra.
tion Of Justice; supplementary to the
act amending the enforcement act; to pro-
vide thatifiby;the existing laws any State
election commencing on Tuesday next
alter the first Monday in November, 1879,
for the purpose Of choosing Presidential
electors, be required 70 be continued for.
more than ono day, then the said elec.,
tion, ,shsll be continued the number of
days required by the laws Of. such State.
q The billwhich authorizes the President
to accept the resignation oi the judges of
any court Of the /, United States, was
amended so as to confne its operation to
the judges who shall have been ten years
IN M Office S,s and md il was rejected ayes, II;
The Senate then went, into executive
session, and soon after adjourned.