The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-12-21

numerous pettlOns 20 NIX Ine TAX OH 10
bacco and to increase the pensions Of sol
diers who lost an arm or leg in the war,
were offered in the Senate on the 18th and
referred Ingalls, introduced bill to COM
pei the prosecution Of proceedings In bank.
rnltcy to n final decree. The resolutions
offered by Mr. Beck and Mr.. Hale to invcsti.
TO the Judiciary Committed Mr..
ren,leton's Civil Service Reform bill
was taken up Mr. Logan secured
m amendment providing that examinations
shall be practical in their character. and Mr..
sherman caused the defeat of the perma-
ncnt appropriation for the expenses 81 q
civil-scrvice commission Mr. Garland in
troluccd hill to grant right of way
through the military reservation ut Fort
Scntt for the ct Louis and San Francisco
road The President sent to the Senate
the name If T. &. Bancroft Davis
to he Judge of the Court III Claims. The
House. on motion uf Mr. Springer passed a
Joint resolution athorizing the payment Of
sai,,kU from the virginins indemnity fund
to Mrs Eliza Dunn, Of Chicago, the mother
Of Gen. W. A. G. RYAN. who was
slaughtered in Cuba The Congress
ional Library bill wns rccommltted,
with instructions that II he changed
To provide for the erection Of n building On
Government land in Washington. The Mill
A resolution offered by Mr. Randall was
adopted, requesting the Secretary of the
Treasury to report the estimated amount
paid for ocean freights during the fiscal
tobacco jobbers, asking rebate equal TO the
reduction to be made in the tax.
The session Of the senate on the l4th inst
was devoted almost wholly to debate on the
Civil Service bin introduced by Mr.. Pendle-
ton. Mr.. Hoar expressed belief that the
passage OF this bill would mark an import
amt era in American politics. and would he
regarded in the future as almost equal 70
the adoption of a new and better constitu,
ton MI. Brown opposed the hill, and
did n little plain talking to the
Democrats" The object If the bill.
he said, was to give the Republican
party permanent tenure of office. and the
Republican party was clearly minority of
the people of this country. Mr. George
thought there was reason i'm the objection
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 ny coupling it with an argument that
the bill would do the Democratic party in
Justice. He was not ~ confident n MI.
Brown appeared to be of Democratic tri-
umph In 1884. and he thought the
rcverses of the Republicans this
year were to be attributed in large meas
nre to that party having occupied the very
position upon this question which Mr. Brown
now wished the Democrats to take. He
agreed with Mr. Brown that this bin, ii
passed. would not prevent the Democratic
President. when he did cnme in. from fol
lowing Jeffersans rule In colloqus be-
tween Mr. Brown and Mr.. George the latter
admitted that he would have the Democrat
IL President turn ont every office holder
Who had responded to political assess
ments in the last campaign The House
consumed the day. i'll Committee ~ the
Whole. in considering the ro>foffice ippra
rriatiun Hill After adjournment the Dem
ocratic Senators he'd a caucus. and resolve,
t. oppose the admission To the Union ~ any
new Territory 1t the present session OF Con
grssA
The Pendleton Civil Service bill again -
curied the attention of the Senate on ths
18th inst Mr.. Miller advocated the pasSag.
OF the hill saving that il the evils OF til,
present civli-service system continue 10 in
crease in the same proportion as in the past
the Government could not bu;live another
ccntur, Mr.. George thought the adoption
OF the measure would naugurate n mos
important and necessary reform Mr.. Bav
ara supported the bill. anil spoke OF tn,
demaraianw effects urvn public men If ins
~sneiis system. The bin was amended /.
provide inr the confirmation of In,
Commissioners hy the Senate The French
the House Mr. Reed presented the memoria
Of James II. Mclean. who was elected to til,
present Congress tn succeed the late Thorn
as Aien. at Missouri, ana who Was refused
certificate because the Second district has
heen legislatea out of existence. After CON
siderable debate it was resolved. by III TO II
70 swear in Mr.. Mclean. and no took TN,
oath The postoffice bin was taken up. dis
cnsscd and amended
Mr. Voorhees, addressed the Senate in or
position ~ the Pend'e,on Civil Service bil
ON the sth in>, He said the hill provide,
for admission Of competitive examination K
only the loWes, grade Of public offices
Th.srtur.. the treatment of lhe hill in tn
Z Seaatc seemed t. him to liz much ado ahon
nathn." The zeal of the Republicans for
reform II III. rivil service seem.,d T. resnl
from ,es.ihbed repentance. which wa
brought about not by hatred af their sins
hut hs fear thar they would not ic allow =
Ia indulge iii them much longer. and tin
/ Democrats we've soothing the suiferngs Q
/, the deathhed with the e>thetic Cruel o
politics Who had ever heard af any polite
4 nj scandals occurring among laMer grad
clerks They were not the public officer
who figured in star-route or whlskv-rln,
transactions Yet this hill proposed to eN
s.asne and regulate and replace thes
arrogant, corrupt higher officers III
disturbed The real demand ~ tn
people VAS Tor penal laws to punish wrong
daers in high places not for contrivances I
wrong poor clerks An amendment In tn
measure hv Mr. Brown TO limit the term Q
the Commissioners Ia four wears was losl
The House devoted the day in committee q
the Whole to the Postoifice Appropriated
bill