Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-20
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS,
SATURDAY, February %.

/ SOn as senator from tennessee Tor the term
I commencing March !. IST5, which were read
and placed on the file.
Mr.. Hamilton of Nd. presented petition of
merchants of Baltimore against the diScon-
tInuaEce of the China mail service. Post
/ Mr. Wright called up the resolution sub
( mltted by him yesterday providing for the
I appointment of select COMMITTEES of five
J Senators 10 sit during the recess and to eN-
/ anime into the various branches of
THE CIVIL SERVICE,
with View to the reorganiZat tion Of the
/ same, &c, the committee To report by bill or
/ Otherwise AT the next session of Congress.
/ Passed.
| lie also called up the House Joint resolution
| IN relation to civil service examinations. TIt
/ provides that all other things being equal.
/ disabled soldiers their wives. the widows and
! children of deceased soldiers who died in the
! line OF duty shall have precedence in appoint
/ mtntS in the civil scrvicel
MI BayaTd expressed his admiration and
sympathy for those who hai served the r.
| public in the field, and he suggested that the
! principle of the resolution was not sound
| 1t had not been our policy to set up n
! favored class, out the passage of such a reSu-
| luton would be apt To beget animoSity to-
/ ward those for whose benefit 10 was intended
| lie thought II was contrary TO the spirit o.
Mr.. sherman said resolutions of the same
| purport as this had been passed by the polit-
zeal parties all over the country. This resO-
luilGn had passed the House unanimously
lie did not think il was open 10 the objection
suggested by the Senator from Delaware. II
qua not make favored class, il gave the sol
dlerS, their widows and orphans slight ad-
vantage on account OF their wounds and Suf-
feflngS; gave them no advantage i'm the eX-
| animation, but only that when everything
else was equal they should have the prece-
CeEce in appointments.
Mr.. Wright said this resolution stool upon
The plane OF simple justice, and he hoped it
would be passed.
Mr.. AlcOrn would vote against the rpSolU-
ton, because this matter Shoald toe left
where IL now was, in the hands Of the eNecu-
n L. -
IOr Congress to suggest 10 these officers their
duty. Another thing, the resolution pracii-
cally excluded all the southern states. Con-
tClnPtuOu>ly a. Senators mi ght receive IL. me
said that these people of the south ShOuld not
be excluded II was craftsmanship to admit
10 a participation in the patronage Of the
goyeTnment the people who had been in r.
bclliOn, but who now were as ready 10 IiTt
their hands IOT the defence of the government.
This resolution would intensity a policy
which had done SO much 10 estrange the
south.
Mr.. Fenton said he should vote for the
resolution, because he thought it was a step
IN the right direction, but he did not know
that anything very practical would result
GOm it,
The resolution was then passed by vote
OF 56 to 3 Among those voting in the afiir-
NATIVE were McssrS. Gordon and Merrimon.
The negatives We're MessrS. Cooper. Dennis
Hamilton, (Md.,l Hager, McCreery, Sauls-
bury, AlcOrn. and SpragEe.
Mr.. Cameron presented memorial OF mer-
chants of Philadelphia demonstrating against
repeal of Pacific Mail subsidy.
Mr.. Ramsey, from Committee on Post
Offices. reported with amendments the an-
Eual post route bill.
Mr.. Cragin introduced bill for the relief of
owners of squares I2S. 30 and I5I, in the city
of Washington. Referred TO Committee on
District of Columbia.
Mr.. Ingalls, reported a resolution providing
for the appointment OF a select committee of
five Senators to visit the Indian territory
during the recess to inquire into the cOndi-
ton OF affairs in that country, the neceSsi-
ties of the various Indian nations and tribes
there located, and 10 report at the next Ses-
sion Of the Senate the results of their inquiry
and what legislation, if any, is needed 10
protect the interests and promote the wei
fare of the inhabitants of that territory. He
asked for its present consideration, but Mr..
Sherman objected and il went over.
The Unfinished business, being the Indian
appropriation bill, was taken up.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Dawes Mass moved that the House 90 into
Committee Of the Whole on the tariff bill
Mr.. Durham iKyD opposed the motion, de-
string morning hour for the consideration
of the bill IN relation 10 the Freeuman's
Savings and Trust Company, and had read a
lette.' from the commissioners showing the
necessity, III order TO secure a dividend to de-
poSitors, Of legislation permitting a cOmpro-
mise OF claims and the purchase of the bank
building in Washington by the government.
If he could not have an hour to-day, he ap-
pealed 10 line House 10 give him n fixed fu-
ture hour for the consideration OF the bill.
Objection was made, and the House de
cided 10 20 into Committee of the Whole on,
THE TAX AND TARIFF BILL.
Mr.. Clyncr Pa opposed the motion to
strike out the fiftn section tthe horizontal
g!auSel, and said he would vote for the bill,
lnlperlect aS 1t was. i That section was left
IN; but II II was stricken out hc must vote
against the bill.
Mr.. Scuiield (PaD said revenue b.Il was
necessarily a compromise measure. He al
luded 10 The different interests that autagO-
nized the different portions OF the bill. and
urged each To sacrifice their particular views
To h3ImOnlZe The whole.
Mr. WOOdwOrth (OhiO) advocated protec-
tloh TO home industries. and cOntcuded that
the effect was 10 secure 10 consumers better
articles al lower prices.
Mr.. Smith Pa also argued in favor OF
protection.
Mr.. Smith Ohio said there were a hundred
million of imported goods in this country,
aid the effect of the bill would he to add ten
million TO the cost OF these goods to the pcO-
pie, and put corresponding increase upon
articles of American manufacture.
Mr.. Beck (ky.) said the original aYOwed
object of the bill seemed to have been lost
sight of, and ii had taken turn in favor OF
protection on to exclude the revenue for the
benetl ol the manufacturers for the increase
OF ten per cent on the duty would diminish
the revenue. He cOntended that the receipts
on mixed silk goods prior 10 the little tariff
bill were five million, while under il il could
not be a dollar for the tariff for such goods
was made piobl1Itory.
Mr.. Maynard TEN advocated the rostora-
ton oI the ten per cent, and argued that the
increase in the duty was paid by the foreign
manufacturer and not the American con
sumner.
Mr.. Todd Pa also favored the restoration
of the ten per cent. duty, and said the reduc-
ton was failure and a blunder. The gen
ilemen who said the tax on whisky and to- /
baccO could not be collected, charac cteriZe1
their own constituents as thieves and rob-
bers. He proceeded to strongly urge protec-
tion as the true policy.
Mr.. f. II. Roberts y. " contendel that
the stock of goods on hand ny the American
manufactures would prevent any increase
i'll the prices.
Mr.. Fort (Ill.) said that the people Of his
section had settled down to the conviction
that a tariff should be levied for revenue,
and not for protection. He referred TO the
remarks of Mr.. Clymer. and said he had sup
posed the party TO which the gentleman be-
longed had abandoned the idea OF protection,
but he found they talked free trade but voted
for protection.
Mr.. Speer (Pa.) contended that there should
be no attempt TO make this a political bill.
and if the provisions TO raise the revenue
were proper il should be passed. IL was the
Policy of the government to raise its revenues
by import duties, and mere the interests OF