New-York tribune., 1881-12-14

p tb snoils system these examinations have In the
main been either entirely OF bavs insisted that
their favores be put into Office ana te @ nnabIe To
| supported by the law, have found tneiSei'o'
Rn If Sncb examinations were tenfold more efficient
than they are the element OF nen 70 ali il ia
cured only by personal favoritisn or pot m f his no
Utjc{ y hackers There can be comparison OF
merits The best and ttest man for the pacs c eTa@
nscertaiped John Stuart Mill said truly Such 0N
nations suffice only TO exclude ounces.
OBJECTIONS ANSWERED.
Itbos been asked Why does not the President ac,-
% no into seven parts and freeing himself OF
euerthing pxcept CONTROL hold each Secretary perso
hg IN garf pSsmed him y why not indeed The PreSi &
dent cannot stand on such PLATFORM VAIL ne Letters
each with his hackers beating at the door OF the Wte
House. Congressman VIII not ,t vol,,nsy y not yoIun
tarily refuse TO recommend their neighbors Every sd
geston of an effective remedy Tor tness The in
fuences-magn, wdespread-Gyerm e i ,ace ali
p9, nTevent snc6 voluntary action We must by
law make some of those influences unlawfW aud @ o.
poweress We must make the Application anu lh'eri'i
eHce of members of Congress perfectly useless,
appeal senators the other SIDE OF tis 1n Won
You have the Administration you nave Ie This Iii
are enjoying the power and the emOuInehts, InS Sa %
does not disturb you III the possession OF 'he % 9 in
to Senator'S this side OF the ChahDer we ar nf time
minnrity we have no offices now The chances O uno
WILL later, put them IN our gsp e hoe eycent
decare that we will have or these Ouces eAcePU
those which be won by merit; let US gEo % % tbis
of sincerity In great reform m & .e Gaming % admin
token of the purity and patriotism OF our cos t eane
istraon of the Government let us convince tne peo&Po &
even orr opponents that contend iOr power ot & au
wa NAV enjoy the emouments OF Office but that we may
lead tie country In the pathways OF
beneicence under the inspiration OF Ir gu aarse
Patronage however pleasant for the moment Is ours
to any party. Let us put IL Dellllu US - lii in
do the ipht now let destroy IL now anu We "l III
the future reap our mll, nesimable reward III haEns
disengaged party and our Presluet G tat in onP
coming victory and in having saved our country roh
the perils which now environ it - 81. n, inability
IN A Rem
both now and the last Congress to support tnI req
t"re nf tbe senator's measure providing for the estao
ushmeni i'm washington of q Board OF Examiners Win
no Drpscribed tenure, who to superlntenu anu oo
troI ain examinations in all departments and places IN
th GiviI service coyered by the bill His own effort
had been 10 awaken public sentiment out or whlcn
wonld be evolved legislation OF practical uhty anu he
statute books had contained authority enough !" ,
psh eyerytning that the most ardent reofnet ues b
To- nave accomplished system OF examination snch h
as that in operation and which had Di0ushI Iol d Sor
York Post Office ne would like to made MANDATORY
upon al Government bureaus ana departments
VIGOROUS LANGUAGE OF MIR. HILL
Mr. HILL Dem. Ga.J said in his Judgment the DIM
Guilty was not in the want OF legislation and, therefore,
II was very difficult to see how remedy was to be ap-
pJied bv legislation one great dincuty he Thought
wns that while everybody preaching very earnestly
on Cyil Service REFORM nobody was practising II; ana
e di nat seeu 10 make any difference the people whe-
thcr their representatives. were pracslngt or NOT "hr
,1nt Federal Iud,e was soiling his ermine by in
dltiug IA letter the successor or lhaI fIesucHvVH
who by reason Of the corrupt civil service coHpahsu
az had succrCed to the ofccappealng To bin To make
9ppointnens Tor the purpose the choice lnguage OF
that Judge, Ol cemcnting our coaltl"n III lrShi" =, 10
control the state election What was thal coall,on - -
Was 10 secure to the Republicans the 0lhces OF
the State. Tho Senator from ONO nad sft saad
that much, but had not tod the country ,tto tito
tle President whom that letter was unforeseen, mu
| yet the mourning sobs OF the people were ccnolhg
around him. sat down aud made the very appointment
which that Judge lad designated az cenehQns I ouI
coaiitinn and then, perhaps win ule same lh, hI'
written hoiny Gvt service reform to be introduced
INTO his message To congress .t., ,,t,l sor,ice re
! form Was the Pfesident To be blamed for ths Had
hc right to ASSUME that every body IN TINS country
ing the peope We're there not scores OF ueh now now
present In the senate wno had hrald ti RON , sn.r
very desk the Clerk communications from former
secretary Of the Treasury aud former treede o Tue
United States, insisting on the removal from the NeN
York Custom house Of the man who was now that very
President upon the ground that lie bad nade IL the
ho1unriers of a pottical party and that his removal
| was necessary to honest administration
Of public Oiice Yet that very man who was remover
rom fhr New-York Custom House, the ground that
an honest administration OF his office required mis- re-
| mnyal, the man VINO was nominated lor lne next
highest Office In the gtt Of the people ana the men ny
! whom thorc communications were sent TO the senate
the stump for his eleou0n Ihls was CiE service
reform praotsed by the letists oi le i'ePupGa Ei
party. And why should not such things De done Dd
not everybody know That every man hisn OF - low pion
| and white who was charged WIN couiSc'iun ls ~
with the returning board frauds ol lio 80, ie
| Had not members now before him heard witnesses
had purposaly committed perjury Tor e sake ot oDtaih
1be senator from Massachusetts, (Mr. Dawesl
uttered one great truth when hs said the trouble III an
this was the people II the people would Visit thelr
condemnation upon the political party or tht members
of tna party tnnt thus degraded and deDauched the
| CIvIl service the abuses would soon cease.
| Mr. VOORHEES, Dem Ind said lie mad no speech 10
make but would ask for the reading OF Joint resolution
s mad prepared the subject The JOlnt resolution
was read by the Clerk and referred To the Committee on
Judiciary. IL proposes an amehuhehl 10 the OOhSulu
ton providing that all pOstnasters, revenue collectors,
Judges mnrsias and United states district attorneys
Tor the District Courts of the United states shall be
elected by the people OF the states IN which their duties
are performed and in such manner as the Legs
! latures OF the state sinai provide.
| Mr. PeudletOn's bill then informally lnd ON the
fable ana on motion OF Mr. BECK Dem, kyl his Pres
| dcutal succession bill taken up III order to nave
/ precedence Tomorrow
| MIR DAVIS Dem, W. Va) submitted resolution
directing the Secretary the Interior TO furnish early
AS possible statement showing, first, what frauds, II
any been discovered In the payment Ol pensions,
tnr nature and character thereof under the various
pension acts, whether the Pension once ny pen
| sion aaruts or In any bureau OF any depart
granting of pensious obtained and what legislation,
| any. he recommend To protect the GONernhent
from such fraudulent claims and the honest pensOner
| from fraud and eKtOrtiOu Second, what amount OF
arrearage4 been paid under the Arrears acts OF
1879 up o January l. 1882 with the number Oi cases
added To the pension roll, aud OF applications now pend
ing under said Third, The estimated amount lhat
will be required annually pay the settled and pending
said acts the estimated total cost or the ar
rrnrres OF PENSIONS the annual amount after the ar
| roll and the total cost. Tabled and ordered printed
The senate (lt 800 went into executive session. ana
when the doors reUpencd Ut 3:lO COGk ADJOURNED
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.