The Portland daily press., 1882-12-21
XLVII CONGRESS--2d Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec 20.
The President submitted communication from
the secretary of the treasury transmitting report
in relation to harbor and other charges upon Amer
lean and foreign vessels.
Mr. Hoar made explanation of the bankruptcy
bill as reported from the Judiciary committee He
mad seen statements in newspapers that the COM
nit ee had recommended provision that dealings
IN futures should be in itself an of bankruptcy
This was mistake. The provision recommended
applies only to persons who are actually insolvent
Unless so qualified it would of course subject to in
voluntary bankruptcy a great many persons who
owe no debts at all and perhaps never contract any
Mr. Hale from the committee appropriations
reported without amendment the House resolution
Tor holiday recess and proposed to have it consid
cred today but objection by Mr. Conger sent it
over Mr. Hale gave notice that he would call it
up early tomorrow,
At the close of the morning hour Mr. Allison
called up the consular and diplomatic appropriation
Dill, and the Senate proceeded 10 consider it.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.. Saunders by
request for the admission of Utah into the Union on
an equal footing with the original states. Referred
to the committee on territories.
Consular and diplomatic bill was passed and ON
motion of Pendleton the Senate took up the civil
service bill. Mr.. Pendleton offered an amendment
striking out the provision that entrance to the
public service shall be at the lowest grade and pro-
vidl1g that appointments in departments shall be
apportoned as nearly as possibly among the states
OASIS OF the population.
, Mr.. Vest addressed the Senate. He insisted upon
% 1e urgent necessity for reform in the civil service.
me great trouble now was that reform was expect
eu from men who were in their hearts opposed to
~. replying to Hales charge that the whisky in
terest was the ally of the Democratic party,S and
aherman's statement that the result of the recent
eieeGon IN Ohio was largely due to that alliance
MI. vest made an elaborate comparison between
tne states that voted for Garfield and those that
Voteu Tor Hancock Of approximately the same popu-
lalon IN the GARFIELD states there were 108, 1 90
retail liquor dealers, against 57740 in Hancock
states lnha5ited by ''the whisky soaking democra
cy. Carrying the comparison into details he stat
ed that Maine with prohibitory liquor law for 3
years past bad one retail liquor shop for 791 nhab-
ltanis :, while West Virginia with about the same
population and no prohibitory law had only one sa-
loon for every 81 inhabitants. Il wa had one to
every 376 Inhabitants, while Texas had only to
every b5S. New Hamp hire with prohihitory
law had one 70 ever 81 inhabitants while Florida
with nearly the same population Lad only one to
every bb3 Kansas with a prohibitory law had one
TO every o79 Inhabitants, while South Carolina with
almost the samepopulation and no prohibtory law
mad one to every 9l7, and in Massachusetts under
the shadow OF Plymouth Rock Qaughter) there was
one liquor retailer to every 244 inhabitants, while
IN No tn Carolina with nearly the same population
there asaonly one to each 7u8.
Mr.. Barrow, Senator Hills successor) opposed
the BILL He believed there was urgent need for the
puriheation of the civil service but what was :
qulred was not new system, but the expulsion of
Ihe men who have abused and degraded he service.
Mr. Dawes said he considered he bill right in
principle and while he thought it might be improv-
ed he would cheerfuly give 1T his support
MIR. Call argued that tie bill was unconstitutional
in as much as it infringsd upon the appointing pow
er of the executive.
Adjourned.