National Republican., 1882-12-14

ness and capacity of applicants to discharge
the duties of the service into which they seek
to be admitted"
Mr.. Pendlcton favored tho idea underlying
both these amendments but thought it was
already provided for in the bill
Mr.. Logan said that the bill gave the Prcsi-
dent and the commission power to prescribe
such examinations as he proposed, but he
wanted to have the law in such form that
shey must do so.
Mr. Pendleton having charge of the bill,
assented to tho amendment, and it was
adopted.
Mr. Sherman moved to
STRIKE OUT
the provision in section A, making n perman-
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 the judges
of the supreme court. This was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman the provision
for payment of the expenses Of the commits
soners was limited to travelling expenses.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. Grover presented the petition of the
boards of trade of San Francisco and Portland,
and chamber of commerce of Los Angeles ask
ing the passage of the pending bill creating
the Maritime canal company Of Nicaragua"
EDUCATION FOR INDIAN Girls
affairs, reported favorably Mr. Camerons
(Pennsylvanial bill appropriating $4,000 for
support of the Indian industrial school at Lin
coin institute, Philadelphia. The bill will
be offered as an amendment to the Indian ap-
preparation bill.
EQUALIzING APPOINTMENTS.
Mr.. Coke offered an amendment, which was
ordered printed, providing that for the pur-
pose of equalizing the appointments between
N1,. IrN, ,ta,u - Al.
trict Of Columbia, and also between political
parties all persons now in office, place, or en-
ployment who would have been within the
operation of the act had it been in force when
they respectively entered the public service,
shall, within twelve months from the approval
of this act, comply with the terms and condi-
tions of applicants under this act for original
entrance into the service or vacate the places
held respectively by them"
RIGHT OF WAY.
Mr. Garland introduced a bill granting the
right of way to the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco railway company through the military
reservation of Fort Smith, Ark. Referred to
the committee on military affairs.
Mr.. Allison explained that the object of his
amendment offered Tuesday as a substitute
for the first section of the Pendleton bill was
to provide that there shall be three commits
sioners instead of five, and that the commits
sion shall be composed of persons not con-
nected with the department.
Pending the consideration of the amend
ment, the Senate, on motion of Mr.. Plumb, at
4:3O went into executive session, and when
the doors were reopened adjourned.
CONFIRMED.
The senate in executive session yesterday
confirmed the following nominations.
Henry II. Morgan of Louisiana, to be secretary
of legation of the United states to Mexico.
George +. Warng, jr., of Rhode Island, to be a
member of the national board Of health.
Com. Earl English to be chief of the bureau of
equipment aud recruiting Of the navy.
Army-Carter N. b. McCauley, of Massachusetts,,
to be assistant surgeon of the medical department.;
Henry Clayton, of Delaware, to be paymaster, with
rank of major; william II. Smyth, of New York,
10 be paymaster. with rank OF major
J.; Charles Barr, jr at Englewood, n. j.; John L.
Yatman, at Orange Yalley,N.. j.; Mrs. Elizabeth
Porter, at Russelsyille. KY; Charles Z. French, at
Neb; William Reinhard, at Abilene, Kan; John
l.; Browne, at Wannego, Kan; John L. Harris, at
Pleasanton, Kan; Charles II. Kurtz, at Augusta,
Kan; Mrs Clara 1. Nichols, at Fort Leavenwqrth,
Kan; Charles l.. King, at Frisco, Utah; 0ssan J.
Carr, at Leattle Wash. Ty.
NOMINATIONS.
| The President sent the following nomina-
tions to the senate yesterday.
Rev. Charles G. Pierce, OF Illinois, to be chap
lain of the ninth regiment of cavalry.
j: 2. Bancroft Davis, of New York, to be judge
| Of the court of claims
lie moneys at San Francisco, Cal.
Il Philemon b. Hunt, of Kentucky, to be agent for
the Indians of the Kiowa, Comanche, and
Wichita agency in the Indian territory.
Postmasters-Andrew d. Bean, Belfast, Me-;
Henry l.. Wood, Dexter, Me-; Charles C. Norton.
Eastport, Me-; Albert w. Cushman. Ellsworth Me. j;
James Hutchinson, West Randolph, Vt; William
7. Grammer, Woburn. Mass; John b. Peirce,
Bristol. /. Ii Thomas Coggeshall, Newport, r. +;
Shumway, Danielsonville, Conn; John l.. Conk-
lin, Paterson, N j.; Lewis p Taylor, South Orange,
n. j.; Mrs. Sophia Merklein, Weehawken, N. j.;
Thomas, c. Thomson, Cardington, Ohio Harry
Beaton, oxford, Ohio Otis r, Locke Tihin
Ohio; David ]. Davis, Wapakoneta, Ohio;
MIS-. Esther NJ. Speed, Lagrange, Indiana; James
II. Greene, Medina, Indiana; Iredell II Jessup,
Nobesville, Indiana; Lewis Nebeker, Coyingtan
Indiana; Robert ?. Lytie, Decatur, Illinois; Sam
uel II. Webster, Shelbyville, Illinois; Mrs Mattie
D. Todd, Cynthiana, Kentucky; Theodore Nell
son, ST.. Louis, Michigan; John Parsons, Black
River Falls, Wisconsin; Bella w. Beebe, Broad
head, Wisconsin; Hiram j. Beardsley Temah,
Wisconsin; p. II. Proctor Depere, Wisconsin L.
G. Teed, Creston, Iowa. William A. Hunter, Bells
plaine, Iowa; Charles IL. Talmadge, West Union,
Iowa; Jehial I. Day, Gallatin, Missouri John s..
Batesville, Arkansas; Thomas A. Humphrey
Prescott Arkansas; Elijah j. Plummer, Hartford
California; John Cain, Huron, Dakota.