Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-06

classlned CIVIL service, wherA the c0mpen-
satlon exceeds $500 year.
Bills were introduced by nr. Beach, of
New York, proposing constitutional
amendments, and to prevent special legis-
latlon, and to prohibit legislation on ap-
preparation bills. Also bills to raise the
statute Of limitations ON claims against
the government, giving tle President
power to veto one or more items in appro-
priation bills: to establish Uniform laws
on the subject OF marriage and divorce,
and toprevent the giving of public proper
ty or credit in aid of private or corporate
enterprise.
EXTRADITIoN TREATIES.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Hoar was
at his request referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations, requesting the
President to take measures for revising
and extending our eXtradition treaties so
as to cover cases of embezzlemmt and
other breaches of trust. In offering his
resolution Mr.. HOar made special refer
ence to the number of detaulting bank
officers who tried to escape punishment
by flight to Canada.
Mr.. Sherman, taking the floor, offered
concurrent resolution accepting the
marble statue of eX-President Garfield,
presented to Congress by the State of
Ohio, and now in position in statuary
hall at the capitol. Gov. Hoadley's letter
OF presentation was at Mr.. Sherman's
request read by the clerk. Mr.. Sherman
then delivered a brief but earnest and
warm eulogy of eX-President Garfield,
and moved the adoption of the resolution
offered by him. The concurrent resolution
was then agreed to.
MR.. BECK'S SILVER BILL.
MIR. Gray gave notice that he would to-
morrow call up MIR. Beck's silver resolu-
tion, for the purpose of making some re-
marks on it.
Mr.. Beck inquired as to the present par
liamentary condition of the resolution re-
ferred to.
The Chair MIR. Sherman) replied that
it was on the table, and that the pending
motion was to refer it to the Committee
on Finance.
Mr.. Beck referring to the criticism made
by Mr.. Morrill, on his (Becks) silver
speech, inquired of Mr.. Morrill, whether
on careful reading Of that speech he had
not been mistaken in his understanding
OF Mr.. Beck's remarks.
Mr.. Morrill, replied that he took pleas
ure in saying that he had somewhat mis-
understood Mr.. Beck's reference to the
President and Secretary of the Treasury.
MR.. BECK EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Beck disclaimed having made any
personal attack on the President or Sec
retary of the Treasury. His remark re-
garding the Secretary's locking up the
surplus would, he said, have been quite
as well illustrated, and perhaps more
aptly so, had he said that if a cyclone had
blown down the Treasury building and
scattered the surplus and the people had
picked up the money on the street and
put 1t into circulation, that circulation
would be more beneficial to the people
than keeping the money locked up in the
Treasury.
The chair laid before the Senate reso-
luton, heretofore offered by Mr.. Harrison,
directing an inquiry into the alleged prac-
tice of the late pension officers in taking
into account in the granting of pensions
considerations other than the merits of
the applications.
Mr.. Harris requested that the resolu-
tion might go over for to-day, and, by
unanimous consent, it went over accord
ingly.
THE UTAH BILL.
Mr.. Edmunds then called up the Utah
bill, reported by him from the Committee
on Judiciary. The bill having been read
at length, Mr.. HOar moved to strike out
the seventh section, being the section pro-
hibiting the exercise of suffrage by wo-
men in Utah. The bill was discussed for
some time by Messrs. Hoar and Edmunds,
but finally, at the request of Senator
Vest, it went over for one day.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent, transmitting the draft of a bill to
provide for the allotment Of lands in sew
crafty TO Indians. 1t was read and re-
ferred.
THE UNION PACIFIC.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, called up the
resolution heretofore offered by him call
irg on the Secretary of the Int. ior for
copy OF each report made by the govern
ment directors of the Union Pacific rail-
road from the first appointment of such
directors TO the present time. In support
OF his resolution Mr.. Wilson reviewed at
considerable length the action of the gov
ernment directors, of whom he had him
self been one, with a view TO showing that
had the government paid attention TO the
information conveyed and recommends
tions made by the directors the relations
Of the government TO the roads would to-
day be a better one.
On the conclusion or Mr.. Wilson'S re-
marks, the judicial salary bill was placed
before the Senate. Without further action.
however, the Senate at 3:35 O'Clock went
into executive session. At $50 the doors
were reopened, and the Senate adjourned.
The Senate in executive session spent
an hour and a half in considering the
nominations Of a number Of minor Post
masters, chiefly IN Kentucky and Ten
nessee, but adjourned without reaching
a point Ofaction in regard TO any of them.
IN TUE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, Mr.. Muller, or New
Y NOrk, made his appearance for the first
time during the session and, was warmly
welcomed by his colleagues. and cOngrat-
ulated upon his recovery from his recent
severe Illness. His desk was adorned
with an immense floral basket, bearing
the inscription, s'To our Big Chief, with
the best wishes OF the members OF the
First Assembly District, New York
County Democracy"
Immediately after the reading Of the
journal, the oath OF Office was admins
tered 20 MIR. Muller.
The Hoar Presidential succession bill.
and the Senate resolution proposing GER
tain JOINT rules, were referred TO apprO-
pirate committees.
Contrary to general expectation, the
committees were not announced after the
reading OF the journal. and The Speaker
Immediately proceeded TO call the states
for the Introduction OF bills and resolu-
tions.
soME or THE NEW BILLS.
Among the bills and resolutions intro.
duced under this call were the following:
BY Mr. Compton, Of Maryland-To re.
peal the tenure-0f-Oillce act.
By Mr.. McCOmas, OF Maryland--To e.
tablish postal savings banks; alaO, 10 es.
a.. AL III. "A.