The Portland daily press., 1897-12-14

| Yb,so oeoome depositors in such banks.
and would would cultivate among them thrift
- Sconomy and enable them easily TO
"a pii3siue for themselves in illness and IN
snoh hge. Another argument IN favor OF
~ az system, Mr.. Butler said, was that II
,,a,. 49, system were established there would
-. 80 ser DC another issue OF bonds by the
sGsTrnment in time of peace. 1t would
Slte men of small means an opportunity
" Increase their capital, would place q
SreoVer amount of money in circulation
a. anu aford benefits to all the poor people
VI ihcaloulable value.
a nlll providing for the erection of an
esuoI0ion to the public building at Los
angeles to $3.50, 0oO was passed.
MT Gorman of 1daryland, of the Demo
o oraIio steering committee, presented an
M oruer making soRle changes in the Demo-
olaCic representation on the standing
o.,iL oihlnattees OF the Senate. The order ex-
FUSED nom duty Mr. Jones of Arkansas,
d,on II. the Craftsmanship of the committee
oii corporations organized in the district
=. -. oolunabia; Mr.. Gray of Delaware,
from tht, craftsmanship OF select commit
Tse TO Investigate the condition of the
q oVotnao river front in Washington: Mr
uofnan,. from Craftsmanship OF commit
ueo On additional accommodations for the
IIiurary OF Congress and as member OF
1ne eomynittee on commerce.; Mr.. Berry,
the nve civilized tribes Of Indians, and as
d member of the committee on patents
ana private land claims; MIR. Daniel from
the committee on Judiciary and commit
zee on public buildings and grounds; Mr.
rdulEner, from committee on privilege
anu elections; Mr.. Wslthal1, from the
comInlttee on geographical survey Mr..
Mallory from committee opl railroads,
ana Mr.. Pettus from committee on post
oIhces and post roads,
Another was presented by Mr.. German
providing that Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas be
appointed chairman of the committee on
Glazing; Mr. Daniel, chairman of the COM
Columbia; Mr.. Turpie, chairman to in
vestlgate the condition Of the Potomac
river 'front.' at Washington; Mr.. Berry of
tne committee on woman g suffrage; Mr..
cray, chairman of the committee on ad-
d1t1onal accommodations for the library
OF Oongress. Mr.. Pasco of lorida, chair
of the committee of five civilized
tribes of Indians.
Others senators were assigned as fol-
lows' mar. Daniel of Virginia to finance;
Mr.. Mills OF Texas, to commerce; Mr..
Pe6tus OF Alabama, to judiciary; Mr.. Cor
man OF Mary land to District of Columbia;
Mr.. Mallory, of Florida, to public health
and national quarantine; Mr.. Walthall of
Mississippi, to rules; Mr. Money of Mis-
post roads, public buildings and grounds
and geographical survey; Mr.. Turley OF
Tennessee, to private land claims, privi-
leges and elections, transportation routes
to tho seaboard, education and labor and
patents. The order was adopted without
dsbSte
The immigration bill, the unfinished
business OF the Senate was called up by
Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts, the author
OF the measure and vote asked for i'm
mediately. Objection was made by Mr..
Allen, Populist. to the taking of an imme
diate vote uponsthe bills as he desired time
for further consideration of some features
of it. He suggested that Monday, Janu-
ary IL be Fixed as the date for taking a
final voteaon the measure.
Mr.. Chandler OF New Hampshire then
asked unanimous consent that the bill
remain the unfinished business until 8
p. m., January II. when q final vote on
the bill and it's amendments is to be tax
| en-. This was agreed to-
MT. Wilson of Washington, presented
q resolution directing the civil service
commission to transmit to the Senate g
statement by fiscal years since 1890 show
ing the total number of persons ex-
amined, the total number passed and the
| total mum ber appointed in the several
branches of the government service and
the total number of persons ON the eligi-
BILE lists of the several branches of the
civil service at the beginning of each of
those fiscal years. The resolution was
agreed to.
At $40 P. m. the Senate adjourned.