The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-06
THE SCIENCE OF POLITICS.
THE FI0HTIN THE HOUSE OYER THE
CIYIL SERVIcE BILL.


disclosures by MIR. Jenckss- Members Of
Congress the Confcdcrsses Of Thieves The
Utter Rsttebness Of United States OmciaIs
IN New York.
WASHINGTON, May 5.--The House this morning
discussed Mr.. JKNcxss btil TO regulate the civil
service After speeches against .the bill by Messrs
NIBLAoK aud MORRILL, Of MAino and MAYNARD
Mr. KxLsEr Of New York moved 10 lay the
bill on the table. Nogatved. Yeas, %; nays. 1O4
Mr. JEscxEs believed II aas men were drawn by
lot from The people, there would bs fewer found
among them opposed to the measure than tbero
were In the House. The opposition arose from tho
very defects OF the present system. One object Of
the bill was 10 save 10 the Government tho money
that now goes into the pockets OF thieves
and their associates and cohfederatss. What
chance had tic people now TO gain admission
TO the minor ofnccs Who ever eained any appoint
inent now except through political or personal inhu
ence Ne TO the objection made by Mr.. Peters that
! was impossible 70 reform The public ofnces In
New York, he said that II the Government could not
that ous OF the great forces Of corruption was in
the duty 70 srsppIe with H. The Goyernment lost
millions every month bv The misconduct and inefh
eaeS ,ss s1 ue srsumens Of Mr.
and thought ths he found good reason for the oppo
ition Of Messrs Peters and Benton 10 the fact that
the States OF Maine and New HAMPSHIRE had as
many employees In tbeTreasu ury Department as egh-
teen other states. N anything better than the bill
were presented, he would be willing to take IL: If
not, he noped the Home would try this bill.
Mr Ella asked whether there were more dc:ee-
tons among Government employees than among the
Clergy, or any other class or men.
Mr.. JKScKEs replied hst hundreds OF those de-
fec.ions were never heard o. Clerks sailed con
stantly out OF the great custom houses with public
money In their pockets. and were never prosecuted
lie appealed 10 the people from their representatives,
this question, and said that the people Lud spoken
in favor OF this measure By the almost unanimous
support a. the initiation Of a sslutary and much
needed reform.
Amendments were offered by Mr. Arnen, pro-
yiding that tLs bill shall apply without distinction as
TO sex by MIR. Louehridee, looking to the equal
proportion Of crhces suong the states and by Mr..
nation and sertaee. as TIE siI "a and iG amendnsnts %
were uen recomnilted, and ordered TO be printed.
rHE RAILROAD SUBSIDY business.
The Senate bill authorizing the North etn Pacific
Itailroad Company to issue its bonds for tue con
structinn Of iis road. and to the by
mortgage, was under consideration,
Mr.. WHEkIrR moved to put the bill on hs passage,
and addressed the House In explanation and adyoca-
Mr.. HAwtsr proposed to offer an amendment
requiring all the land granted 10 the Company to be
sold TO ac,rll settlers only. and In Quantities
greater han 100 ceres 70 any one person, and for
gument in support OF that proposition.
Mr.. WILSON tof Miami opposed the amendment
and condemned the lill and the land grant
ten as being wrong In principle snd outrage on
the ta1payers. This road had already received a.,
posed 10 siVs mnrs an ha Hs supposeS s U bp% prS
ever thai would be passed, for lie thought be saw
in that provision OF which required American rails
70 be used in the road combination between the
intimsted that Mr.. wlseer Tie Chairman Of the Pa.
as Chairman OF the Committee OF tue Whole on the
Tarif bin sent bis aid 70 that combination.
Mr.. CONoIR advocated the bill, contendng that the
land was valueless without railroads.
Mr., Ella opposed the bAi . plundcr measure,
which proposed to mortgage to the money lenders OF
Europe more land than would make up dozen OF
their little Kingdoms; whisa proposed to bring In
farmers and iaborcrr Of the West and wnieh pro.
posed TO zurich the Jay Cookies aud money-ienders
Mr.. o'NEIiL supported thshil. defended the renu.
taton of Jay Cooke & Co. as honorable capitalists.
and claimed that the State Of Pennsylvania Was the
rionecr Of the sys,cm of internal improvements.
Mr.. GAEFITID Nv. ~ advncated the bill, and
guet agaitst the amendment pro- o-ed bT Sir. haw
ley, as calculated 20 throiilN NE COMPANY.
Mr., Cox appva'od TO Mr. Wheeler for one minute
OF time to express his views
Mr.. MnrIIan declined, as be mad but fye min.
Mr. Cox-Tien put in nv protest against til.
cruciH1ou between tarin and land grants.
MIR. NAN MNcK-I do the same.
MIR. wuElIERcoscd tie dicussion and demanded
the previous question on ile passage Of The biz.
The previous question was seconded by u vote OF
- To 90, excluding al anne ndments.
MIR. STILES moved to lay tae bill on the table.
NegatNrc-ycas, 81 nays, S5.
Motions to adjourn and to reconsider the vote
ordering the malu question were made and mega
lived by yeas and nays. Various other dilatory mo-
tons were made and voted by yeas and nays.
Mr. VooRnEEs sugge stei that "a there was little
likelihood OF being able TO arrive Ut suit to-day,
II be agreed that the vote be taken on Wednesday.
Mr.. WHEELER said LIE had no object lions
MIR. fARNswoRTH asked Mr.. Wheeler whether he
would then allow his colleagues (Hawley) amend
ment to be offered and voted on.
Mr. WHEELER sa.d he could not consent TO that.
The proposed compromise therefore failed, and
the liibustering process was continued.
The SPEAKER having decided at certain stage Of
the proceedings that motion to adjourn wns not In
order the decision was appealed from, and the ap-
peal was laid on the table-yeas lis, nays2
After some lurtheT voting on dilatory motions Mr.
HoAR inquired whether II was in the power OF one
hfth of the members to defeat action.
The STEAMER stated that that had been so inyaria-
bly, the practice OF the House that IL was unneces-
ssry TO discuss II. II was decidedly within the pow
er OF minority TO prevent action bi except
when a motion to suspend the rules could be made
Mondays and for the last ten days OF the ses-
sion.
Mr.. MArNAnD proposed posiponement Of dnal
action TILL Wednesday
Mr.. WHEELER had no objection to that.
Mr.. SARGENT objected to any arrangement which
did not provide for an amendment to be pending to
protect the rights OF actual settlers
MIR. CULLOA appealed to Mr. Wheeler to let MIR.
Hawley's amendment be pending.
MIR. WHEELER positively declined to do so.
Pending these and other suggestions there was a
good deal Of confusion and excitement in the House.
and u manifest determination by the opponents of
the measure not to yield their purpose to prevent
vote, Finally motion TO ncjourn prevailed by yeas
TO- nays 81 and the House. at 45O o'clock adjourn ed
tn Monday next at II O'Clock.