Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-11
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL
conclusion Yesterdays Proceedings.

SFNATE-After our report closed
~. Carpenter stated that the conference
committee oE Tie Bayfield, and ST. CrOiN rail-
gHtG Iil had failed 10 agree, and on his motion
Z. r,w conference committee was ordered.
After THE adoption OF amendments, the Indian
Al pIOITiatiCu . u was passed
The Senate then, at SIS =. m, adjourned.
HOUSE-Af-er oar report closed
The Senate amendment apVTJpriating $4,000
Tor tie lay mont ot the members OF the Board
Ct Health Oi the District OF Columbia was con-
CURED IN.
con motion of Nfr. Sargent. (Cal..) an amend
tLeut wa inserted aPqIuTTi2tug : i>.1C0 10 nFlng
Ur aIreaTages OF work in the General LAhd
Ibs Senate amendment Increasing the amount
cor the purchase Cf plants and seed, by the Az
ricuItuTaI Department. for distribution from
-farU0 20 $1,000 was amended, hXing the
THE sEcor CLAIMS.
Nr Beck fEv.1 took occasion uTOn pro-
rgsfd amen. lneut % say that he thought IL Use
= ter the House 10 stand about cutting DOWN
ale surt- appropriated Tor the several depart
TnCr5s. Tor the money would be used whether
arrTopr ated or not. and II they were given all
t6t money they wanted, they would ne saved
from a violation CT the law He read from thu
ts-tImCuyC f Comptroller BTOihead n TO the
rsOrt1.rfi- "a accounts after being settled, and
charged tEat the Secretary OF the NAVY had
Use ID ~.-.gtH in paving a claim OF the SscOTs
after the accounts had been settled in full.
MI Sargent lCal.l made the point OF order
that tie gentleman was using testimony that
vas properly IL the custody OF "a committee.
The Chat. man Mr.. Wheeler, OF y. " said
De understood Mr.. Beck 20 be reading from
rfw-paJ.er. which he had right to do, taking il
Tor what ia was worth.
Mr.. Sargent said that if the gentleman as
serted thai the Secretary Of the Navy had paid
The SecOTS UuiawfUlly he was incorrect. Even
iis tle LuOcIatiC colleagues who were on the COM
rlittee had expressed the opinion that there had
been no violation OF law.
Mr. Archer N d. a member of the committee
suggested that IL would be well not TO state what
tie opinions OF the members OF the committee
we're until their labors were completed.
Mr.. Sargent replied that the opinion had been
expressed. and had gone TO the papers
Other gentlemen rose to debate the point. but
the chairman ruled the discussion not germane
20 the proposed amendment. and having allowed
y on each side, declined 10 allow further debate
Iva this direction.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
When the item apprOpriating $50 ,O00 to carry
cut civil service reform WAS reached. Mr.. Gar
ht vi said the Committee on Appropriations was
divided ca the question, and finally determined
10 report a HOn-concurrence. Personally he was
IN iaNOr OF the appropriation. and he thou ght it
as due TO consistency and what had already
been done that this money should be apprOpri-
sted- 10 strike II out now was TO stop all idea
Of civil service reform.
Mr.. Butler Mass opposed the appropriation
an the general ground that the civil service re-
form a. proposed by the civil service commits
>iCn operated Unegually, and did not result in
giving to the most deserving the places under
TIE government. The men who had served their
country IN the field during the late war could
not compete with the youth just fresh from col
.Cge. IL was only the other day that a rebel Off
Ger passed the best examination in the Post
Office Department and was given an Office
M Kelley Pa said this appropriation did
rot necessarily contemplate that only the plans
already submitted should be carried out but IL
would lead 20 reforms and publication in the
-yIvice. Let the appropriation stand, and let il
die m getting the be>t possible plan.
\ long debate ensuCd, ami without coming to
vote or the amendment, the committee ross,
and Tie House a. OlrHed.