The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-15
HOUSE.

Mr.. Woodford from tho Committee
on Civil Service Reform reported bill
to provide ior q commission to Teorga-
nize the customs service Referred to
the Committee OF the Whole On the
State OF the Union. .....
Mr.. Kellogg from the same commits
tee reported bill for the reorgauizs-
ton OF the treasury department. Same
reference, and made the special order
for the 2Sth OF April. He also report
ed the bill abolishing the office OF ap-
praiser OF imported. merchandise at
Providence, Portland, Clev Gland. Mil
waukee, Memphis, Evansville, Louisu
vile, Norfolk, Mobile, Toledo and
Pittsburgh, and providing that there
shall be only one appraiser OF imported
merchandise at Philadelphia. Balti-
more, Charleston and Savannah.
Mr.. Dawes intimated that the Com
mittee on Ways and Means bad been
at work on the same class Of busine ess,
which really belonged to his commit
tee, still be didn't object to this ambi-
tious young Committee on Civil Service
Reform doing grand work. but he wish
ed to have some notice OF what It 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 gentlemen Dawes had been al
WAYS loud spoken iB favor OF genera
reform, but never tried to bring it home
to special cases. That was what the
Committee on Civil Service Reform wa;
seeking to do now.
After an animated colloquy between
Messrs. Kellogg, Dawes, Copger, Ey-
ans, Myers and Scofeld. the latter
moved to strike out Philadelphia from
the list OF those ports to be confined to
one appraiser.
Mr.. Evans moved to strike out
Providence from the list Of ports where
the Office Of appraiser was to be abol-
ish ed. IL ..
Mr.. Pratt moved 10 atrike ont Nor
folk.
Mr.. Parsons moved to strike out
Cleveland. All these amendments
were rejected except in the case OF
Philadelphia. as to which it was ex-
plained by Mr.. kellogg that the bill
would not interfere with the general
appraiser there, who would still have
40 appraiser under him. Uudcr that
explanation the amendment was with
drawn.
Mr.. Parsons then moved 10 lay tht
till on the table, which was negatived
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Creamer introduced joint reso,
luton submitting to the legislature
OF the seversl States an amendment Il
the Constitution of the United StateI
providing for the election Of United
States Senators by the people Of then
respective States. Referred TO ih'
Committee on the Judiciary.
The House then took up the cur
rency bill and Mr.. Butler Withdrew hi
motion to substitute Senate bill TO
House bill, giving as bis reason ths
he had been assured by the chairman
of the Banking Committee that aftel
this bill had passed he would move q
20 to the Speakers table and take u
aud psss the Senate bill.
| Mr.. Maynard, chairman OF the Bank
ing Committee, stated that it was hi
intention when the pending bill wa
disposed oil, to move TO take from IN
Speakers table and pass the Sena,
bill and on that to move the previou
question. .....
Several amendments were off=reC
and then Mr.. Maynard moved the pre-
4 yioss question, which was recorded IL
to "a. and the main question orderet
After rejecting a couple OF amend