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House Sessions


132D DAY-Mr. Cox N. c. called up as
question Of privilege the report of the COM
mittee on Civil Service Reform relative to
the appropriation for the improvement of
the levees at Jeffersonvilie, Ind. The report
is accompanied by q resolution dismiss
ing L. F. Warder assistant. door
fHsps Mr. from Co. the said 1sTtss bst tSe shs
ton before the House was whether it would
publish to the world that an employe who
confessed that he had received Sl.250
for the purpose of influencing legisa-
tion was worthy to ,upy the place he
now occupied. If that was the position
the House would invite all the lobbyists
to come here and pay money for legislation.
luton, Mr. Oates (Ala.) ofered a substitute
declaring that the conduct OF Luther F.
Warder, being at tile time an EN-
ploye of the House, in receiving money
from the city of Jc.fersonvile, Ind,
to employ counsel TO influence the
legislation of Congress, was gross
impropriety, and expressing the emphatic
that the evidence adduced, in the opinion of
the House, does not re luire his expulsion
from the Office he holds. This resolution
was agreed to-yeas 1I0, nays 67....
Mr.. Boutelle (Me) introduced a bill, which
was referrel, terminating the free importa-
ton of fish and increasing the import duties
on all fish, thus compelling the Canadians to
paw more for the privilege of selling their
fish in the United Stat S.. The evening
session was devoted to consideration Of
pension bills.
133D DAY-The House by vote of l25 to
Al, took up the Pacific Railroad Extension
bill There was long and heated debate,
participated in by Me>srs. Henley Cali,
Long (Mass.), Holman lndD and Crisp (Ga.):
On motion Of Mr.. Holman an amendment
was adopted increasing from forty to fifty
quired to be paid into the sinking fund in
case the companies refuse to accept the pro-
visions of this act.
l34TH DAY.-Mr Crisp Ca rising to q
question of personal privilege apologized to
Mr. Holman Qnd.l for warmth of express
sion" displayed toward that gentleman in
the heat of debate on the previous day.
Mr.. Holman in turn desired to recall
any unkind or unjust words used to-
ward Mr.. Crisp. Bills introduced:
BY Mr.. Stahnecker IN. Y.)-To prohibit the
employment of convict or alien labor upon
public works By Mr.. O'Neil (Mo.)-To
amend the act prohibiting the importation Of
foreigners and aliens under contract or agree
ment to perform labor in the United States
Of commercial intercourse 1t is similar in
principle to the Frye amen !ment alta ched by
the Senate to the Shipping bill, but is more
severe in its terms, as it authorizes the Presi-
dent to deprive Of all commercial
privileges in United States ports
vessels Of countries that deny to
American vessels the right to purchase bait
or supplies. BY Mr. Oats tAla-)-Pro-
viding that any person VIII shall wilfully,
by means of any act or by means of any
threat or intimidation, impede or obstruct,
except by legal process, any railroad COM
pany in the conveyance of passengers, mails,
or supplies from one State to another, or in
handling freight shipped from one State
to another, shall be punished by fine not
exceeding $1,000 and imprisonment for one
year. Mr.. Cobb und.l moved to suspend
the rules and pass bill repeating the Pre-
emption, Timber Culture. and Desert Land
acts Agreed to-yeas 1:i5, nays 40.
18TH DAY.-Mr Kelley PENN called up
as a privileged question his motion to ex-
punge from the record Mr.. Whee!ers speech
attacking the the memory of Edwin NJ. Stan
ton. Mr.. Kelley supported his motion
in moved long e rssSh Tser Mr. Mr. keeye @
luton to the Committee on Rules,
and the motion was carried-72 to So. The
Legislative, Executive aud Judicial Appro-
priation bill was discussed without action.
13 TIL DAY-The House in Committee OF
the Whole on the Legislative, Executive, and
Judicial Appropriation bill, discussed the
clause providing that no part of the appro,
priation for The expenses of the Civil
Service Commission shall be available until
the Commission so amends its rules that a
head of a department, when he has a
vacancy, may clll for the names OF
all the applicants who have passed
an examination, instead OF having
only the four names at the head OF the lst,
as at present. The principal speakers were
Mr.. Cox IN. c.. who defended, and Mr.:
Randall (Penn.), who attacked the present
Civil Service law.