The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-15
ON G R e s 8.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April Il.

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I SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April IA.
II Mr.. Scott from the Committee OF
Finance reported back the bill to provide
= ior the payment Of the bonds of tht
Louisville and Portland Canal Company
with recommendation to the House tha
the substitute for the bill be adopted Will
! certain amendments and placed on thC
c calendar.
Mr., Frelinghuysen from the Commit
tee on Judiciary reported back the Civil
Rights bill introduced on the first day Of
the session by the late Senator Sumner
with an amendment and the recon-
mendation Of the majority Of the Com
mittee that II be passed as amended and
; placed on the calendar.
} Mr. Windham called up the bill 10 en-.
able the Menomenites, Of Russia, to ef.
feet q permanent settlement on the pub.
lie lands oi the Unl.el States. In ad-
vocating the passage Of the bill Mr.. Wind.
ham spoke OF the Menomenites as being
an industrious and energetic class of peo-
pie. He said to secure their settlement
in this country 1t was necessary TO have
a liberal legislation. The Canadian Gov.
ernment had offered great inducements
to have them settle at MAmtuba, but
they preferred to come TO this country.
II was not their intention 10 come here
in body and take possession of large
tracts oi public land. Their occupations
were different and they would distribute
themselves throughout the western coun-
try. Pending discussion an hour expired
and the bill went over.
Mr. Carpenter moved that the Senate
proceed to the consideration Of the bill 10
provide for new election In Louisiana.
MIR. Sherman said he hoped the bill
would not be taken up, he did not desire
to prevent any Senator from making a
speech on the subject, and at the proper
time would move 10 lay it on the table.
Mr. Carpenter said SO far as he was con.
cerned he meant business and wanted the
Senate either to pass the bill or kill it. He
did not bring It here for a foot ball that
speeches might be made, but fos action
The bill W as then taken up.
Mr.. FreliDghuysen made legal argu-
ment as to the powers Of the President
under the Constitution, and contended
that the appeal made to him to interfere
In Louisiana was one which he was com.
PEELED to heed, being sworn to execute
the laws.
At the close Of his remarks, Mr. West
being entitled 10 the floor yielded to Mr..
Morton for motion Tor an executive ses.
sion. The motion Of Mr.. Morton was
adopted and the Senate went into an ex.
ecutiVe session and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr[Woodford, from the Committee on
Civil Service Reform, reported q bill to
provide for recognizing the customs ser.
vice. Referred TO the Committee Of the
Whole on the state Of the Union.
Mr. Kellogg, from the same committee,
reported bill for the reorganization Of
the Treasury Department. Same refer
ence and made the special order for the
2SIh Of April. Also bill abolishing the
Office Of Appraiser oil imported Merchan.
disc al Providence, Portland, Cleveland,
Milwaukee, Memphis, Evansville, Louis
vile, Norfolk, Mobile, Toledo and Pitts
burgh, and providing that there shall be
only one Appraiser Of imported merchan.
disc at Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charles
ton and Savannah.
Mr.. Dawes intimsted that the Commit
tee on Ways and Means had been at work
on the same class Of business, which re-
ally belonged to his committee. Still he
didn't object TO this ambitious young
Committee on Civil Service Reform doing
the grand work, but he wished 10 have
some notice Of what 1t was doing.
Mr.. Kellogg defended the action Of the
Committee on Civil Service Reform, and
said Mr.. Dawes in his famous speech
some months ago had called attention to
the necessity Of this reform. The gentle.
man Dawes had been always loud spo-
ken in favor Of general reform, but
never tried 10 bring 1t home 10 special
cases. That was what the Committee on
Civil Service Reform was seeking 10 do
now.
Alter an animated colloquy between
Messrs. Kellogg, Dawes, Conger, Evans,
Myers and Scoteld, the latter moved 10
strike out Philadelphia from the list Of
those ports to be confined to one appraiser.
Mr.. Evans moved to strike out Provi-
deuce from the list Of ports where the
office OF Appraiser was to be established.
Mr.. Platt moved to strike out Norfolk.
Mr.. Parsons moved to strike out Cleve.
land.
All these amendments were rejected
except in the case Of Philadelphia, as to
which 1t was explained by Mr. Kellogg
| ,hak tbo hill xpnnld mt ipIarIara y,;,h az
General Appraiser there, who would still
have an Appraiser under him.
Under that explanation the amendment
was Withdrawn.
Mr.. Parsons then moved to lay the bill
on the table. Rejected.
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Creamer introduced Q Joint resolu.
tion submitting TO the Legislatures Of the
several States an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the United States providing
for the election OF United States Senators
by the people Of, the respective States.
Referred to the Committee on the Judi
ciary.
The House then took up the currency
bill, and Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts,
withdrew his motion TO substitute the
Senate bill for the House bill, giving as
his reason that he had been assured by
the Chairman oi tho Banking Committee
that after this bill had passed, he would
move TO go 10 the Speakers table and
take up and pass the bill.
Mr.. Maynard, Chairman Of the Bank
ing Committee, stated that It was his in.
tention, when the pending question was
disposed Of, to move to go to the Speak.
ers table and take up and pass the Senate
bill, and on that he should move tho pre-.
Vious question. "tA ger
Several amendments were offered, and