Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-15
KILN CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, December II, 1856.


among the memorials presented in the
senate was one 10y Sir. Spooncr, from the
G,ImIn AID society Of Wisconsin, cX,
pressing d., ideas that there was no fur
Their necessity for stimulating immigration
TO Ibis country, and that no satisfactory
reason can Doe assigned for allowing for
oigTcr- 10 Votc anu hold Office after one
years residence and before they are natu-
r1lized, and suggesting the enactment OF
law, making naturalization and suffrage
conform O. q uniform standard. Referred.
ON mo ION Of Mr. llOar. House amend
mCnt, Ia The cicrtoral-cOunt bin were nom
CoueuIrcd IN and conference asked. sen.
aiors ll0ar, Edmund>, and Pugh were 1D-
pointed cOhlcucr, on the pant Of the Sem
ate.
MIR. Morrill,. from TIC Committee on Fl.
Hance, reported b1c. iayorabiy The bin for
she retirement AVID rccon3.c OF the trade
dollar. Plc,d on the calcudlr.
The senate took UP the hin repeating the
tenure of.oficc law.
MT. Edrunds opposed the bill. The law
Tad been ~ existence nearly twenty years.
president johnson 90 restrain whom il
Va cuacteD obyytd IL, although he be.
hcNcd Il urrOn .tiiut0uai, aud all his sue.
ccN>"r~ bad recognized It's validity is
guide ana restraint. This bill was brought
forward in apparent aid ~ their friends on
the otbtr sIdr and % relieve the President
OF Toe dit.U'tic, nd cmlJrrlssmrnts now
attending removals and suspensions. II
va, ~ invitation 10 him 10 make short
worn II The WhC'c civil service Ouslne>. and
10 cNpcl from Office at once all the officers
Who are within the puryiew oI the statute.
Mr.. HOar 9dvOcated the passage OF thc
hlll. u he'd been reported from the Judi
ciary Committee The last session. bat on
account OF tie controversy then existing
with the President on he subject Of Of
nee, be- he'd ~, deemed 10 pr0ptr 20 AK the
~,uate 90 lct upon IT, Blt %, that qucs-
ton hau subSdDd, he TOW deemed il proper
10 ask Tie senate 10 vO,v whether il would
return 10 the ancient policy u the Govern
mcni, 10 Tie rule which had existed
hom 1889 10 1867. ond which, notwi.h-
standing the clgDiii0n u The siatu.t-bOOks,
had practically existed ,ince the accession
n General Grant 20 power. in March, 1869.
President Grant had recommended It's re-
peal; 20 that De- Mr.. Uoar) was acting un-
Ger pretty substantial Republican au-
tho'ry iu tr'lue 10 ct rid OF this leyis-
1llon. 10 seemed TO him to De to-
'aiil iucuI >is.,nt with the constitutional
theory OF GOV IDmcnt for the President, in
whom the executive power was expressly
lodged ly see Constitution, 10 tt compelled
10 answer % tbat responsibility when the
instruments ~erc forced upon him against
III, viii or IN whom be bad no conf lencc.
While expressing himself in full sympathy
Slh The principles Of Ciyil,Cryice reform,
be sill declared his conviction That the peO-
pie 81 the United States expected and de-
40 Llr In IN
executive employment who had not the
confidence Of the person responsible for
The success Il thesc executive functions.
Aftp executive session the senate adj
iouTbed.
House oT Representatives.
The speaker laid before the House q
ie'tG from lie Secretary Of the Treasury
submitting hook estimates Tor tue fiscal
year lSSS.
Mr.. Herbert, Chairman Of lbe Committee
On Naval i.lairs, called attention 10 the
dispute which had arisen sbetween that
committee and the COmmlttec on Appro.
lrlaiious az 10 which had jurisdiction over
me estimates Tor the naval yards and sta.
uons aud the new naval observatory. After |
iuliy examining the question be had cone |
20 the conclusion that the position taken by !
MN on Saturday that the estimates were !
within the Jurisdiction Of the Appropria. |
uoh COMMITTEE was erroneous, and he Of |
iefeo resolution referring 10 the Commit.
Tee on Naval Affairs 30 much Of the book |
VI eslinates as had reference 70 those
ibe speaker called attention 20 the fact |
Wy mr.. Herberps resolution disposed OF
ohiy snail part Of the book OF estimatss,
anu, on motion Of Mr.. Blount, the resolu-
uoh ana book Of estimates were referred 10
.ne oonmlttee on Rules 10 order to enable
'hs' uoinmlltse TO report u resolution for
We distribution Of the estimates.
On motion OF Mr.. Cabell, Of Virginia, a