, 1873-02-24

GENEVA AWARD.
Mr. MYERS presented q "oDolution from the
PHILADELPHIA Boayd Of Trade. declaring that tho
undorwriters should ,be indomnifcd under tho
Geneva award.
THE CASE OF JUDGE SHERMAN.
Mr. e. H. ROBERTS, from the Committee on
Ways nnd hIeans, reported tho evidence taken in
Judge sherman. Ifo stated that tile evidence
IMPLICATED no member of either House, but OK
onoratcd Individual mombera Of both Houses.
Tho Committee offered ii resolution, referring to
tho Judiciary Committee the evidence talon,
with Instructions to examine to sce how much
thore 10 that relateB to Judge Charles Z. Shor-
man, Of Ohio, to letormino whotllor furtlor in
vcstigation should not bc had with o view Of
presenting artlcleB Of impeachment, If such in-
vontigation shall justify such action. Tho rcso-
luton was adopted.
The House thon, on motion Of hlr. GAR
FIELD, took mp tho sundry
CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL,
tho pending amendment boing TINT Of Mr..
Banks. prohibiting tue publication OF books or
documents by the Government for Erntuitous
distribution; md an amendment by Ar. Butior
(Alass.) forbfdling any payment OF SALARY or
exponAos OF tho officers OF tho so-calo9 Civil
Service examination,
hIr. HOAR opposed Banks' amendment, and
said tho abolition Of tho franking privilege WAS
part OF tho Bystom which hought to deliver tho
lion Of Congrons into tho hands Of few nowa-
papors in great oitlos Instead Of annual moot-
ings OF Congress- In Washington, Senators and
Representatives might aB we'll stay at homo !;
read in their llbratleB tlle dispatches Of tho
Associated Press or tho loading articles Of odi-
torg for tho regipter Of their deorocs. His col
league waB GpeklnG III tllls amendment to break
down ono of tho great educational influences OF
Il Mr, NoKI;E advocntel Mr. Butler's amoud-
mont, and denounced tho Civil 6orylco reform
as fraud and humbug, ao rolated an inataNco
Of q most Intelligent young man, WHO ia nov 10y
caslltor In ono Of the great ban4B Of tho Pactlc
slope, who Aal heon rejected In tho competitive
examination, because l.o failed to answer solna
few questions, while tho placo was givon to a
Yankee from Alatno, who WAS not fit to DO book
keeper to Il bootblack. [Laughter.]
Mr.. CONGEn opposed Mr.. BankB annnnd.
mont, and charged TINT tho object OF 1t WAS to
prevent tho circulation among tho people OF a
| knowledge Of oil matters occurring in Congress-,
| and nll ufnttarH OF discovery III agriculture,
| geology, patentH eto. Tho author Of suoh d
proposition, whether ho camo from Mfaasaoh.l'
! tlAugl,tarl-ono WHO would llaye the Govern.
nrat,1t oondllnted In Htar-chamber.
Mr., DUTLEl} fMaBs.) also opposed Mr..
Banks amendment. After Bolne romarla on the
subject ho said lo would pasa On to another new
fanglad notion Of mon, whom th9 people had
loft out Of Congrosg. (Laushtor), fFhrt .waa
civil seeyce reform. Flo rldioulod tho islostlq''a
,,ut In competitive examination. Ono was to coy
reot the grammar In tls pantonco "Ilo Ia gouI
tleman aud = acholar.H Ho did not profass to
bo much Of q gran.narlan, but Lo did pnt know
how to correct that aantonoo. nnloaB lo made 1t
road; "He are goutlema9 ind q Scholar
s'iMaaeipeI Mrt pIANouAnD also opposed Mr. nanRs'