Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-14

had written a homily on civil service reform,
to be introduced into his message to congress.
This was the way we were expressing civil
service reform, Was the president to be
blamed for this? Had he not the
right to assume that everybody in
service reform was merely playing with the
people? Were there not scores OF men now
present in the senate who had heard read from
that very desk of the clerk communication
from former secretary of the treasury, and
former president of the United States, insist
ing upon the removal from the New York GUS
tom house of the man who was now that very
president, upon the ground that he had made
it the headquarters of political party, and
that his removal was necessary to
insure an honest administration of public
office? yes, that very man who was removed
from the New York custom house, on the
grounds that an honest administration of his
Office required his removal was the man who
was nominated for the next highest office in
the gift of the people, and the men by whom
those communications were sent to the senate
took the stump for his election. This was
the civil service reform practiced by the
leaders of the Republican party. And why
should not snch things be done? Did not
everybody know that every man, high or low,
black or white, who was charged with cennec-
ton with the returning board frauds of 1876,
received office from the administration, which
obtained the presidency by virtue of those
frauds Had not members now before him
heard witnesses testify under oath in relation
to that matter, that they had purposeIy COM
mitted perjury for the sake of obtaining Office?
The Senator from Mass, (Dawes), uttered one
great truth when he said the trouble in all this
was with the people. If the people would
visit their condemnation on the polit:-
cal party, or the members of that parry, that
thus degraded and bebauched the civil service
the abuses would sosn cease.
VOORHEES, said he had no speech to make, but
would ask for the reading of joint resolution
he had prepared on the subject. The joint
resolution was read and referred to the COM
mittee on judicilry. 1t proposes an amend
ment to the constitution providing that all
postmasters, revenue collectors, judges, mar
shals, and United States district attorney for
district courts of the United States shall be
elected by the people of the state in which their
duties are to be performed, and in such manner
as the legislatures shall provide.
Pendleton's bill was then informally laid on
the table and Beck's presidential succession
bill was taken up in order to have precedence
tomorrow. Beck temporarily yielded the
floor.
Bills introduced and referred: To incorpor-
ate the inter-ocean ship railway company.
Also, for commissioners to ascertain what
just claims for services by officers and privates
of military organizations in Missouri, in the
suppression of the rebellion, in concert with
and subject to the orders of the United States
authorities, still remain unpaid and not as
sumed by said state.
Davis (West Virginia), submitted a reselu-
tion directing the secretary of the interior to
furnish as early as possibly statement show
ing, first, what frauds, if any, been discovered
in the department of pensions, the nature and
character thereof, under the various pension
acts, whether in the pension Office, by pension
agents, or in any bureau of any department
in which information relative to the granting
of pensions is obtained, and what legislation.
if any, he recommends to protect the gov
ernment from such fraudulent blaim and
honest pensioners from fraud and extortion;
second, what amount of arrearages has been
paid under the "arrears act" of 1879 up to
Jan. l, 1881, with the number of cases added
to the pension roll, and the applications now
pending under said act; third, the estimated
amount reqnired annually to pay settlers and
pending cases under said acts, the estimated
total cost of arrealages of pensions, the an.
nual amount after arrearages have been deter
mined of the regular pension roll, and the to-
tai cost. Tabled and ordered printed.
By Window authorizing the construction of
the north branch Of the Union Pacific railroad
and the telegraph line. 1t empowers the Mis-
souri, & Niobrara Valley Railroad company to
construct and operate said north branch from
Sioux CITY, Iowa, westward so as to connect
with the Union Pacific west of Cheyenne
under the conditions of the original Union
Pacific charter OF 1864. except the company is
to receive no subsidy in bonds.
Logan, from the committee on military af-
fairs, reported with amendments the bill to
place Gen. Grant on the army retired list.
Maxey, of The committee said the report just
made was not unanimous, and he would indi-
cate his objections to it at the proper time.
On motion of Edmunds, the committee on
library was instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency of purchasing for the congressional
library the printed records and briefs of cases
in the supreme court of the United States,
now the property of the estate of the late M.
81. Carpenter.
Edmunds submitted resolution, requesting
the president, if, in his opinion, not incompat
ible with public interest, to communicate to
the senate all the correspondence between the
government of the United States and its diplo-
matte agents in Peru and Chilli since Arpil l,
1879, touching public affairs In or between
these states, and also such correspondence on
the subject as may be in possession of the de-
partment. Agreed to without dissent.
A resolution was also adopted instructing
the committee on military affairs to inquire
what legislation isneeded to enable the widows
and heirs of soldiers to secure the benefits and
bounties of said soldiers while living, and re-
naming unpaid at the time of their death.
The report of the committee on privileges
and elections, upon removals affecting the
title of the New York senators to their seats,
was laid on the table. After statement by
Garland that upon examination he saw moth
ing to dissent from in the report, this action
was regarded as final disposition of the mat
ter.
VOORHEES, gave notice of his intention to
speak tomorrow upon his resolution refer
ring to the committee on finance, that por-
ton of the presidents message in regard to
the repeal of the silver acts authorizing silver
coinage and the issue of silver certificate.
Davis Qllinois) offered a bill for second
circuit judge for the Seventh judicial circuit
of the United States.
After short executive session the senate
adjourned.
House.
Taylor offered resolution, which was un-
animously adopted, for the appointment of a
select committee of eleven members to audit