The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-16


from now until July let, 1878, special
deposits, aud investmen ents made OF them
TO be fer the credit of such special de-
positors
The House then, at ll:20, went into
Committee OF the Whole, Dawes in
the chair, on the suudry civil appro-
pristion bill
Mr.. Buffers amendment repeating
the lsw for the civil serviCe commits
sion as amended by Mr.. Hoskin' 8 propo-
sition giving pre'erence 10 d.schsrEsd
soldiers and Sailors and their depsrden.
relatives, was agreed to withou; dlvl-
sion
Mr.. Kellogg offered an amendment
similar to that offered by Mr.. Kasson On
Saturday, requiring the heads OF execu.
tive departments TO prescribe rules and
regulations governing appointments to
oficA.-The amendment was agreed to,
SO to 5S. 1t reads as follows after
having been modified on the motions
OF Butler and Starkweather: And it
shall be the duty OF the officer at the
head OF executive departments at Wash
iDgton to prescribe and publish rules
tor ascertaiuing the qualifications OF
applicants for appointments at his dis
posal or made under his authority, and
10 make such appointments only from
candidates who have qualifications OF
honesty, efficiency and fidelity, and not
as rewards OF mere party zeal, giving
preference only to those who have the
additional qualifications Of an honor.
able record in the military or naval
service of the United States, or the
widow, wife, daughter, sister or mother
of such soldier or sailor, and it will be
his further duty to make such appolnt-
ment az equtably as possible from
qualified candidates presenting them
selves from the several congressional dis
trcts, and with reference to their popu
latlou aud upon the removal OF aoy ap.
potntee, reason for such removal shall
be stated on the records Of the depart
ment where the service was rendered"
Mr.. Hale moved to strike out the
third section of the bill which provides
for psyiug the sum OF two million dol
lars 10 The Choctaw and Chickasaw
nations in conformity with the award
made by lhe Senate in March, 1859, as
the price of some ten million acres OF
land IN Mississippi ceded by these In.
diaus to the United States in 1880.
Mr.. Kasson moved TO strike out the
names of Pitchlysn and Falsom and
insert in their place the Secretary OF The
Interior ior the benefit OF the Choctaw
nation.
After discussion Mr. Kasson's amend
ment was agreed to, 9S to 10, and then
the substitute for the whole section WAS
agreed TO by q vote OF 81 to 70.
The substitute which was offered by
Mr.. Wheeler directs the Secretary OF
the Treasury to inquire into the
amour ut OF the'liabilties OF the Choctaw
Indians TO individuals, and to report the
same at the next session with view OF
ascertaining what amount should be
deducted from the cum due TO the
Cboctaw's by the United States.
The Committee OF the Whole then
rose and reported the bill 10 the House.
Mr.. Garfield, chairman OF the Com
mitlee on Appropriations. stated that
this bill appropriated little over $23,-
100000, As against S32 10000 in q
like bill OF last year But there was
this difference between the two bile,
that this bill did not contain any ap-
preparation for the Board OF Public
Works OF the District OF Columbls, as
the bill OF last year did.
The House then proceeded 10 vote on
amendments reported from Committee
OF the Whole. The amendment strlk-
ing out the provision that the wages
paid to the printers and binders in the
employment OF the Government shall
moi be above the average pr'ce paid for
similar work in the cities OF New York,
Philadelp ph!a aud Baltimore, WAS agreed
to-veas l29, nays 20 So the provls-
ion was struck out.
The next vote was on the section re
pealing the law for the civil service
commission, aud giving preference for
office to the soldiers and sailors and
their relativ2, and making the duty OF
the several heads OF departments to
make honesty, efficiency and fidelity.
tests 1t was agreed to as whole
without discussion.
The amendment striking out the 81
section in regard to the Choctaw claim
and substituting for it instructions to
the Secretary OF the Treasury to inquire
as TO the amount OF liabilities which
ought to be deducted from the claim,
was agreed to-. Yeas lis; nays lO3.
The bill was then passed.
Oo motion OF Mr.. Cotton, the Senate
bill appropriating sl45, 900 Tor the con-
struction OF bridge across the Poto-
mac river, near the Washington Navy
Yard, vss taken up and passed.
The House then took recess till
7.30 in the evening, the session 10 be
Tor the business reported from the Com.
mrttee on Public Buildings and