The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-27
MALONE TALKS.
He Denies Using Threats to Get
Cash.
A Vote on the Pendleton Bill Expected
TO-day-The House Amends its
Action on tbe Recess.

WASHINGTON, December 22.-In the
Senate Mr.. Bayard's resolution prOvid.
| ing if the tax on tobacco be abolished OF
reduced dealers shall be allowed a re.
bate on the stock on hand at the time
the law goes into effect was taken up.
Mr.. Morrill, (Rep., Vt.)mOved to amend
II so as to declare that a rebate be al
lowed only in case ample previous no
tice be not given at the time the reduc-
tiOn goes into effect.
Mr.. MOrTilPs amendment was agreed
to, and the resolution as amended was
passed.
The Civil Service bill was then taken
up, and Mr.. Van Wyck (Rep, Neb.)
moved to amend section so as to re-
quiTe absolutely an appOrtiOnment of
the officers among the States and terri
tories on the basis of population.
Mr.. Allison asked Mr.. PendletOn to
say whether he thought one of the chief
merits of his bill was that it would pre-
vent removals except for cause.
MIR. PendletOn said the bill imposed
no limitation upon the constitutional
power of the President in this respect.
On motion of Mr.. Plumb (Rep., Kan.)
the salaries of the Commissioners were
reduced from 81, 500 to $500.
Mr.. Malone said that he thought the
direct accountability of public officers
to the people the safest guarantee of the
proper discharge of their duties. II
these abuses existed the executive heads
were responsible, and reform could not
be effected by interpOsing an irresponsi-
bic agency like this Commission be-
tween them and their responsibility.
SentOr Beck, of Kentucky, had made an
open circular letter issued by him MA
hOne) as Chairman of the Readjuster
State Committee of Virginia, the basis,
in part, of resolution proposing a one
sided investigation. Mr.. Malone as
sured MIR. Beck that he would support
any measure within the bounds of the
Constitution to secure fair and free cleo
tiOns, and to prohibit and punish the
use of money in connection with them.
The circular letter referred to had been
sent to 252 of the 1900 pOstmasters in
virginia, and Of those only 90 respond
ed. The letter had been sent to As of
the 270 other Government officers in the
State and only SO had responded. In
the departments at Washington the cir
cular had been sent to 92 employees from
Virginia, and responses had been re-
ceiVed from 40. He then read some re-
marks made by Mr.. Bayard, in which he
spoke of the published statements that
the decapitatiOn of unfortunate office
holders from Virginia was so general
that blanks were kept to be filled out
with the names of the victims removed
because they refused to prostitute their
places for political ends. "The prODrie-
ties and usages of this chamber do not
permit me TO characterize this state
ment as it deserves, but l will say that
it is, from beginning to end, and in all
its parts, untrue and without the slight
est foundation in fact"
Mr. paak-T hnnA fha Gannfnr mill
before the Judiciary Committee and
make all these things clear.
Mr.. MahOne-I shall be happy to meet
the Senator from Kentucky and his
party symathizers in the State of Vir-
ginia before that committee, and 1 will
say to him now that damned be he that
first cries hOldl enOughp
Mr.. Malone continued that during
his term in the Senate just four depart
ment employees had been removed on his
motion.
Mr.. Beck said that as to any temper
exhibited by the senator from Virginia,
he Beck) thought he had done nothing
which would bring him under the Vir-
ginia code. "All want is the truth. /
don't want to fight [laughter,] and if
the Judiciary Committee report that
everything done by the Senator from
Virginia and the Readjuster party is all
right, shall be satisfied. The Senator
from Vermont [Edmundsl can be relied
upon to do his allies justice in all mat
ters of that kind" Uaughter)
In the House, Mr.. Kelley (Rep., Pa.)
acting under instructions from the Ways
and Means Committee, moved that when
the House adjourned tomorrow it be to
meetOn Wednesday next. Agreed to.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the Army Appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Thomas Rep., ILL offered an
amendment providing that aides-de-
camp shall not receive any additional
rank or pay by reason of being detailed
to staff duty. He instanced the case of
Lieut.. Fred Grant, who had suddenly
become Lieut.. Col Grant. Agreed to.
Twenty-eight leaves of absence were
granted, making total Of 131 members
absent on leave.
CIVIL SERVICE DEMANDED BY DEMOCRATS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Mr. Williams
opposed the civil service bill as imprac-
ticable and worthless. The only prac-
tical attempt he had seen to reform the
service was the attempt of his colleague
(Beck) to inquire into the abuses perpe-
trated by the Republican officials in the
last campaign, and that was SmOthered
by coupling with it an another entirely
irrelevant inquiry. He was in favor of
every real reform, but would not vote
for this little sham, for the reason he
declined to vote at the last session for
that other sham, the little revenue bill.
This bill proposed a system of cOmpeti-
tive examination for the lower offices, a
sort OF sausage suffer through which
each man must pass before he could get
into the general strings. Laughter
Hoal Of foil
ed abOnt civil service reform. Real re.
form would consist in putting decent
and honest men in high places, and let
| ting them bring back the government
of the republic to the principles and
| practices of its earlier and better days