New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05


go 90 .a,a,o. Kellogg The comments OF the
r.ss all over the country and tho protests Oh nnu
r,io democrats from other States, have, u Is saio
had Tn. effect of cnghtening the mind OF Governor
McEn~ry and his democratic advisers III d re"hsiA
able manner
THE HOUSE AND TIE CIVIL SERVICE
HASTE MADE BY LEADING MEMBE rs TO DECLARE
THEMSELVES IN FAVOR OF REToRM-A GOOD BE-
GINNING MADE.
ny TELEGRAPH THE TRIBuNE.l
WASHINGTON. Dec. Am the House today MEM
bers Of the opposing political parties wed with each
other IN their expression of devotion to Clvi ser
wee Reform and of anxiety for tn, earliest prac'i
cable legislative action upon that subject The very
first bill offered under the call OF STATES
was one by an Alabama Representative '"
prevent the assessing of Government Objects
and emplo, for political purposes ana inc 'a "
the States had 10 sooner been eonciudeu .ns" i'
Hiscock was on his feet demanding recoeii''o" '0
the purpose of moving to su psnd tine tu'oS go
mss ,he resolution ds>ciibed in THE IRiBUNhs
Washington dispatches Of to-day. to refer 'ho Wv"
Service Reform bills re atiug 10 appointments TO-
m Wis aud political assessments the AppIoPI'"-
lions ommi tse. with instructions to emoo'y tno
snh.tan,e of their PROVISIONS IN one of the
general appropriation bills. MIR. HIsc"ck expiaihoo
in few words that the resolution was not l"tenueo
I'M WA, aesened 10 put IN; b sness in snch shape
that DO h Houses would be required to act upon IL
ut THIS session.
Mr. Kasson. who in the absence OF Judge Ortiz Is
acting chairman OF the select commit oo
on Civil Service Reform. ana WHO
only few moments before had aiSo
offered bill to regulate appointments Pro""'''"'
and remoya IS. deprecated the movement ma 'e "
MIR Hiscock, and asked nm to withdraw Ms reSo'u-
ton aud accept oHe authorizing the Se-ec' I'm
mittee TO report at any tinle AMI making ,no "'''
10 he repor cd by tIem a special order lof Doceih-
Der ~. and from day to day thereafter until dis
posed Of
Mr. Hiscock was inclined to demur
at first but after REMARKS from thet
Of tie Democratic candidates for the
epraker.hip OF the House-NesSrs Randall 3 o.
Cox and Sprmger-whlch fully committed them III
favor of atfixing the Civil Service legislation TO
general a pIOpria ion bill if II shall come nece'
sary he Withdrew his ution. and he one onereu
by Mr. Kasson was adop I'd without DIVISION abd
with harIl a dissenting voice.
Tho brief discussion which proceeded the
adopti0n of the resolution was carried Oh almost
entirely by the three DemocIalc asPTAh''
to the Sptakrrsilp already mentioned. OH nd"
dali thought tine subj,ct of such pre- sing lhPoi-
tapce as ally TO jlsufy the action sugg stcd by MI
h. > =.
marAs comnen ing upon the apparently Tpoh'a-
ncous exhibition IF virtue by the Republicans ana
EXPRESSING ms devotion TO the III a'ure in question:
cr,crfI = wei led the floor To mis- Dustin ,ulshed
friend who - also Il candidate for speaker
rally which provoked prals OF laughter from All
sid s. a. the elusive Springer spgdng to lis lecI
TIE limos statesman espresso III his most ierFld
sfye ms devotion 10 Civil Service Reform. lie de
clared that h. ,earns for it with the most I'M
Datencp aud Il ready to vote It, carly and often
come from what committee or IN what form l. may
mir SprInper's remarks will look VOL printed In The
Record and he knows It, Mr. Carlisle VINO was
m, only other prominent Dcmocra ic ca9di t1tc for
S2eaker pre- en-. took no part in the discussion.
The biI introduced hy Mr. KassOn to-day, and
which IA. vii ,ry 10 have adopted in the main by
his committee proyil that the tenure OF Office or
eu,pl ,ynent for subordinate officers and employees
shall be SIX years. and that they snail not be re-
moved during said term without cause.
system Of denominations is prOvd for applicants for
appoin meut promotion. The l"w is t" be made
app cable to suborliuate offices and employ nen In
the t'nsto II Hons internal revenue auG Post Omce'
In certain classes throughout the country rs well Is
I'm me dppartments ana buIcLuS n Washing on.
Mr. liscock and other Rclr sentatlyes who are
resolved that lcgisa ion tor the reform vi
tLe Civil Service shall he enacted at tbs
session do not express much pc for the success OF
aseiaa.e measur, d beIcv that 1t Will be found
nrcc s ny to rmbody he necessary prov ision3 III
gee,ll ap T. pr a iOn bill. for IN Reasons set to'th
in The 1RIBU NJ tO-uay lac acton o. inc i"",o
and dis Il on pre- dHg H. however give e't-
,sfnc ury assur noes tho lar a. one hrdlcl o.
Con Ic3, Is concerned, the end sought viii be AT
tanned.