Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-25
THE EVENING STAR.
Aok-SDA March az pS,u-
TUESDAY.
CONGRESSIONAL.
conclusion Of Yesferdos.,s p.-


bksATE, AND ELECT1oN OF SENATE ovs,rsv
~; HESAIE -After our report Closed
IHe ueoate was continued on the ma,,a- -,
tEe ieiao'st OF the Senate officers. VI
Mr. COnhilng said he did not hear a,-,.,
suggest that II all the Offices were y,cs az sS
should not be filled by friends of the aioraIys
but this was the first time In the history OF the
Senate when majority here Insisted that tSay
would proceed 10 vacate Offices by removal with
out cause to the end that they might put their
OWE farorifeS In place, and it had been given
out that all the officers except one were To be
swept away by the political bosom.
Mr.. Bayard said he did not understand that
any Such slaughter or the inn0centS was Goa
templated as was feared by the minority; but
complaint ought not be made OF this in view OF
the fact that for years the patronage OF this
government had been employed not TO bene:it
the country, but to subserve the cause of a
party. Men OF all parties who had applied to
him TO assist them TO Office were those who were
be restored
MIR. Wallace denied that there was an inten.
lion TO interfere with the business or hreak
down the life or the Senate The m ,iority only
Gesifed mat the offices should be filed by gen
L!emen In accord politically with the INABILITY
them. fO''''iou ~ hii
M MI Conkling denied every part OF the asser.
LOU Oh tbe senator from Delaware regarding
Mr.. Gorham'S connection with poIitfc Al ory,n,o
Aa,ions. He only acted as secretary of the ra
puoiican executive committee during the re-
Cesses on congress. Mr.. ConklIng said unless he
was very much mistaken the real apimus ~ INC
proposed action could not be hidden from the
peopie pehihd any thin veil OF sophistry. The
i nien VINO IN 1861 disappeared from the scene or
their former usefulness are hack demsndinpr "a =,
stdTa gao. " ~du'''' HI
MIR. Bayard said though Mr.. ConkIiny had
eaaueasoieu 10 draw distinction between the
Queer and the men. yet the fact couId M. no
escaped that Mr.. Gorhams hand had signed me
bieal oo GAZING for contributions to support
t,iseii anu MS party In power. Merely admin
,e.ial'e onicerS could not be ella sSed with Seaa-
torS ana Representatives. Explaining his refer
onGa 10 apphcatlons made to him by former
officials TO be restored, Mr.. Bayard said they
were not persons who had rebeiled against the
government, but who had always been IoyaI.
anu, moi over, two OF the gentlemen were resi-
uehts OF the District, and were thus unable to
lbhuence votes to either party Therefore it
was an unjust Interference to suppose he had
Igref , 20 any man who had linked his fortunes
MiIn tne lost cause" He was sorry that he
mao inadvertently given an opportunity to bring
INTO THIS body memories so unhappy, ana which
d nUpga were no more to be made matters OF
discussion between parties here He recoy
nEed the EFFORTS OF the present administrator
t ,.,9 civil service reform, and knew how
ntte approval they had met with from the
Senator from New York, CNr. Conklinc.1 who
constantly, here and elsewhere, gave evidence
OF MS disbelief In the doctrines and rules of
s SUI Ieiol SET Lorth In the famous circular OF
the PRESIDENT. The idea was pernicious that
merely administrative officers who form the
machinery OF the government should be en-
cOuraged TO aspire to the same degree OF politi-
car contrOl enjoyed by officers representing the
people by election. In the words OF Blackstone:
ne VINO uses the officers OF a country TO con-
eminent by the roots-
Inc Debate was further continued by MeSsrs.
voorhees,, Beck, Eaton, Blaine aud Hill.
AT the conclusion OF the debate the demo-
cratic caucus nominees were elected as follows.
secretary, John c. Burch; sergeant-at-arms, r.
.; blight; CHIEF clerk, F. E. Shober; executive
CLERK, ID: f. Peyton; chaplain, Rev. j. j. Bull
lock. Mr.. Burch was sworn fn by the Vice
PRESIDENT, and the others were Informed that
the oath or office would be administered to them
10 the secretary's Office. The Senate then ad-