The New York herald., 1869-01-09

on ways and Means, reported Dill amending the
second section OF the law or March 81, 1885, TO ex-
eInpt certain manufactures IRON internal taxes so
rs to extend its provisions TO manufacturers or
naval machinery for the government and remitting
such taxes as had not accrued prior 10 the ist OF
April 1858. After brief exp anation by Mr. schencS
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion OF Mr.. WAsHBUasE, Hep.) OF H., the
Naval Appropriation Dill was made the special order
Tor Monday next
Mr.. BROOKS reserved the right OF making points
Of order on the various sections OF the biil.
Mr. WASuBURSE suggested that that right might be
reserved and exercised so as 10 increase the public
expenditure.
such an insnuation, but that member might take
up the time OF the House in believing about
economy, and thus waste forty times the amount
attempted to be saved.
rHE HOUSE IN coMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
The House at two O'Clock went into Committee OF
the Whole on the state or the Union Mr. lluiburd,
OF New York In the chair, on the Military Academy
bil an hour and nalf being allowed for general de-
bate.
THE CIVIL SERVICE BILL.
Mr.. LOGAN, rep) OF ILL.,, addressed the committee
in opposition to Mr. Jenckes' Civil Service bill, dis
sired the business OF this government 70 be dis.
charged with the utmost intelligence, fidelity and
despatch and upon the principle OF scrupuous econ
omy, aud that the employees shall receive such COM
pensaton as will make them proof against dishon-
esty. lie would vote for any practicable mea-
sure to bring about such reform, but he
was immovably. opposed to the establish
ment OF life tenure jim oInce-a system
our ilistitutons and our people, and regarded with
much apprehension by the debaters on the con-
sttuion. In this connection he alluded 70 the de-
bates upon giving lie tenure OF Office TO the Judges
oi the supreme Court, showing the apprehension
then entertained, and that the same danger was as
much to be apprehended now as then He held that
the people are the rulers OF the country, and that
their representatives have no right to create power
that is not liable to their decision, which Is nal and
paramount TO all other authority He argued that
the appointment OF subordinates or the nominations
for appointments are Just as much the part Of duty
ana that a share In those appointments Is as much
time-honored right OF the people as any they have.
Eyery administration was held responsible for the
pci:eg u nnrsped and had, therefore, right una
nimlty in all OF lis departments. He pictured the
the rebeIlion .'S with ali its smaller otices ed by
secessionists Of the deepest dye who communicated
to the enemy all the plans or the government and
successfully thwarted our movements on every
hand. He then argued that the heads OF depart
ments had no time to investigate the charges OF
errors In subordinatcs and to follow out the techni
cal and SLOW procedure OF COMMISSIONS or courts
to remove unworthy ncumbents, and that 1t Is the
duty OF legislators TO shape laws so as to include the
contingency Of war well as OF peace. In contrast
ing this government and that Of the monarchies
OF France, England and Prussia he pictured the
part Of an American freeman In his government and
that OF a sleek nunky who has no voice In the de-
crees OF the powers to be-. The proposition Of the
sdent OF the United States, making him the supreme
ruler and dictator and first judge upon the
application OF employees he regarded as . means
by which 1.-THE public patronage might become
subservient TO one man who knows no superior,
whom even the Senate could not control. and which
total destruction OF the will Of the people, being the
very essence OF Capitalization OF power in one man.
The whole bill he declared to be an opening wedge
to an aristocracy IN country which, once estab-
lished by law, would result In two schools In this
cation, which schools would monopolize all avenues
OF approach To the government, and might, in the
event OF another war In this country, prove most
formidable enemy. He appealed to the friends Of
those who died on their countrys altar, that this
great government might be preserved republican in
form and republican IN name TO see that the law
should never aQain adopt another code that would
make men less free.
After Nr. Logan had completed his speech Mr..
Prise that IL should have been made without notice
and out Of Qrder, rne keynote Of the gentlemah's
life tenure and therefore. should not be c6unte-
nanced. The bill proposed no such thing. It pro-
PSssd BSs Z tha ops sss aa99 csGsS S p0qs S
service, which was an entirely different thing.
In other words at svs1y
What was there anti.republlcan or anti-demOcratic
% Of d Ia o
whatevef, for under the dill he would have no pa
tronsge OF appointing power. the President % would
OF the commission and the commission itself
would have no appointing power. He ridiculed the
the applicants Cor examination for Office would not
be persons nominated by members OF Congress or
msss & s sS o ss
g - 60 o men and 4 he 11dsroos e
the means OF knowledge for the President and OF
presenting to him the names Of persons qualified for
Mr.. sHELLABARoER, rep.) Of Ohio. inquired as TO
the constitutional points involved in the bill;
law for member of The senateMor the Vice Prssi
dent was, In fact member Of the Senate and would
be At the head Of an executive department-in the
holding an once in the United States shalt be .
member Of either House during his oqloe.
ference Of opinion Is 70 whether the Vice President
s member OF the Senate, but that that provision
s @ coUS ~ss e e nO sSs Vice
neniy proper that the vice President should Be, he
over ne ssnase As q NJ Losans criticism the
terms Of ONCE proposed in the bill, Mr.. Jenckes
terms Of once. Now appointments are made entirely
BY favor, merit being . secondary consideration.
PATRONAGE was :. the root q all appoint,
the present mode Of appointment that was
competitive examination in France was one OF the
fruits OF the nrst republic. IL decree OF the
In England, instead Of It's being the outsrowth ef
arstocracy, II had been established BY an order OF
the Queen and Council. II such commission were
appointed there would be no smuggling into great
ports or into small ports. Revenue inspectors
would nave an incentive TO perform their duties
meni would have assurance that they would be met
by honest men, and by plunderers aud robbers.
mated nom the Committee on Retrenchment. it had
been attacked as political measure BY the gentle
man from Illinois INT. Logan) As q political mea-
sure ne mt Jenckes) defended It. and claimed that
II was one BY which republican institutions could be
strengthened than by any other law OF the last
half century. For corruption II would substitute
purity, for venality honor II would give to the
civil service the character shared by every Que
who served the republic In either Of the military
service. IL would establish esprit de corps which
would resist all temptation and would lead every
man holding commission from the government 20
perform his duty strictly, honestly and patriot
ically
Mr.. WOODWARD, (dem.) OF Pa, said he intended TO
seek en- early opportunity 10 discuss this measure,
| announcing, however, that he concurred generally
with the views expressed Dy Mr.. Logan. lie believed
the Dill TO be mschiev0us one and altogether uu-
worthy Of becoming law.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY BILL.
General debate being closed, the Military Academy
| Appropriation bill was considered and ordered ~ be
reported TO the House. lt Rpproprates S271, SOS.
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