The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-28
47TH CONGRESS..SECOND SESSION
Senate.

Mr.. Pugh offered an amendment TO the
civil service bill, providing that persons now
in the service shall be subject to the pro-
vision for competitive examinations like
other citizens also that the Offices be pro-
portioned among the States and Territories
and the District of Columbia in proportion
TO the population. Ordered printed :. The
Indian appropriation bill was taken up. Mr..
Dawes said the Senate committee had added
S154,20O to the bill as it came from the
House, making the total appropriation
1885,, 200. Mr. Brown rose to a personal
explanation. He had the clerk read a news
paper article stating that the committee
who attended the funeral of Senator Hill had
travelled in special car, had been extrava-
giant generally, and had incurred bills
amounting to $4,000. Mn Brown said the
committee had not Travelled in a special car,
and had not been extravagant, the whole ex-
penses being only $1,025.
The Indian appropriation bill was passed
with amendments as follows: An amend
ment requiring the secretary of the interior
to have the approval of the President in set
ting aside bids detrimental to the interests
of the government an amendment provid-
ing that the appropriation for the education
of Indians at Carlisle shall cover also the cost
of their transportation an amendment ap-
propriating $1,000 to enable the secretary of
the interior to complete negotiations with
the Sioux; an amendment directing the re-
moval of the Crow agency to some point
east of the Big Horn river in the vicinity of
Fort Custer; an amendment providing that
the Seminoles still remaining in Florida shall
receive their share of the money appropriated
to pay the interest due that tribe under treaty
stipulations; and an amendment providing
that any disbursing officer or other person
who shall present any voucher, account or
claim to United States officer for approval
or payment containing any material msrep-
resentation of fact shall not receive payment
or credit for any part of such claims.
The consular and diplomatic appropria-
ton bid was considered and passed The
Pendleton civil service bill was discussed by
Messrs, Vest, Allison, Barrow and Call.
Mr.. Saunders offered preamble and reso-
luton to the effect that the right to large
tracts of land that had been granted to rail
roads ha9 been forfeited by the non-com
pliance of the corporations with the terms
of the grant, and directing the committee on
public lands to ascertain what steps should
be taken to restore the lands SO that they
may be opened for homestead settlement
also that it is the sense of the Senate that
the pre-emption laws should be repealed,
and all government land held for actual
settlement only. The House resolution
providing for recess of Congress from De-
cember % to January was defeated by a
vote of 36 nays to 20 yeas. The amend
ments to the agricultural bill reported by
was passed.
The death of NJ Orth, of Indiana, was
referred to in few touching words by the
chaplain of the House, and the desk of the
late representative was appropriately draped
IN black. "A resolution by Mr.. Robson
timing every member absent without leave
from December % to January $50 for each
day absence, was adopted by vote of Ill
yeas to 102 nays.
Several members applied for a leave of
absence for various reasons, which, after
some objection and debate were granted.
In reply to question by Mr.. Robson, of
New Jersey, the speaker stated that there
were fifteen additional requests for leave,
and thereupon Mr.. Robeson offered resolu-
ton for recess from the 22d of December,
1852, until the I'd of January, 1888. A point
of order that the resolution was not a priv
lleged matter was overruled by the speaker,
and the resolution was adopted by vote of
l27 yeas to 101 nays. The House thus re-
scinded its action of the previous day 80.
The army appropriation bill was reported.
The total amount of the estimates for 1884
is SOS, ,644, 1874 The total amount of ap-
preparations for 1888 Exclusive of $780,
6S5.90 for signal service and $249,860 for
general service men in the war department,
making S842, $4,000, $26, AIS, Asa. 10. Amount
recommended i'll this bill for 1884, $24, ,681,-
700. Decrease under 1888, 81, ,733, 754. 10; de-
crease under estimates, $685., ,443.44.
in committee of the whole on the post
Office appropriation bill an amendment was
adopted directing the postmaster-ge to
make thorough investigation into the rail-
way mail service of the United States and
to report to the next session of Congress
what is the reasonable value of the trans
portation of the mails and what difference
there is between the cost of transportation
of freight for private parties and the cost of
the transportation of the mails. The com
mittee then rose, reported the bill to the
House and it was then passed-yeas, 163;
nays, 2l.
Bills were introduced and referred as fol-
lows: By Mr. Rich, to place S25,O0O at the
disposal of tho National board of health for
the inspection and protection of the health
of emigrants; by Mr.. Cassidy, proposing a
repeal of the act of the Legislature of Utah
comforting the right of suffrage on women
(the measure is intended to aid in the sup
preston of polygamy, and is not aimed at
the principle of female suffrage); by Mr..
Beltzhoover, a resolution calling on the sec
retary of war for full information as TO The
measures taken TO secure the arrest and trial
Of H. w. HowRats,