The Penn's Grove record., 1886-03-13
FoRTyMJINTH CONGRESS.
EA-SzNAAE.

In the U. s. Senate on the Sth, Mr..
| Vance offered a resolution directingthe
Commitie on Civil Service Reform TO
report forthwith the bill before them
providing for the repeal of the Civil Ser
vice law. The resolution, at Mr..
Vance's request, was for the present laid
on the table. He said he would 0
take opportunity to address the Senate
on the subject matter of the resolution.
Mr.. Brown, of Colorado, addressed the
Senate at length on his bill to provide
a new basis for the circulation Of ma
tional banks. After he had finished
Mr.. Stanford announced the death Cf
his colleague, Mr.. Miller, of Californi. "
and the Senate, as a mark of respect,
adjourned.
In the U. S. Senate on the 9th the
unfinished business, being the resolu-
tons reported by Mr.. Edmunds from
the Judiciary Committee, came up.
These resolutions, among other things,
condemn the Attorney General for re-
refusing to transmit to the Senate pa
pers called for by the Senate, and de-
clare that refusal to be a violation by
the Attorney General of official duty,
and ~subverslve of the fundamental
principles of government and good adj
m~inistTatlon. The resolutions also
condemn the discharge from the &c
vernment service of ex- Union soldiers.
Mr.. Edmunds spoke at length in sup
port of the resolutions. When he had
finished Mr.. Pugh rose to rely, but
yielded to a motion to go into executive
session. When the doors were re-opened
the Senate adjourned.
The U. S. Senate on the 18th, con-
6rmed Charles r. Phelps, of Vermont,
and Henry White, or Maryland, 10 re
Secretaries Of Legation at London, /
F. Rasln, Naval Officer, Baltimore;
r. p. Murphy, United States Attorney
for Northern Iowa; S. H. Brooks, As
sistant Treasurer at a Francisco;
IL. +. Williamson, of Mississippi, TO be
Indian Agent at the Crow Reservation,
in Montana, and the following Post
masters; S. F. Llppincott, Burlington,
New Jersey; W. j. Poulson, Fleming
ton, New Jersey; W. d. FoIce Plain
field, New Jersey; Darius Dreher,
Stroudsburg, Penna; w. S. Braden,
New Brighton, Penna; j. A. McBeth,
Connellsvllle, Penna; NJ. w. Allen,
Titusville, Penna; VIM. Heltzel, Han
over, Penna; JIM. Judd, Emporium,
Penna; A. V. Liuderman, Troy.
Penna. On the Sd inst, Jacob
I. Chllds, Of Missouri, was confirmed
Minister to Siam, and j. ID. Kennedy,
of South Carolina, Consul General at
Shanghai.
HOUSE
In the House on the Sth the creden-
tials of Thomas p. Hudd, elected from
the Fifth District of Wisconsin to fill
the vacancy caused by Joseph Rankin's
disease, were presented, and Mr.. Hudd
was sworn in. A number of bills were
introduced under the call of States and
referred. Among them was a bill by
Mr.. Belmont, of New York, ''to reform
the organization, regulate the salaries
and increase the efficiency of the Con-
sular Service, TO limit the exaetion fees
for the ~yeriAcation of invoices and to
regulate the use of official seals and the
collection of fees thereon in legations
and consulates of the United States"
Mr.. Reagan, from the Commerce Com
mittee, reported back the Interstate
Commerce bill, and was placed on the
calendar, Mr.. Morrow, OF California,
announced the death of Senator Miller,
of that State, and the House, AS Il mark
of respect, adjourned.
In the House, on the 9th, the Bill re-
curing the Pacific Railroads to pay the
cost of surveying their lands and to take
out patents thereto, was considered and
passed. Mr.. James, Of New York, on
! behalf Of the Committee on Labor,
called up the bill TO prohibit any officer,
servant or agent Of the Government TO
hire or contract out the labor of prlsol-
ers incarcerated for violating the laws
of the United States Government. He
said 'the bill was in the Interest of the
honest mechanic. The system which
prevailed at some of the penitentiaries
of the country Of hiring out the convict
labor had worked great hardship and
Injustice to the honest mechanic. In
his own district a great industry-the
manufacture Of hats-had been entirely
crushed out, because it could not COM
pete with convict labor" The bill was
passed-yeas 249, nays s. The Indian
Appropriation bill was considered III
Committee Of the Whole. Pending the
consideration the House adjourned,