The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
WASHINGTON. April IA, 1874.

civil SERVICE REFoRx
Mr.. WooDroRD GepJ Of n Y, from the Committee
on Civil Service Reform, reported bill to provide
q commission TO reorganize the customs service
Referred to the Committee OF the Whole on the State al
the Union.
Ma. KELLOGG, Gcp) Of Conn. from the same commit.
tee reported Dill for the reorganization the Treasury
Department. The reference and made the special
order for the 18th OF April.
GENUINE EcoSonY.
Also bill abolishing the ONCE Of appraiser NJ I'm,
ported merchandise at Providence, Portland Oregon
Cleveland Milwaukee, Memphis Evansville Louisville
Norfolk, Mobile Toledo and Pttsburg and providing that
there shall be only appraiser of imported merchan
disc at Philadelphia, Baltimore Charleston and sayan
nah.
Mr. DAWES, gepD Of Mass, intimated that the Com
mittee OF ways and Means had been at work on the
class Of business which really belonged 10 bs com
mittec Stl ne did not object to this ambitious young
Committee on Civil Service Reform doing grand work
but he wished to have notice of what it was
Mr. KELLOGG defended the action of the Committee ON
Civil Service Reform and said that Mr.. Dawes in his
famous speech some months ago had called attention TO
the necessity OF this reform, The gentleman mr. Dawes,
had been always loud spoken favor of general reform
b.. nsysI me 20 oTg home net, to sreeal That
seeking to do now va
Dawes s. ,ccnssE Evans Myers ana seoea epS
list Of those ports TO be confined to one appraiser ''
the Isl OF those pap WHARF 70 Tse o out roy
praiscr was TO be abolished y ~
Gep Ohio to strike out os
All these amendments were rejected, except in tho
general apprer there who would sill have an s ap
praIseT unST hEn Under that The
MI. PARSONS Of Ohio then moved to lay the bill on
=" POPULAR EIsoTIos OF SENATORS.
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On o hS ,s uneS ss ss
The PsSBis OF ne spstye States Referred to the
"a motion p NJ sssHny rep, of Va, the Secretary
Of War was directed to semmanicae 70 the House
billy connssns Ohio and Chesapeake y SF1 means
of the James River and kanawha Canal
MupBANKs IN THE HUDSON RIVER.
On motion Of Mr. ScUppgK dep) Of n d. the Secretary
with the view d dredging and lemoyns it S''' N.Y.
The p Sok S hs bill and
tute the SENATE PIN for the House bill giving as his
that he had been EN-. assured P @ Of the
would m9vs t6 to the Speakers table and take up and
pMd Mr. GATs4ap rep. Of Tenn, chairman of the Bank
ing Committee stated that it was his intention when
able take pass the senate and
on Were Ssn
nard moved the previous question on the bill and amend
main question was ordered
SPECIE hRb6nYrIoN IN 1876.
The first vote the following amendment offered
by Mr.. q. X. Hoar, OF Massachusetts,
sscrON THAT from and after the 4th Of July, 1876,
nothing out gold silver coin OF the United States
shall be legal tender for the payment OF any debts
thereafter contracted.
rom ana aiter the SIN OF july 1876 every
exchange them at the Treasury of the United States in
sums $780, any multiple thereof bonds of the
United States coupon registered bearing interest al
the rate Of four and half per sc sspum Year payahlt
years from their date at the pleasure Of the United
States and payable thirty years from their date pay
able principal and interest in gold, and the notes
exchanged shall be cancelled and destroyed and no
reissued and notes shall be rcissued in liel
thereof
The amendment was rejected-yeas 70 naysl7
The following the vote detail Mr.. Hoars anne nd