Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-23
Forty-Sevcnth Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Z


 sENATE-After the reading of the journal the sen- ate, on motion of Mr. Cameron went into executive
 On motion of MT. Bayard the tobacco resolution was taken up. MT. MGrrill's amendment providing sna S noS and the resolution oere1 an amendment that after Jan. l. 1884 the time of whiskey remaining in bond be limited to year Discussion of the civil service bill was then re- sumed MT. Browns amendment fixing the terms of two and three years lost by vote of 27 Mr. Salisburys amendment that the commissioners be faithful impartial and free from political bias unanimously agreed to.
 annum. MT. Logan moved an amendment making Mr Mahone made a set speech against the bill on the ground that the President had full and the exercise of hfs authority should not be inter- the circular sens ot arng 9se a campaign and claimed that few of the oceholders in denied that those Vino failed to respond had been summariy removed ,as intizaatsd by SIessrs Bayard and Beck In regard to insinuTtons against hs con duct the proprieties ana of the chamber did not permit him to characterize them they desired but he could say that any intimation that be had been guilty of improper conduct as tc political sesemerts was untrue and without foundation in fact.
 . MT. Beck-I hope the Senator will avail himself of te opportunity of making this clear before the Com
 Mr. Mahone-I should be glad for the Senator to signify the correcness of this insnuation Virgin Hold, enough"
 BecR-I Senator to this before the committee.
 Malone texcitedly-When fail to stand up it will fail to stand up. repeat there is not one word of trnt Ill the assertions made here 'n regard to the existence Of 8 blank form which demanded the dis for contributions.
 Senator from vrginia.A contended was that tain matters mentioned in his speech notorious MT. Mahone-win the Senator oblige me very a aaU Inc nir afr to have been sent to Mrs. Betty Baumgarten of Hon. MT. Beck-I never saw the original. do not know Betty, and If did would perhaps. not ba able to alleged that such paper was sent. I don't un- derstand why this display of temper should be made thing which brings under the Virginia There enough matters of that kind to be settled in Vr ginia already. When they are settled talk of other matters here. tLaughter.D All I want is the l truth and the Senator from Vermont (Edmunds). l who is member of the Judiciary committee, be relied upon to do his allies the committee full jus The motion to cut down salaries to $500 was 1 adopted after long debate.
 1 The amendment by Mr. Brown, that nothing should l prevent the President from removing the commas 1 sioners, rejected
 1 MT. Allison's amendment, that there should be threeScomissioners with terms of two four and six years respectively was lost, 23 to 23.
 G:25 D. n, motion of MT. Voorhees,, the Senate ad- journed until tomorrow when an effort will be made 1 to dispose of the civil service bill
 HoUsE.-Mr. Kelley offered a resolution, as soon as tine journal wss read, providing for adjournment l from tomorrow until Wednesday next. Mir. Black burn asked that it be adopted with the that when the House meets on Wednesday it again l adjourn for the remainder of the week. On vote no quorum appeared and after long struggle in at. tempting to get 8 quorum NIT. Kelley withdrew the 1 resolution
 | The Ways and Means committee reported favoraby after which Mr. Hiscock offered resolution providing that after Ja 1883, the during the session meet at II which the yeas and nays were de- 1 manded It was lost.
 The army bill was then taken up. MT. Brown's amendment to the army bill that paymss' CTS be appointed but that their duties after the death | retirement of those paymastera be performed by | the quartermaster's department, was adopted by 4 l vote of 109 to 8.
 l Other amendments were offered as follows: By | Mr. Thomas. that officers detailed to staff duty ba l allowed only the pay if with thoiE 1 companies; by MT. Hewitt of New York. that Pacific roads not satisfied with the pay allowe them for army transportation by the bill may take their to tho Court of Claims and thence the Supreme Court, such cases to have precedence: by Mr. Anderson fixing the rate paid the Pacific roads at two cents mile for each person and cent per mile for each ton of freight; by MT. Dunn, author izing the Secretary of War to fix the rate at sum not greater than that paid othaG land grant roads Without action the committee rose
 The report of special committee printing and distribution of public documents presented. printed for the Forty-s1xth Congress 2,324 254 and for the frat session of the present Con 947. It says the present system of dist ibution is very bad and presents bill for improving providing, however, for the distribution of all ela- be of the Congressional Record to public and college libraries.
 After informal agreement that business be transacted at to- morrows session. and granting leave of absence to twenty eight members Ho1se a i'a ! al