The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-14
The amendment increasing salaries was then

The amendment increasing salaries was then
Mr.. Humphrey Of Wisconsin. moved an
amendment, and snd he desired to hnve read n
le ter In rslti' ion to civil 80, vics reform. Hs
sent IT np 10 have it read. Tho star WIS writ
ton by y s. Cox. recommending Col. Goo. II.
%ntler Tor special agent Of the Pvstofflce Do
p1rment.
Mr.. Hewitt, Of New York made the point of
or,er that tho letter was not grrm.in to tho
subject under eonsidernton.
The Cbnir Mr.. Coxl-tr WOW Of tho culinr
. stion The Chair occupies he will submit tho
| question to the House. tLaughterl
There were dom,nds thai the iplter be read SO
TINT members could know how to vpe
The letter was rread, md Mr.. Humphreys got
rs fnr hs TO shy. Mr. Chair,un", nm sorry--"
Wh.n ne Chair called htm to order and said
th.t hie time had exp red.
Mr. Hunphrsy4 insistedOlp3n n b'ing hoard.
aud flnnlly, Obtained the II Jor by rising 20 u
Tbo Chair Wbnt is i2
Mr.. Humph reys--i indorso NIL that tho letter
Mr. Mayh,n, of New York. moved mn amend.
in.nt pi DIVIDING that NJ unrt OF the snlary OF tho
Minister to China should be paid until after
that officer had settled his accounts with tho
| Stnte D pnrtJuent
Mr.. Mayhan went on to explnin that The testi-
mony taken by tho O,mmi tee on ate Do
| pnrtment Expsndiiures show Il tho neresstv
of having these accounts settled before any
other payments were mnde to ttle munster.
Mr. Dar,all rijectod to tho gentleman detail
| tign ion
Tho amendment wns rejected
l biDTta wore maze TO HHyD tho salaries in
cre.s9d in some cases, md to have places in
g red as eonsulates which had heen omitted
but tho flrst neti n. was sustained and tho
amendments .jected.
Mr., Monroe, Of OHIO moved an amendment
viii h was nloptel, to strike out tho clause re-,
1nirng he q nsnl General vt rio Jnn"iro to
| perform tho duties nf Sssre ary Of Legation 10
| Brnzil without additional compsnsn ion
| Mr.. Hewitt. Of New York, under Il pro fo,tnn
mm1ndment m n, referred again to the remarks
mont Of Alfrtd Il. Loo us consular npent nj
Frankfort 1e said then that tho appointment
was II p"rsonai one, and also added that MIR. Leo
| coull not fp"ak tho Gsrmun language Tho
Gentleman on - 10. Mr. Jones, disputed this,
nd anid that Mr.. Lee could speak Tho language
| II" now deair"i 10 hiv6 rea | u lster from Mr.
Cyrus w. Fled who had d nod with MI I,,o
| SONS months agn. in wbinh he H,eel ndmitted
thht ~ could not talk the German language, but
Mr., Jones, of Oeio snid he had no renson to
M Manka htck b. what M M "e Ind said Mr., Field had not
have learned the German language In tho
meantime.
Mr. K.ifer. Of Ohio. ndorsed whnt Mr.. Jones
had shd about Mr.. Lee, nnh said h,u hs had
hon assaulted, no beclues hs was inefficient,
nm 1e"n1n w oh hsen nse'ted tee TIN thnt his appoint
va,5 secretary Pres dent Hnyes:
ons M i, TaSWnssqa tSn of Msw Y1, 9 did not be-
MIR. Keifer sum ing. said there were other
Ohip gentlemen who mad been nssniled. and
he alluded pnr i"nlarly to Con. Comley and
Gen. Moves. both of whom he euloglzed. Gsn.
on tho plntform Of tho Republican party at
pInc i"ci9nai and nopSnAed Il. B. Hayes for tho
oMr. Hewitt. of New York said he had not at
licked tho character Of either Gen Comfy or
Cen, Noyes. Wbnt he complained Of was that
they we're personal friends Of the President
and there was nothing derogatnry In tho ap,
nointmonts; except that tho President had
made ,,, ,hppolnments OF personal character
Mr.. Jones' of Ohio INQUIRED whether The fact
mat President Hayes hnd q knowledge OF tho
them. was . reason why he should not appoint
Mr.. Hewitt replied that tho President OF tho
no anys he win do thing he should adheyn , W'9n in
1t. nnd not make appointments from personal
motives : or r. because oni Of any obligation ho was
he snd the other day that, instead or enforcing
his civil service views. he took bis personal
Mr. Black burn OF Kentucky said there were
some gentlemen on tho Democratic side who
DbTo iP ~ 'u is bsynpathy VIII hs gentleman from
got JUS ice. She starts here with u pauperfzsd |
,,st M OF of1lcehoIdsrs 81 , She had President who
Chief Justice OF the United State. and an
Associate Justice; she had ministers to France |
and elsewhere. and II Secret uy OF the Treasury
who was not carryinsQut tho views and wishes
OF tho American people It was not reserved |
TOR tho een'rmnn on tho other side to vindicate
the rights nf the House. but 10 gentlarnnn on |
this side: Mr.. Souihnrd had offered q bill for
three Presid, MS. that Ohio might b., further
State and 9eopo Il Ohio had the hov roo"ndast a tn
sym pnthy OF tho Democratic side Of Tho House
Mr., Keifsr waa glad of tho ansIons to Tho
officers from Ohio, She had the Oener.l Of the
army: he was promoted; not through ths civil
service. but through the military service, and |
his tito was gained af ern compeitive oxami-
nation with those who wanted to remn n In the
tssion, MS yell as with those who wanted to get
OHt ot IT, sheridan WLS also from Ohio. Uo /
atnfiDn but hc knrt II, |
compeii lye exam mination. and lfany man thinks
that he does not deserve his place. he is not q
man who fought for the Union
The Presih dent is also from Ohio, and he WINS
elected elected, by the whole people OF the United
sSs n gnshsg gG on M the
Mr. Hewitt said the other day that he had per-
feet title"
Mr.. Black burn: Did tho present executive
reach. his place by the Same sort OF com pstitye
examination as the other p
Mr.. Keifer replied that he did He hal done
uphold tho flag OF tho country in the hour OF
The pending bill was then cor sfdered and
in committee OF the whole, and was was
subse1de ntly reported to the House aud
passed..
came from the Committee on Appropriations
Tho Argentine Confederation and Paraguay
and Uruguay were added to the list Of coun-
a provision was inserted making u direct ap-
OF 10000 ior the payment Of a con-
SUI OrRniDDlng American BeHTltn at tho prin- |
epal foreign ports, and requiring all fees to be
turned into the treasury. |
An amendment was also adopted making It
he duty Of cpnsu|s and consular agents to re-
port from time to time he rate Of wages paid
for skilled and unakIled labor in the ports
where they are ancrrd'ted.
Mr. Wood. OF New York. roved to take up
md PASS he Senate bill In aid Of TIE Polar ex-
rdtinn. proposed by JAS Gordon Bennett
Mr.. kenna Of West Virgnit, moved to refer
Jon.
The motion was rejected. AMI the bill conse-
lncntIy passed.
Mr.. Scales. of North Carolina. gave notice
hat on Tuesday. the nineteenth, he W, uld call
lp the bill to transfer the Indian Bureau to the
War Department.
The House then at $40 p. m. adjourned.
Pacific Railroad Matters.
WASHINGTON, March 13.The House Commit