Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-09

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SENATE.
BIZ. Wilson introduced bill providing to
! pay female nurses during the war.
| District Corruption.
Mr.Wilson also submitted an order, which
on his motion, was laid on the table, re-
questing the President to suspend the Board
| on Public Works of the District of Column
bia, until the House Committee, now inves-
tigating charges against it, shall have re-
ported.
Tax ON state OGicers.
Mr.. Pratt introduced bill providing for
the refunding to State officers of taxes paid
on their salaries.
COnkIing's Perfume F,Ot.
Mr.. Trumbun referred 70 the resolution
offered by Mr.. Conkling some time ago, re-
questing the President to transmit TO the
Senate statement of recommendations to
Office made by Senators from Illinois, Mis-
souri, and Nebraska, and expressed surprise
that 1t had not been called up by the mover
oft.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen said he understood
that the reason Conkling had not called it
Up, was that be had promised Morton not
to call it up in his absence.
A Searcher.
Mr.. Trumbull then gave notice of the fol-
lowing amendment to the resolution of
Conkling inquiring Of the President as to
recommendations for Office made by certain
Senators.
"Also that he furnish the Senate with a
copy Of the record OF list kept in the re-
spective Departments showing the appoint
ments or removals therein which have
been credited or charged to each of the
Senators aforesaid and to which Senator,
together with the names of the persons re-
commended to or for removal from office
by each of said Senators, stating particular
ly In each case whether it was requested for
appointment or removal. Also the indorse-
ment and recommendation made by others,
giving the names of such others or Of the
character of the parties recommending
without any reference to the applicant. In
reference to the papers of others to him by
the head of Department without any ex-
preston Of opinion by the Senator in regard
thereto, and whether the appointments or
removals have in any instance been made at
the suggestion or request Of any third par
ty who has acted as
a GO-Befween
for either of said Senators and the appoint
ing power as represented, or in any man.
ner caused it to be understood that such
appointments or removals would be agree
able to ar or even desired by any Senator,
and if so giving the Eame of the Senator
and Of the person who so represented or
caused it to be understood, and particularly
whether any such appointment or removals
have been made at the suggestion of Ros-
well Hart, an Assistant Superintendent of
Mail Service in the State of New York, or
of a. II. Satin now Naval Officer of the
Port of New York, or of a. B. Cornell,
Surveyor of the Port of New York"
Heroes of Seventy Six.
At one O'Clock the statues of Jonathan
Trumbull and Roger Sherman were form
ally presented to the Uuited States in the
name Of the people of Connecticut to be
placed in the old hall Of the House Of Rep
resentatiYes.
Civil Service Reform.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the legislative appropriation bill. The
pending question was on Mr.. SEeTman's
motion to reduce the appropriation for car
rying out the civil service reform to S25, 900.
Mr.. Howe said whatever was the cOndi-
ton Of the civil service system, the Repub-
lican party was responsible, not the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Trumbull was more responsible
for existing defects than anybody else, be-
cause for the past eleven years he had been
at the head of the Judiciary Committee,
whose business it was to consider defects in
legislation and to propose amendments.
Mr.. Howe sketched plan of his own for
improving the civil service by the establish
ment of
A National University.
kIr. Sherman withdrew his amendment
and Carpenter called for the yeas and nays
on the pending amendment appropriating
$4,000 to be expended by the President for
the promotion of civil service reform.
Discussion of the subject was continued
by Edmunds and Conkling until 4:3j, when
without voting the Senate went into Exec
utiye session, and soon after adjourned to
Monday