New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-08
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.

ATTACK ON TIE CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS
II THE sESATE-THE THREE PER CENT
WITHDRAWAL BILL DEFEATED IN THE
HOUsE-PROPOsED INVESTIGATION or TIE
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
!BY rELgGRAPH TO The TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON Thursday, March T. 1879.
Senator Carpenter made onslaught upon Civil ser
vice Reorn IN the Senate. this afternoon, and was
"a ned IN It by following named Republican Senators:
Messrs Caldwell, Cameron, Chandler. Clayton. Haml-
ton OF Texas Hitchcock, Kellogg Logan Osborn. Pomc-
roy Pool Ramsey, Rice. Upton, West, and Windom-l6
" whom Il, al least. Administrations Senators
Nine Democrats and q Republicans were willing to give
the Presidents plan fair trial. The Republicans were
Messrs Acorn Ames. Anthony Foreman, Buckin cham.
Cole. Conking Corsett. Edmunda, rIan4gaI, trellng
huysen. Harlan HILL Morrill, of Vermont. Pratt SchulZ
scout. sherman, TrhmDull, Wilson, and "right lie
amendment to the Appropriation hin, offered
present civil service Commission. by the above analysis
II the vote, twill be- seen that the Presdents CVi ser
vice Reform system only saved by the votes OF indie
pendent Republicans aud Democrats. An interesting
debate the new system began aNr lhe ABOVE '1te nah
Carpenter Edmund- and others II - probable thai ms
question VIII engage the attention VI inc oehd'e Ior
several days.
For fear Of efecting slight contraction IN the cur
renew the House to-day tabled the Senate bill providing
for redemption OF tho outstanding Three Per Cent
temporary loan certificates These certificates are
held by few fortunate national banks IN the East as
part Of the Iegstender reserves and they are thus
a privilege possessed by other banks. The Govern
neut ha- the greenDacks living idle with which to re
deem these notes and the interest upon then ana
secretary Boutwell, wishes to call them IN but they
were redeemed, the banks which hod thein
would have 10 put greenbacks in place OF them
vaults 10 make good yheir re-erves ana tie
drawn from CIRCULATION and contraction u tndt amount
would result Rather than risk this small contraction,
the House voted "a Keep on pawn the thTee per cent
Melted and passed, after much time had been spent IN
Va. nd N4I4 ON q M
iected in Committee ~ the Whole. hr Dawes asilh
dered his udment 20 appropriate %OOoO 10 pay the
rnrEtnrp IN Government employ fun wages for eight
bours' work and Mr.. FarnswOrth moved prOVis0 that
none Of the money should DE paid 10 men VINO received
,oveu IA other wOrkmen engaged on similar work Tor
Ia bopr- Labor This adopted. ana OF course com
tift1Iv uulliucd Mr.. Dawess amendment MI Dawes
oas greatly provoked, and angry Damtd MI 'ihrhrih
far allowing Mr. FaTsWOTtb To offer Ills proNls0. Mr.
Carrie retOrtcd sharply, and WITH SOME shO" O t'
ner that, having admitted MI Dawes amend
menI, which the h2mse ea,rn Uo,"'', compeiied
him 10 refuse Mr. Farns"Orbh iei'e 70 o Ir
bi- proviso which the House had yesuId1y
oGopted nearly all that vas SAID Dut theTt
vas something the and manner OF the Two rivals
fr the leadership OF the House winch lea many 10 thh
mat the micablc reiaiiOnr whic 'bey nave mbldheu
Deficiency hill was passed the ''"at lShhn
hin came up, aud Ha' discussed Ioe 'no
re.t Of the day without reaching vote.
N, Rair wanted another Investigation to-day.
and -ted the Hou-e of Ieprcse natives 10 raise com
uitt NJ Ave to overhaul Tie Navy Department. not be
CANA. ne th1ght there anything wrong IN thai quar-
Ter INT On account Of charges ana insnuaons made IN
certain pewspapers He said thht the secretary courteo
The inyesfje,tion Gen Banks aud Mr. Bingham Oh
eced ana te resolution not received. Cen Banks
{bongbf M Was imprC 10 order All invest CATION when
no specific charges had zoos naae