The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-04-18

CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WASHIHCroN Anil IN

SENATE
WASHINGTON, April 10.
Mr.. Sherman moved to refer to the COM
mit,ee on privileges and elections the Houae
Message. Returning to the Senate tariff bill,
he said that the power Of the Senate to
amend the revenue bill in any way it thought
best, had been disputed nov tor the 6fst time
in the history Of the committee. The Com
mit.ee on Finance had considered the sub
jec'. and had agreed unanimously that the
Senate had the same right to amend the rev
enue bill ~ to amend any other bill; but as
the rights and privileges Of the Senate were
involved, they thought it best to send the
matter TO the committee on privileges and
elections. II was 20 referred
Mr.. Freliughuysen, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported without amendment the
bill supplementary to the enforcement of the
act Of May 81, 1871, providing that the Cir
cult Court of the United States, for any Ju-
dicial District in which at any time the
Circuit Judge shall hold Circuit Court for
particular purposes, shall hereafter be deemed
circuits as mentioned in iis second and third
sections.
Mr.. Pomeroy introduced a bill to establish
the United States District Court in the In
dian Country.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen by request introduced
bill giving the American and East India
Telegraph Company the right to have and
maintain lines Of telegraph cables between
Anne rican and Asiatic COSTS.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
OF the Indian appropriation bill, the pend
ing question icing on Hi,chcOck's amend
ment, prescribing the manner in which
claims for Indian depredatious shall be set
tied, which was adopted. Other amendments
were adopted, and the bill wss then passed /.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Hall, frosi the Postofiice Committee,
reported bill sbolishing the ranking priv
ilege from and after the first Of July, 1873,
and proceeded to address the House in ad-
vocacy Of il.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, opposed the
bill, and said that the outcry for il came
only from the metropolitan press that vas
anxious to be the only organ Of communica-
ton between the people and their Represen-
tatives. The metropolitan papers were
anxious to crowd out and crush down the
small local papers throughout the country,
and to have in their own hands the character,
fame and position Of every public man, so
that by their associated kilograms, and their
associated ISLANDERS and scandals they could
crush down public men. He had voted for
similar bill in the last Congress, but with
the same understanding on which all other
| members did, 40 that the Senate would not
pass it, and that it would be all right
Laughter.
Mr.. Sargent moved that the bill and
amendments he recommitted. Carried.
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole on the Senate amendments to the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial apPro-
priation bills.
There was long discussion on the ques-
ton of apprOpriaiing $780, for the ex-
penses OF the Civil Service Reform system.
The debate, which was generally addressed
to the proposed reform, vas carried on By
Messrs. Garfield, Butler, of Mass, Willard,
Maynard, Coburn, Conger, Potter, Dawes,
Beck, NcGreeory and Sargent. The re-
marks of Garfield, Dawes and Willard were
in favor Of the proposed reform system. No
vote vas taken on the proposition, when the
Committee rose and the House adjourned.
SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, April ll.--Mr. kduiunds,
from the Committee on Pensions, reported
adversely TO bill granting pension Of two
thousand dollars year to the widow of Ad-
mirai farrasut.
At the expiration of the morning hour,
the North Carolina Senatorial election case
was taken up.
Mr.. Logan called up the resolution re-
ported by the majority of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. that Joseph e.
Abbott, not having received majority OF
the votes cast by the North Carolina LeS'sia-
ture IL not entitled to seat a. such Senator
tho resolution. Al the CONCLUSION OF his re-
marks, Mr.: carpenter got the moor, but
yielded TO Mr: Cole. on whose motion, the
Consular ard Dipiomatic appropriation bill
was taken up.
An amendment was ADOPTED providing that
hereater no allowance snaii De maze any
consular or 1!piomaue omcer a'tef the ter
mihatioh d ms oniciai iuhc'i0ns' o'ner man
ior time necessarily occupied IN ms direct
return to the United states. Iae Dill then
passed. senate ADJOURNED.
HOUSE
Dill passed 70 prevent cruelty TO animals
In transit ny raiisoad or other means 81
transportation ana Pfohio'ting the conl,ne-
ment Of ANIMALS In cars &c, more than
twenty'iour hours continuously, aaer which
time they shouid nave hve hours Tor res,
iooa ana %aer. I'm,
Mr; hoidman reported Dill 10 encourage
'he p'aninS Oh Het.; anu lor !he PreselsaiiOn
OIL WOODS on INC Puoic demaiD; requiring all
patents Tor lands 10 nc on condition OF Keep,
ing ~ per cent. OF Inc iand IN umoer, and
Oh planning Two acres win trees "r every
acre IRON WINCH t,iAoer Is cut
Al the emu OF tue morning hour the biii
wen! over, ana senate amendments 10 tne
Legislature and JUDICIAL Appropriation Dill
came up Ia .ommn'ee OF tne NOE.
Inc debate on me seventh amendment, aP-
propriating Soe,coo 10 enable the fresdent
TO perfect and Put In force such rules IN
civil service as may, from time TO time, be
adopted by The President, was then re-
sumed. :,
Mr.. sargent opposed The amendment, anu
remarked that some members "ouid support
It Lest Its defeat might DC made use OF al the
Cinc'nnatl convention. ne TOOK no eounsei
from his enemies; ne look none from the
traitors oil the Cincinnati Convention. The
Kepublican party would succeed al the next
Presidential election not BY 'nscrib'ng upon
lis banner me mere words "e,vi! service re-
form, but hy presenting real civil service
reform wrought BY the administration.
Mr.. Shanks characterized civil service re-
form and the abolition OF the thanking priv
lIege az two specimens oil western humbug.