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

SATURDAY, December 23.-The civil service
bill was taken up, the question being on
Pugll's amendment providing that tie present
force Of the departments except soldiers, etc,
be subjected to competitive examinations like
persons outside, and to facilitate such examln-
atoms shall be divided into three classes. AZ
ter debate the amendment was rejcctcd-ayes
1S, noes %. Several other amcnOmcntS were
rejected and the senate adjourned till We'd
nesday.
WEDNESDAY, December 27.-Consideration Of
Pendetons civil service bill was lesumed"
Several amendments were +, jecled and Others
agreed to, and a vote was taken and the nlli
passcd-ycas 80, nays 5.... The senate then ad-
journed :. The civil service bill as passed,
after providing for the appointment and rules
OF control OF the commissioners and fixing heir
salaries at $3,5oD per alnum aud necessary
travelling EXPENSES, Provides that after the eS~
ration Of six months from the passage OF the
act no officer or clerk shall be appointed and no
person shall be employed to enter Ct be pro
NOTED IN either of the classes now existing or
that may be arranged pursuant to the rul.7
until he has passed examination or is shown TO
be especially exempted from such examination;
that whenever there are two or more members
Of one family in public setvlct IN grades GOV
cred by the act, no other mtmbers OF such
family shall be eligible to appointment to any
such grades; that no recommendation OF any
person who suall apply for office or place whici
Louise Of representatives, except as to character
| Or residence Of the applicant, shall be received
| or considered by any person concerned IN MAX
ing auy examination or appolhtnlcht that nc
person habitually using Intoxicating beverages
in excess shall be appointed to or re'alned IL
anv cffice, business or employment to tl lch
the provisions OF the ac: are applicable. The
bill also provides against politca assessments
and fixes fine of not exceeding $500 and j
/ tern, of impns onmcnt not exceeding three
! years for violations of any of is provisions.
THURSDAY, December 28.-Edmunds' bill to
| prevent got ernment officers and employees from
collecting from or paying to each other money
! for political purposes, was taken up. Beck OF.
, fcIed substitute to Edmuuds' committee Eili
one introduced by him Oh the 18th of Decem-
| Der, for the same general object, bnt prohibit
ing government officers and emf iloyes from
contributing money for political purposes to
any pe-sor, whether a governmc:t officer or
employee or not. Rejected. Further amend
ments were voted down, and the bill, as re-
ported by the committee was Iasscd-22 to Is
" BY yea and nay vote the flz John Por-
ter bill was taken mp. Se~cll addre- sed the
senate at length in favor of Porter. At the
conclusion OF his rem arks the senate went INTO
| executive session and adjourned.
FRIDAY. December 29.--Aftcr the introduc-
ton and reference of several bills, on motion
of Groome, the bill approDriating 51O,0EO for
erecting monument to Baron lie Ea}b 1t
Annapolis. Nd. WAS passed. The Fitz John
Porter relief bill was then taken up, and Logan
argued at length against it. The speaker
yielded for notion to go into executive SEES
sion, and when the doors re-opencd the seuatc
adjourned till Tuesday.
AOuSe.
FRIDAY December PA motion by Kelley
to adjourn from Saturday till Wednesday was
carried. -. The house spent the major per-
ton Of the day in committee on the army ap-
preparation bill. The lack of quo1un' put a
stop to proceedings. T"enty-eisht leaves Of
absence we're granted, mrl1ng total of 131
members absent on leave. When the house
adjourned, the common understanding was
that no business would be transacted Saturday.
SATURDAY, December 23.-W1thout transact
ing any business the house adjourned TIL We'd
nesday.
WEDNESDAY, December 27.-Therc being no
quorum present, after several private bills had
lcen passed, Rice (Mo.) objrcted to further
proceedings and the house adjourned.