Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-18
General Congressional News.

General Congresslondl news.
Chairman Mills said this afternoon tina,
the House would finish consideration of the
tariff tomorrow, or Thursday at the latest
and that an effort wonld be made to get
final vote on Saturday. Should there no
be full attendance Saturday vote will be
taken Monday.
The Maine items agreed to in the River
and Harbor bill are as follows: Rockland
| IIarbor. $50 900; Saco Breakwater, - 800
York Harbor, 10000 Mount Desert Break
water, $4,000; Portland Harbor, 10000
Camden Harbor, 5,000 Back Bay, Portland
% 900; Rockport Harbor, 10000; LubeC
Channel, 20, 1000; Penobscot River, $4,000 !;
Narragaugus River. 10000; Saco River, lo,-
000 Bagaduce River, 5000; kennebec
River, 10000; Moose-a-bee Bar $4,000.
Surveys, Monhegau Island Harbor, Belfast
Harbor, and Channel at Pembroke,
Union River and Union River Bay, Harris
seeket River, Saint Crois river, and re-sur-
vey Medomac River, Pleasant River, from
Columbia Fails to its mouth
The surveys ordered are to determine the
necessity for improvements in the localities
named, to be made if the Secretary of War
deems advisable, and Congress so decides,
after receiving his estimates of the cost.
Emerson Jewell has been appointed post
master at Dixmont, Penobscot county, Me-,
vice Joseph w. Harding.
Chaplin G. Brooks of Hallowell. Maine,
was granted patent on a hay knife, Tues
day.
The President has vetoed the House bill
granting pension to Woodford NJ, Houehin
on the ground that the disabilities existed
prior to enlistment. He also vetoed the
House bill granting a pension to Thomas
Shannon, and the Senate bill increasing the
pension of John +. Batter. In the first
case the disability had no connection with
the military service. In the other case the
applicant was now receiving the full amount
of pension allowed for total disability to e1-
soldiers of his rank.
The President vetoed the bill granting a
pc nsion to Theresa Herbst widow of John
Herbst late private in the private of Co. G..
l4Oth Regiment n. Y. Volunteers. He
shows that Herbst was captured by the re
bels and Joined the confederate forces He
served in the rebel army months and was
then recaptured. Upon taking the oath of
allegiance and explaining the desertion he
was released and mustered out The Presi-
dent says "the greatest possible sympathy and
consideration are due to those who bravely
hV"Shs anu ICING SafNuiSu1 &c oid'Sis
langushed in rebel prisons, but | will take
no part in putting the name upon our pen
sion roll, which represents the Union soldier
found fighting against the cause he swore to
uphold, nor should it be for moment ad-
mtted
Civil Service Report
The fourth report of the civil service COM
mission, covering operations from January
Is, 1856, to June 30, 1887 has just been
completed The total number of applicants
entered in the examinations for classified SER
vice in all branches-departmen of customs
and postal-during the period covered by the
report, was 1852. OF this number l3 800
were men, ,SS7 were women; 9,2l0 men.
and 500 women passed.
During this period 452 men and % women
had been appointed in the classified depart
ment service, since January l6. 1888, the
date on which the system of making
appointments upon examination Event
into effect, 9lS men and 1863 women had
been appointed in the classified departmental
service of the work of the commission. The
report says:
The law has produced surprising results,
The demoralizing methods of the patronage
system of appointments have been replaced
within classified service by better methods of
law under which the demands of common
king are complied with. The political asses
sor no longer does his work openly but pur-
sues his vocation as it were dishonorable.
But while much has been done there is room
for the accomplishment of much more as
the patronage system is still strongly en-
trenched in parts of the civil lservice.