Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-06-12
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A Sharp Debate on the Civil Service
RefOrm-- The Scheme DeneHaetd
su qefrtSfIll gLJ
Report Of the Committee Of Conference
on the Curreacy Qaestion Blaenssed
Inths senate.
HOUSE.

MIR. DlElh 10 I1trOduCfQa a oil 9uLl0llz-
ing the hoard or caH5snissioneIa Of lie
Eoldiers' home TO sell The pfopefty be-
longing, 70 the Soldiers home at Har-
rodsburg, Kentucky, known as the Har-
rOdsburg spring property, on such terms
as may be approved by the secretary of
war. Passed F1
hill 'suppiemen tsfy tof tbe fhifd ctl1n
OF the act to divide Virginia into two
mdicial districts was taken from the
speakers table and passed.
After q pefsonaI ek plAnstion bes Neehi
Messrs. Dennan and Storms in reference
TO come e0rnments OF the latter on the
action Of the committee on printing the
house proceeded to the business on the
speakers table, and disposed thereof by
unaBino1s consent. ~ 49,
Mr. Bldxidges moved to nlspera tAe
rules and make in order to the civil ap-
propriatioD bill an item of seventy-6ve
Thousand dollars for the Washington
m lnument. egatived-yeas lis, nays
S4-not two.thirds voting in the affirm
alive. ... .-,sss...s sttae
of the whole, with Mr.. Dawes in the
chair, on the sqndEy civil appropriation
bilL 1t appropratas 5tW Wsnty-t three mill
lion six hundred and twenty-seven thou
sand seven hundred and thirteen dol
Lars. TIE first parsgrapAin the bill was
so apDTophAti6n ofoRe KJill ION SIX IEIn
dred and forty-five thousand five hum
dred and seven dollars for public PRINT
ing and paper, including the cost of
printing the aebates. with PROVISIONS
inst the wages OF government printers
and biDeess shall not besabove5the aye
rspH prsce OF sflflilaT vofk n New 4O4k,
Phiisdelphis and Baltimore.
Mr.. Havley, aef oOaBeeieut, moved
to strike out the last provision on the
grouna chiefly of thssH..i.eher e?sE sI lv1
ingin Washington than in those other
cities.
Mr. GsE6eldOppOsed tbs nstinR-.
.. After a discussion extending over an
hour and halt, the provision in regard
to the wages Of printers and binders was
senste bill to change the time for
holding circuit and district courts in
Wisconsin, passed. = Esz zaE
Senate amendment to house bill to
amend section nineteen of the act of the
eighteenth of August, 1856, to regulate
the diplomatic and consular system OF
thaI United States wascnRuIrFedfp Z
FAe remsiadeT q thes billsl ohs ths
speakers table we're either LEFT there on
objection. or were referred to. commit
7 tees. AuioIg the Abffis left there were
the senate civil rights bill, the bill for
the incorporation of railroad companies
in the Territories, and the bill for the ex-
tension OF time to the st. Paul and
Pacific railway company. The bill to
relieve ships and other vessels from
compulsory pilot fees 10 certain cases,
the nill supplementary to the Texas
Pacific railroad, the bill to extend the
time for the completion OF the railway
from st. Croix river or lake to the west
end of Lake Superior, the Dill to prevent
bazing at the naval academy, the bill to
set apart the islsnd of Msekinac for a
national park, and the bill for the COM
pletiOn sud location OF the naval moHu-
ment. None of these bills can bs passed
at the present session except by mo-
tion for asssspenstOn af ihe rules, which
/ motion il now in order every day until
the close of the session.
On motion Of Mr.. Wo06fOrd, after q
| beef discussions the item TO pay the
widow Of the late Mr.. Afeilfsh, his salary
till the date of his successors election,
was amended by allOyidg his salary till
the1end Of this eongfess.
Mr.. Garfield Offered an item appropri-
ating seven thousand dollars to reIm-
burse General .. o. Howard in his ey-
pense for defending his official conduct
| as commis sioEer Of freed mems affairs,
! aud spoke in advocacy of it. .'--s---
| Mr.. Speer raised point of order, and
! suggested that there had been no such
( proposition 20 pay the expenses of Pres
] ident johnson in defending his offie al
/ conduct. "a
4 Mr.. Garfield remarked that President
JohnsOn' 'sacQlittal had been as unanl-
! nous ss Gellerat HoNaFias had been.
1 The qnestion WAS passed over informally
{ In erder to allow Mr. Garfield to find
! the law under which the item would be
/ DO order.
3 Mr.. kellogg offered SD item appro-
priatipg twenty-five thousand dollaIs &c
| enable the President to carry out the
/ civil service rules asGs
Mr.. Lawrence asked Mr.. Kellogg tc
I accent an amendment making II the
! duty of the civil service mission q
report to the President plan for regis
tering sll civil departments of the gov
! eminent so SIS TO equalize salaries, and az
I far as practicable 10 fedfuee expenses and
4 increase efficiency thereof
Mr.. Kellogg objected to the PROPOSE
I ton as unnecessary, that matter havlng
| already been considered. Ss
Mr.. Southland referred to Mr. Curtis
! as having been compelled to resign bis
I position as the head cfthe civil service
/ commission, because Of aSVioiGtion 0.
[ all Of the rules of the commission; and
I that, too, even By the President himself.
Mr.. Butler Mass. denied that civil
4 service reform was undertaken BY the
/ President. such thing had never en-.
1 tered into the Presidents widest imag-
ipation Il was the scheme Of caDal
in the senate, composed OF Trumbu'l,
Scburz, and others, for the purpose OF
breaking doRn General Grant in the
I presidential election OF 1872. 1t was
presented in congress, which was both
cred at that time by demagogues that
/ are often seen at other times, aud they
did not have to vote against it. They
4 were afraid TO 90 home and say they
had voted against civil service reform
I which had found its origin in China ano
I its best exempli6eatio1s in Greai
Britain. 1t was blt mere
trick of the 2politean,s tiShC
had apostacized from the party
knowing that he was dead on account
OF his vote on the impeachment Of An
/ drew Johps6h. and wh0 wished to ge
once more IDto public lie, but ID did no
galyanize him.
4 :, Mr.. Cox remarked in regard to th'
civil service reform, that when one cam
to mean practical reform il vas no
there. II reminded him Of Frencl
comedy In which there was chSracte
who never appeared on the stage, Will
every other Character who came befor
the curtain inquired for her. This civi
service reform was humbug of the ad
ministration, and he was glad that tn
gentleman from Massachusetts, with hi
frenchant spear had prleked the BUBBLE
The tTueciYil service reform was honest
and capacity.
Mr.. Beck agreed with Mr.. Butler thS
civil service had become humbug, 1
H was utterly unable 10 reach anythin
a axeept the very Lowest order Of clerk
I, Mr. W. lard, Of V erEnezft, inquired
4 tbe members Of The Republican pari
! xhsther there was one single pril
( eiple in the platform on which IT hs
; Uene before the country, when Gener
|. Grant was elected, on which 1t propos'
q stiil to stand,
e Mr. Butler Mass, l-fes, We stai
8 still by soldiers.
Mr.. Willard-Vsry well, stand by o