Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-09


Senate to-day by Messrs. Hale, Miller and Ed
mundS
TIE CIVIL SERVICE BILL, ETC.
MIR. Hoar asked Mr.. Pendleton when he intended
to call up the civil service bill.
Mr.. Pendleton in reply asked unanimous consent
to take up the bill for the purpose Of making It a
special order for Monday next.
Mr.. voorhees, said there were so many more i'm
portant measures awaiting the action of the Sen
ate that he felt compelled to object.
Mr.. Pendleton then gave notice that as soon as
| the bankruptcy bill was disposed Of he would
move to take up the civil service bill.
Mr.. Jones Fla.) introduced bill to promote
telegraphic communication between America and
Europe. Referred to the committee on foreign re-
latOnS.
Mr.. Conger, from the committee on American
shipping, reported progress and asked for addi-
tional time to complete the committees report.
M, Mr.: Vance offered a resolution, which was
to furnish, as soon as possible, detailed state
ment showing the cost OF collecting the internal
employees in each district and the percentage of
the cost upon the sums collected In each district.
Agreed to.
POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS
At the close OF the morning hour, Mr.. Beck
called up his resolution for an investigation OF
political assessments
ing the country upon the wonderful change OF
heart on the subject among republican Senators
LIVELY DISCUSSION.
The debate became quite lively.
Mr.. voorhees, speech severely criticised the
assessment OF government clerks.
Mr.. Hale read circular calling a meeting Of
liquor dealers OF Dayton, Ohio, to take measures
to beat the republicans The circular set forth
that unless the fanatics were beaten, liquor deal
erS would be forced to emigrate.
Mr.. Cockrell asked who signed that circular.
Mr.. Hale replied that 1t wa signed by the preSi-
dent OF the liquor dealers association.
Mr. COckreli-1eS and he was republican.
Mr.. Hale said he wanted an Investigation OF both
parties. He wanted eX-Mayor Edward Cooper OF
New York summoned, to show the amount of
money the democrats there got from the rum
sellers
Mr.. Davis, OF West Virginia, chairman of the
democratic congressional committee, denied that
that committee obtained any money from liquor
dealers
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL
At O'Clock, without acting on Mr.. Beck's reso-
luton, the senate resumed the consideration Of
the unfinished business, the bankruptcy bill.
House Of Representatives.
Mr. Page, OF California, chairman OF the COM
mlttee On commerce, reported resolution in the
House to-day calling on the Secretary Of War for
Information as to whether any moneys apprppr-
ated by the last river and harbor bill were appro-
priated for works or objects that are not In the
interest and do not benefit commerce AMI nav-
cation, and ii SO, the names OF such works or OBJ
jects and the respective amounts so appropriated;
whether any OF the money has been used on works
rot in the interest OF commerce and navigation,
and II so, the names OF such works; and whether
the expenditure ns Of of any money authorized
and II so, how much and for what cause;
the amount likely to be on hand at the close OF
ance comprises money which has been carried over
from year to year from noncompliance with the
ant to furnish the estimates OF the engineer de-
partment for the year 1884, which have not been
transmitted by the Secretary OF the Treasury in
conformity with section 1869 Revised Statutes.
LIVELY DEBATE
Mr. Kasson Uowa) asked leave to append an
amendment, to incorporate the words "foreign and
Interstate" In the resolution before the words
commerce and navigation" He advocated its
adoption, contendfng that under the language of
the resolution the Secretary OF War could not re-
port that any work was unnecessary, as every
brook, no matter how small, was OF local impor-
tance
Mr.. Horr, of Michigan, thought that the gentle
mans statement OF the case was visionary, and he
defie1 him to state single item in any river and
harbor bill where the conditions which he named
were possible.
Mr. Kasson.-What condition?
a stream which does not connect with some other
stream which makes it OF benefit to commerce.
MIR. KasSOn.-That view would apply to every
stream In the United States.
Mr.. McLane, OF Maryland, and Mr.. Robson, OF
the river and harbor bill, Mr Robeson attr1butine
the strong opposition to 1t to come from the metro
pOlitan newspapers in the interest Of aggregated
capital, railroad Offices whose aggregated capital
sought to stop improvements OF rivers in the in
terests Of their railroads.
MI Reagan spoke OF the wind he wanted pumped
out OF the demagogues who assaulted the bill
Mr. Page, OF California, spoke in the same strain;
Whlle Mr McLane, 81 Maryland. in mild way re-
buked the President for his course touching the
BILL
Mr.. Cox and Mr. Kasson renewed their opposl-
tlOn 10 the b1l and the members OF the House sur
rounded the speakers, and several times inter
rupted them with laughter and applause.
The resolution was finally passed without
division.
Capitol Notes.
Hon. Wayne MacVeagh, ex-Attorney General,
was on the floor Of the Senate to-day.
Senator Williams, OF Kentucky, appeared In his
seat to-day for the first time this session.
The odds In betting on the clerkShip OF the next
House are In favor Of Representative Atkins, Of
Tennessee.
REvIvAL OF AMERICAN SHIPPING.
The joint committee OF Congress on the revival
of American shipping had a meeting to-day. Their
time was almost entirely taken up with the read
ing OF the testimony taken by the several men,
bers who met in New York, and which was new to
those who had not attended the meetings In that
city. The committee decids'd to hold another
meeting next Monday to consider the subjects OF
tonnage tax and free ships. Mr.. Conger, at the
for the committee, and 1t was granted.
The Manning Chalmers Complication.
WHAT MR. MANNING PROPOSES TO DO
1t seems that acting upon the advice OF some OF
his friends Representative Manning of Mississippi,
had about made up his mind not to accept the
certificate of election from the second district Of
that state In fact Mr. Manning had determined
to contest Chalmers election before the error in