Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-01-07
THIRD EDITION,


In The y. a. Senate ON Wednesday a
letter was received from the Postmaster
General complying with the call OF a re
cent re 0iution In respect to the appoint
ment of poetmasters IN Maine, alleged 10
have bean pi occurred through the influence
OF B. Bro Chairman of the Democratic
Com mittee Of that State. The letter
having been read, Mr.. Hale. of Maine,
made II the text OF a speech In denuncia
ton OF the alleged political corruption OF
the Democracy in his State. After replies
by Messrs. Voorhees, and Vest, the com
municarion was referred to the Committee
on Ciyil Service Reform. Mr.. Hoar in
troduced bill fixing the time for the
meeting OF Congress In 1886 and every
second year thereafter on the first Monday
in October, and in 1887, aud every second
year thereafter, on the second Monday In
November. Mr.. Gray, of Delaware, called
up the Beck resolution IN relation to the
payment Of customs duties in coin, and
replied TO Mr.. Beck's speech on the sub
ject. Mr.. Mcpherson followed on the
same side, after which the matter went
over until to-day. The Utah bill was then
taken up, the pending question being on
Mr.. Hoar's motion TO strike out the sec
ton DISTINGUISHING the women of Utah.
The motion was lost, yeas IL, nays 81.
The yeas were Messrs. Aldrich, Blair,
Brown, Gail, Dawes, Dolph, Hoar, Nit
chell, Of Oregon, Palmer, Stanford and
Teller. After several sections of the bill
had been discussed, 1t went over, Mr.. Ed.
munds giving notice that he would ash
the Senate to sit 1t out and come to vote
to-day. Mr.. Morgan offered a resolution,
which was adopted, directing the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs to consider and
report whether a wise policy in the ciyill
zatiou Of theIndians required the establish
ment of O school west of he Mississippi
river based on the principle of military
enlistment, instruction and discipline Of
Indian youths, with view to qualifying
them for service in the United States
army" Mr.. Blair, from the Committee
on Education and Labor, reported favor
ably the bill to aid IN the estGb ishment of
common schools-the same bill passed by
the Senate last year. Adjourned.
In the House, the call Of states for bills
and resolutions was resumed. Among
the measures introduced were the follow
ing BY Mr.. Seney, of Ohio, to re zeal
the Civil Service act; by Mr.. Z. B. Tay-
lor, of Ohio. to restore the tariff on wool :;
by Mr.. Little, of Ohio, to require national
banks 10 keep at least two fifths of their
resources In silver coin; by Mr.. Kelly, of
Peuna., for the further Limitation of the
coinage OF the silver dollar by Mr..
Brumm, Of Penna., "to retire national
bank notes and substitute therefore trea-
sury notes: also, TO fac ,litate the payment
OF the public debt and provide a uniform
paper circulation )" by MIR. O'NeiH, Of
Penna., for the survey of a ship canal
from Camden TO The Atlantic Ocean: by
Mr.. Negley, of Penna to pay bountics TO
our merchant vessels engaged in foreign
trade also for the erection OF million
dollar gun foundry at Pittsburg; by Mr..
Randall, of Penna., TO provi4e for the
Presidential succession, and proposing a
constitutional amendment giving ,he resi-
dent power 10 veto specific items in
appropriation bills by Mr.. Mills, OF Texas.
direct 2 the Secretary VI the Treasury
. to call $50, 600 900 three per cent. bonds
and pay them in coin OF standard value,
AS Is specified In said bonds !" by Mr.
Reagan, of Texas, to reaulate inter-Sta e
commerce and BY Mr.. Tucker, to estab.
lish Court of Appeals. In all ss2 bills
were introduced, when a motion was
adopted to adjourn leaving two States
and the Territories to be called.