New-York tribune., 1874-06-12
the lst of January 1875 should this bill pass. Re
demntinn In honds is not specie resumpiOn. One of

bargains while we used the keen blade OF the shin
ing cimeter gold to make the division, we had
wound it all around with paper so that we hacked
and hacked and in the end secured only an unequal
and unjust division.
Senator Logan. who followed Jones attempted to
answer him, but the attempt a ridiculous fail
ure. 1t abounded in undignifed references to the
wealth of the Senator from Nevada which would
hardly be pardoned on the stump. His review of
ting Presidents memorandum was equally without
force. After speeches against the bill by Senators
Stewart and Boutwell, the Senate adjourned, and
will probablylake at least another day for the de-
bate The so-called compromise will receive the
of not than three four of the Senators
who voted against the last Senate bill.
AN ASSAULT UPON CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
THE QUESTION OF AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE Ex-
PERTINENT TO BE PRESSED TO voTE-THE
SYSTEM VIOLENTLY ATTACKED AND VIGOROUSLY
DEFENDED-vIEws OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
CIVIL SERVICE CoMMITTEE-A NEw-YoRK MEM
BER DECLARES FOR MORE GENERAL APPIIcA-
TION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE REFORM.
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON June 11.-Mr Kellogg of Connecti-
cut the Chairman of the House Civil Service Com
mittee has shown his determination to hold the
House TO the responsibility Of either passing or de-
feating the appropriation for the continuance OF the
Civil Service experiment. Several days ago the
Committee agreed to ask the Appropriation Commit
tee TO put into the Sundry Civil bill an item for
S25 900 for the next years expenses. subsequently,
at tie instance of Gen. Butler. a member Of the
Committee on Civil Service, that Committee passed
resolution in opposition TO continuing the
present Civil Service system. Mr.. Kellogg was
not satisfied with this, and decided TO bring the
subject before the House. To-day, the sundry Civil
bill being before the House, as in Committee, he
offered amendment appropriating the $4,000 for
the purpose indicated. The fve-minute rule was
operative and so the discussion on the amendment
was rather diffuse than pointed. The Chairman ex-
hausted his five minutes. and was given five more
by Judge HOar. who rose TO oppose the amendment.
Mr.. Kellogg insisted that the civil service system
had done much good, aud capable of doing much
more. He admitted that at first 1t did not succeed
very well. He thought Mr. George William Curtis
was too good a writer and too much OF poet to be
able 10 regulate the civil service of the country For
his own part he liked the system. 1t relieved him
of much anxiety and responsibility; for II was no
easy matter to the appointments of district
satisfactorily. He fervently prayed that every
postmaster in his district would live until his hel-
loggs service in Congress ended be said all the
Cabinet officers. and nearly all the Bureau officers
thought the system had done much good. He was
sorry ten. butter was not present 10 near MS It.
marks but he had sent for him and he could not be
found A minute afterward Gen. Butler came
stumping IN through the main aisle, and the House
broke into a laugh.
Mr.. Creamer of New-York, who has had little 10 do
with legislation thus far, in favor of the bill,
but the amount of money was too small he
thought the Improvement and reform ought not 10
stop with the department clerk but should go TO
the top. There room for it among the Cabinet,
and even in the President himself. He did not
mnce matters but called things by their proper
names. He thought the President would be i'm
proved if he associated more with the leaders OF his
own party IN the House and Senate. He also made
a, illnatnred remark when he said that the Presi-
dent did not care to associate with anybody but
milIionaires and he thought that the Presidents
first act was to degrade the Civil Service He re-
ferred here 10 the appointment OF Mr. Washburne
as Secretary of State. He also denounced Minister
lay for bringing discredit upon the country by
his conduct at Vienna. His time was extended by
unanimous consent.
Mr. Woodford followed with partisan speech and
then came Gen Butler The time was too short for hm
10 do himself justice. for the materials and argu-
ments were sufficient for a very long speech. lie
rdculed the system with good deal OF feeling
and with Old-tme severity charged the whole MIS-
cblevous system upon ex-senator Trumbull II was
he who originated it. He had the law OF 1865 read
which thanks the soldiers and requires them to be
appointed to vacant places in preference to civilians
of the same capability, and he became very much
excited before he got through. charging favoritism
rocuerv and other sins upon those having anything
| TO do with the system.
/ Mr. Hawley of Connecticut very forcibly indi-
| Gated that the time had gone by when 1t was safe
| for party 10 inscribe Its banner with the motto
a. To the victors belongthe spOils" He thought the
| people are determined TO have an honester admin
| istration Mr.. Willard of Vermont, who always
! speaks well was in favor of the appropriation. He
asked If there was a single principle by which the
| Republican party intends 10 stand. He said 1t was
not TrumbuIl or Schurz who adopted the civil ser
vice system; il was the Republican party, and he
read from the platform of the party. Shaking his
| finger at Gen. Butler, he demanded to know, I" How
/ long is such party 10 remain in powerT Judge
/ Marshall of Illinois said he had always supported
/ the system but he should do 80 more. 1t the
worst of humbugs at present administered.
! The discussion will be continued tomorrow, with
| what result it is impossible 10 foreten There Is
! great opposition manifested, but roll-call may
serve as a good whipper-in Mr.. Butler will move
substitute requiring all unexpended balances for the
expenses of Civil Service Reform 10 be turned into
the Treasury. which if carried would discontinue
the system at once.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
| PROPOSED NEW FEATURES OF THE sUSDRY
CIVIL BILL.
WASHINGTON Thursday, June II, 1874.
The House in committee, made considerable