The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-01-14
DoINGs OF CONGRESS.
A photographic Chronicle of the Acts of
the NatIon,s Lawmakers


the Nations Lawmakers.
Upon reassembling after the holiday
recess the Senate took up the bill to
provide for taking the next census,
the principal points of discussion being
the desire of some Senators TO place
the census bureau appointments under
the civil service law, and the effort of
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, to reduce ''to rea-
sonable proportions" the topics to be
handled by the census In reply to
request from the Senate for informa-
ton Secre tary of State Sherman rec
commended that certain persons i'm his
department be exempt from the CLASH
fed service. Mr.. Cockrell, of Missouri,
thought that as the President mas full
power to make such exemptions the
request of Secretary Sherman for con
gress to take upon itself this power
was presumptious, at least. The House
also got into civil service debate on
the legislative, judicial and executive
appropriation bill. 1t was apparent
that the discussion was sure to be
lengthy one as many interested repre-
sentatives gave notice of their inten-
ton to speak on the subject. The
House is divided into three parts on the
civil service question those who favor
the law as it stands; those who would
repeal it, and those who would materi-
ally modify it.
A bill to consolidate the Indian Ter
ritory with Oklahoma Territory has
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gate Callahan, of Oklahoma.
Rep. Hepburn, of Iowa, has declined
to be considered candidate for the
vacancy on the interstate commerce
commission.
A bill has been introduced in the
House for eight new revenue cutters
for the treasury department.
While other nations have been com
planning against the terms of the Ding
ley tariff bill Great Britain has been
quietly negotiating for a reciprocity
treaty under the provisions of the bill.
The Senate committee on military
affairs has ordered favorable report
on the bill increasing the military
force of the country to the extent of
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Congressman Brucl1er, of Michigan,
has announced himself as one of the
strongest opponents of the Lodge inn
migration bill upon the floor of the
House.
The secretary of the treasury has
sent to congress deficiency estimates
of appropriations for the current fiscal
year and for prior years, for the sew
eral department, aggregating S19,GO7
and for the postal service aggregating
S676, $50 payable from the postal rev.
enues.
Senators Thurston, Carter and White,
constituting the sub committee on
Alaska of the Senate committee on ter
ritories, have decided to recommend
that the territory be given three
judges instead of one and that the
judges be authorized to appoint United
States commissioners A delegate to
congress may also be recommended.
Rep. Howe, of New York, has intro
duced civil service bill designed TO
protect war veterans in the govern
ment service. IL gives preference to
honorably discharged soldiers and sail
ors in appointment, retention and pro-
motion in all departments and
branches. Physical impairme mt, not
in fact incapacity, will not disqualify
if they shall have business capacity for
the Office, and pensioners empl Dyed at
a salary of 81, 9)0 II year or over are to
surrender pensions while employed.