Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-12
FOrty-Seventh Congress.
WASHINGTON Dec.

WASHINGTON, Dec. II.
 sENATE.-A number of petitions were presented of armed and one legged soldiers and prompt tion on the bank tax bill.
 MT. Rollins introduced bill to re-e stablish the court of Alabama claims.
 MT. Hawley reported from the Civil Service con- Saturday, prohibiting federal officials and employees making or being concerned in political assessments 1t placed on the calendar, and MT. Hlwley gave notice that he would move this bill as amendment to Senator Pendleten's civil service reform bill.
 The bankruptcy bill taken up the morning business was finished. MT. Ipgals aid he presumed every Senator had decided whether bank ruptcy legislation should be enacted not. Until that question was voted upon he would not add any postpone was ost he would speak upon the two prop ositions,
 Mr. Hoar's substitute was adopted by a vote of 34 to 30 and referred to the Judiciary committee
 The bill incorporating the Maritime Canal compa. ny of Nicaragua was postponed.
 Mir. Pendletons civil service reform bill laid aside informally. An effort made by NIr. Sewsll iected the ground that he not prepared dis the measure to-day He would be ready to take it up when the civil service bill was disposed of He objected to being considered the only ono arraigned against tho Porter bill, and more justly convicted since jurispru- dence, civil or criminal, established than Porter He ready to defend this position before the try. In to remark that certain persons had changed their minds on the subject MT. Logan said he had known associations and surroundings to innu- encc men. In this casehe had not seen any de1non- straton that the change was correct. MT. Logan s Senate took up the calendar and after executive session the Senate adjourned at 4:40 T. m.
 The Senate in executive session confirmed the nomination of Pope to be major general, Mackenzie to be brigadier general and the consequent promo tions all down tho line
 HoUsE.-Mr Wait, of Connecticut, presented bill prohibiting the further coinage of silver dollars until the held by the treasury is reduced to fifty mil lions.
 The House Committee on Education Labor has agreed upon bill appropriating $1O,0OO,O00 annually to be distributed among the States and Territories cordng to the ratio Of iiteracy for educational pur poses
 Mir. Anderson, of Kansas, presented bill to con- srue the land act of 1S65 requiring the railroads tc take out patents for landsas soon earned. Mir. Springer offered constitutional a1nendmeR providing plan for the election of President, Vice Presdent and members of Congress It the term of the presidential and vice pres eligible to the next succeeding term It aLolishes the electoral college and provides direct fo President and Vice President and that each State vii be entitled to many votes it has Senators ant
 epresentaves and tho vote of State is to be in proportion to the popular vote in tho Sthto fol each candidate. The amendment also fixes the torn of Representatives in Congress at three years. Mr. Dibrell's bill referring abolishng interna revenue removes all internal revenue and pro Vdes rebate for tobacco and whiskey bond att tel l il certain date His bill relating to silver in th treasury requires the Secretary of the Treasury tt pay silver dollars in reducing the public debt SC to keep the amount of silver in the treasury dowI l to $l50 0,0OO,0OU.
 l A number of District of Columbia measures wer also passed also a bill authorizing the President Senate to Drevet officers for neritorious conduct il l Indian wars, after which the House at p m. ad journed, the Speaker having meantime announced several members of committees.