The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-01-13
WHAT CONGRESS
Is DOING.
IL Reoonvsrss asses Two w..i's
Holiday Recess
CIVIL SERVICE TIE HOUSE
THEME.

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too weeks r~ce>s dgfinS Eslldat.
NoiLinS Of special int~rv.f ha. e-.n
| done an either branch. There Ia.
| b~~n piepsy of talk an the noa.~ q.
| was antics pat~d over the citii service
-dnesday ffhl Mr.. ~ oloots "a sls.
ssdol. iron committee on posiofho~.
and post roads reported o bill Go amsnd
an act tn Improve the meth
ods Of sooounting in the fe.,ofac~ Is~-
partfacnt etc" and i- intended to pr~-
vent further losses la. Of which the
Department has sustained thrsssh
fraudulent money orders. TIE BAH
went over on its trst re~ding.
Mr.. Teller tCoiersdoD offered o con-
current resolution uAich ~As REFERRED
TO COMMITTEES ON finano~. The rsso-
luton declares that 10 redeem the
coin" obligations of the so,~rnm~nt
in silver coin is not in violation of tb.
Iabiic faith, nor IN degradation of the
rights Of the public creditor.
M. Butler North CarolinsD SECURED
an order 10 have printed Ne . senate
| document she sepciai consular report.
t25 in numb~rl which have lus; been
received NJ the STATE Department in
| reply TO o circular letter s~nt out by
the Secretary Of state in ob~dieno~ to
| Mr.. Butler's resolution passed at Las;
session of Congress, asking fcr infor-
nation - to the suocessful and prne,i-
| cal operation Of postal saving. banks.
postal t~l-graphs aud postai t~lephcnes
IN the foreign countries which have
the systems.
| The senate then. as q ooumiii-~ Of
the whole. resumed consideration oi
the census biii making appropriation
for the twelfth and subsequent -en-
suses.
/ ON the 18th of December last III.
senate passed q resolution calling on
the heads Of the Executive Depart
Il "SaA- ~ fysu4kt Su8i ~
pointive positions in their respective
departments should, In their opinion.
be excepted from the operation of the
civil service rales. To-day Mr.. Sher-
man, Secretary of state, replied, rec
omm~nding that In event Of moditc ca
tion Of civil service that In HE opi ION
seven positions in the state Depart
ment, now governed by civil service,
should be excepted from the op~rai Ion
OF civil service restrictions. The seven
positions are Chief clerk, st ~ IsOo, aud
Elk chiefs Of bureau at ", ,ioo each.
J, big batch Of executive nomina-
tions WAS sent In by the President of
men who have been serving un-
der temporary commissions Issued
after adjournment of last Con-
} gress. The North Carroll ins.. ..postmsst~ss
included IN the nominations and uhoss
! nominations are nov pending oonfir-
, nation by the senate, are, John n.
Dobson, Soldsboro. tsrael -. Harget
Of Rocky Mount; Jonas w. Mal.
len, Charlotte: Duncan q. Pearson
: Morganton James ~. Ramsay, sails
bury George W.. Reed. Bsitmore.
: ThursdGy t6thD There wss short ses.
: SION to- day and but little done.
= The bill 10 protect the insignia and
a the name Of The Red Cross Sss undei
3 consideration. u seeks 60 peohibit tn,
4 use Of the Red Cross symbol for Dur
4 poses Of collecting money. etc. Sitbos
: authority from the American Nations
o Red Cross.
Memorials, petitions and private ~
. lief and local bills consumed ~ mai nd~
: Of the time.
a Friday (7thD Mr. Allen, lNsbraska.
r. submitted . resolution that the Inits'
J States should, without delay and With
out waiting for the consent of any fos
eign cooE;ry, begin and tbeseaft~r Goa
tinue the free coinage of silver st "a
ratio Of 10 To ]. etc. in support of wLic
he made speech.
% M. Teller slso took the foor In sus
y port OF the resolution and made
lengthy speech ip which be also mad
r q strong plea for Cuba.
D Mr.. Batier introduced Q Joint se~,
a luton proposing IN amsndm~nt % "a
=, Constitution Of the United sisf~s, pes
ir viding for the election of rederl
y Judges by . direct vote Of the peopl
T. He asked that the resolution lag on Il
oi table for the present, and gave mott.
of that he would ~ an early dag call q q
and make Q speech In support Of it.
OF When the senate adjourned. ft o.
Q. journed tall Monday, Jan. 10Th.