Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-29

mat the chief examiner should be reno
only for cause and after notice and hear
was stricken out
Senator Plumb moved to make the sail
OF the chief examiner $4,000 Adopted.
Senator Jonas said he had hoped the
would be put in such shape that he co
vote for it, but lie was disappointed. As
stood the bill was mere pre,ence and
sham. He did not oppose the bill as q pad
man or as an enemy Of its professed objec
lie believed the civil service in large meast
incompetent ii not corrupt, and needed to
reformed. In New Orleans the custom hou
was used us vast house of refuge for pol
ical oucasls. He could not vote for b
which subjected new applicants for appoir
ments to examination while 1t left those &c
tlcmcn untouched.
Senator Eimunds said he would vote I'd
the bill. lie was afraid it was not adequa
TO the object in view, but it was step in ID
right direction.
Senator Brown said he could not vote fc
biz designed 10 give monopoly Of Office
10 the minority party, nor could he see ho{
Democrats could support il.
Senator Coke regarded the bill as an utter
" worthless response 10 the popular demand
Tor reform of the civil strvice-a measure
which was binding upon nobody and would
leave the question still to be the football o
purity politics.
The bill was then passed by a vote Of 80 ID
., all The Senators present Exclusive of pairs
voting in the affirmative except Senators
Brown, Call, Jonas, Mcpherson and Nor
gan.
Senator Brown moved to amend the till,
so as to read, AN act TO pcrpetuate in Office
the Republicans who now control the patron
"a nf "a 4 .uv
Senator Edmunds gave no; ice that he would
ask the Senate tomorrow to consider tue bill
reported from the judiciary committee tc
prevent political assessments.
Steamship Subsidies.
Senator lIoar offered resolution which
was adopted instructng the Postmaster
General to state how much money had beer
paid steamship companies for the Transports
ton of mails by the United States aud foreigt
counties each year since 1910; what part
OF such sum had been paid companies own
ing steamships sailing under the American
nag what companies ever received sums in
excess Of 5000 a year how much has beer
paid American steamship lines as a gratuity
or subsidy or otherwise except for mail OF
military Transportation.
spanish War Claims.
Senator Jones (Fla.) offered a resolution
which was tabled, requesting the Presiden
to state first whether in his opinion the las
clause of the Goth article of the treaty OF 1871!
between the United States and Spain lat
been fully executed according to its just obi
cations under international law by The
payment in 1886 and Subsequently of the val
lie Of the property at the time of its loss OF
destruction by the operations OF the American
army in 1912 and 1913 without compensation
for delay of payment or for loss of the use
fruits and profits of the pro lcrty lost or de
stroyed. Second whether the measure OF
rate of abstraction adopted by the judges au
thorilrd to adiudcitc tn. claims, namely
10 add to the value of the property at the
time of its loss or destruction interest as
damages at rate of . per cent legal tat
in the spanish proviEcc of Eust Florida a,
the time Of the injury as compensation for the
delay OF plymen, and loss or deprivation OF
its use, is not in accordance with the oh.
legations Of the treaty under International
law and is a just and equitable rule %.
compensation for such injuries. Third ;
whether the award of the iudg authorized
to adjudicale the claims under the clause
ought or ought not to be held as tiual and
binding in respect to claims within its pro.
visions when made in favor of the claimant
and Spain and against the United States AS
when made against claimants and Spain and
in favor of tine United Slater