The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12
CONGRESSIONAL fxooE1p1u as.

On Monday. the I'd, in the senate, large
number of meMbers being absent, the calendar
Of cases unobjected to vas proceeded with,
fellows; House bill refunding rate postage on
mail matter cf the second class when sent by
persons other than t,blishers or news agents.
rhe bill was passed in the shape it came from
the house, except that the newspaper limit Of
e b S's SS ree of the
Protestant orphan asylum of Natchez, Miss.
bill introduced by Miller Ct California, provid-
ing for the execution Of article Cf supplement
tai commercial treaty of Nov. II, 1889 Eet~ee4
the the United States end China for repression Of
vation of the head *aters Of the Missouri river
and head waters of Clarlss Forks of the Col
umbia river; bill, introduced BY NJ: Slater, to
grant, the comn! Astoria a,+ and WinI9asSs
over navigable watercourses; bill for the relief
of the Nez Perces Indians in Idaho, and of al
lied tribes residing upon the Granderonde In
dian reservation; bill authorizing the coastruc-
ton of bridges across the Minnesota river in
Paul st. Louis railroad company, one bridge
between Hastings and Red Wing and Ont be-
tween Hastings and st. Paul.
In the house, on Monday, the I'd, Mr.. Buck
ner introduced a bill in the house to amend the
national bank act 1t provides that no certii-
controller of currency till satisfied such in
crease is required by the business of the asso
CATION, and that the increase is not made to
Meet exciting liabilities, or to avoid assessor ent
on the stockholders to make good on any i'm:
loans or discount by officers of = banking as
ISOLATION without authority from the directors
is made q misdemeanor, punishable by i'm
prisonment for not less than three nor
more than ten years. In reporting their con-
dition banks are required to state separately,
under the head of resources, the list of loans
and discounts considered good, those sus-
pended, overdue and doubtful, and those over
due and unpaid more than six months. The
bill also authorizes the controller to call for
special reports at any time upon written request
If stockholders of one-fifth of the capita. stock
of any national banking association.
In the senate, among the bills read third
time and passed on Tuesday were the following:
Bill introduced by Conger, granting annual
leave of absence, with pay, to letter carriers.
1t authorizes the postmaster general to en-
ploy the number Of Substitute letter. carriers
rendered necessary by the provisions of the
9 tn the C. 4% Of such substitute
The bill giving a pension Of go per month
to the widow Of Gen. Judson Fitzpatrick; the
bill authorizing the sale of portion of the Fort
Hayes military reservation to the Ellis County
hease b rea s1se y the Ksnsss Z, the
kota lit provides that the council of the terri
tory shall consist Of twenty -four members and
the house of representatives of forty members
and at the next general election two members
of the council and four of the lower house shall
pc elected IN each OF the twelve legislative dis
tricts of the territory; the bill introduced by
Pendleton to regulate the payment of bills of
exchange drawn in foreign countries on persons.
firms or corporations in the United States:
Adjourned to Monday
On Tuesday in the House, Mr.. Payson, as
question of privilege, called for consideration
the bill reported from the committee on public
lands, to prevent unlawful occupancy Of pub
lie lands. After discussion the bill was passed.
1t prohibits the enclosure of any public land
when the person or corporation making en-
closure has no color of title to the land. and
makes it lawful for any person to tear down
and demolsh any such enclosure when it in.
cludes more than 100 acres
Mr.. Hoblitzel], committee on civil service,
reported adversely bills to repeal the civil SER
vice act. They were laid on the table. The re-
port says: The committee have diligently in
vestigated the workings of the commission ap-
pointed to execute the law, and heartily rec
ommend it for the intelligent and efficient ad-
ministration of an important branch of execu-
tive power. The report then sets forth and re-
views the evils of what is known as the spoils
system OF appointments to Office, and continues
as follows: Since the organization of
the civil service commission
great good has been accomplished in many di-
rections, and better feeling prevails; dominant
public sentiment on the subject of reform in
the civil service, inspiring the hope that at no
distant day the benefits Of similar laws may ex-
tend throughout the United States, and by har-
mony of sentiment and action much of that
which now contributes to the bitterness of
political contests and scandal of our free insti-
buttons shall be eliminated and destroyed.
Your committee, entirely satisfied with the
thorough conscientious and non-partisan work
of the civil service commission, are justified in
the belief that its continuance will aid to large
degree in Graduating prevalent evils of the
civil service of the government, remove just
complaint and restore public confidence in
work performed by the subordinate officials,
and can see no wisdom in the proposed repeal
of the law. Your committee unanimously rec
commended the adverse report
The judicial bill which passed by the house
increases the minimum of jurisdiction of the
circuit courts from $500 to 81, 600 takes awav
from those courts the jurisdiction in favor of
assignees of Promissory notes and bills of ex-
change, and also of o civil nature, arising be-
tween corporations and the citizens of anv state
in which the corporation may have been carry
ing on business at the time the cause of action
accrued, and restricts to defendant the right to
remove the cause from the federal court