The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-14

service commission, there being, he said.
no appropriation ot this character Tor any
branch OF the civil service, not even iOr
Judge OF the supreme court. Agreed TO-
Mr. Cock offered an amendment, viii h
was ordered printed, providing that, Tor the
purpose oi equalisine appointments bo.
tween the states and territories and the
District OF Columbia, aud also he
tween political parties and persons now in
office, place or employment, who
would be within the operations OF the act
mad II been IN ioree when they respectively
entered the public service, shall within
Twelve months from the approval OF this
act, comply with the terms and conditions
OF applicants under this act for ORIGINAL en-
trance into the service, or vacate the places
held respectively by them.
Mr.. Garland introduced bill granting
rlght-oi,way to the ST. Louis & san Fran.
cisco railroad through the military reserVa-
tlon a. Fort smith, Arkansas. Referred
AIR, Allison explained the object of his
amendment, offered yesterday, as u subRti.
tute for the first section OF the Pendleton
hhi' was 10 provide that there shall be
three commissioners, instead of five and
that the commission shall be composed
oi persons not connected with the depart.
mcnG Pending consideration of the
amendment the senate went into executive
session, and when the doors Ieopened, ad-
! journod,
HOUSE.
! In the house. on the motion of Sprinrer
of illinois, sehate joint resolution WAS
passed, authorizing The payment of n nor.
tion ot the Nirginius indemnity fund 10 the
mother of General Ryan.
! The CONGRESSIONAL library bill then came
up as uptifSshpti business, the pendinp
! question beingsthe motion by Randalbko rk
oonsidec The Sote, by which course IL was
| decided TO rscommit the bill with instrgc.
tious.
Rice, Of Massachusetts, stated that he
would withdrawal objection to recomittal
II the committee were granted leave TO 10.
port at any time, but TO this Bount oh
ircted The motion to reconsider was IN.
bled--yeas, lbs; nays, l0l. This vote has
the effect of rec0mmittiug the bill, with in.
strnctlon TO the committee to report back
tho bill for the erection of library on the
ground belonging to the United States, in
1 Washington.
The house, at 1910, went into COMMITTEES
OF the whole on the agricultural appropria-
tions bills.
The committee rejected all amendments
! reported the bill to the house and il passed
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the military academy appro.
prlation BILL soon reported it back and it
passed
Randall, of Pennsylvania, offered reso.
luton requesting the secretary of the treas.
ury to ascertain as nearly as possible tho
amount or estimated amount paid for ocean
ireights on exports and imports in and TO
the United States IN and for the fiscal wear
ended June 80, 1889. Adopted.
oNeill, of Pennsylvania presented n De.
titon from the jobbers and importers of 10.
hacco, askinga rebate equivalent TO such
reduction rs may be made in the tax. Re.
ierred,
NOMINATIONS,
The president sent the following nom;.
nations to the senate to-day: Rev. Charles
q. Pierce, of Illinois, to be chaplain of the
9th Regiment of cavalry; j. Q. Bancroft
Davis, to be judge of the court of claims;
Charles Chamberlain, TO be receiver of pub.
lie moneys at San Francisco Pullman Il
Hunt, Kentucky, agent of the Indians of
the kilowa, ,Comanche and Wichita agency.
Indian Territory; also large number OF
minor postmasters.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Henry ii. Morgan, Louisiana, secretary
OF legation, United States TO Mexico.
George Warning, IT,. Rhode Island, member
national board OF health; Commodore Earl
English chief ot bureau equipment and re.
cruiting OF navy.
COMMITTEE WORK.
Inc special committee on the improve
| ment oi the Mississippi met to-day for the
-st time since their seq aration at the close
OF the trip OF examination. General Wright.
chief engineer, was examined as 10 obserya.
lions OF work in progress on the river. He
believed the works intended for contraction
OF the riyerare accomplishing their objects,
| SO far as progressed, as also the works for
the purpose OF protecting the banks of the
river When asked as TO his opinion of The
efficacy and stability Of the works, he said
he had the fu' lest faith in them, and had
no reason TO doubt the correctness of the
theory upon which the work was begun.
The house committee on foreign affairs
viii probably consider, Friday the lin.
Vaiian treaty ms IL affected the sugar trade
~ the United States. At the last session
tho committee was evenly divided as be.
tween retaining the reciprocity character
of the treaty and modifying It so as to put
sugar Imported from the Sandwich Islands
ON basis with sugar from other countries.
The senate committee ON claims this
morning considered iavOrably the Bowman
bill, which passed the house, authorizing
the reference of all claims founded in law,
to the court OF claims in the discretion
either of the house or its claims. The com.
mittee at the next meeting will probably
authorize a favorable report on the measure
to be made TO the senate.
In the house committee on approprla.
tions to-day an amendment to the post.
oilice appropriation was adopted, which |
provides that all roads which have been
granted land subsidies in addition to land |
grants, be reduced TO 90 per cent. below the |
amount paid other roads for carrying mails. |
The ways and means committee is still !
engaged on the schedule achcmcale of The /
tariff report