The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-12-14

stoned officers for distinguished conduct In
ENGAGEMENTS ngalDst hostile Indians.
| The post-onlce and military ncadeinv
appropriation bills we're ordered printed az
reported.
| Adjourned.
| NOMINATION..
| The president sent the following noini.
nation to the senate to-day; +. Baker, OF
| Illinois, to be major and paymaster.
COMBINATIONS.
The senate in executive session confirmed
large number of nominations. Including
General Pope and Colonel Mckenzie TO be
maior.general and brigadier.general, re-
spectiyely. No contest.
COMMITTEE WORK.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE finance com
mittee Of the senate to-day began consider
alton of heinternal revenue bill. The COM
mittee will hold daily sessions, with the
view of perfecting the bill and reporting it
TO the senate at an early day. IL is learned
from undoubted authority that no obJec-
ton will be raised by any member OF the
tcommittee to the plan proposed by MI
Sherman of appending as an amendment to
the internal revenue bill the proposition to
revise the tariff, and that so far as disclosed
by the discussion this morning, differences
| OF opinion as to the character OF revision
and measure of tariff reduction will be such
| as arise from personal and individual views
rather than party prejudice.
The house committee OF education and
| labor to-day authorized Chairman Sheri-
dan, of Illinois, to report to the house, with
| favorable recommendation, his bill appro-
priating $4,000. 900 annually for the next mex;
! five wears TO aid in public education. 1t is
proposed this sum shall be distributed
among the several states and territories in
the ratio ofilliteracy. 1t is also provided
that sum not exceeding 5 per cent. OF
the appropriation may be expended annu-
allv in the education ofteachers:
The Mississippi river committee will be.
gin taking testimony. Wednesday next
Members Of the Mississippi river commits
sion will be heard at the earliest moment.
The Senate committee on civil service re-
form to-day considered the Hawley bill,
prohibiting assessments on government EN-
ployes for political purposes, and adopted
an amendment, making it crime and pre-
scribing therefor penalty for any person
TO enter pub ic building for such purpose.
Mr.. Hawley was unanimously authorized
to offer bill, With this modification, as an
amendment to Mr.. Penileton's'bill.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-On motion of Mr..
| Hoar, a resolution was adopted directing
the postmaster gene .al to transmit as soon
as possible, the last repert of the admins
tralion of the post-ofiice in New York city;
also a resolution directing the secretary OF
| the treasury to transmit a report OF Ed
| ward O.. Grimes ON the administration OF
the custom-house, naval office and survey
or's office in New York.
At the close of the morning hour, Mr..
Beck proposed to call up his resolution for
! investigation OF political assessments but
in the absence of Mr.. Edmunds, whose mo-
tion was to refer the resolution to the COM
mittee on the judiciary, it was agreed that it
should be laid aside temporarily.
The senate then proceeded to consider the
bills on the calender.
Previous to going to the calendar the
president submitted a memorial OF the
board of trade of Chicago in favor of the
Lowell bankruptcy bill.
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania presented
petitions in favor of an increase of pensions
to one.armed and ne-llegged soldiers.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Ferry-Granting pensions to
Stewart Herbert and Julia Revere, the lat
ter the widow of Brigadier General Revere.
Referred
By Mr.. Beck-To prohibit officers and
employees of the United States from cOn-
tributing money for political purposes. Re-
ferred
Mr.. Vest offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, instructing the committee on
territories TO enquire and report what legis-
lation was necessary to protect public prop
erty and enforce the laws in the Yellow
stone park and preserve game there. Also,
whether the area of the park should be ex-
tended, and if so, to what extent.
Several bills of a private character were
passed, and debate ensued on the bill pro-
posing to equalize the pay of chaplains in
the navy with that of army chaplains.
Mr. Plumb inquired of Mr.. Vance If 10
would suit him as well to equalize the pay
by reducing army chaplains to the navy
standard.
Mr.. Vance replied in TIE negative, as.
scrting that he did not want to see the pray
ing force Of this country reduced, but
thought /. ought to be increased Laugh
ter
Finally the bill was laid aside to take up
the Pendleton civil service measure.
The amendments reported from the com
mittee on civil service reform were agreed
TO, and Mr.. Pendleton proceeded to address
the senate.
Mr.. Pendleton said the question of civil
service had been submitted to the people in
the recent election, and they had spoken in
no low or uncertain tone. The expendi-
lures of the government this fiscal year
were $402000,O00, nearly 50 per head for
every man, woman and child in the United
States-more money, probably, than was
appropriated during the first 40 years of the
existence of the government. 1t was this
method of administration by republicans
that made Il possible for democratic oiti-
zens, who priced their country higher than
their party, to elect a democratic state
ticket in Ohio and sixteen Of the twenty
one members OF congress. He said sixteen
because, although only thirteen OF them
had received their certificates, the Others
would certainly be seated by the next
house II certificates were not given them
meantime. The civil service had attending
il the whole Of its army. whose efforts
have at least twice within the short period
Of our history robbed the people Of the fair
results of a presidential election. Underly-
ing the idea Of the bill was that the offices
of the government are trusts for the people
that the performance of their duties is In
the interest of the people that there is no
excuse for the existence oil Office or pay
ment of salary, except when necessary for
the welfare Of the people; that every
superiiuous Office should be cut off,
every incompetent a. nOfbce7holdsr dis,
Of two where one will suffice is robbery, and
that If salaries are so high as to justify the
levying of forced contributions Of from two
to ten per cent, they are too high and
ought 10 be reduced. This bill was designed
as a method Of applying TO candidates for
public employment the JefiersOnian tests Of
fidelity, honesty and capability. Il deals
only in departments in Washington and
other public Offices Employing
more than fifty persons, the number Of such
offices do mot exceed thirty-fVe and the
whole number Of employees 10 whom the bill
would apply would not be more than 10,-
900. The bill did not touch at al the qnes-
ton ofremOvnls Some gentlemen were dis
posed 20 wait till after the next presidential
election before passing a bill TO rtf0rm civil
sartirp in the hone that a chance OF admin
% democrats, but the democrntic party
might not elect the merit prtsident, and be
believed IL would not unless is reprCsenia- /
tives in congress Old two thing. first, ~ /
ru0ni n the demands of tie people fnafe ]