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VOL.XXYI.
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I.Washinotos, 'March 17. Sinat.?
Tl Senate , took up and debated for
sonte time and passed, without amend
ment, the'- electoral count bill. The
discussion took the form of expressions of
opinion. No atdendments were offered
and ne division was had on the passage
of tlie bill. ;Several messages from the
President were (aid before .the Senate,
one- of th em : beinr tmsined 4 'but re
ceived, said president pro tern. Sher
m, "inrdue and official form." Tje
message, oh the suggestion of the ehair
and on motion of Mr. Cockrell, was re
turned to the President for signature. ;
I The judiciary committee resolutions
canM np mordr and Mr. Dolph ra
suniedbis Bpi:ech,: begun yesterday. Mr.
Dph;. cited decision" of the supreme
court to show thatthe power of renioral
w incident ton the 'power of appoint
ment. Hence h argued that as: the
President and 8enate appointed, the
President and Senate should remove.
lUferring to: civil service reform he jsaid
ti.f slid not know what it meant, bu
whatever it meant both parties were
pledged to it by jtheif platforms. After
quoting from various publications on
civil servioe'to show dissatisfaction Ifith
the President's ;' departures from "the
eifp serviofTidei, Mr. Dolph saidi he
wiald not undertake to construe :the
I'lesident's? declarations, hut whatever
hi declarations his acts had not heeh
in accord with this idea of civil service.
Mrii Dolph had heard it said in this de
bay that the Semite had entered on this
oonjtrovery "with the president for the
purpose of keeping Bcpublicans in bf
ficej He for one- disclaimed any such
motive. There fas ;no desire to raise
anyjquestioii with the administratila.
He did hot believe there was a Republi
can Senator in the chamber who was jot
willing to treat the ""President precisely
as :;;thy would treat a Republican
President- Mri. , Dolph, however,
would go farther. If the President
would : say that there were charges
gainst the stt8pecded officer and if he
fufmshed those charges ;to the Senate
and! asked the removal of officers fe
(Uplph) i for one' would bonseut to te
suspension provided the causes were
reasonable, even -though it might not
have been a cause sufficient of itself to
warrant removaU. But it was a different
matter when tbePresideht says to the
Senate I have removed! A B and ap
pointed C U. 1 7 will not state what
changes are made against A B, and wjLH
give him no opportunity to defend him
selfi" ! .
Mr. Coke followed. "Ever since
the; debate .on this subject in 1789:?!
MIvCoke said,- "there had tcen
nothing new or original slated about
is-ni.X06 great- . men Icnired m
thaC debate had: left nathin further
to be said. The underlyirg question
was whether the power of removal wis
vested in the rresideut lono or in the
President ' and the I Senate t
gether.' The constitution did not pro-
ids for the. consent or the senate to be-
given to removals from Office. It bad.
thought it welL, to put a check on too'
great an ambition in the occupant of the
executive chair in the matter of an-?
poiatments and po had coupled with tbe
President's power in that matter the'
power of the Senate. It -had not mad&
any Buch provision as to removals. T
was; me case ; tor an application oi me;
mating expressio ilnius, exclusioalterfus.
The President must have the power $o '
remove incompetent J officials. Would
he I carry but; the polio v announced
to the people in his election
without agents Jin harmony with his
purposes. Uowcoaldhe comply with the
injunction to "take care that the laws
shall be faithfully executed, unless by
securing meu of i his own selection to
execute the laws? Mr. (Joke reviewed
the historic features of the question add
reranrom toe public utterances of the
leading statesman of the country in
support of . his position. He maintained
thai the tenure, of office law was uncoh
stitutional, and :i ridiculed the claim
made by Mr. Edmunds that the questidu
now before the Senate was in the interest
of the calm and orderly administration
of the government;" Mr. Coke con
trasted the course of- the Senate when
democratic with the course of the present
senate, saying that the democratic Sen
ate had not attempted to embarrass the
republican administration.
. Mr. Wilson, :-o Maryland, opposed
the report of the majority. He did hot
propose to recall any part of the great
historic uepaie upon me question, wnere
the right of power of removal rested
but would rather aim to argue the ques
tion upon postulates derived from dur
history; but especially from the point
off view of common-sense. The senate
of lRdme. he said, in .the height of its
grandeur, cbuldhaye scarcely treated a
popr pro-consul: as the : Senate of the
United States had; treated President
(Jlevelaad.' Poor indeed, -in spirit and
political significance, should a Presi
dent be who dared not address: to
this Senate . : a communication on
a subject which!' this Senate itself had'
brought into question. AN hen the first'
ntes of the Senate, assault were sound-"
ed, Mr. Wilson continued, we were tol
all alone the line that the maioritv.mut
have the President's reasous for rembv-;
ingthe repUbUcan: officials. After awhiW
the language was' modified and the tle-
mahd ' was only for papers connected
With the removals and suspensions, and'
finally, 'after uiuch deliberation under
the lead f crafty counsellors, it came'to
be a demand; not for papers connected:
with suKpeusions, but connected with
the management iand conduct of :th
offwe.
sinuous and
under
Why this
ground method of attack unless tit be
conceded that the Senate had no right to
askj fojr reasons? A'though he -could
not speak ex-eatnedra, yet he believed
tht ini a very large number of: cases
change's had been made by; the ;presi
deht because of offensive partisanship on
the) part of the suspended office-holders.
Under the circumstances the Democrats
wierp thankful for "offensive partisan
ship," which would be a key which
would Open: to them the door! of the
promised land. Mr. Wilson commented
on the fact that office-holder Duskin had
made no complaint, but had assumed
that? he was suspended for political par
tisanship. ; l
lf . Beck did not wonder thatDnskin
was pot here for himself. Everybody
knew. 'Mri Beck said, that Duskui was
nominated in March, 1881, and this Sen
ate; did not Bee fit to confirm him; He
wai g4in appointed afier the adjourn
ment of the session and nominated: at the
October term of the same year and the
Senator from Venaoot (Edmunds) had
not! felt justified in even reporting him
to .'the ; Senate for confirmation ,
Mf . Edmunds rose, as a matter of
dritjyj to a question of order.! The
Senator! from Kentucky, he ) said,
was violating the duty 1 of a Senator in
resjept ; to the proceedings in execu
tive session. i ; i .
M. Beck denied this. The records
and public . papers, he said, showed
three; nominations of Buskin and it was
because; 'the Senator; from Vermont
knew that he was ! unworthy ,! that
the! papers were asked for, because
he expected to entrap the department.
Mr, Edmunds insisted that the 1 Sena
tor jfrpni Kentucky was out of order and
asked: the chair to decide the question.
The chair was of the: opinion that the j
Senator '; from Kentucky could; .see
the; distinction and would no doubt ob
Berve'the rules of ordea.
Mri Beck said he would do so. ; He
would not speak of anything that oc
curred iii executive .session, but repeated
his statement as to--what the Record and
the pubjic; press would show, thai the
Senatdr fronf Vermont did not see fit to
act jort the nomination. j
Mr Edmunds again insisted that the
Senator was out of order, and asked the
chair to enforce the rules. I
- The chair stated that the Senator from
Kentucky had an undoubted right to
refer to public facts, but Mr1. Beck,
interposing, remarked that he hkdi and
that tqniorrow he would prove the pub
Hc IfMts; by the press of the country,
and also Prove bv the i-ecorda of the
House of Representatives, which Swcre
public, that Duskin was ah utterly lunfit
man km noid the place from which
he was removed among other reasons
Decauss oi his connection with Ktro-
ach, the marshal, and that the Senator
from Vermont, himself, knew the facts;
nut Mr. ieck thought he could produce
records jfrom the .attorney general's
office, (the Republican ex-attorney gen
eral Br-ewster) verifying the facte stated
oy nint (Heck.) lie hoped also in ex
ecutive jsession to get the vote of the
Senate! to compel the Senator from, Ver
mont to produce the evidence which he
haq before his own committee to show
Duikin'4 unfitness. ; He hoped to rove
that this effort to make an issue in re
gard to Duskin was because the Senator
from Vermont believed Duskin si case
so bad that a Democratic administration
would be glad to prove how bad he
was, and then the Senator would claim
it as a Precedent in good cases. VAnd
I hdpe to prove," continued Mr. Beck,
that the move now - made with such a
flourish: of trumpets I will net say
what I expect to prove, for I could not
do j it, perhaps, in parliamentary lan
guage.?'; :. :- M
Mr. Edmunds said, he would hive to
eave entirely in silence what the Sena
tor; from" Kentucky had stated in regard
to affairs ih executive session i "I feel
bound in honor," he said, "not to make
any allusion to any such subiects.! The
ideas of Senatorial honor, under the
rules, of the Senator from Kentucky
and my own are entirely dinerent. fer
haps mrae; are wrong ; perhaps his are
ngni, silvery senator is sworn to
faithful; performance of his duty as Sen
ator, according to the regulations; of the
Senate,ithat are made under the consti
tution. The Senator from Kentucky
thinks it is honorable to garble and
misstate1 1 the existence of circumstances
in ; closed doors. Of course I have no
criticisin to make upon his sense of what
is i honorable and right
j cannot
make any reference to what has
taken plaoe under any circumstances
when under the rules of the Senate and
my oath. the doors are closed. ! There
fore I can make no reply to what the
Senator; from Kentucky has said on the
subject to which he has alluded as in
executive session." Mr. Edmunds pro
ceeded to say that if there werejj reports
on hie in the attorney general a office
affecting- Duskin's character, these were
just what the Senate wanted. The
Senatorfrom Kentucky had enjoyed, it
appeared, 'an advantage over the Senate
as a body, j - ,
Mr. Beck said he had not tWen any
paper in the attorney general's office
relating to Duskin, neither had he ever
asked to: see one nor had he ever spoken
to the President in regard to Duskin.
And I as to my honor and my
oath," continued Mr. Beck, "J hope it
is as saored as that of the Senator from
Vermont.. If it was not jat least
as good as his, I would not have as much
regard ; for myself as I have j now. I
propose;: to stand upon my integrity as a
man and a senator. 1 say that forty-parson-power
would not do justice to
.much of the hypocrisy that is how pre
sented fo . the senate in pretenses ot a
desire. to establish public jnstice. Mr.
Duskin. was known to be ao unht man
for the plaoe he occupied and nobody
knew it better than the Senator from
Vermont, and he had "elected
this
par-
tioular ease because he believed that the
executive officers, knowing tht Duskin
was unfit, would show the unfitness and
that wOuld give "the Senator from
Vermont an excuse in other cases to
seek to make trouble by asking for what
he and the country knew the Senate
had no right to demand. In order
to bring the scandals before the country
the Senator from Vermont spoke of his
honor and oath and integrity and com
pared them with mine. I am willing
to stand by the comparison. Thank
God whatever I say I say boldly and
openly. ! I will move now, in order to
see whether I am telling what is true br
not, and if I cannot move' it now I will
do so at the first opportunity, that all
proceedings in March, 1881; October,
1881, and December, 1881. and all pa
pers filed with the judiciary com
mittee and all. proceedings then
had before that committee in the
case of the nomination of Duskin shall
be made public, so that the country
oan judge whether what I say is true or
i T T 1 , . -r .,,
uui. u x nave zaisuiea anyutng i. will
take it back, and if I nave not I want a
chance to prove it, since comparisons
are madekbetween the oath and honor of
the Senator from Vermont and myself. I
make that motion now and will let it lie
over until tomorrow morning, or I will
do it it in the first executive session if
is not in order to do it now.
The chair thought the motion was not
in order how, but the Senator could ask
unanimous consent. Mr. Beck accord
ingly asked unanimous consent. Mr.
Edmunds said it was not in order in
open session. I he chair was of the
opinion that if it would lead to a discus
sion it was not in order. Mr. Beck en
quired where Mr. Edmunds had got the
Thuf man matter the other dav? Mr.
I Edmunds replied from the oommittee
minuie-DOOJt. upon an order ot the sen
ate withdrawing seorecv from it. "Per
haps the Senator from New York can see
the distinction. "I can see a barn,"
replied Mr. Beck, Mbut I cannot see a
fly on a barn-door : without seeing the
barn." .!
Mr. Edmunds : "Undoubtedly, and the
Senator has seen a good many barns un
doubtedly. I am inclined to think he
has not Been much of anything else."
(Laughter.) j
Mr.Jieek "1 have not seen the fly.
Mr.Edmunds "No, the Senator never
takes anything on the fly." (Renewed
aughter j
Mr. Beck : "Nor
on the sly either."
(Uproarious laughter on the floor and in
the galleries. i 1
Mr. Edmunds moved an executive ses
sion. W,hen the galleries bad been
cleared and the doors closed, Mr. Beck
offered a resolution that the injunction of
secrecy be remeved with regard to the
papers m the hands of the judiciary
committee relating to the Duskin case.!
ue saiu neoid not wish to rest under the
imputation passeu hpon his honor by
the Senator from Vermont and wished
to show to the publib that he had good
grounds for. all he had asserted.
Mr. Edmuitds disavowed all intention
to cast any aspersions upon the honor
of the Senator fromJNew York, whom he
neia in me nignesi esteem.
Mr. Conger proposed an amendment
to the resolution of the Senator from
New York, providing that the resolu
tion should not take effect until the at
torney general or the President should
have sent in the papers in the case.
Thereupon the resolution and amend
ment were referred to the committee on
judiciary. :
A motion was entered to reconsider
the vote by which R. 8. Dement was
confirmed as surveyor-general of .Utah.
At b p. m. the doors were re-opened
and the Senate adjourned.
HOCSX.
Mr. Caswell, of Wisconsin, from the
committee on judiciary, reported back
resolution calling on the secretary
of the treasury for ; a statement of the
accounts between the United States and
the several States and Territories of the
direct taxes levied and apportioned by
the act of 1801. Adopted.
Mr. : Tucker, of Virginia, from the
committee on judiciary, reported a bill
to provide for the bringing of suits
against the government. Placed on the
calendar.
, Mr. Culberson, of Texas, from the
same committee, reported a bill to
amend the act regulating the removal of
causes from State to Federal courts.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, from the com
mittee on commerce, reported a bill to
establish: additional life-saving stations
Placed on the calendar.
I Mr. Dargan, of South Carolina, from
the committee on military affairs, re
ported a bill to replace unserviceable
ordnance stores issued to the militia 0
the several States and Territories. Com
mittee of the whole.
Mr.: Richardson, of , Tennessee, from
the committee on claims, reported a bill
providing for the payment of adjudicated
4th of July claims. Committee of the
whole.
Mr. Gibson, of West Virginia, from
the committee on expenditures in the
department of justice, reported a bill
relating to the compensation and duties
of United States attorneys, marshals
and commissioners. Committee of the
whole. :
Mr. Obx, from the committee on civil
Bervice reform, reported a bill to pro
vide for an assistant civil service exami-
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ner. uommntee 01 ue wnoie.
The committee on appropriations re-
ported pack the urgency aenoency ap
propriation bill, recommending concur
rence in some of the Senate amendments
and non-concurrence in others. The re
port was agreed to and the House went
into committee ui w wuuie uu tue au
dian appropriation bill. Mr. Wellborn,
of Texas, closed the debate upon the
bill. ; The bill was read by para
graphs,: for amendments, and shortly
afterwards the committee rose and the
House at 5 o'clock adjourned.
Knight of Labor Convicted.
Galvkston, Tax., March 17.-T-A spe
cial to the News, from Waco, says :
Great interest was exhibited about the
courthouse yesterday during the progress
of the trial of James Murray and James
A. Anthony, two Knights of Labor,
arrested on the 8th instant, on the charge
of malicious mischief in disabling a
freight locomotive on the Missouri Pa
cific railroad. The engine was pulling
the last freight train which reached this
point from Fort Worth. The locomo
tive was "killed" in the presence of
several persons near the depot. The
Knights watched the progress of the
trial with the keenest interest, and when
the jury entered and the foreman ren
dered the verdict "guilty as charged,"
the Knights exhibited surprise. The
punishment was an assessed fine of $100
each. Counsel for the Knights have
been instructed to move for a new
trial, and if refused, to appeal the case.
The Knights claim that inasmuch as
no permanent injury 'was done to the
property, the offence does not come under
the statute. Citizens outside the circle
of j the Knights approve the verdict; not
that they desire these particular Knights
punished, but as a wholesome precedent
indicating the purpose of the authorities
to punish offenders under the State law.
I WublD(tra Mow Note.
Washimoton, D. C, March 17.-i-It
has been finally settled that the govern
ment's suit against the Bell telephone
company to test the validity of its pat
ents shall be brought at Columbus,
Ohio, and the United States attorney for
that district has been instructed accord
ingly. The bill is completed and will
be filed tomorrow or next day. J udge
Thurman, of special oounsel, is now at
Columbus and has perfected all neces
sary arrangements jat that point.
ourgeon vrenerai Hamilton, 01 me
marine ; hospital service, has recom
mended the appointment of Dr. Porter,
of Key West, Fla , as U. Si quarantine
officer for that port, under section 5 of
the national quarantine act of April
29th, 1878.; By that act any municipal
quarantine offier can hold an appoint
ment and be clothed with the power of
a government officer for quarantine pur
poses, which appointments do not carry
with them any compensation.
I : ; 1
Hew York Cotton Fntaro Market.
New York, March 17. C L. Green
& Co. 'a report on cotton futures savs:
After considerable hesitation the market
finally closed five points higher than last
evening and pretty steady. Liverpool
made something of a favorable showing.
The Southern markets were more active
and better, and the bears, while exhib
iting no special alarm, were sufficiently
intimidated to cover somewhat and re
frain from ' further Belling influences,
which the bull element was enabled to
work to advantage.'
A Tory Early SraMbopr Plaxue.
'Chicago, Ills., March 17. A special
dispatch published here this morning
asserts that the farmers in the northern
section of Ohio are much alarmed oyer
the appearance of swarms of young
grasshoppers. Several farmers, it is
stated, nave discovered their strawber
ry! beds atliie with young grasshoppers,
about half as inch in length.
Tbo Koonoko aud Soatbtra Bllro4.
Baltimore Sun.
Air. John C. Moorman, a wealthy and
enterprising farmer of Roanoke county,
Va., at the request of incorporators of
the Roanoke and Southern railroad, re
cently passed over the proposed line for
the purpose of advising with the peo
ple and gathering information as to the
products, etc., of the country through
which the road would pass. Mr. Moor
man went as far South as Spartan
burg, S C, and made his report at; a
public meeting of the people of Roanoke
city one evening last week. In North
Carolina he found the people clamorous
for deliverance,- and ready to co-operate
with material aid for the construction of
the contemplated road. It was the
original design to make States ville, 'N
C, the objective point, but Mr. Moor
min found that at that point further
progress southward would be at the
mercy of the Richmond and Danville
road and its connections, and desiring a
point from which competing connections
towards Atlanta and the South could be
Becured, he left StaieBville out of the
programme, and went to Spartanburg,
which he regards as admirably adapted
for the Durpose. He received every oossi-
ble assurance from the North Carolina
people that they would be only too glad
to do their part of the work by build
ing the road through Carolina, . if
only the Virgians would meet them at
the State line. : Mr. Moorman's plan is
to grade the new road, put the ties upon
it, and then make tne oest terms possi
ble with any company that would rail
and equip it, whether the Shenandoah
Valley or the Baltimore and Ohio's
Valley branch. The books of subscrip
tion will be opened in Roanoke city
the 29th of March and within the re
quisite ten days thereafter the company
will be : organized with both Virginia
and North Carolina corporators. : A
number of cap talis ts and business men
from the latter State have expressed
their purpose Of attending the organiza
tion of the company at Roanoke. A
Roanoke correspondent of the Lynch
burg 'Virginian expresses the opinion
that "the road will be built, and that
right Bpeedily," and suggests that the
business of Lynohburg will be greatly
endangered by its construction unless
immediate steps are taken to build : the
prejected raUroad from Lynchburg into
norm uaroiina.
It is estimated that the funeral of
Senator Miller, of California, will cost
the people something like $20,000. The
average Congressional funeral is rated
at $5,000. In the case of the California
Senator distance has much to do with
the expense. -;
LLEWXAM.
laPORTAJTT NEWS COWCEKMnu Til K
i EDUCATIONAL BIXJU :
Co' Civil Srvle Maaar 8leMn
I or Heootor Kerrimenttoyern
; toontol and tienral
Gleaning-.
Special Cor. of Nxws and Observer.
Washington, March 17.
Unless I have mistaken the manifesta
tions of public sentiment, the people of
North Carolina are as deeply interested
in the passage of the educational bill by
the: House as are the populace of any
other State in the Union. The ' action,
then, of the committee on education and
labor, at its last meeting, in postponing
the consideration of any an d all bills
(there are several of them) of this na
ture, until the latter part of April, fur
nished me with material for a very dis
appointing and unwelcome letter to the
N. & O., if I voiced the general senti
ment which obtained here immediately
thereafter. "That settles it; the Blair
bill will never get to a vote,' was the
universal expression. I have so often
found, however, that the darkest clouds
often hide a silver lining, that I deter
mined to bide my time for aj few days
before canvassing the subject in these
letters: and, in the mean time, to go
.hunting for that silver lining. I have
returned from the chase, and 1 believe
I have had a glimpse of it.
I COMPLEXION 0V THK COMMITTJtE.
The announcement that the resolution
postponing action was adopted by a vote
of 7 to 3, looked tolerably ugly in cold
type; but things are not always what
they seem. I here are fifteen members
of this committee, and tho : seven who
adopted this resolution, when only ten
members were present, are said to be the
only ones who are opposed to the meas
ure, and tney do not constitute a ma-
jority of the committee. 1 Buch ; being
the case, a full committee; can rescind
the resolution and report a bill to the
House before the third Friday in April,
if it becomes advisable to do so. But
the enactment of the measure does not
depend on sush action, cs will be shown
further on. The enemies of; the bill in
the committee are, Miller, of Texas, (of
course; Texas has millions of school
money, derived from the sale of school
lands, and can raise millions more
through the same channel); Taylor, of
Ohio. Mahoney, Maybury. Barnes.
Strait, and Wilkins.
BXPRKSKNTATTVa EKID.
of the fifth district, than whom there is
no member of the House who manifests
a livelier interest in the success of this
measure, and who takes advantage of
every opportunity 1 to promote ; the
chahces of its enactment, tells me that
he is confident that an educational bill
will yet pass the present House. One
of the bills now in the hands; . of the
House committee on education was
framed and introduced by him. and if
the committee continues to postpone ao
uon; on any ot them; ways ana means
.. . .1 t
will: be devised to get the matter before
the House without its aid or consent,
Another bill, embodying the principal
features of the Blair, Willis and Reid
bills, can be introduced and reference
made to some other committee that will
report it hack to the House for action
I say such reference! "can" be made,
for there is no doubt that the friends of
the measure are in , the majority. All
the members of our delegation will vote
for such a bill when it is reaehed, but
one Or two. and mavhan three, of them
would not do so bad not the legislature
adopted resolutions so instructing them
Only
TTMX CAN TOLL ;
-exactly what modus operandi the friends
01 tne measure will qecide upon, nep-
ra An fftf i va Will's nf ICantnnVtt is fLd
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recognized leader of the bill s forces in
the House, and he now thinks that the
plan to be pursued will be the introduc
tion of a new bill and its reference to
some sympathetic committee. He, like
Mr. Reid, is confident an educational
bill will be passed by the House, and
that through a conference committee a
law, embodying the essential features of
the clair bill, will be the result. I am
inclined to accept the views of these
gentlemen as correct, and think the
friends of "the cause" need not yet de
spair.
' COX AND THX CIVIL 8XRTIC1.
A bill to reclassify the civil service
r was introduced in : the House by Gen.
Cox yesterday. It may and it may not
pass the Mouse, and: it cannot be pre
dieted whether it will go through the
Senate or not, if it gets before that
body. But, assuming that it will pass
both houses, none of the provisions of
the bill can be carried into effect for at
least a year to come. It providesfor
the creation of a commission of five per
sons, to be appointed by the President,
two of whom shall be government ofli
ciala, and three of the non-oflwe-hold
ing class, two of one; political party and
three of the other, whose duty ; it shall
be to examine into the duties and com'
pensation of all persons employed in the
government departments; to reclassify
the same according ; to the duties per-;
formed, with a view to the equalization
of salaries to all performing like grades
of work, and to formulate some plan
regulating leaves of absence and the
employment of substitutes. The classi
fication is to extend to all who perform
clerical service, the only exceptions
being laborers and Presidential appoint
ments, whioh are subject to Senatorial
confirmation. This will include a large
number of employees who do not at
present come under the operations of
the civil service rules. The oommis
sion is intended to be under the' control
of the President, who is to bo empow
ered with the authority to fix their sala
ries They are to make a report to
him; to be transmitted to Congress at its
next session. Owing to my inability to
obtain an iptervieyr with Hen Cox, X
am unable to give you iiis personal
views on the prospects of tne passage of
the bill The opinions of other mem
bers of our delegation differ. So far as
my information extends iand I have
ma fie some inquiries on the subject
there is no probability of jthe commit-
tee on appropriations refusing or failing
to make provision for the present civil
servtco commission.
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CL'RRXNTX GALA MO-
Collector Yarboroiigh, jof Raleigh,
was in Washington this weejt.' '
Sherman will probably bei madia chair
man cf the Senate committer on foreign
relations. Y ' - '
The panorama of the second battle of
Bull Bun has been on exhibition here
for qpme two weeks.: It represents, a
great Confederate victory, jwas painted
in Paris, and is pronounced the finest
thing of its kind ever produced. !'
Senator Logan has accepted an invita
tion to deliver the address kt the Grant
tomb on "memorial day," May 30th. ,
It is stated that the Senate republican
caucus has decided to "reject" the nom
ination of solicitor general Uoode.:. If
this be true there is fun ahead. '-.
The speech of Senator Kenna, the
youngest member of the'" upper house'
in defense of the President, was by far
the best yet delivered. It was Lis
.maiden effort, too, although be has been
in the Senate for two years 1
Tho case of Butler Mahpne, charged
with assault with intent tot kill a negro
waiter at Weleker's hotel, was called in
the criminal court here last Monday.
Mahone was arraigned, pleaded not;
guilty, and the trial was set for the
ijyth instant. John 0. Mfise, late gu
bernatorial candidate in Vijrginia, is one
of his counsel
The suits to test the validity of the
Bell telephone patents will be instituted
in a few days, and, it is believed,: at
Columbus, Ohio. : , ;
A crank arose in his seat in the Senate
Monday, whipped out a big
MS. from his pocket and sang out "Mr.
Speaker !" Before he cbjuld get any
further along in his speech ho was ejected
by tho doorkeeper. Thee,. are thou
sands of crans here ever Viwintcr, and
they hail from all parts of ! the country.
The skeleton and skin of "Old Sor
rel,"; Stonewall Jackson's war-horse,
will be brought to this city by taxide-.
mist Webster, who has beep engaged to'
mount the remains for preservation, j
President Cleveland will
be 50
years
old tomorrow, 18th, and "1
society says
he will surely be married
during the
know any-
coming summer. 1 idon t
thing about it. ' ; i, -
Deputy sergeant-at-annsjof the Senate
Christmas, who has been seriously Met,
is rapidly improving.
Llewxah.
Rlebmond Polleo Officer Shot by ,
Baralar. i
Richmond, Va., March! 17. Police '
Bergeant Brooks was shot early this
morning, just before the fast mail train
left for the Worth, while attempting lo
arrest a burglar who was trying to board
the train. The burglar had been dis-i
covered attempting to blow open the safe
of Hermann bchmidt, a grocer, and was
trailed to the depot. He escaped after
shooting Brooks and exchanging several
shots with another : officer. Brooks
wound is very severe, but is not be
lieved to be fatal.
In the winter when the hones can't ret
green food Day's Horse Powder is indktpen
sable. .? ',.
Persons ot costive habit should keep a sup
ply of Dr. Bull's Baltimore Pill, whose Use
insures safety against constipation." They are
pure and safe.
In a nursery wherein all is life and laurh
there i sure to be found Dr. Bull's Baby
Syrup. 25c ;
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Sin is the slightest act that says no to
God. i
HOHSFOBD'S ACID l'UOSPHATE i
I:
Beware of Imitations.
Imitations and counterfeits haveagsiiifl
appeared. Be sure that thej word "Hoks-
foed s is on the wrapiier. a one. are
genuine without it. I
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Men of prayer are men ojf power. .
j la Tboro Any 6am la It V
Ts there anv sum itf U what 'all Drodeotmea
MM'i before taking hold of any new enterprise.
Taylor's Cherokee Remedy iof Sweet Gum
and Mullein has gum in it and the finest stimo-
lati g principle known. It cures cougba, eoku
and consumption. ; V.
Skepticism is slow suicide.
Bead waistcoats are the rage in Paris.
mTm Gmtoat Cm on Carta fo Pain,1 WUK
rwavf morv qumaiy uuui slow ouier MT.awn frr 1
av ciji
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loprk.ore, Baltimore, Mct.r. B. A
DR. BULL'S COUGH SYRUP,
For the cure ofCcugks, Colds, Hoarse
ness, Cronp Asthma, Bronchitis,;
Wboopingf Couch, : Incipient Con
sumption, and for the relief of con
sumptive persons in advanceid etageai
of the Disease.1 For Sale by all Dragy:
eista. Price, 25 cents, i I
ottl nm6r for tb W HUM 1 67 U ;
in IIhwmwU r M wun ' WW K ;
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