New-York tribune., 1880-03-10
rOrsE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

In the House to-day the memorial OF J.. ID.
Morgan & Cox Moses Taylor CO. ana other importers
and re1uers Of sue4l. was presented by Nh MORTON
nep., " " praying FOR tAe retention o. the present
graduat.d scale Of duties with The addition of cldso
20 the present law ohTng al snEar- below No 10 in
color above 900 rae rate OF duty as H be-
tween Ms. 10 aud 49, Referred: ,-.,..
tabish the D partueut OF Agculmrr was referred to
thc Commit o. tnc whole ou tne public cilenofr
Mr. COVERT I'D IN, y submitted iHe minority re-
port of the Committee Oh Agriculture which was -imi-
Mi sCALE5 D.m, n. o.. chairman of rho Committee
ON indian Afiir- reported bl authorizing tnr fr, -l-
government Or ihe various Indian reservations. and
providing for the punishment OF the crimes oi murder,
tons. Placed on The House ctlondar.
Mr. WELLbONN ti' ,n., IeN,' TON , ne & ,i, IN
from going the sstc OF Iex's aud 10 vas placed on
agents Of the Army nni the Iadau Bureau FROM grant
ing permission ia iinus on anb ie-eTVaDn tn 20 ln d"
officer agent violating tnis L." 'na DC di-7o' from
u, NJ wHfTrIrOKNE ID M. TennJ. chairman ~ the
Committee on NyAl Affair. reported htcs tHr hiIi 60
authOiiZe and equip an EXPEDITION T. the A'c'. ,'tF
Re'clreI the Commtee oi tnc "h"i' "h th' state OF
MT. nos letter (Dcm. Ind moved that tne Ionse
proceed consideration of the iou-' Ca cn" Ihiroi
irci Denk iKc np Tor cou-i'rrIi Do tic fil a a.,
sessmcnt b which stands hr.t o' iho coleman. Inc
MOTION was agreed to--Ycas i-D' htf-' lVt- ,
Mr.. HOUSE a.. m., Icnn.l s1"ic ia advocacy oi hr
bin lie referred 20 the ~ and rrok's FnEahcc
which mad invaded the k'pnnirhh hlmini7lIi.l" 9
me government when. with ul iarf hero go 49, head
nJd ~takHI every Hirie. IAt ihf ' DC al
spokeu, and there u.jaki ng thn Foc" WIcu q
called the D mocr,tic farv 90 thc 'front.' IHeu he Re
publican party mad appeared 20 re- oru and had in-
serted IN its platform, at Cincinnati. Cy Service r.
| form plank The election had come on and ramucl D..
! ridrn had been elected Prc-!i .ui of tn United
| states. The voice VI the paouc had been de-
| teated by fraud, ana man not elected
installed ~ Pr fIdeu'. H. tr Holscl rccrr'i o. the
civil Service order OF President Hayes. Noning Ike 10
I'm lofty moral tone hal ever been since the attempt
of ~nnnhO Plnzt 70 govern the I-nnd ~ Brar ra. He
then referred the fact th nearly every man who had
taken an part in counting tAe state o Florida for
! U1yes haJ been supp icd WIKI puYnc on 'c-
| "A nne bouquet OF civil Service Reform.
| Thcn there WAS Louisiana. where the tree oi
| Civil Service Reform had taken similar root.
Passing on n rldcucd the Civil scrycc Reform policy
OF President HAYES and Secretary sherman. carr ed
on IN New York by ne removal Of g. 4. Arur ond A.
| b. Cornell rom their offices 40 Collector aud Naval
| Officer OF the port Of New Yurt
IN concluding his SPEECH. NJ. House addressed
him SELF more particularly 10 the bill under considera
tion which enable the feebl"st man m ihe en-
plOvment Of the Government 20 parnyz' tue arm Oi
tAc eampa IN collector, who would cnie1yOr TO hlcl
| from him "a portion Of bi- hard-cauci wlecs
Tho House then. at 4:l5 D. m, adjourned