The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
CONGRESSIONAL
LEGISLATION.
Civil Servie, Discussed in Both
Houses-A Scheme 70 xak.
Another Persion Lis.
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service again can~ an 1nrtng the
w~ek. for considerable disc1,.l.n-
The Republicans .~rm s.ry mu-h
divided on the aa~stion. mary
strongly an iaNor of aboit.hirG
the systsm or amending a.. 9TH
ers believing With the fr~sis~pt aud
the declarations of the ksyublican plat
| form that ~ should be mai intainrd an
10. present form. A pretty stronG move.
ment, has. however. t~sn tnsuSurafsd
against 10 by many prominent Esrgb-
.cans IN the House. and What viil 10
dom with ~ isyet Q matter of eoubi.
Il
tion touching which there ba. b-sn
| developed . difference of opinion
among the leaders of the House Tho,
seemed divided also upon the qu~s-
tious Of Cuba and Hawaii, and rom-
dissent from the fresid~nt's recon-
lamentations respectinE tn. Er~ensaols.
The chief features ofthe w~.k arr.
in their order. as follows:
SENATE
| Tuesday. tDec. isth The senate
VA. in session only ffteen minute. to
day, during which time . frw bills of
local Importance, pension bills. p~tI-
ions, memorials, etc. were presented
Ia the senate. AZ l. Is Mr.. Iioar
Massachusettsl moved 10 adjourn o.
q token Of sympathy and respect for
the President In the lose Of his mother.
Mrs. Nancy Allison Mckinley. whoa
funeral at that hour was about fo take
place in Canton, Ohio.
"wednesday, (Dec. l5.h. THE b.ll To
prohi bited the Killing of fur seal. an
D the waters of the North racino Oo~an
I was taken up as unfinished busia~-s.
I After . lengthy discussion 10 came To
: . vote and passed the Senate. ~ voting
4, Yea, and IL nay. The bill mak-s it un-
lawful for American cifir~as 10 kill
fur seals in the North Paci',c oo~sn.
J. and is intended TO Aid In the pendinx
negotiations To bring abou, restraint
o by international action upon the
II slaughter of the zeal herds which ha.
Y proceeded from year 90 year to such
"a an extent rs To almost cause extinction
a. Of the herds.
I'll Mr.. Lodge tMAssachuseits5 called uP
VI the bill providing for The Twelfth and
subsequent censuses, OF making sofne
remarks i'm support Of the civil
v Service feature, or rather in support
Of an amendment aiding the Civil
Service feature I'm the matter Of ap-
!, poi ntmeIt Of clerical forces for neat
n. and subsequent censures. Mr.. Lodge
=, made lengthy speech in support Of the
merit" system, and vas antagopiIed
by several Senators Of his own PARTY
p n course of his speech b~ made he d.
10 rect statement that the Librarian al
10. Congress had appointed 60 Offices Ia
no the Congressional Library ibcomp~
or tent people who had pulls, which
~. should have been filled only ~ com
'ut petent people and which would have
no been filled by compet~nt people IL th'
ne appoi ntm ents had been governed b!
no Civil Service regulations, but thu
Or called forth such . fire upon him froi'
uii different sources that he VAS oblig~'
:, TO retract his statement ar rather q
ne say he did not cay it.
nav from the committee on Comm~rre, u
CTS whom was reported the bill for The put
chAse and construction Of q vessel Ga
IN the Revenue Gutter service on the q
iAu kon river, Alaska, reported the sam
Ica favorabiy and asked for it's immsdiai
M, consideration. The purpose In Wet
AN, Is TO supply . revenue cutter for th
en-. Yukon river, Alaska, the cutter no
w. au being IN absolute necessiiy- II
bill passed.
and The miners Ia the Yukon regio
the ,o,n. ;n .I.o Ia, o,h., cop.iserss,o,
'rse during the dsy.
Mr.. Hswley, from the COMMITTEES O
a.c military aasirs. reported . joint rec
tn luton for the re.ief Of American ui
tey ners and other sufferers IN the bok'
10 Valley. IL has been represented IL
J. oI the food supply In that region 10 o
t"s by any means sufficient Ia support q
OF vast number Of men Who have recent
-. gone TO these new gold fields: and .
- niH resolution is intended TO psoyi
,nai" ~" against any suffering thsi may be 2
ITO" tailed on account of . short food 90
ply. IL appropriates 100000 20
sho used under the direction and In
~ discretion Of the Secre'.ry of War
finE the purchase OF supplies 20 be cold
seno miners or donated where he hnds ~
quiz pie IN need ard unable 10 pay
Ap them.
{ ne Mr.. Pritchard, Of North Caroii
ancy nns, ,cc.,;oo 20 ,hs civil ..yyios
e. Il. .,.;c,;nn. M. n..s,sa ,a ,roy, tbs
rker, -.ona .na.,..c,i., h,d been pl..
Sent upon the meaning OF that portion
the -. Iouis platform with refess'
unk- - :, -. d-r,s,.,,an an f.vcr al
the present civil service arrangsm'
20 ~ Mr.. Galiinger Of New Hsnpsh
also addressed the senate in opp
tion TO the syst~m-
'msn' A concurrent resolution vas pas
eee1 by unanimous consent that when
gu 5 oi two Houses adjourn on saturday. !
Ut u, they stand adjourned until tss
'o1 o'clock meridian on "wednesday,
sue Eth, lsss.
!, has FRIDAY, Dec, 18th A joint res
70 .ne tion reported from COMMITTEES on
~ .o ternationai Expositions. accepting
invitation Of norway In take pas
.ea an Infernsfional Fisberiee Expos,l
y oi TO be held ~ the city Of Bergen.
way, from Nay 10 September, ISIS.
TON passed. The resolution appropri
$4,000 TO be immediately aysiisol
pay oil the expenses and cost o
, L. presepfing the United states st
Exposition
Nor Mr.. Butler North Carolina pres
mciAl cd q petition and resolufiocs from
about Mayor and city council a Ne~bs
z the praying that an appropriation he u
Road for the repair OF the Federal road
M NOT Trent River TO national ce-.sfary
n IN, that city. The petition and rssolu
1 the ss;'s " '"e N' VIZ ''
to en- II, Gsiiioerr from the Comm
'uild . on Peosions obtained permissio
call up pension bills, and one hun
and thirty-eight bills were ps
l~poe;o~ neosions In nrivafe oaFti