Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-19
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Conclusion Yesterdays Procecsfingx.

Conclusion Yesterdays Proceedings.
INvEs1IGATIOs AND EETEENCHNKNr.
SENAIE-After our report closed, debate
continued on the lSt OF members o. the commit
Tee on invest cation aud retrencLnient, submit
ted BY Mr.. Anthony.
MIR. Thus man maintained that the minority
were entitled tO two members OF the committee,
(they had only one-Nr. Bayard,i because they
come within a small fraction of representing
OHe-hslf OF the people of the nited states.
MIR. Howe denied that Mr.. Sumner or any one
else Lad the right 20 assume that he or any other
member OF the committee would not insist upon
tie fullest and mort searching investigation OF
every depaItnl- mt of the government
MIR Bayari insisted that on this committee the
minority SHOULD have additional representation
They are entiIs To it; the people were entitled
to il. There had been a great deal OF congratu-
t4tion exI. ndsd on the Hodge case The Sena-
tor from New York tMr. Conkling) had brought
in a resolution Of inquiry into the Hodge case;
and that 81, ming to satisfy hs ambition, he had
steadily refused his assent to any other investi-
cation.
he would 90 18th MIR. BayaTd To any lengths to
investigate s' sfgeS of abuse corruption which
might be brought against any department. OF the
government and he bad thus stated over and
over again
Mr. Bavard instarccd the deposition of Mr.
Sumner from the Craftsmanship of the Com
nIittee on ! CTsiEn Affairs, and the election
from Office Ct the friends OF Mt SchurZ,
AN evidence that all StIiat0Is who dared to have
an indepe nh ii opinion Oi their own were to be
punished ~ the executive dsfayor. Upon
that our civil service che best in the world
MIR. Morton interrupted, and said that he
convinced that an examination would show that
our civil service was better administered than
the civil service OF England. France, Russia or
Germany; that there Wa more integrity in our
employees, aud that from 0He-fourth to one-third
more work Was done by them. Still, he did not
and never had trnied that there some abuse
IN orr civil seIvIce, and lac was As anxious any
tc remedy all abuses.
Mr.. Ere linghuysen said this committee was a
judicial m m
tisans IN IL. The Senators placed on IL are those
men who have taken part in this debate, and
are not pre- udicCd one way or the other.
Mr. Hamiin said he had voted for standing
committee because he believed it would be more
III cient than a special committee.
Dir. COTbett stated that he also had voted for
al standing committee because he thought IL
would have more power To 10 good than a special
committee. He also declared in favor of the
fullest investigation.
senator Patterson expressed his satisfaction
with the composition OF the committee, all OF
whom. he said, were good men.
Mr.. Scott said he had consulted with a mum
her of the IL mocTatic senators as to the placing
OF an additional member of that party TIN.
committee. and they had concurred in naming
the Senator from California, (Mr. Casserly.l il
the Senate tit 70 add another me mber TO the
committee. He. therefore. moved that the name
OF MIR. Casserly be added. No objection being
made, II was ordered that the name OF Mr. Cas-
Serly be added
Ar. Logan said that if he was President he
would SeEd for these Senators who were at
tempting To stIfe investigation, and ask them t.
stop
MIR. Morton repudiated rs unworthy Of denial
the charge that any Senators here were opposed
to vestigation- He criticised the terms of Mr.
IrUmbulls proposition, which. he said, hsI
been sailing under false cOl5Os all the time. Ii
teaify conferred no authority To- investigate
i is or abuse. Some people are here who can
tau OF nothing else than civil service reform.
They have il for breakfast. lunch, dinner and
tea Congress haG authorized the President to
appoint a civil service Commission He had An
GI-erp.t nm hut
sion, who had given months to the labor of in
yestisating the subject of the whole civil ser
vice. IhAt c, mmisSien would soon be rcsdv to
report, and yet here Is the attempt persistentiy
made 20 take the subject out Of the and of tbs,
President and bring it into Congress.
TInrbnIIn ,'rty,os 'sn u, We, 10 amend MI
Re5oirsd, That the ComrIittee Of Investigation and
EetIenci nfnt be iHsirueted 20 inlaire into The
CsIted steie.. and rePIrt whethsr any aud wh~t
,ssriss ought TO BE- reduced: Whist are re methods
81 rtocnIinS sceoun, ability IN pubic ofscers or
moneys; rhsther moneys have been paid out illegal
b;whether any oficeTs or agents or other persons
tsoEi authority cf law OK unnecessa riy and. gen
orally how AM 20 What extent the expenses Of the
MIR. TrumbulI took The foor in favor of his
proposition, and in opposition to its operation
being reduced a. prOpO-edby Mr.. Anthony.
Mr. Sumner said much had been SAID Of the
caucus He would make no revelations, but
would say that senatorial caucus was a mere
ti CtHNtDienCf. DlnunS on
10 claim that 1t was, was absurd and uncOnsti-
tutiOnal
The amendment to Mr.. Trumbuli's resolution
offered by Mr. Anthony. WAS then adopted
yeas o.: nays 1s-the republicans in the mega
i've being Gessrs- Fenton, Logan. Patterson
SchuTz. Sumner. Upton and Trumbull.
MIR. Wilson then moved that the committee
have authority 20 seUd for persons and papers
during his session. and 10 report by bill or
Otherwise, and to appoint clerk; which was
carried-yeaS =; NAYS T-MesSIS. COukling
howe and Harlan not voting
During he course of TIE discussion Mr.. Pool
stated that he would not be able 70 serve on the
committee.
Mr.. Nickers submitted an amendment pro-
IOsing MeS-rs- TTumbull and Upton as mem
hers of the committee; which was rejected
yeas T.. nayS q.
TheqUestiOn was then taken on MIR. AnthOny's
resolution, naming the Senators TO compose the
committee; when II was agreed to-yeas Il; nav
MIR Blair.