Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1883-01-04
FoRTY-SEvENTH CONGRESS.
senate


SATURDAY, December 23--The civil service
bill was taken up, the question being on
Pugh's amendment providing that the present
force Of the departments. except soldiers, ETC..
be subjected to competitive examinations like
persons outside, and TO facilitate such examin-
ations shall be divided into three classes. AZ
ter debate the amendment was reiected--syes
iS, noes %. Several other amendments were
rejected and the senate adjourned till We'd
nesday.
"WEDNESDAY, December 27.-Consideration Of
Pcndleton's civil service bill was resumed.
Several anne rdments were rejected and Others
agreed to. and vote was taken and the oil
passed-yeas39, nays 5. The senate then ad-
jonrned. The civil service bill as passed,
after providing for the appointment and rules
OF control OF the commissioners and fixing their
salaries at S3, 500 per annum and necessary
travelling expenses, provides that after the eI-
p,rstion Of six months from the passage of the
act no officer or clerk shall be appointed and no
person shall be employed TO enter or be pro-
mOted in either of the classes now existing or
that may be arranged pursuant TO the rules
until he has passed examination or il shown TO
be especially exempted from such examination:
that whenever there are two or more members
Of one family in public seTyic3 in GRADES GOV.
cred by the act, no other members Of such
family shall be eligible TO appointment TO any
such grades; that no recommendation Of any
may be given by any senator or member of the
house Of representatives, except Is TO character
or residence OF the applicant, shall he received
or considered by any person concerned in max
ing suy examination or appointments that no
person habitraly using intoxicating beverages
IN excess shall be appOiGtCd TO or retained 10
any Cice, business or employment to vi ich
the provisions OF the ACT are applicable. The
bill also provides against political Assessments
and fixes fine Of not exceeding $1,000 and a
rBI Of impnsc cnment not exceeding three
years for violations Of any of i's provisions.
THURSDAY. Decemb1r 2S.-Edmunds bill TO
prevent government officers aud employees from
collecting from or paying to each other money
for political purposes. was taken up. Beck Of
fcfed q srb-titutc to Edmuud, committee biii
one introduced hy him on the 18th Of Deccm-
bcr, for the sam general object, but prohibit
iug government officers and employees from
contributing. Wouey for political purposes to
any pe SOD, whether government officer or
empuye or not. Rejected. Further amend
mcnts were voted doAn. and the bill, AZ Te-
ported by the committee was Iassed-22 10 IS
BY yea aud nay vote the Fitz Johu Por-
ter b,I was taken up. SeWCl addressed the
senate at length in favor Of Porter. Al the
CONCLUSION OF hl- rem arks the senate went into
executive session and adjourned.
FRIDAY. December 29.-After the introduc-
tiun and reference of several bills. on motion
OF uFOome, the blll aDprOprlatlng SlO,OCO Tor
erecting . monument TO Baron lie Kslh at
Annapolis. Nd, was passed The Fitz John
Porter relief bill was then taken up, aud Logan
argued at length again-t il. The speaker
yic.dfd for motion to go into executive ses-
sion, and when the doors re-openod the senate
adjourned till Tuesday.
AOuse.
FRIDAY. December "A motion by Kelley
10 adjourn from Saturday till Wednesday was
carried. 80. The house spent the major por.
ton % the day III committee on the army ap-
preparation tIll. The lack Of quorum put a
stop to proceedings. Twouty-elght leaves Of
absence were granted mrABg total Of l3i
members absent on leave. When the house
adjourned, the common understanding was
that no business would be transacted Saturday.
SATURDAY, December %. Without transact
ing any business the house ad jourued till We'd
nesday.
"WEDNESDAY, December 27-There being no
quorum present, after several private bills had
been passed, Rice (Mo.) objected to further
proceedings and the house adjourned.