The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-13

for public employment Jeffersonian /:
tests OF fidelity, honesty, and eapac-
ity. 1t dealt only with departments
in Washington, and custom house
and other public offices, who give
employment to more than fifty per-
sons; the number of such offices
did not exceed thlrty-fVe, and the
whole number of EMPLOYEES 20
whom the bill would apply is not
more than 10000. The bill did not
touch at all the questions of re-
movals. Some gentlemen were
disposed to wait TIL after the next
President is elected before passing a
bill to reform the civil service in
the hope OF d change in the admins
tTatiOn would give a fair share of
the offices to the democrats, but
the democratic party might not /
elect tho next President and he |
| believed that it would not unless its |
representatives in Congress did two |
things. First, respond to the demands |
the people made upon the party in |
the present condition of probation !
second, to disarm the great body OF
officials, who, as q great disciplined
army 60 forth to pervert and control
elections. In conclusion, PendletOn
said he believed the passage
of this measure wonld hasten
tie day Of the Democratic
triumph, but even if he thought
other wise he would still urge it, be-
cause much as he loved the demo
cratic party he loved his country
more.
Allison replied briefly to EanGle
ton whatever else might be said of
!, the appropriations at last session
they we're recommended by mem
berS OF tbs committee of both par
ties, with substantially unanimity.
and it was not fair for Senator
Pendleton to attempt to make party
capital by charging the republicans
alone with the responsibility.
The democrats were responsible
equally with republicans for the
great increase in the pension roll.
= As to the river and harbJr bill
D twenty-three democrats voted
for it, and only three against
while only sixteen republican sen
l. ators voted for it, fourteen against
2 yet the attempt was now made tt
have it appear the republicans
alone are responsible for appropria
lions forced upon them by demo
cratic votes.
Sherman said he did not object
to his sOlleague's manner Of advO
eating the bill, because he supposet
it was designed to persuade hi
democratic associates to support tn
cause OF the civil service reform
He hoped the effort TO convert ther
&c would be successful, but he feare
~. his colleagues would find this, lik
"a all other reforms, must be made, /
Of at all, be the republican party. :
nv was a mistake to say the result o
re the election in Ohio was due to
"a desire to rebuke the republica
"a party in Congress for eXtravagaI
40 appropriations. The only appropr
0' atieA ne heard criticised In Obi
81 was the one for the improvement c
60 the Mississippi; that We
for objected to largely becau;
" the people Of that stat
" was opposed to the IeYee plan
icb controlling the waters. The re
IL cause of the defeat of the party
RE. Ohio was the demand of tbs poop
eect for free whisky and no Sunday. A
in to the bill, Sherman agreed with h
he colleague that civil service ought
rae be reformed. If the present methC
I'd of appointing was wrong it Dug
49, to be corrected; the term Of Office
nd ought to be fixed by law; interfe
ON ence with appointments by sen
oo1 tors and members was not only d
l m0ralzing but Illuminating to thel
cd He voted some years ago for bi
inn introduced by Senator Irumbu
III prohibition, but q civil service ]
form bill which did not deal Wi
ia the power of removal is the play
an Hamlet with Hamlet left out. TIL
nd was a point where the create
see abuse crept in.
Amendments ordered printed
ivil follows: BY Slater as addition
the section to the bill introduced Ia
hey summer prohibiting solicity
me. contributions by government O
I'm Gals or employees not heads
900. departments, Furnishing it by Fl
ian, not exceeding $500 and diSchar
ted from Office.
lore By Hawley, as an additional 81
the ton to the bill by hina ON SaturdS
, of to prevent the solicitation OF cole
| of ton of contributions for polite
Iade purposes, by officers or employees
;her government.
try By Logan. providing that the c
mo- animation of candidates for Off
cen be practical, and as far as may
Jon- relate only to matters relative
.use the capacity Of applicants to d
we'd charge the duties of the serV
ould they desire to enter.
lext BY Allison, a substitute for e
ded section of the bill providing for
yees appointment by the President
hose three persons, not all of the sd
thin political party, who shall censtiti
,bed a Uuited States civil service &C
tbs missions to hold service respectiY
wing two, four and six years; ssccess
GERS holding offica six years; saia
the S4,50O.
: or BY Harrison, providing That
the aminations shall be open to all T
sxis- sons serving in the bureau VIII
f the the vacancy to be filed exists,
{ the in the discretion of the commiss
very also to persons in other Dure;