Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03

From our Regular Correspondent


WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 18th, '89.
The number of bills introduced un-
der the call Of the House on Wednes-
day reached LOGS. The variety and
confusion of proposed measures
makes one dizzy. Every conceivable
proposition IS hurled upon a defense
less legislative body. A dozen or
more measures based on the Blair
bill were among the thousand Of We'd
nesday. The silver men were not
idle, as is shown by the twenty three
measures presented for the free coin
age of silver. Nearly every member
of the tobacco growing States was
armed with a measure for the repeal
of the tobacco tax, while some of the
more enthusiastic went to the full
length of the rope with bills for the
total wiping out of the internal reve-
nue. system,
One of the new bills provides for
the establishment of a bureau Of ap-
/ pointment'' to take the place Of the
present civil service commission. This
measure was introduced by Repre-
sentative Cheadle, Of Indiana. The
proposed bureau would classify the
clerks in departmental service into
/ three classes. The first class would
comprise all clerks who have been ia
the government service for say ten
years, at the end of three years for.
the passage Of this bill. The next
class would go out IN six years and
the third class in ten years. Appoint
ments hereafter would be made on
the recommendation of Congressman
and would be duly proportionedI
among the Congressional districts.
Ten years would be the limit of Of
fetal life. Having the fear Of his
Indiana constituents ever in his thrift
ty eyes, the proposed measure espec-
ially exempts honorably discharged
sailors and soldiers from its provis-
ions
Although 1t has been expected that
/ the special House committee charged
with the investigation of the Silcott
defalcation would report this week,
| the complications arising during their
meeting yesterday now precludes the
possibility of a unanimous recon-
mendation. Besides the proposition
of the passage of a deficiency appro-
pration bill, there are two other
schemes pending before the commit
tee. One of them is to divide the
money left behind by Silcott pro-rate
among the members who lost their
salaries. The other is to send the
case to the Court of Claims. Should
the committee finally disagree, a res
oIution will be introduced III the
House instructing the committee to
report at once the bill introduced by
Mr.. Payton on Wednesday. This
bill, Invested of quibbling, simply
provides for a deficiency approprIa-
ton sufficient to reimburse the mem
bers. It's believed by the friends of
the measure that they can convince
any reluctant senators that it is a
proper measure, and that the govern
ment should reimburse Congressman
for the natural losses resulting from
aisregarding the recommendations of
the Treasurer of the United States for
twenty years, in failing to provide for
the House a duly authorized dIsburs-
ing officer
Senator Morgan yesterday offered
a resolution recognizing the United
States Of Brazil as a lawful and
rightfuI government" and providing
that the people and government OF
this United States shall recognize the
new flag as the banner Of a free, SOW
erign and independent government.
The resolution may be opposed on the
ground that the republic Of Brazil
has not yet asked recognition, though
it is a well known fact that the State
department is merely waiting to see
how strong the new republic is before
offering it tardy. recognition