New-York tribune., 1874-06-12

HIS omSis1 1nT1ETn remarked that President Johnsons
Initial had not been unanimous as den n"u
Tbc oueson was passed over norpay IN order to
allow Mr.. Garfield to find law under WHO" ''0 ''''
~SIa Mr' KELLOGG X ep. Comm offered an item apPro
pratng sl 900 to enable the Presdent u ou' '"o
'Sir Mr.. LAWRENCE rep. ohio) asked Mr. Kellogg to
accept amendment making II the % uu.y 1a e,e nhn @
for reors all the Civil Departments OF the Gov
so as to eauaao tne spd ah s r the
Mr. KELLOGG Objected to the proposition as unnec
essary that matter having already been considered e
claned that much good had already resulted from tue
Civil service Commission He admitted. however. that
the gentleman who had been at the head of IL, Mr
Curtis OF NewYork. was too fine writer and too mncn
Sn done DO se Which s@ brought the acts tho
Commission the derision OF the press and OF he country
but tho man now its head, Mr.. Eaton OF New-fork
was good practical He thought that the great
est of the members was to have patronage at th
disposaI He shuddered when he heard OF vacancy In
his district and would wish that all officers In II w0uu
nv Mr. ~. CREAMER Dem.. N. ~ said: 1t seems to me
that il ANYTHING be done the way Of Civil Service
reform 1t should be reformation OF the Governments
from the head to s9 @ has been
have applied all their efforts 10 drilling and disciplnng
clerks How i possible ever TO ma nave hn
self and the various heads OF the different departments
oN We S day a ,fSns e pre- re-
fusing for six or eight months to grant the
relief from It's financial Distress owng either to
the Etccuiye himself There is no branch OF the Gov
ernmentn which so much reformation rs needed as tne
President would suggest TO the Civil Service Com
s4y 'hn. hsroSs s%sy nan BY making
Executive of the nation from time to :, time
TIVE TIVE HTss Wss an ca act Calculated to disgrace ana
degrade the Civil Service Of the country IN giving for
Washburn and permitting Mr.. Washburn to MI all the
diplomatic appointments and then - permitting h% to
of that kind calculated to degrade and reduce the
tone Of the Civil Service OF the country, IN my oplnSn
the Rebellion, he has made much oetter Presi-
dent than we had any reason 10 eSpci cH e ,o ~
The highest position he ever exercised IN civil HE,
was to drive team OF mules or act as Giera III leather
store. How could you expect man WIN suen e1peTi, err
ence direct the financial policy OF the countryI lie
has issued edcs which nave pesn % as5 on
without the slightest effort BY Congress or the Presl-
dent to relieve the financial distress and without the
slightest word of complaint being uttered by the leaders
of the dominant party on this door.
The trouble with the Executive Is that he does not as
socate or consult the leaders OF the RepuD-
ican majority here but associates constantly with the
be his companion unless he is rated at 100000 or s
OOo oCO and bis policy governed accordingly differ
ent state OF affairs must prevail. In many respects
from the head OF the down, need reform
How long think yST sr Toa b tn' AeaRnes aSa
| imbecility which 1t mas exnioitea ior tno
last SIX mon,hs such "a an the caniry hs,ns
an obstacle way OF progress. needing not the uni
versa complaints OF the people, would not last !S hours
in Great Britain Are going to confess right on the
eve of Tooth anniversary that we are behind Great
Britan that Congress Is not able TO grappe with
the questions of the day. and that We cannot give the
people a Government that will benefit them instead OF
retardlng progress From the very beginning the
weakness the officers selected by the present
Executive has been calculated to keep the business IN
erests of the country IN state Oh Ieyef,sm
ALL Not only have we suffered at home. but we have
suffered abroad, anu n1S % ,uactinn 10 which viii
Not long ago we voted a large amount OF money to
md mt ID
ton quarrel sprang up between Minister Jay, or
COMMISSIONER which quarrel dsgraced us in the eyes
OF all Europe. exhibiting us as nothing but ot Oi
| Has the Government done anything to remedy
that Has Minister Jay been punished or called home
No He still remains in office, and the gentleman who
was dsgraced that time has been promoted and sent
abroad That Is one OF the many instances; Need re-
fer to the effort OF the President OF the United
states TO oist upon this country incompetent weak
and imbece man in the office Of Chef-Justice. lHere
Mr.. RICE (Rep. H. suggested that perhaps tn.
should be placed under the ,aT @
should certainly be placed under the guardianship Oh
'oie Mr v@ooDFoRD referring to Mr. Dreamer. auso1
@ fnat Int shs %us of & and again in isa and that
drove the mules well that they went home, and no
Mr SOUrHARD dem. Ohio) referred to Mr.. Curtis
having been compelled to resign his position as heaa
OF the Civil Service Commission because OF the violation
all the rules OF tho and that TOO even oy
Mr. BUTLER Rep., Mass.) denied that the Civil Ser.
vice undertaken on any recommendation or
The presdent such thing had never entered ut0 the
Presidents widest ginatiOn 1t was the scheme OF
q cabal in the Senate, composed OF Messrs IrumDu'
Schnrz and others for the purpose OF breaking down
Gen Grant in the Presidential election Of iS2 1t was
presented in Congress, which was bothered at tnat
| seen At other times, and they did dare to vote
against it, They were all AFRAID TO 80 home ana say
had found its origin China, and its best exempica-
ton In Great Britain IL was mere trick OF politician,
who had sposaszed from the party. knowing that he
was dead on OF his vote in the impeachment OF
Andrew Johnson and who wished to got once more Into
Mr. cox (Dem., N. " remarked in regard to the Civil
Service REFORM that when one came TO the real pract
cal reform not there Itremlnded him OF French
comedy In which character who never ap-
peared stage while every other character who
service reform was hum6ug of the Administration,
and glad that the gentleman from
with his rencbant spear, had prcked the hubble The
true Civil Service reform was honesty aud capacity,
Mr.. HAwLEY Qsep, Comm said 1t was quite evident
that a Civil Service reform Of some description
necessary it was equally evident that the repre-
septaives both political parties wanted To return
the spolls system in all its deformity aud nfsmy.
Mr.. BECK Demr Kyl agreed with MI. Butler, that
utterly unable TO reach anything except the very
Mr. WILLARD IRep VIZ inquired OF the members of
| the Republican party whether there was one single
principle in the platform on which II , nad gone before
| was proposed sill 10 stand.
Mr. BUTLER lRep., Mass)-Yes, we stand still by the
Mr. WILLARD (Rep, vt)-yery well. stand by the
soldier5, But the Convention which nominated Gen.
Grant, and which represented every district In the
United States, adopted ths resolution as part OF its
platform: 60,
OF tbe
deniy demorang therefore favor. reform ss
ten which shall abolish the power Of patronage sud
homes, fiely essential qualifications for public posi-.
isns without practically creating life tenure Of onee
| SIMILAR resolutions were adopted by the National
Democratic Convention and By the National Labor Con-
vention In fact every political party that assembled
that year as national organlzatlon adopted the
declaration that there was absoutelely needed
| a reform Of tue Civil Service, II the
| Republican party proposes to play fast
| and loose with the people, TO keep the word of
promise the and break 1t to the nope" to fling
out its party banner with OF reform, and them