Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-12-22

was important to know the precise
requirements of this fund, and to
what extent the estimates are fic.
titious. Mr.. Sherman told Mr..
Beck that the information he was
calling for, had been given in every
regular annual report of the Secre.
tary for a number of years.
The Republican Senatorial eau.
Gus has made changes in ali the
elective officers of the Senate. This
too under the eyes of the father OIL
the civil service reform bill. Gen
McCook of New York was nomina.
ted for Secretary, Col. Canady, Of
North Carolina, for Sergeant al
Arms, Mr.. Johnson, of Mimi,
Chief Clerk and Mr.. Young of Pa.
executive clerk.
When the question of the Chap.
laincy, next in order was raised,
several Senators, notably Messrs
Edmunds and ingalls,, expressed
themselves as averse to all changes
without cause, and that no reason
for removal existed in that Office
beyond the fact that the incumbent
is Democrat. During an infor-
NAL Interchange of opinions on
this point, il became apparent that
majority favored change, and
the Rev. E. E. Huntley, Pastor OF
the Metropolitan Methodist Episco-
pal church of Washington was
nominated.
Last Monday and Tuesday were
"bill days. in the House of Repre-
sentatives, during which 1850 bills
were sent TO the clerks desk. This
was scarcely 80 large number as
was introduced at the opening OF
the preceding Congress, but quite
enough to keep members busy dur
ing their official life. Most of
these measures are old but others
show the spread of new ideas.
They cover the whole field of legis-
lation, from propositions to change
the organic law of the land down
to the granting of relief to a pri-
vate claimant for some trivial dam
age sustainsed twenty or forty
years ago. Demonstrations were
made against the land grant rail
roads, and it is safe to predict there
will be a scrutinizing investigation
of these corporations during the
winter. One bill strikes at the ex-
cessive passenger rates of the I'm
ion and Central Pacific railroads by
providing that the highest charge
shall be three cents a mile. Mr..
Springer entered again his consti-
tutional amendment prohibiting
special legislation, an evil which
the proceedings of the last few
days show requires vigorous treat
ment. A number of members in
troduced shipping bills, hopeful
augury that this Congress will do
something in the way of improving
commerce. Mr.. Blanchards bill
providing for shorter interval be-
tween the election of Congressman
and the beginning of the session,
touches a question that deserves
consideration. Mr.. Cox introduced
a number of pertinent measures,
among them a bill relative to the
Chinese indemnity found, a free
ship bill, one cent local rate pos
tai measure, and resolution of
inquiry ON the railroad conquest of
Mexico. Several patriotic men,
bers wished all citizens to enjoy
full and unobstructed political
rights, and bills dealing with the
silver question, the national banks,
the civil service, pensions, educa-
ton, homestead laws, the revenue
and internal taxes, postal reforms,
changes in court jurisdiction, scien-
tific experiments, patents, Indian
affairs, foreign relations, immigra-
ton, internal Improvements, and
many other subjects of equal inn
portance were introduced.