The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-04-25
WASHINGTON.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE
WAsH1xorox, April II.
A bill passed appropriating $780, for
ohsesvaalon Of the Transit Of Venua.
Attne expiration Of the morning hour the
unfinished business of the Austr,l;sn s,..m-
ship bill WA laid on the table.
The bill appropristing SS25. 2Sa for The
Military Academy 1t Wet Point, pass.d
The Civil Service Reform bill was taken
up and discussed.
Mr.. Wallace spoke in favor CT the bill. In
provides that If BY existing laws, any State
election coming On Tuesday after the ls
Monday in November, 1872, for the purpose
Of choosing Presidential electors, be required
To he continued for more than one day; then
said elections shall be continued the number
OF DAYS required BY The Laws Of such States.
The Senate then went into Executive SeS-
sion ard soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
The bill 10 encourage the planting and
preservation Of fruit trees on the public
lands was taken up and discussed until the
expiration Of the morning hour spd theI
| went over until tomorrow,
| Mr.. Perry, Of Ohio, addressed the House
in favor of the civil service reform, and init
mated that he would offer substitute for
M. Willard's bill. He declared that the
| people we're robbed by those gigantic abuses
robbed Of everything in the way of respon-
ibiliiy Of any one for appointments to of6ce.
II they sought it in the Executive it was NOT
there as II had been wrenched away. The
result was, that however, a great
abuse it might be that the people
had nobody whom they could hold
responsible for it. The utmost that Con-
gress should do in the way Of reform, va
to mind Its own b0sinsss, end TO allow the
executive officers to exercise the power OF
appointment which The constitution gives
them. He had nothing to do with any COM
aittee appointed BY the President; that i,
vas simplya matter for executive conven-
fence and discretion. The bill before the
House proposed to prohibit member OF
Congress from recommending or soliciting
appointments to office. The bill which he
would oAer - substitute would extend that
prohibition to all federal officers, to the Ju-
ciary, as we'll as to Congress. Members of
CONF RES, he admitted, we're fitted to make
recommendations in their districts. if they
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vance guard in that great struggle which had
resulted substantially, and was to result fully
and conplefely and toreyermore in restoring
to the people their long lost liberty and their
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reconl and Of .,iemptine to forge 5euers on
,hs mind, and con.c;eDces Of frsemen- Ier
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