The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-01-04
BY CABLE AND WIRE.


Fo,ts-seVenth Congressional Session.
sgRATg.
WAsEGNGToE, Dec, T.- Forty.three sei3h
tors, i've more THAI quorum, we're IN th{e'l
coats this morning,
Several petitions we're presented askinf
the passage Of q oil TO increase ihe pen
sions Of ouc.armed and one-legged soldiers
and respecting the repeat or reduction o.
the tobacco tax and ia allowance ofrebpte
on tax paid on stock on hand.
llr. Peudleton presented petitions for Che
extension Of Summit street, III Cleyelanoi.
air. Miller, Of California, introduced q
bill to increase the fees to witnesses in the
United States courts.
Mr.. Hour offered a resolution instruct}ng
the postmaster. general to, submit state
mcnt showing the annual expenditures to
steamship companies for carrying foreign
mails
Mr. Jones, Of Florida, offered a resolu-
ion requesting the opinion of the president
s,s 10 Watcher the allowances made forprop-
efry Destroyed by the American army in
ISl2-l3 are reasonable and just aud if in his
opinion the last clause Of the treaty Of 1873
hetwesn the United States aud Spain has
been fully executed. Tabled, to De called
up at an early day.
Mr.. Call submitted resolutions. which
was adopted, calling on the secretaIsTh the
interior for the number of contested home
stead entries pending, and if legislation is
required TO expedite the decisions Of such
cases.
All Che elose OF the morning house ne
consideration Of Mr. Pendleton's civil ser
vice bill vas resumed, the question being
on Mr.. Hawlgy's amendment
Mr., Beck opposed the amendment rs a
sham, becsuss its prohibition did not ex.
tead TO other peraona as well as TO govern
ment officers, and said If IL were adopted
its effect would be that while the senator
from Maine (IIale) and the senator from
,tfowa (Aliison) could not longer directly
l,,tyy any political assessments as members
- ltbe republican coner sssionsl committee,
VI, ~ ScOnid DO 1t indirectly through their
rivflte secretary or other persons not odi-
rs Gfthe United Stgte0. Yhe good faiths
N ihe senate in seeking 10 pre-
vent the uoli.itll assessments EP7'
governments employees had been t6p5n
by the amendment offered By Mr.. Nesfsyeu
urday, prohibiting the payment Of sue Sat-
sessments TO any person, whether i'm rs
employ Of the government Or not. a. lhe
Amendment had been supported bHAhat
UNANIMOUS NRtfh Or tlS uciuQCidliC 'H'N
tors, but the republicans bad uDanimFena.
opposed aud rcjccleQ IT, Ihg pr9sidenPusly
recommended Law which Vi h9d
prevent these assessments, no mattekoui0
whom made, aud ~ The bgginping of ny
session the senators on the 0thert thls
seemed willing and even snSioNs tof SIDE
such law, but it was now pass
they Yere making Professions thGt the clear
tended doing something Whiol the.Py "a,
no really Intend 20 do, Unless sumeR alo
aqp.Vdeut 10 the propcdtiUD oferefthlng
MIR Vest were Adopted, there would ~ py
civil service reform, Il.I hll ste oe 10
these political assesspaAt', Thsther RpplhE
directly or indirectly, Was a Ear molYe5led
portant object tnah $50 cistributioie M
offiosN which had 193tlripc 10 much q'n ,o'l
tiaPlti the senate 60 ca as heb me
o. 2hclG9 he did not wo'
20 IN the present ottiGe.h WISH
n ~ 20 would he glad i no man
V ,iS y, u n Kentucky should ever seeas ~ ~
~ was ngton. He would rather $, 8l
Oh lis breaking stone on
~ seeing department tN.
y Gstt' ,Has'ley said Mr, y tgi N& ft
y n emphstical lv3E s,s VA
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