Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-03
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Senate

SATURDAY, December 23.-Thc civil -crvic"
till was taken up, the question being on
Pll.li'n amendment providing that TIC present
force. OF tue departments. cXlr IT -1I'iS. exc,
be sui icctcd to competitive rEAinllmtlnns ko
PERSONS outside, aid to Facilitate S'li @Aa!l!l.-
;1ionS shall be divrcd Into three c'a-stS Al
ter debate the amendment wa II j.r;c -aycr
II, noes %. Several other anl,nul>,'tS We're
rejected and the senate adjourned Til ".d-
nesday.
"WEDNESDAY, Dcccmb,r 27.-Cons d,ratipl If
Pcndctons civil service hli! was le,nntd
Several amendments were i i''c'td and Others
agreed to. and a vote was taken alli i:'c hl
pesSrri-vca 80. 1.av~ 5.. ttr senate thou ad-
journel. =. The civil service BAL a5 ia led,
after providing for the apDoltnl ii and rule
O; control OF tln cnn!nE -slO!l:ra apt hVt 'h"i
r;tlali:s at s3,5''o per a'lnm alb u. re11"rr
travelling tXIHi.>eS, provides that ale, 'oci,N
l,ratinn Of six lnol,,ns irsn the "a ->"e Ut tic
AZ; no officer or c,"ik shall he ph&Nt {: ana 1T
y.t.rson sall DC t1nrluv.i to eater = be Pre-
mottd III either Of th. c':,s~ts n''.v cx1>lu5 OF
+ tat may he arranged ;'ur>;ln!'t T. lie lUi'''
until hv has pasted examination "''iS shown to
j.: especially exempted fron SUCH examination;
that wiz, u4vcr hire are two or m>le MclAusrS
of one family in public S'tFc' ia grad ) GOV
! cred by the act. 40 other m.mbsr5 u ntci
family sLail be eligible 10 appointment - a.:y
rl,c!, sra;les; that no recommendation II any
person who stall Apply for Office or place w CT
may be gwen ,jy an' erna tvr OF lncluttl OF t:la
house of representatives except as to char act''!
Or residence of the a!>plcaut shall Inc Ae'elVcG
! or considered by any person coH'tinei IA max
i:31 Any examination or apio'1:''il,lt tll;:' IL
! person habtuolly using Intoxicating beverages
! in cxccss shall BIZ appoljted to Q! r''al"oh ~
! any tthce, business or eE1p'o!n'tn' 10 "! La
, the provisions Of th" &c ar. applicable. Ih"
bill also provides against 'olit'ca ,'1>unt1!fs
! and fixes fine of not exceeding $50 9 AID i
t. re-, Of ln,rls5 nnn ut not exceeding tMt"
Years for violations Of anyot s rro>>'"':s
THURSDAY, December 29.---Edmun>ls BIZ to
prevent bo> ernment officers aud employees from
collecting from or paying to each other money
for political purposes, was taken Zip. i'cr ~
ft:lcd substitute to EdTluud,' committee Ci'i
oae int oduccd by him OH the 18th Of Decrn'~
bcr f,r the SAME general object, but Froib'i~
ing government officers and en-; |oycs fWu
contributing oucy for political purposes 70
any pc son, whether gnvelnmri ''t!!''r CT
empove OF no.. Rejected. Frr'hc' aH'c'9-
n1ents were voted down, and the TOLL ~ &c.
PORTED by :Lc committee was !ao>ca - to Is
By a yea and nay vote the Fitz John Inr
ter bill was taken mp Se~eI adore srd the
senate at length in favor of Porter. At The
conclusion OF h,s rem arks the senate wcit INTO
executive SESSION and adjourned.
FRIDAY. December 29.-Aftcr the Introduce
ton and reference Of several bills. on motion
OF ,iroonc, the bill auproi'ri;,t!l!S ?lu.'HO tor
erecting a monument to Barn1: e + :'h Il
Annapolis. Nd. was passed: TIN" Fitz john
P ,rt: + relief bill was then taken ul, and Logan
Argued at i,n:rt!l against 1t. The SlttA"r
we Il, 4 for L o'ion to 8" int" eNe'ut'I" st,-
sou and when the doors r>-opc!v'l tie s"''at''
adjourned till Tuesday.
flOuSe.
FRIDAY, December PA motion by Kelley
10 adjourn from saturday till Wednesday "aS
carried The house spent the major ''T
, ton Of the lav in committee on the Amy ai'-
preparation bill. The lack of a quorum! put Il.
! stop to proceedings. T"enty-cl-i'' leaves OF
absence were granted, nAIkllS 'o'"' OF ~
; members t.Dscut leave. When tlN H"n't
adjourned, the cou'.ron nndcrst andnE Was
: tt.nt M, h,l$n.ss would be transacted Saturday.
i SATURDAY. December 23.-Nltnout tra':act-
! ing any business the house adjourned IT, Ned
nestlay.
: WEDNESDAY, December 27.-Thcrc leuS no
: quorum present, after several private bills had
! been passed, Rice (Mo.) OBJECTED to further
proceedings and tue house adjourned.