Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-16
Senate.

and Sherman presented petition for in
crease Of pensions to one-arne1 ard one |
legged soldiers. Referred.
Messrs. Pendleton and Sherman present !!
ed memorial of the tobacco board of
trade of Cincinnati. asking snodi6caticEa
Or repeal of the tax on tobacco. Referred. !
Mr.. Ferry, from the committee, reported
favcrably the house bill making 1t an of
Tense pun ishabie by fine and Imprisonment
to pelsonate postogice Inspector. Placed
on the calendar.
Mr., Anthony from the committee on
printing reported the house amendment
to the resolution providing for printing the
report of the tariff commission. Agreed to. /
1t provides for printing, iaidexiEg and
binding $4,000 copies Of the report, testi-
mony and accompanying papers for the
use of congress snd the tariff commission
and for printing 20:eaO cop;es of the rs
the two houses At the close of the NOM
ing iour the consideration of tho Frezch
spuliattons biz was resumed.
NJ. Moar advocated the bill.
Mr. Sherman reviewed the history OF the
claims sEe vas satisfied that however
strong the claims 1nighttbe Against France,
they were absolutely groindiess against the
UnIted States.
Nc Sayard was Glad 10 have an GDpor-
tunity to cypress slis oEinion IN the Justice
of fine claims.
After further aehat@ the biz was Raen6.-
ed an& passed, aad tae senate resumed tie
consideration et the Rendieton cis1l ser
vice bill. Mr. Miller IL New York on the
floor.
MY Miller said tire senator froen, Geor-
gia feared this bill II passed, would tend
to establish life tenure of Office, bu5 in fact
it would simply put back the tenure CT Of
fsoe where Il was during tbs first f5ty years
OF e1r national life. Tha. senator also
professad 20 Fear the bill would establish
an aristocraey. This tass would netsdo to
brighten children wlth; l1xuch tsss would
ii serve 80 fr:ghten brave senators on
the Democratic side from supporting
this bill If the e7ils of the pre- sent system
continue to increase in She same 'ITropor-
ton as n the past the government could
not live anothercentury~
Mr.. George thought the passage of this
bill would ineugarate a most important
and necessary reform. for the evils which
it sought to remedy were OS the most
menentous character ;efectiD z deeply the
purity afour governmental administration,
lnst;tu items. 1t proposed to over
throw >daRgergus and corrupt
system which had .Sor its motto, 'to the
victor belong the -spoils,'' which held, as
Webster said. -'by right of conquest" pub
lie Offices, created by the people for the
cenlmoa good, and treated the defeated
party often one hal! the American people,
as unworthy to participate in the govern
znent cf their country. The people had
tired of the evils, and had demanded a
radical ceform- This demand was made
liz no doubtfufnl tone, and the man or
party, who could not understand the mean
ing of the recent popular upheaval
must be blind indeed The
Democratic pazty, at least, ought not aud
would not resist the peoples viii. If any
body imagined the people, tired OF Repub-
ican corruption and profligacy, over
threw the Republican party merely to give
The Democrats an opportunity to practice
the same methods, he was most seriously
III error. The Republican senators seemed
to understand TIE peoples meaning, and
he (George) was glad to see the change
that had cone over the spirit of their
dreams On this subject, for what
ever might be the cause OF it, the
change was most salutory. Still, the
change was remarkable. Last session civil
service reform was sneered at, and the
senator from Ohio (Pendleton) was re-
garded as insincere or visionary in press
ing it upon public attention, while politi-
cal assessments were defended as justif-
able means Of gaining and retaining
power, but now the general opinion seemed
to be that political assessments were crime
Or even worse-in the politicians creed,
aserious biunder and that monopoly of
Office ''by right of conquest was not the
surest means OF retaining power. Repub-
icans were now so thoroughly conscious
of the guilt Of political assessments that
they came to congress in the first day of
the session, and by their president asked
the speedy passage of law to prevent
them from relapsing into sin. The senator
from Georgia BROWN seemed to think
there would be no chance for the Demo-
cratic party unless it could promise its
members the spoils of Office. He (George)
repudiated the idea. He denied
that the Democratic party was
dependent upon ''the cohesive power of
public plunder,' and said it would 90 into
the campaign of 1884 as it went into that
of 1876 under the motto, reform, fidelity
to public trusts and economy in admins
tration," and not with the miserable battle
cry of booty to the victors; woe to the
vanquished."
On motion of Mr.. Pendleton the first
section of the bill was amended SO as to
require the civil service commissioners to
be confirmed by the senate.
The question was on Mr.. Allison's
amendment providing that there shall be
three commissioners. instead of five, and
they shall not be connected with any de-
partments.
Mr.. Bayard spoke of the importance of
reforming the civil service. and the de-
moralizing effect upon public mon of the
spoils system. He would support the
pending bill, and was quite ready to meet
the responsibility to which tho senator
from Georgia (Brown) said Democrats
who supported it would be held.
Mr.. Morgan offered two amendments
which were ordered printed. One of them
provides that no advice or recommends
ton of any applicant for examination or
appointment given by senator or rep
resentative shall be received or considered
by the examiners, unless it shall have been
previously asked in writing by one or