Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-14

Consideration of M. Pendieton's service
reform bill was then resumed, Mr.. Eavley
taking the floor.
WASHINGTON. Disc. 15.-In thu house, on
motion of Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, the
senate joint resolution was passed author
izing the payment Of portion of the Vir-
ginias indemnity fund to the mother Of
Gen. Ryan.
The congressional library bill then came
as unfinished business, the pending cues
ton being or the motion made by Mr..
Randall to lay upon the table the motion
to reconsider the vote by which the house
decided to recommit the bill with instruct
ions.
Mr.. Rice. of Massachusetts, stated he
would withdraw all objections to the re-
committal if the committee we're grant
ed leave to report at any time, but to this
Mr.. Blount objected. The motion to
reconsider was tablsd, yeas 115, nays 1O1.
This vote has the effect OF recommitting
the bill with instructions to the committee
to report back the bill for the erection of
a library on ground belonging to the
United States IN Washington. The house
at 1910 went into committee of the whole,
Mr.. Thomas Of Illinois in the chair, on the
agricultural appropriation bills.
The committee rejected all amendments
reported tho bill to the house and it
passed.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the military academy appro-
priation bill, soon reported it back and 1t
passed.
On notion Of Mr.. Townsend, Of Ohio,
resolution was adopted making the
steamboat bill the special order for Jan. II.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, offered
resolution requesting tho secretary Of the
treasury to ascertain g nearly as possible
the amount or estimated amount paid for
ocean freight in exports and imports from
| and - the United States for tho fiscal year
/ ended the 3Oth Of juno, 1889. Adopted.
Mr.. O'Nsil, Of Pennsylvania, presented
| . petition of jobbsrs and importers of
| tobacco asking a rebate equivalent to such
! reduction IS may be made in she tax
Referred.
BE argued that something must 30 done
4 to reform our civil service. A contins-
I alton Of tho present system was rendered
impossible. not only by tho evils developed
under it, but also by the extraordinary
growth Of tho country, and consequent in
| crease in the number of public ofioes. The
time fer action had como, and he (Hawley)
hoped the senate would pass this plain,
simple, practical bill.
| The formal amendments reported by the
committee were agreed to. The question
was then on Mr.. Hoar's amendment pro-
vidiny that competitive examinations shall
be IS far as possible upon such subjects as
are embraced in good
common school education. After some
discussion, Mr.. Hoar waived this amend
mont in favor Of tho enc offered by Mr..
| Logan, providing that examinations shall
be practical in character, and shall rotate
| to matters which will fairly test the rela-
discharge tho duties of the service into
which they seek to be admitted.
| Mr.. Pendlston favored the idea under
lying both these amendments, but thought
it was already provided for in the bill.
Mr.. Logan said the bill gave the presi-
dent and commission power to prescribe
such examination rs he proposed, but he
| wanted tho law in such form that they
| must do 50.
Mr.. Pendlston, having charge Of the bill
asseated TO the amendment and it was
| adopted.
| Mr.. Sherman moved to strike out the
provision in section four making perna-
! mont appropriation for the expenses of
the civil service commission, there being,
he said, NO appropriation of this character
| for any branch of the civil service, not
| even for judges of the supreme court.
| Agreed to.
/ On motion of Mr.. Sherman, provision
for the payment of expenses of the COM
mission was limited to travelling expenses.
| Mr.. Coke offered an amendment, which
| was ordered printed, providing that ''for
| the purpose of eQualizing appointments
| between the states and territories and the
District of Columbia, and also between
the political parties, all persons now in
! office, place or employees who would have
! been within the operations of the act had
| 1t been in force when they respectively en-
tered the public service, shall within twelve
| months from the approval If this act COM
ply with the terms and conditions of ap-
piicants under this act for original entrance
into tbs service, or vacate the places held
respectively by them"
Mr.. Garland introduced bill granting
the right of way to the st. Louis d San
Francisco Railroad company, through the
military reservation at Fort Smith. Re-
ferred.
M. Allison explained that tho object
Of his amendment offered yesterday rs .
substitute for the first section of the Pen
0leton bill was to provide that there shall
DO three commissioners instead Of Ave, and
thai tho commission shall be composed Of
persons not connected with the depart
zient.
Pending consideration OF the amend
nent the senate went into executive sss-
sion, ard whom tho doors re-opened ad-
iourned.
Committee Work.
The house committee on foreign affairs
will probably consider Friday the Haweiin
treaty as Il affects the sugar trade of tho
United States. At the last session the
committee was evenly divided as between
retaining The reciprocity character Of the