The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-08
CON c r E S S.
HOUSE.
WAsH1YoroS, June I.

said section HhaII not impair tue EIkHt
OF any homestead settler and that said
lands shall be offered. Yeas, lOCi nays,
81. r, ...
The Speaker asked and obtained leave
OF absence for ten days, and appointed
Mr.. Cox; Of New York, Speaker pro TEN.
during his absence.
Mr.. Cannon, from the Committee on
Post. Offices and PoSt-Roads, reported a
bill providing q penalty for mailing OBJ
scene books and prohibiting lottery cir
culars from passing through the mails.
Passed.
Mr.. Wood (of New York;, from the
Committee Of Ways and Means, submit
ted an unanimous report in regard to the
Alaska Commercial Company, TO the
effect that the lease 10 the company for
the right to take seals was made in ac'
cordance with the act Of July J., 1870,
and has been complied with, and that
there ia no Just ground Of complaint
against the company. The report was
agreed to.
The House then proceeded 10 the. con-
sideration OF the bill for the distribution
OF the unappropriated moneys OF the
Geneva award.
Pending the discussion, the House took
recess until s o'clock, the evening ses.
sion to be for the continuance OF the de-
bate on the Geneva award bill.
SENATE.
A resolution for proposition Tor a
common unit OF money and accounts Tor
the United States and Great Britain was
passed.
The House bill extending for one year
the provisions OF the act Of December 2S,
1871, so as not to deprive homestead set
tiers driven from their homes by the To-
Gust plague, Of their rights, was passed.
The bill establishing Sheboygan, ,Michi'
gan, port OF delivery was passed.
Mr.. Spencer, from the Committee on
the District Of Columbia, reported ad'
versely on Senate bill to incorporate the
National Surgical Institute Of the District
Of Columbia. Placed on the calendar
with adverse report.
Mr.. Dorsey, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported adversely the Senate
bill TO prohibit, the manufacture, impor'
tation and sale Of intoxicating liquors a.
q beverage in. the District Of Columbia
Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Mitchell, from Committee on
Claims, reported favOrably on the bill fol
the relief DR.. J. Milton Best, Of Kentucky
Calendared.
An adverse report was made on The
House bill for the relief Of Jas. q. Har'
rison, Second Collection District OF In
diana, and indefinitely postponed.
The Senate resumed the consideration
OF unfinished business, being the legisla
tive judicial and executive arpropria
tiOrrbill.
CIVIL SERVICE.
The question being on the amendment
submitted by Mr.. Edmunds on Monday
providing that all appointments in tn
Departments Of the Government shall b'
made upon a careful and impartial ex
animation Of the candidates by boarI
com posed oi not less than five persons, tt
10 appointed by the President, by ant
with the advice and consent Of the Sen
ate, and the most capable and worthy o
the competitors so examined shall lie Sc
lected for such appointments.
After debate the amendment OF Mr.
Edmunds was rejected-ll yeas, % nays
The question then being an amendmen
Of Clayton, submitted on Monday, tina
appointments in all OF the executive de
- .I,.n,t, ~ tLn EnSnrrp,npt uhotl kn "a
arranged as 10 be equally distributed be-
tween the several states OF the U. S. and til,
territories, and District Of Columbia, acc
ording to the population and the principle
OF equal distribution OF the appointment
as above provided for shall apply in max
ing the reductions Of the force in said de
partnents. .... -.
Mr.. Edmunds moved an amendment
providing that the foregoing shall be sub
lect to the provisions Of section 1164 O
the revised statutes. Edmunds read tha
section, which provides that all person
honorably discharged from the militar.
or naval service on account Of wounds re
ceived shall be preferred for appoint
ments to civil office &c. Agreed to, yeas
81; nays, 8; McCreery, Merriman ant
Salisbury.
The question then being on the amend
ment Of Mr.. Clayton, as amended, was
after debate, rejected, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Barnum, BOgy
Bruce, Caperton, Clayton, Cockrell, Dor
sey, Ferry, Gorden, Hitchcock, Ingalls,
J ZONES OF Nevada, Kelly, Key, McCrccry
Moxey, Mitchell, Paddock, Robertson
Stevenson and Wright-22.
Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Booth, Cam
eron Of Pennsylvania, Christiency, Conck
ling, Cooper, Dennis, Eaton, Edmund'
lGoIdthwaite, Hamilton, Hamlin, Howe
Johnston, Norman, Morrill, OF Maine
Morrell OF Vermynt, Norwood, Sargent
Salisbury, Sherman, Wilkers and With
eB-2S.
Mr.. Clayton then submitted the follow
ing:
Pforided, That in making reduction
of the force, the Heads Of Department
shall retain those persons who may b
qualified, and who have become disable,
in the military or naval service OF tn
United States, and the widows OF deceaset
soldiers. Agreed to unanimoilsly.
The bill was then reported 10 the Sen
ate, and the amendments made in Com
mittee Of the Whole were concurred in.
The question being on the final passag
OF the bill, Mr.. Clayton renewed hi
amendment in regard TO appointments il
the departments, and Mr.. Elmunds re
neved his giving preference to those il
|jurGd In tho military service, &c.
| Gr. Morrill, moved that the amend
me ats be laid on the table. Agreed to-
yeas 81, nays IS.
The bill was then read a third tim
and paSsed-yeas SS, nays 7. MessrI
Barnum, Cockrell, Eaton, McCreery
Moxey, Stevenson and White voted nay
FoRTIFIcArIoN APPROPRIATIONS,
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine, called up tn
fortifcation appropriations, withou
amendments. He said the estimates 70
the service were $3,394, 900, but the Hous
had appropriated $4,000 only, whiC
amount was supposed to be enough I
take care Of the Notifications only, with
out making any improvements whatever
The appropriation last year for this sel
vice was something less than Sl,0O0,00t
but considering the character OF the time
and the necessity for rigid ecopomy til
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