Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-15
Senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-In the senate Mr..
VOORHEES, offered resolution directing the
secretary of the interior to report to the
senate the result of any investigation he
may have contemplated relating to any
dispute between the Cherokee Indians and
the United States, growing out of treaty
stipulations or laws relating thereto. Mr..
Edmunds said the resolution opened up an
old matter, and he objected to its present
consideration, SO it went over.
At the close of the morning hour the
senate resumed consideration of the bill TO
promote the efficiency of navy chaplains
by increasing their salaries.
Mr.. Logan opposed the bill an unneces-
sary and unfair, because it would give
haplains in the navy higher pay than that
received by army chaplains. The bill was
rejected yeas 20, nays 81.
the military and agricultural appropria-
ton bills were referred to the appropriate
committees.
The senate took up the bill on the calen-
dar to provide for the a'certa inment OF
claims of American citizens for French
spoiiations.
Mr.. Sherman objected to consideration
of the bill, as waste of time.
Mr.. Frye favored consideration, but
finally the measure gave way for the Pen
dleton civil service reform bill, upon which
Mr.. Hoar addressed the senate. He ex-
pressed the belief that the passage of this
bill would mark an important era in Amer
lean politics, and would be regarded in
future almost equal to the adoption of a
new and better constitution.
Mr.. Brown opposed the bill, and did a
little plain talking to the Democrats. The
object of tie bill, he said, was to give the
republican party permanent tenure OF
Office, and the republican party was clear
ly minority of the people of this country.
Mr.. George though there was reason for
objection in that the bill did not permit
competition by all for Offices of every
grade, and expressed his regret that Mr..
Brown had broken its force by coupling it
with the argument that the bill would do
the Democratic party injustice. He was
not so confident as Mr..
Brown appeared to be of a
Democratics.s triumph in 1884, and he
thought the reverses of the Republicans
this year were to be attributed in large
measure to that party having occupied the
very position upon this question that Mr..
Brown now wished the Democrats to take.
He agreed with Mr.. Brown that this blu, II
passed, would not prevent Democratic
president when he did come in from fol-
lowing Jefferson's rule.
In a colloquy between Messrs. Brown
and George, the latter admitted that he
would have Democratic president turn
out every officeholder who responded to
political assessments in the last campaign.
Laughter.
Mr.. Brown-That would be little
broader than my doctrine.
Mr.. Miller, of New York, addressed the
senate, but did not conclude his remarks
before adjournment.
Mr.. Brown offered an amendment strik-
ing out the provision that entrance to the
service shall be at the lowest grade, and
providing that competition shall be for Of
fees Of all grades, and shall not be con-
fined to persons already in Office. Also an
amendment explicitly authorizing remov-
ais by the president in heads of depart
ments without assignment of reasons. Ad'
iOurned.