The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-06
VOLUME XXTV--NUMBER 946.

and 70 rent the same instead Of the Sea.
ton Houses
When the amendment OF tho Commit.
tee on Appropriations providing for the
expenses Of the Office Of Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs was reached, Stevenson
asked why il was that tho House Of Rep
resentatives had made no appropriation
for. that bureau2r
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, said he could
not answer.
Mr.. Stevenson said il was well known
thPt the House proposed TO abolish that
bIfCau.
Mr.. Morrill, (oi Maine) said il that
proposition should become a law, the
clause in this bill making an appro-
priation for the Bureau could be stricken
out. The amendment Of the committee
was agreed to.
restoring the salaries OF employees in
tho General Land Office, Pension and
Patent Offices, were agreed to.
An amendment appropriating 100000
for the actual expenses Of clerks detailed
to investigate suspected attempted frauds
in the Pension Office. Agreed TO.
All other amendments Of the committee
restoring salaries OF employees in the
Bureau of Education, PoStoiiioe Depart
ment, and Departments Of Justice and
Agriculture were agreed to. Also
amendments making appropriations for
Surveyors General and their clerks.
The Committee on Appropriations hav-
:,r, ,o,,anfn1 &, favon ~ aIrsGinUr ont tho
second section Of the bill providing for
the reduction OF the salaries OF clerks Of
the second, third and fourth class, and
forbidding any officer or cmploye Of the
Government from giving or receiving
any money, property or other thing OF
value for political purposes, and also in
favor OF striking out the provision in the
3lst section requiring the Secretary oil
the Treasury TO issue regulations direct
ing the reduction Of 10 per centum on the
annual salaries OF all officers Of the GUS
tom service whose compensation exceeds
$1,000 per annum. The amendments
were agreed to and these provisions were
stricken out without debate.
All the amendments proposed by
the committee having been acted on,
Mr.. Sherman submitted an amendment,
providing that all powers, Of taansfer and
suspension Of officers held by the super
visors OF the Internal Revenue shall here
after be conferred upon the Commission
er ofInternal Revenue and other powers
of fsuperyision, shall hereafter be exercised
by the collectors Of Internal Revenue.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Sherman also submitted an amend.
mentproviding that a.reduction in the
number Of Internal Revenue Collectors
districts shall take place on and after
July /, 1875, or as soon thereafter as
practicable. Agreed to.
Mr.. Clayton submitted an amendment,
proposed by the Committee on Civil Ser
vice and Retrenchment, providing that
the appointments Of the Executive De-
partments OF the Government shall be
so arranged as to be equally distributed
between the several States Of the United
States, the Territories and the District OF
Columbia, according TO the population,
and the principle OF the equal distribu.
ton Of appointments, as above provided
for, shall apply in making reduction OF
the force in said departments.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to amend that
all such appointments be made upon a
careful and impartial examination OF
candidates therefor bya board composed
OF not less than five persons, to be ap-
pointed by the President by and with the
advice and consent Of the Senate, and the
most capable and worthy competitors 40
examined shall be selected for said
ollicc4.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, moved to lay
Mr.. CIaytOns Amendment on the table.
A vote hcing taken rcsultcd-ycas l3,
nays ~; no quorum voting.
The Senate adjourned.