Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-06


are exorbitant and ruinous to producers
and instructs the Committee on Trans.
port alton Routes to inquire into them and
the proper means OF relief; also, as 70
the Importance of the speedy compile
ton Of the canal and locks at the Cas-
cades and OF the proper meana to be
adopted to overcome the distinctions al
the Dalles.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Miller. OF New York, made his
appearance this morning for the first
time and took the oath OF Office.
After the reading Of the journal the
Hoar Presidential succession bill and
the Senate Joint resolution proposing
certain joint rules were referred to ap-
propriate committees.
The Speaker Immediately proceeded
to call the roll OF States for the intro
duction Of bills and resolutions. The
following were introduced
BY McComas, of Maryland. to prevent
the adulteration Of food and drugs;
also. to establish Postotfice Savings
Bank; also, to establish q postal tele-
graph system; also, for the redemption
Of the trade dollar; also, for the ereo-
ton of monument over the grave of
Francis SCOTT Key.
BY Laird, Of Nebraska, declaring for
feited lands granted to railroads where
the cost of surveying and conveying
has not been paid; also, a resolution
calling on the Commissioner of the
General Land Office for information
concerning the suspension Of the issu-
ance Of patents to land taken up by
Settlers plrsuant TO law.
BY Hewitt, Of New York, to carry
into effect the convention between the
United States and Mexico, signed ON the
Goth Of January, 1883, also authorizing
the purchase OF foreign built ships By
citizens OF the United States for usef ID
the foreign carrying trade.
By Dowdney. of New York, for the
erection OF q monument to General
Grant in New York City. 1t appropri-
ates 500. 900 to be expended under the
direction Of the Secretary of War, by
commission to be appointed by the
President, provided that none of the
money =hall be expended until an ad-
ditional sum Of $3.50, 900 shall have been
raised by private subscriptions.
BY Phelps, Of New Jersey. a resolution
Of the Legislature Of New Jersey asking
for Congressional inquiry INTO the fitness
OF Alaska for the purposes OF a penal
colony and the advisabiIity OF establish
ing there place OF confinement for long
term sonvicts.
Without conclusion Of the call the
House adjourned. The number of bills
introduced to-day was $780,
HOUSE ELLIS.
BY Laird Of Nebraska; A joint reso-
luton authorizing the President to call
out two volunteer regiments Of cavalry
in New Mexico and Arizona, to be en-
lated and oticered from citizens of such
Territories for the suppression Of In
dian hostilitiss therein. Also joint
resolution instructing the Commissioner
Of the General Land Office to pass to
patent all the pending homesteads and
pre-emption claims against which spe-
cific charge Of fraud is not pending or
proved, and also calling on such officer
for statement in detail of his reason
for issuing the order Of April Sd. sus.
pending the issuance of patents.
The bill introduced today by Cutch-
con, Of Michigan, to reform the civil
service, makes 1t unlawful for any head
Of Department or chief Of Bureau to re-
quest or solicit recommendations from
any Senator or Representative in regard
to the removal or appointment OF any
official in any of the executive depart
ments, or for Senators or Representatives
to nomipste or recommend, solicit or re-
quest the appointment of any person to
any position in either the executive or
Judicial department. 1t makes the vio-
lation Of any Of it's provisions misde-
meanor, punishable by iine Of $1,000
and the removal Of the appointed officer.
II also provides for the establishment Of
a Bureau Of Civil Appointments to
consist of the Civil Service Com
mission, and the officers examine
eli employees thereof, and OF Civil Ap.
Boards in each Judiciary of
The United States, to consist Of three
members each, who shall reside within
the circuits, which Boards shall be sub
ordinate to the Civil Service Commis.
sion, and whose duties shall be to ex-
amine aud report in regard to any mat
Ter referred t6 them BY the President or
heads Of departments as to resignation,
removal or appointment OF any exeeu-
tive or judicial officer. Recommends
tions Of these Boards are. however to be
advisory also. The bill provides that
it shall be the duty Of the Civil Service
Commission to extend the competitive
examinations to oil appointments below
the grade Of the classified civil service
where compensations exceed $500 per