The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-12
NAiiONAu NOlIiN.
The Subject Of Civil Service Reform
Receiving Ready Consideration
at the Hands Of the
Senate.
In Executive Session the Appoint.
ments OF General Pope and Col.
0nel Mckenzie to be
Major and BrIgadier Generals Re-
spectively, are Confirmed With.
out Opposition.
In the House a Number OF Bills are
Introduced, Among Them Is
One by
Springer, Of Illinois. Proposing Rad
ical Change In
The Manner Of Electlng q Chief
Magistrate.
A Terrible Faction Fight at 0pellka,
Alabama.
Other Interesting Domestic News
A Terrible Faction Fight ut 0pelika,
Alabama.
Other Interesting Domestic News.

VthVt IuVtVsttnS DOucStiC NtWSs
Forty-seventh Congress Second Sessions
sENATE.
: WASHINGTON, Dec. 1l.-Another batch OF
petitions were presented in favor Of increased
pensions TO one-armed and one-legged
soldiers.
Mr.. Slater presented memorial Of the
chamber of commerce of Astoria
Oregon, asking the immediate for.
feiture of the land grant of the
Oregon Central railroad. Referred.
Also q concurrent resolution of the legisla-
ture Of Oregon in favor of the passage of
bill TO inaugurate the Nicaragua canal
company. Referred.
Mr.. Morgan, from the committee on pub.
amendment, the bill TO exclude public
lands in Alabama from the operation of
laws relating to mineral lands.
MIR. Ferry introduced bill TO amend the
pension laws by increasing the pension OF
soldiers and sailors who have lost an arm
or leg in service. Referred.
Mr.. Call introduced bill to amend the
bill astonishing the court of Alabama
claims, and for the distribution of other
unappropriated moneys OF the Geneva
award; Referred.
Mr.. Van Wyck offered resolution, which
was agreed to, directing the secretary of war
70 INFORM the senate whether any corpora.
ton is constructing railroad through the
Nioprara military reservation without au-
thorlty from congress, and whether the
military authorities haye.assented thereto
ana ior what reason.
Mr. HaWlpv from tho cotn m ttaa m ci,,;l
service reform, reported, with amendments
the bill introduced by him Saturday to pre-
vent officers and employees Of the govern,
ment from collecting subscriptions or assess
ments from each other, and gave notice that
when Mr.; Pendleton's civil service bill copes
up he will offer this as an additional sect IN
Inc senate then took up the bankruptcy
blil, the question being on Mr.. Browns mo-
ton, on Saturday, to postpone the subject
indennitely.
Debate ensued, and at half-past 2 O'Clock
the senate refused by a vote of "a to 26 Ia
postpone indefinitely, and by vote Of "a
yeas 10 % nays adopted the Lowell bill in.
.Louuceu Dy Mr. Hoar as substitute fol
the one reported by Mr...lngalls, from the
committee ON Judiciary. On motion OF Mr.
sherman, the Lowell bill was sent to the
committee on Judiciary for revision.
Mr. fendleton moved to take up his civil
sefylce Dill;
Messrs. VOORHEES, and Brown opposed the
motion. The latter preferred to wait until
after the next presidential election TO see
whether we could not have better civil
service piii enacted by democratic CON
gress and a democratic president, with q
lar division OF officers.
Inc motion TO take up the Pendleton
plll was carried-yeas, n; nays, l6
put at Mr.. SewelPs request
MI renoieton agreed TO have the bill laid
asiue informally, that the senate might take
up the WIZ John Porter bill.
Mr.. Logan objected, and insisted that the
civil service Dill should be first disposed of
Mr: oeweii asked his consent TO take up
tne forter Dill tomorrow.
MT. Logan declined to do so.
Inc Pendleton bill remained before the
senate, Dut was temporarily laid aside 10
take up the bill to release the Memphis &
Little. Rock railroad for its obligation as O
iand grant railroad to carry government
troops Tree and mail at reduced rates, the
release being claimed on .tbe ground
that the company received only small
portion oi the land granted IL.
Inc Dill was discussed by Messrs. Cock.
reii, Gsrland' Mcmillan; Harrison and Har.
ris, and on motion OF Mr.. Cockrcl!, indell
nitely postponed.
After an executive session the senate ad
Journed.
HOUSE.
belmont, OF New York, member of the
committee on foreign affairs, presented his
views on the Nicaragua canal question.
Ordered printed.
Townshend, Of Illinois, offered resolu-
tion reciting that it is alleged certain exist.
ing railroad lines Of transportation have en-.
tered into combination for the. purpose Of
preventing the construction OF competing
lines IN territories and states, thereby es
tablishing rponopolies In transportation
and directingthe committee on commerce
to report without delay bill prohibiting
and Furnishing such combination.
Strait. OF Minnesota, objected to It's pres.
eut consideration, aud II was referred to the
committee on commerce.
Under the call Of states, a number Of bills
were introduced and referred.
Among the bills were the following:
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