National Republican., 1882-12-22

mgasurcS now before them, and would thus
advance the public business moro than con-
tinuous session would.
Mr.. lloar thought that the state of the busi
ness requiring the attention of the senate
was not such as to make IL proper to take this
recess. Not to speak of the other important
measures pending, there was urgent need for
action in respect TO the tobacco tax, lie had
been told by member Of tho house that in
New Jersey alone there were 5000 men out
of employment on account Of the unsettled
condition of this trade, and under such cir
cumstances every day of holiday recess taken
by congress would be a day Of starvation to
many poor people throughout the country.
Therefore he would vote against the resolution
for recess in whatever form il might be pre-
sented.
Mr. Bayard felt quite confident that these
prolonged and oNhauSting sessions of the sem
ate did not cConomi2c time or advance the
public business. He believed that if the
usual course had been followed, of adiourniug
on Friday and going Saturday to committee
work, greater progres would have been made; ;
and he felt at liberty to say this as a senator
who had worked in committee every week
day since the beginning of the session. His
winter home was in Washington, so that he
had no desire or occasion to leave the city,
but he would not on that account vote to keep
others here who had the wish, and the right,
TO visit their homes at this holiday season.
He would not undertake to say what motive
inspired the extraordinary zeal for industry
now manifest among certain senators, but the
American people were both intelligent and
kelf-respecting and would not be deceived
Mr.. Garland in reply to MIR. Bayard, enur-
nerated tho important measures that he
thought demanded the attention of the senate
aud made il improper to take tho proposed
recess, and declared that he had always op-
posed these long adjournments and would al
ways do so.
Mr.. Congcr said the senator from Delaware
Mr.. Bayard need not be at a loss to under
stand the reasons which made republican sem
ators so earnest in their desire to advance the
public business at this time. They had been
taunted by senators on the other side, in LAM
euage fit only for shoe blacks, and had been
told that the people had condemned their past
action and he would admit that the people
must certainly be in strange and angry state
of mind if they contemplate setting aside,
even temporarily, the republican party, which
had saved the country, and intrusting the
government to the hands of the democracy.
Laughter He had seen with intense SYM
pathy the woe-begone expression of the sem
at n from OHIO Mr.. Pendleton us he stood in
the camp of the enemy Llaughterl and begged
his fellOw-demoCratS in vain TO let the senate
proceed TO act upon the civil service bill
There was something heroic in the at
titude of that senator standing there
trying to save the country from his
political friends. ILaughter.l But tho
senator from Georgia Mr. Brown also occu-
pied heroic position when ho declared that
il was no time to pass civil service bill
which would keep the republicans in Office
and the democrats out rlaughterl. That sem
ator was logical, and the senator' from Ohio
Mr.. Pendleton could not answer him. In
deed, the senator from Ohio himself was now
carried forward in support of this civil SER
vice bill by the momentum which he acquired
in his past efforts for its passage at a time
when he did not dream that there was any
prospect of his own party coming into power
and having a chance to fill these offices
llaughterl. In addition to the other i'm
portant measures pending there was one for
the relief of American shipping, which would
do more for that interest than had been done
during the past fifty years, and congress
ought to stay here and proceed
with that urgent public business. Mr.
Allison said that he would vote against
the recess, chiefly because there was an ex-
ceptional condition of affairs now existing
and he did not say this in party sense. An
attempt had been made by both sides of the
chamber to revise the tariff upon the tax BILL
which came from the house Mt the last session,
and the finance committee was now consider
ing the whole schedule of tariff duties, with
the view of proposing it as an amendment to
the internal revenue bill That schedule
would require long anda deliberate
discussion, because it embraced more than
thousand articles, and would affect
almost every business and manufacturing in
trrr-t in the country. In January the senate
would be confronted with this great measure, to
reduce seventy five orninety million dollars
lac burdens pressing upon tho people, and he
VA, in favor of reducing burdens and in favor
Of working industriously to do it. Then the
rrpropriation bills must be passed, and the
Il 1,tt ,,t 4
to-day or before the adjournment for the hOli-
days, would not be passed this session.
Mr.. Hale said it was easy for senators to
show that there was an enormous amount OF
work before congress by pointing to the
calendar. Everybody knew that very large
proportion of the business ON the calendar
wou3d remain undisposcd of at the end of this
and of every session. The question was not
how much business is piled up in the calendar
hut how could congress best proceed with the
business to he done before the end of the ses-
sion. Nothing was palmer 10 him than that
the revision of the tariff would he further ad-
yauccd hy taking the recess than by sitting
continually because it could not he presented
10 the senate for action until II had received
cmature consideration of the committee on
finance, and that would be facilitated by the
proposed recess.
Mr.. Morrill,, as chairman of the committee
on finance, said it was true that that commit
ice could give more unbrOkCn attention Il
tariff rcvison If the senate were not in scs
sion but they had already made such prog
rcss that, whether the senate adjourned Ol
not. they would he ready TO report that bill
Il, soon as the senate would be prepared to re
t,iyy it. There were other urgent measures
,iuding, such as the educational bill and the
library bill, and he would vote against tn,
recess.
Mr.. Window said his experience in botl
ouscs had taught him that the argumcn
that the labors of the committee would b
facilitated by a recess was dclusivc. Th
committees were composed of members of th
senate and they, generally, on such occasions
felt that they had as a good right as any
body else to 90 away when n holiday rcccs
was taken. Therefore he was opposed t.
takinga recess at this time. The discussion
continued until o'clock, when the civil ser
vice bill came up as unfinished business but
ly unanimous consent, il was laid aside b
allow IA vote to he taken on the pending rcso
luton. Mir. Garand's amendment was lost
ayos II, noes -. The resolution to take re
cess from December % to January 5 was the
rejected; ayes %, noes So.
At 2:l5
THE CIVIL SERVICE BILL
was again taken up. Mr.. voorhees, said h
intended to propose an amendment (whic
was ready providing that all applicants for az
pointment as civil service commissioners I'm
der this act shall be REQUIRED to undergo
public examination before committee con
posed of five practical school teachers, nc
more than three of whom shall be males; tn
object being 10 ascertain, % their competcnc
to make sensible and suitable eN
aminations of other applicants for offic,