Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-22
CONGRESSIONAL


WASHINGTON. April 2l.-Es,ou. from
the Committee on Laws Relating q
/ Presidential Elections. reported hacs
the Senate bill 10 provide for th. per
formapcr OF the duties of President N
case of the removal by death or resig.
I nation Of both President and Vice
/ President. Calendar.
! Eaton also requested the Chairman
/ of the Foreign Affairs Committee To re.
/ port the resolution which advocated
| calling on the Secretary of State for
/ information concerning the threatened
! coDhscatlon of the American College in
I Italy. nv law or by decree Of the Ital-
| ian Government.
Morrison. from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported resolution
that on and after April I'D the hour of
daily meeting of the Honse be- ten
O'Clock. Adopted.
Bills wee introduced and referred:
By Rpsecrans. for the creation of a
silk culture bureau and to establish silk
culture stations.
by Henley. 10 promote and encour.
age education in the States and Terri
tories.
By Blount, To reduce the internal rev
euue TAX on brandy distilled from ap-
pies. peaches and grapes To ten cents
per gallon.
Mntehler. from the Committee on
Civil Service Reform, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill repeating the
section of the revised stat utes restrict
ing the terms of certain officers 10 four
years. Mutcheler said the simple pur-
pose nt the bill WAS to repeal the act
ot ls2u, and acts supplemental thereto,
which limit the time of certain presi
DENTAL appointees to four years. In
consequence of these laws, every four
years the >enate and President we're apt
To come IN conflict with regard to Off
GERS whose terms exI ired. and when
there WAS contest, the offices remain
ed vacant until IL was ended The
measure in no way affected tn. right of
the President To remove officials.
Springer said the bill made lnpertant
changes III the tenure of certain Offices.
The terms of District Attorneys, sur
veyor Generals. Registers, Receivers.
Collectors of Customs. naval officers,
Surveyors of Customs and ostrnasisrs.
which were heretofore limited to fonr
years, wouid by this bill be extended
during the pleasure of the President
but by the second section Chief Justices
and Associate Justices of Territorial
Courts would hold their offices during
good behavior or until the Territory
was admitted into the Union As "A State.
Fass this bill. and the judicial officers
of Territory could only be removed by
impeachment. la view of the probable
change of executive officers Of the gov
eminent, be- hoped this Democratic
House of Representatives. would not
pass this bill and thus pension pernn-
nentlv on the government and infiict
on the good people of the Territories a
lot of political dead beats who have
been imposed on them in judicial posi-.
tons. Applause.
Holman thought it Was wise policy
on the part of the Government to limit
the tenure of office. as it would admit
OF scrutiny IN accounts of officers
every four years
The motion WAS lost-ycas -, NAYS
14.
This WIS by no means u party vote,
and the announcement of the result
was received with laughter on both
sides.
Dingley. from the Shipping Com
nittee. moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill creating Bareau of Nhvi- |
CATION in the Treasury Department. |
The motion was agreed to and tho bill |
passed-yeas l7S. nays A.
Warner, from the Committee on Pen |
sions. Bounty and Back Paw. moved TO |
suspend the rules and pass the bill pro
vidIng that every person specified in |
the several classes enumerated in the |
pension law. who served IN the field in |
the military or naval service, in anv
war in which the United States was
engaged, for three months or more.
and has an honorable discharge and |
~ not receiving "A pension or n greater
pension than that provided herein. but
who, by reason of any wound, injury or
disease which there il probable cause to
believe originated IN SAID service III the
line of duty, and is not the result of his
own misconduct or bad habits. or other
known cause and occurring since such
service, IL now disabled wholly or in
part from procuring his subsist-
ance by manual labor shall, after
making due proof of the facts. under
such regulations as may he prescribed
~ the proper authority. not Inoonsist-
ent with the provisions of this act, be
placed upon the list of pensions of the
nited States, and be entitled to
receive pension during tho cOntIn-
nance Of such disability, at a rate pro
portlnnal to the degree thereof. the true
physical condition of claimant to be
and certified AS provided
by law upon examination by compe-
tent board of surgeons duly appointt d;
such pension to commence at the date
II the filing of certificate therefor. and
that all Applications uuder the general
pension laws. including this act. when
It appears by evidence that applicant
was recul .rly enlisted and MUSTERED in
10 service and served for period
II three months or more, that fact
shall be sufficient primd .facia evidence
hat he was III good health and free of
the disease or disability on which he
claims pension.
The motion Was agreed to and the |
bill pissed-yeas 165, nays 81.
Adjourned.