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or assessments fro m each other. The frst
section provides.
No member or members elect Of either
house of congress or employee Of either house,
and no executive, judicial, military or naval
officer of the United States, and no clerk or
employee of any depart ment or any branch
or bureau of either ser vice, shall directly or
indirectly solicit or receive or be in any
manner concerned in soliciting or receiving
any assessment, subscription or contribution,
for any political purpose whatever, from any
from any person receiving any compensation
from moneys derived from the treasury ofthe
United States.
The second provides that
Any person violating this law shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and shall,
on conviction, be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding SIS, 900, or imprisonment not exceed
ing three years, or by such fine and inn
prisonment both, in the discretion Of the
court
Mr.. Pendleton then gave notice that as
soon as the bankruptcy bill is disposed of,
he would move to take up the civil service
bill.
The bankruptcy bill and political assess
nlents were discussed good share OF the
day, the latter in a partisan way. The presf-
dent nominated Charles w. Wattins to be
collector of internal revenue in the Fourth
district of Michigan: Henry 2. Osborne, re-
ceiver OF public moneys at Bodie, CAL, and
the following registers Of land offices:
James Fl. Evans, Lake View, O1eg., Francis
Atkinson, Helena, Mont, and Charles Alex
ander, Tuscon, Ariz.
HousE.-A resolution reported from the
commerce committee, requesting the secre-
tary of war to state whether tne money APP
propriated by the last river and harbor bill
was for objects not in the interest Of COM
merce and nav igation, and, if so, to
furnish specifications, ;, provoked an
exciting discussion. Despite protests from
Kasson and Cox, the resolution was passed.
After this skirmish the house went INTO COM
mittee of the whole Oh consular and diplo-
matte bill: But little opposition was man
ifested and the bill went through with rush.
The house then adjourned.
Monday, December IL.
6ENATE.-Bills were introduced to re-es-
tablish the court of Alabama claims and
declaring forfeited the lands of the Oregon
Central Railroad company.
BY vote OF l6 to "a the senate refused to
indefinitely postpone the bankruptcy bill,
and by "a to 80 substituted for the Judiciary
COMMITTEES bill the Lowell bill, +" introduced
by Mr.. Hoar.
By2a vote of A to 10 the Pendleton civil
service reform bill was taken up. Mr.. PEN
dleton agreed to have the bill laid aside that
the Fitz John Porter bill might be taken
up, but Mr.. Logan objected.
The president. sent the following nomina-
tons to the senate: John P. Baker, Illi-
nois, to be major and paymaster; Chandler
B. Watson, to be collector of customs of the
southern district of Oregon.
Thelsenate in execution session confirmed
large number of nominations. including
Gen. Pope and Col. Mckenzie to be maj.
general and brigadier general respectively.
There was no contest.
HousE.-Mr. Townshend offered resolu-
ton reciting that 1t is alleged certain exist
ing railway lines of transportation have en-
tered into combination for the purpose of
preventing the construction of competing
lines into territories and through states.
thereby establishing monoplies in transpor.
merce to report without delay bill prohib-
iting and Furnishing such combination.
Mr.. Strait objected to present considera-
ton and it was referred to the committee on
commerce.
Bills and resolutions were introduced re-
stficting the coinage of silver dollars and
proposing q constitutional amendment
providing for the election of presi-
dent and members of congress.
The latter 6xes the term of president at six
years and makes the president ineligible for
second term; provides that he be elected
by direct vote of the people and that the
term Of representatives In congress be three
years in length.