The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-19
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Senator Carpenters Onslaught. Ca
Civil Service Reform. -
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Lively Debate on enc Subject by
Trumbul, Merton, Frelinghuy-
sen, Edznunds and Schurz.
ARTIFICIAL LIMB S.
Sumner Accepts Frelinghuysen's Amend
ments to the Civil Rights Bill.
The Widow Triumphant in the
House.
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The Postal and Pension AM
preparations.
The Widow Triumphant in the
House.
The Postal and Pension Ap-
preparations.
SENATE.

payment Of liberal for mail cd
by American steamships sailing to foreign ports Referred
10 the Committee on Post Odces.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Mr. TRUMBULL, trep.) of Ill.,, from the COMMITTEES on the
Judiciary reported adversely upon the of the commit
the memorial in woman suffrage signed by
Mrs Isabella Beecher, Hooker and others, asking DO
heard before the Senate support Of their claim
that the committee be discharged from its furthsr
ton A to the main point of the MISUNDERSTANDING
under the amended federal constitution have right
10 vote he said the committee wou report writing
carly day.
@ TO IN & from the usual
TIE FIGHT HOUR LAW.
Mr. Monns. rep Of Vermont from the Finance Com
the Hour law The b ha especial reference I. tho
pnged Armory and equazes the of iabOrers in the
The S making az appropriaop 5 for the sscon Of
Mr. A. g THURMAN, fdem;3 Of Ohio, presented the ere
", 1 y, IT LIMBS roh THE Army AND NAVY
.ay As a1oTSby the bin smenas,ory =" Of the
the provinons OF tho act to all officers the grade
M CoNK11Ns moved to amend by extending the pro.
visions TO all in the and navy regardless rank
The bill va. then passed.
GRANTorHoBrA.
g. day, would up rs.oiu ion direcins
snirs into the Presdens deerions u duty and Wonid
submit some remarks upon IT,
Mr. WILSON introduced bill to grant 2.000,OOO Of
public land for educational purposes in the Territory
Also bin to allow women to vote and hold Office in the
M cnASnLna rep, Of Mich from the Committee on
s ST. the S the Sr
bill Psburp Pa, port OF entry and Delivery
Mr. CorE the Comm iites on Pos, oncea and Pos.
% w m ns 9 The
State. and Anstrana directs the Postmaster Genera
Ma steamship line TO make thirteen round trips
:hu; 10 by r pas w. hs steam
2oU tons register each.
sI.:.. cs; Of delivery also amenSasory Of the
Mr. WEST rerl of LaTo authorize sale o, pub.
NY n; kAxsEY Gsp:5 OF Minn-To perfec, navigation
July s
ing a certain lock and dam. ,,onruou.,.
Mr. COnBErTir the Committee Commerce, reported
Resoved That the PrssisDt be respectfully requested to
lay before Icng,ess tor pn6caSn the public interest
the of United States Britain re
merchant shipping the lighthouses
with , ,n to the application OF our own severn
from those charges and fo, the maintenance Of the lsa
with the policy and practice Of the
o. the United States. which has lighted and harbO
The above the resolution recommended by the National
Al one o'clock the Amnesty bill up unGnish ed
sqmss. crop Of Mass. snRousee TIA. he had
ssrdsy and had decided 70 accep, them.
The Amnesty bill then laid informally, Mr.
CAKrENTEn called his resolution declaring the
wee reform scheme unconstitutional and addressed the Sen
SENATOR oAnrENrxn's SPEECH
He deeply regretted the OF the President
AM that he had Adopted the rules by
had been great deal of camor lately support of
scheme which had made i seem at the people gene
President had yielded to this csmor upon the principle stated
repeal Of an nOao1s law was to execute i aitnu i've
BONE persons bad expressed surprise at the Presidents
using for hi. the reason proSaby
.dv.nace. yet defeat Them Ne7efhees. he though.
The President had done wrong yielding to the of the
right. bu, their sudden impulses often wrong ought
sometimes happened iha, before '-' A"'" '''A
THE soBgg SECOND THOUGHT
b.sset and to public o1cora senator, for
Of the M as he Sa "u to
Senator who probably WON'T not be reelected he wished
6, part ,s reform .chss tho
1en S s.a %s
served one term Ineligible Tor reelection This would
Davis because although latter Is dsqualed bv The
Sonsres. remove hi. dissSlit,e., While President
sasb,s oud a., Ssvs no mean. Of relief from h.
sss was enough 60 dsmo,sze public oeer, then the
oughy demorazed by this and oeing man who sets
principles above all personal considerations he would Of
diatey upon the adoption Of his Amendment anehter1
servIce reform il cunning cschwor The eon SSn cv
tina. whoesef not ~ iay , OF reform rns. be
sure intuition which tells u. mat IN government, such
W. have than ny others that We know M, Of" "''
Mr. CARPnsrKE then discussed at some length the dls,r
psrmenu OF the government ana came to the conclusion
ST.den %oa SS Be- BY % rs% i HIS e% nS 'SS
I2rsr, would he no greater than those OF constable N
seemed that the executive department sa
stand ns OF the ees awe deparineo lie
: s Of the manner ~ rhiea the law auih tho;
Service Commission had been passed, eugraned upon
sirt pe example of the evil effects OF putting renea crs
lson ioto appropri.ton bills, that his measure
e.. hay, nee. The OF ws9y But
result vas this Civil Service Commission With report
Mr. CAlp,NTyn here had the regulations read and then
criticised them " detail IN, of, 'r.elsm was nat
wholly exempt from the operation Of ibem II copying
clerk The Interior Department CANDIDATE for the jaG
on be could no. see .hy the ssGs'sry Of the Interior
citizen Of The Js.d state: s Tie head OF , Se
sss .soie Of Lax. Michigan must he able 10 rsd aHa
United State: would required do either Laughter
he also argued thu. there wa. conflict between the ninth
altar long and faithful eIy,ee by bodily or mental inrmiy
.aae SspaHmeut and tie hr rule which posIss 1a NO
sba be admitted @ position in the civil service
character health Ac These. he said were minor dc.
fects In the civil vice reform scheme.
GREAT OBJECTIONS
90 were FIRST that violated the constitution hv taxing
from the President the discretion vested in him
his appontees from the whole people. and limited hun
of the persons referred bin by the
second, that for public servants the standard OF
education Of the schools 10 the exclusion from oce Of all
VINO have not enjoyed the benefits OF liberal educs
tion, thus setting up q aTisocratic governmental
class. composed Of the sons Of the rich. Ia sup.
yor Of bis position that the scheme unconstationa
he had the CerE portion Of Attorney General Ake
mans opinion gwen IN August 1871. Continuing his crit
ssD he said that according to these rules the success
sndidas for appointment TO be chosen from the
te persons passing the best examination, that although
epe OF the candidates SHOULD questions enough 90
one who had done best or else
DIbRRahRD TUR EXAMINATION
snu lsl back bis discretion, 30 which
Wnat would hecome Of the evil reform
hef tue eshDo~le- presenting themselves .oT eXamIns.