Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-18
SATURDAY IN CONGRESS-,
TRYING TO RAILROAD THE
CIVIL SERVICE BILL.

! WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The President
will send a special message to Congress
/ recommending that the government aid
! the cause of education.
/ The Republicans to-day tried to force a
vote on the civil service bill in
the Senate, led by Messrs. Edmunds and
HOar. They refused at first to adjourn.
A bitter and lively talk grew out of it.
Mr.. COckrell got the floor and read ex-
| tracts from the journal showing that
while the Republicans this session are so
! anxious for civil service reform. they were
last session as much the other way. He
held the floor and said he would read the
whole of the Congressional proceedings
for the last session if necessary. There
was a lively sparring between him
and Mr.. Edmunds, during which
he aptly called the latter the Pope of the
! Senate. Seeing themselves unable to force
vote on the bill, the Republicans finally
consented TO an adjournment. There was
a great deal of confusion during the spat
and at the adjournment, The plan the
Republicans pursued was mapped out at
the caucus this morning. They decided
to push the civil service bill to a vote to-
day, and try to put the Democrats before
the country as opposed to civil service re-
form. Mr.. COckTelrs methods rather up
set them.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate several communications
and petitions were presented.
Mr.. George presented seven petitions of
citizens of Mississippi and Louisiana,
asking that $2OO,OO0 be appropriated for
the erection OF a public building in Vicks-
burg. Referred to the Committee on
Public Buildings.
Mr.. Aldrich, from the Committee on
Finance, reported the House bill for the
relief of the German National Bank of
Louisville, and it was placed on the cal
endar.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Vance to
refund to the State of North Carolina GER
tain monies. Referred to the Committee
on Claims.
At the close of the morning hour Mr..
Hawley asked unanimous consent to pro-
ceed with the civil service bill. Messrs.
COckrell and Voorhees, objected, preferring
to consider bills on the calendar.
The Senate then, on motion of Mr. Haw-
ley, decided by vote of 80 yeas to 26nays
to proceed with the civil service bill. The
pending question was an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Allison, providing for three
instead OF i've commissioners, not con-
nected with any government department,
and fixing their term of office.
The Senate spent the entire afternoon in
discussing the civil service bill, and Mr.
PendletOn's statement, made a few davs
ago, relative to LOO clerks in the Treas
ury Department unauthorized by law and
paid out of elapsed appropriations" and
without taking any action on the bill at
six O'Clock adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, on motion Of Mr.. ThOmp-
son, of kentucky the Senate bill was passed
authorizing the Board of Commissioners
of the Soldiers Home to sell certain prop
erty at Harrodsburg, Ky.
The House then, at 12:15, went into COM
mittee of the whole, Mr.. CalElins in the
Chair, on the post Office appropriation
bill, the pending amendments being that
offered by Mr.. Robinson apprOpriating
100000 for special mail facilities, and
that offered by Mr.. HiscOck reducing that
sum to 100000.
After a spicy debate, the amendments
were rejected-29 to 81, The committee
amendments were adopted appropriating
$4,000 for the purchase of bags for regis
tered letters, and increasing from 5000, 900
to 100000 the appropriations for mail
bags and catchers.
When the clause reducing postage from
three to two cents was reached number
of amendments were offered and rejected
or ruled out on point of order
On motion of Mr.. Dunn, of Arkansas, a
that if the revenues of the Post Office De-
partment should be insufficient to meet
the appropriations made sum equal to
such deficiency shall be appropriated
from any money in the Treasury.
Mr.. RObeson offered an amendment pro-
Ylding that railroads which have re-
ceiyed aid from the government both in
bonds and lands shall receive compen-
satiOn for carrying the mails not to exceed
a of mo- n11 70
them by law.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, gave notice of
an amendment providing that rail-
roads which have received land grants
exceeding 5000 acres shall receive for car
rying the mails but 80 per cent. of the
compensation allowed to other roads.
Pending action the committee rose.
On motion of Mr.. Moore, of Tennessee,
the bill was passed ceding to the first tax
ing district of Tennessee certain land sit
uated in the city of Memphis.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine. Chairman of the
Committee on the Judiciary, reported
bill, which passed, extending until Nav
IA, 1888, the time for claimants to file
claims before the Court of Commissioners
of Alabama Claims.
Mr.. Hiscock, of New York, offered
resolution for a holiday recess from De
cember y, 1882 till January 3, 1888. Re
ferred to the Committee of Ways and
Means.
The House then, at 8 800 p. M, adjourned.
THE COMING WEEK IN CONGRESS.
In the Senate tomorrow, during the
morning session, an effort will be made to
effect an agreement for taking a final vote
on the civil service bill before adjourn
ment, and in case such an arrangement
be unanimously agreed to. the Chairman
of the Appropriations Committee, Senator
Allison, will defer calling up appropria-
tion bills until Tuesday, otherwise the last
named measure will take precedence of
all other business, and, doubtless. hold
the floor in the Senate until disposed of.
The consular and diplomatic bill is to
be reported from the Appropriations Com
mittee Tuesday, and the Military Acad-
eng and agricultural appropriation bills
win be in readiness for the Senates action
soon afterward. The present outlook,
therefore, indicates that the time of the
Senate this week will be almost wholly
occupied by the civil service reform and
appropriation bills.
In the House tomorrow, after the call
of States for the introduction of bills. the
committees will be called for motions to
suspend the rules, each in its turn being
entitled TO offer one measure for adoption
by a twO=thirds majority. The call rests
with the Committee on Pacific Railroads
but no action has yet been taken by
that committee nor by the Commit
tees on the Mississippi River Improv-
ment and Education and Labor, which
stand next in order in regard to pressing
for passage tomorrow any of the meas
ures nitiicc;rtto nitn reported by them. The re-
naming committees likely tG he reached
in the call tomorrow are mostly of minor
Importance or have vet to determine what
measures they prefer to thus bring for
ward. On Tuesday consideration of the
post Office appropriation bill will be re-
sumed, and will probably be passed at an
early hour,
THE GEORGIA OFFICHOLDERs.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Georgia office
holders have descended upon Washington
once more. There are rumOrs of several
new deals, but nothing has been vet de-
Cided upon. AS stated some time ago,
Jesse ii. Wimberly, Representative in the
Legislature from Burke county, is after
FarrOw's scalp as Collector at Brunswick,
and wants the place for himself, VIM
berly's work here has made tarrow and
his friends suspicious Of him. They ar
rived in town to-dRy prepared to head off
Wimberly.
Those here are Peasants, PIedger. Far
row, Bryant and johnson. If they find Op-
pOrtunity they will not only put in work
for FerrOw. but also say something about
the Judgeship. Ii is said that Wimberly
has not only been manpuvering for VIM
berly, but has advised wholesale changes
among Federal offices in Georgia. The
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