Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-03-31
10 LINCOLN
hhi Introduced TO Erect = Moo sneas a
es.'y,enrs Agricultural sii Reported
and Placed on the Calendar.

and Placed on the Calendar
WASHINGTON, March s5-The agri-
cultural bill was reported and placed
on the calendar. Mr.. Cullom rep. I'M
giving notice that he would ask con :
sideratiou of il at an early day.
Mr.. Cullom also introduced a bill for
n monument To- Abraham Lincoln At
Gettysburg. Pa
Mr.. Allen pop, Neh) followed up
ms attack OF Tuesday ON the civil sery-
Ice by the Introduction of bill TO re-
| peal and annul the civil service act.
all acts supplementary to il and all
executive orders issued thereon. IL
makes II the duty OF heads OF DEPART
ments To establish reasonable and Just
rules for the examination OF applicants
for office, such rules TO have reference
TO specific fitness Che bill was read
IN full and referred to the committee
to examine the several branches OF the
civil service.
Among the bills introduced was one
by Mr.. lloar rep, Mass to- forbid the
carrying through the mails or by in
ter-state commerce OF lSiuetoscopc rep
reservations of prize fights. Referred
TO the judiciary committee.
WASHINGTON, March - A gallant
rescue was effected ut an early hour
Wednesday morning by the crew of
the life saving station at Long Beach,
y. j. Superintendent Kimban. of the
life saving service received "A telegram
the keeper there saying that the CLYDE
line steamer Saginaw, OF New York.
from Hayti to New York with n cargo
of logwood and cotton, went ashore
one and n half miles from the station
at o'clock The IS persons on board,
including one passenger, were saved.
The keeper adds that when the rescue
was made the sea was rolling high
the wind northwest and the atmos-
| phere foggy. 1t Is thought the steam.
/ er viii float AT the next high tide.
WAsHINGroN, March -. The pres.
dent Wednesday approved two Joint
resolutions OF congress, one authoriZ-
ing the payment OF session employees of
congress, and the other providing for
mileage and stationery.
| Fred c. Squircs, Of Michigan. former
/ ly clerk To the house committee ON
/ privileges and claims. has been an
! pointed private secretary to the secrc-
tary OF war
WASHINGTON March -. The senate
committee ON appropriations Wcdnes.
day morning ordered the agricultural
bill reported just As IL recently passed
/ the house and as it was sent To- the
/ president near the close OF the last
/ session. There is little probability OF
any other appropriation bill being re.
/ ported this week
/ Mr. Brownlow rep. Tenn intro
/ duccd in the house "Wednesday bill
establishing a department of commerce
| labor and manufactures, its head To- b.,
cabinet officer, and the necessary
/ clerical force is provided for.
WAsHNGroN, March %. Mr. Bailey
! OF Texas, the minority leader in the
/ house, stated Wednesday that he would
not close the debate on the tariff
| bill for his side Thursday. but would
ask the house TO permit him TO reserve
! his time, TO the close of the five min
! ute debate on March 3Ist next. Mr..
Bailey could hardly speak above n
| whisper Wednesday night and SAYS
his throat is in such condition that
1T woul d be impossible for him TO speak
/ Thursday.
Their Commissions Signed
WAsHINGToN, March % The presi-
dent Wednesday signed the commits.
sions of John Hay, ambassador TO the
court OF St James; Horace Porter.
am bassador To France, and Henry
/ White, first secretary of embassy at
! London.