Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-01-25
No. Q
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cases, and being relations OF the applicants
they were now high champions of civil ser
vice reform. Carpenter said there was a
special reason why the scheme Ought not to
be adopted at this time At the breaking out
OF the war patriotic fathers sent their sons 10
the army, while others less patriotic sent theirs
to school and now, If this system was aiop-
ted, the sons Of the first class who were fight
ing for their country while the others were
remaining Mt school on. college would be ex-
cluded from public Office, because they did
not know all about the fluctuations Of tides,
or how near the moon comes to the earth, or
the namesiof the four principal rivers that
aew into the Caspian sea. Gaughter.) so
Trumbul replied 70 Carpenter's speech at
proposed civil service reform and the report
of the commission, from which he read to
show that one-fourth of the entire revenue of
ton. asa " ts' 15fs4tET
/ Sherman questioned the correctness of this
statement, asserting that the entire cost of
collection of the revenue Is less than 1--WE per
cent In reply 70 the remark of Trumbull
In reference TO the Custom House investiga-
ton going on In New York, Sherman an
nounced that he hoped soon toreport o bill to
the Senate which, would cure snch abuses as
have occurred In New York.
TrumbuM proceeded with his argument,
controvertingt Carpenters views as I'd the ex-
tent and importance of the Presidents pow-
era. Under the Constitution, ,it rs true, he
said, that the appointing power belonged 10
the Executive. and the great evil was that
members Of the legislative department. of the
appointments, and the great aim OF the civil
service reform was TO restore to the Execu-
live his Constitutionaf power of appointment,
instead Of taking it awayH Trumbull said
the report was endorsed by the President,
who had been for nearly three years In q DO
sition to know what the present system is.
In conclusion, in speaking Of the use of Gov
.ernment patronage for party ,purpoees, he
said: Now, am free TO say, and win say
has not virtue enough TO sustain itself with
out using the patronage Of the Government,
1t deserves to go down. No party ought to
be sustained that can't be sustained by the
unbiased votes of the people, and uninfu-
enced by party patronage.
Y Sherman followed with few remarks. in
the course of which he said, he believed the
evils Ofthe present system have been grossly
exaggerated, but he believed that good would
he had made up his mind to give 1t fair
trial. 1iaY fa
Morton did not propose to discuss the cues
tion, but said that 90 far as be was concerned
what the President proposes shall have fair
trial. He also denied the truth of the asser-
tion that the cost of collecting the revenue
was one-fourth of the whole amount, and
said II was less than five per cent.
g Edmunds announced that on Monday, he
would speak In reply 10 Carpenter.
.t4SiAsia t14.g HOUSE
z Garfield was opposed to one of these bills
which allowed widow who has been draw
ing Q pension for 10 years to receive IA years
back pension, on the principle of the bill
passed yesterday making q pension COM
mence from the death or discharge of the
soldier. He said that the bin although only ap-
plying to pensioners of the late war, win
take go, 600, 900 out of the treasury, and
commented upon the inattention Of the House
70 these pension bills. The bill passed by
Z The Post Office appropriation bin was re-
ported and made the special order for next
Wednesday. IL appropriates $2S, ,225, ,750, In
cluding $5O0, 600 for the China mail, &l6O. 900
for BRAZIL $75, 200 for the Sandwich Islands.
The pension bill reported appropriates $780,
4sO, 600, and is made the special order for
next Thursday
eAresolutioni was adopted that the Printing
Committee ascertain the amount of money
paid IN ten years past 10 the .Gle1s. .i3na.a q
The report that Braxton was entitled to a
seat from Virginia was adopted Adjourned.
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