, 1881-12-14
OEFE$$:SSEEA1NU.
The Dq;F3| the Senate Largely
Devoted to the Civil a,
Service.
Gentleman George Fl. Pen-
dlot0n Delivers His First
Set Speech.
The Assassin Guiteau Used as a Pog
upon Which to Hang the
Grafton.
Dawes Objects to n "Comm1ssion
Of Presidents to Make
Appointments.
A Bundle Of One Hundred Nominations
unhappily lnterjected Among the
Reformers:
Ludicrous Scramble to See What
Postmastcrs Might Be on
the List.
Ben Hill Gets Up and Roars Like
Bull, and Creates a
Sensation.
IIo Taunts John Sherman NitIl tue
Ridiculous Outcome OF Ills
Var on Arthur.
Malone and Rutherford B. Hayes 6tih
Bitter Doses to Ban's Crippled
Palate. =.
Ben Hill Gets Up and Roars Like
a Bull, and Creates a
Sensation.
ue Taunts John Sherman nltI tue
Ridiculous Outcome Of Ills
Var on Arthur.
Malone and Rutherford B. Hayes Still
Bitter Doses to Bsn'a Crippled
Palate.

spttfal ntspa,eh to Tn Chteaoo Tribune.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. Ex-senator
George IL. pundlcton made 4 speecl, TT the
Senate today Which is thought by many to
have Il personal political Significance. Mr..
Penaseton appeared to advocate his bill for
securing ciyll-seryice reform by legislation.
The subject itself Is n matter Of assutn.d IL
not sincere interest OIL the part Of Senators.
But 1t was not any interest III the subject ot
ciyil-service reform TINT gave Mr.. pendleton
hts audience today. 1t had been announced
In tile newspapers that lle wns to speak. and
as MIR. Pendlcton is ono Of tho Senators
with a reputation, the galleries were we'll
filled. The reputation which Ar. Pendleton
Inns be brought with him into tile Senate.
Tint lie llas done nothing since he has been
there to atid to 1t, is sntti to bo
THE RESULT or DESIGN
Oil his part. 1t was safl nt times during tho
previous session that Mr. pendleton would
speedily colns to TIC front ind endoavor to
taka Ills placo rs tho public md pronounced
leader Of his party. Tho OCCASION which ho
was reported to hare decided upon for DUNG
thls was tliat which tho opportunity to pre-
vent md speak upon aCfvll-servfcc rcforn, bill
should offer. III tho course Of the Scnate's
business this opportunity came to-day. ID
unquestIonably added to tho attractions OF
tho occasion tllat Alr. Tcndleton Is believed
by many public mon to asptre for the presl-
dental nomination Ut his party
IN 1854.
Those WHO believe this have said In pol1ti.
ctans' Idlom that tile speccl, Of hi. rendlo-
ton upon cfyll-servtce reform would be his
first open lid for that nomination. Some
1ncu claim to know that Mr.. Pend1eton pro-
poses to follow up whatever advantage
nlay accrue tn Him from his position
very uctlycly to the day tic convention nlects-
Whether or not common rutl'or is correct Ill
this matter. It nnQuestionably added to tho
Interest whIcl, attends Mi. Pendlaton's pub
lie performances. Ills speech was carefully
written out, pit into type, and some Of his
friends had an opportunity of reading 1t be-
fore they heard It.
IT WAS DELIVERED,
however, with most intreat.ent references to
tho manuscript. 1lr. rondleton Is regarded
rs good speaker, though. not nj oratnr Of
tho highest merit. Ills voice is not strong,
and ut times he lisps little, but he Is grnco-
ful, polished In manner anl Mtterance, and
rarcly permits himself to become heated.
1lo has not tho hot, tempestuous
way of Beck, nor the pla[ii,
straightforward matterof-fact style tint
characterized Thurmnll's nieaty speeches.
Yet, lii solle particulars. TIC suggests both
OF these men. lie Inns aged but little
stnce seventeen years ago. when lie wis
tile candidate for EIce.PEcsllent. Ills beard
ia becoming erny. and he Is of IL little
fuller habit tic Democratic senators kept
their scaty. listening closely to Ills speech.
Kasson aid. Haskell came oycr from the
House, mud occupied chairs Oil the Nepul-
1ican sile, A minority of
TIE uEruul,1cAy SENATOR'S
l,onored hlm witt, close attention, but Don
fomeron. for whom tha subject has ITO inter-
est lit his scat, Sous of the Republican
Senators aeo,ncd to be paying no Intention.
Mr. Morrill,, for instance, wns busy writing,
bit 1t was noticed that Mr. Morrill, threw
down his pen md Jumped up wlien ho
thoueht ho lad Mr.. pendleton OH the hip.
and nsked him a partisan question. Mr.
Morrill,. .ltke other Republican Senators. II
they.had their eyes on paper certainly gave