Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-12

| WASHINGTON, June lI.-Ine mouse
proceeded TO the business on the Speaker's
table, and disposed thereof by unanimous
consent. Several bills were either left
there on objection, or We're referred 10 com
mittees. Among the bills left were the
Civil Rights bill, the bill Supplementary to
the Texas Pacific railroad and some Others.
None Of these bills can be passed at the
present session except by a motion TO sIis-
pend the rules, which motion is now ia or
der every day till the close of the session.
The washington Monument.
Mr.. Eldridge moved to suspend the rules
and make an order to add to the civil ap-
propriation bill an item of S75, 900 for the
Washington monument. Negatived-yeas
14S, nays 81; not two-thirds voting affirm
atively
Mr.. MAYNARD remarked that the commit
tee had proposed monument tothe mother
of Washington at Fredericksburg, but in
view Of the action taken, would not submit
the proposition.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole, Mr.. Dawes in the chair, on the
sundry
Civil Appropriation Bill.
Ii appropriates S23,GZ7,7l3 The first par
agraph was an appropriation OF S641,5OI
for public printing.
The item To pav the widow of the late
Mr.. Mellish his salary ill the date of his
successors election was amended by allow
ING salary till the end of this Congress.
Howard and Ex-Presidcnt johnson.
Mr.. Garfield offered an item apprOpriating
$1,000 TO reimburse Gen. o. o. Howard in
his expenses for defending his official con-
duct as Commissioner of fire dmen's affairs,
and spoke in advocacy of it.
| Mr.. Speer raised a point of order, and
suggested thai there had been no such pro-
position To pay the expenses of President
johnson in defending his official conduct.
Mr. Garfield remarked that President
JOhnsou's aoquittal hadnOt been unanimous
as Gen. Howard's had been.
The question was passed over informally
in Order ID allow Mr.. Garfield to find the
law under which the item would be in or
der.
Mr.. Kelly offered item apprOpriating
S25, 900 to enable the President to carry out
the
Civil Service Rules.
Mr.. Southland referred to Geo. w. Curtis
as having been compelled TO resign his pc
sition as head of the Civil Service Commits
sion because of the violation of all the rules
of the Commission, and that too even by
the President himself.
Butler Speaks for Grant.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, denied that
the civil service lef, I'm was undertaken by
the recommendation of the President. such
a thing had never entered into the Presl-
dents widest imagination. Ii was the
scheme of q cabal in the Senate composed
of Messrs. Tnmbull. Sclurz and others
for the purpose Of breaking down Gen.
! Grant in the Presidential election OF 49,.
1t was presented in a Congress which was
bothered at that time with the same sort OF
demagOgues thaC are often seen at otheI
times and they did not dare 10 vote against
it. They were afraid to 90 home and say
| that they had voted against civil service re-
form which had found its origin in China
and It's best exempliicatiOnS in Great Brit
: ain. II was a mere trick Of a politician
: who had apOstatized from the party, know
] ING that he was dead on account Of his vot'
] ! on the impeachment OF Andrew Johnson
and who wished to get once more into
2 public life, but it did not galvanize him.
: Mr.. Cox remarked in regard to the civi
I | service reform, that when one came To reaG
e the practical reform. it was not there. |
reminded him of the French comedy il
: which there was character who never ap
E peared on the stage, while every other char
: acter who came before the curtain inquire,
e for her. This civil service reform was
d A Humbug
$ of the administration, and he was glad tina
the gentleman from Massachusetts,, wit
his trenchant spear, had pricked the bub
bic The true civil service reform wa
i honesty and capacity.
! Mr.. Beck agreed with Mr.. Butler tia
q the civil service reform had become hum
n bug. as it was utterly unable to reach any
| thing except the sery lowest order OF clerks
. Mr.. Willard. of Vermont, inquired Ofth
4 members Of the Republican party whethe
g there was
2 One single Principle
# of the platform on which it had gone be
i fore the country when Gen. Grant va
il elected on which it proposed still 70 stan,
l. Mr. Butler. of Massachusetts-Nes, W
o stand still by the soldiers.
d Mr.. Willarl-Very well, stand by so
a | diers-but the convention which nOmins
s ted Gen. Grant and which represented e'
,e erv district in the United States, adopte
If this resolution as part Of its platform
le GThat any system of lciyil service unde
% which the subordinate positions Of ID
r Government are considered as rewards ft
Pr mere party zeal i evidently demoralizini
and hat we therefore favor reform of th
q system. hy laws which shall abolish Ill
# mower Of patronage and make honest ell
;. ciencv and fidelity. the essential quaililc'
Y tions for public positions without pract
20 caIly creating life tenure Of Office.
N the Republican party proposes 10
e play Fast and loose
; with the people. to keep the word Of prom
ise to the ear and break il to the hope;
u fling ont its party banner with the cry
u reform and then when it comes into pow'
" split upon that platform and traInple tn;
= banner under foot, how long had such
= party to remain in power?
n Mr. Randall-NOt day. cloud iallSll, er
|" Mr.. Marshall said he had voted Orlgina
= ly for civil service reform, but he WouI
\ not vote any longer to keep up such
= Miserable and Expensive sham
T. and fraud. 1t had performed nothlr
Ie whatever. Where had there been any n
t. form 1.-THE civil service during the last thr'
" wears? 1t was during that time that fraud al
" corruption had nestled in every branch
lie tie civil service. There had not been
u period IN the history oi lilc hoPu",i ~
d fraud and the violation of law had been I
he rampant as during the last three yeal
it There was but one mode of reform, Al
ty that was in the mode Of selecting the Chi
Magistrate, but he had not the time now
ne elucidate that view.
e. The committee rose, and Mr.. Butler,
lie Massachusetts. moved to suspend the rnl
" so as to make an amendment in order
is cover into the Treasury any money no
Il unexpended which had been approprlat
for civil service reform, sO-called.
t, Pending action on the motion, the Hou
p adjourned.
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