The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-01-06

Vest, George, Jones, (Fla.,) Voorhees,, Cor
man, Jones New Williams, GrOOme,
MahODe.-23. Noes: Blair, McDill, Pugh,
Brown, Maxey, Rollins, Cameron (Wis.,
Miller CALI Salisbury, Conger. Miller
IN. Y.,) Sewell, Edmunds, Morgan, Walk
er, Hale, Morrill,, Window, Hawley,
Platt-20. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-HoUsE.-Peti-
tiOns were presented by MessTs. Cox Nnd
Buck, urging the prompt action of Con-
gress on the tobacco tax.
Gen. ROseerans's bill was passed Ru-
thOrizinR the payment Of $2,l27 to
Thomas WOrthingtOn for furnishing
water at Camp DennisOn, o., in 1861.
The House then, in Committee of the
Whole, resumed consideration of the
army appropriation bill. The bill was
passed. ..
Mr.. KassOn, of Iowa, chairman Of the
Committee on Civil Service Reform, re-
ported back the Senate bill to regulate
and improve the civil service Of the
United States.
Mr.. KassOn stated that debate and
consideration Of the bill should be- con-
cluded this week.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, said the ship
ping bill was also special order, but pro-
posed in good faith that the PendletOn
bill be put upon its passage without de-
bate. Loud applause and cries of Vote,
vote
Mr.. Kasson-Is the gentleman author
lied to speak for that sideP" [Cries of
''Yes! Yesp from the Democratic side.l
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, raised a point
of order that the bill must be consider
ed in the Committee of the Whole.
The Speaker OVerTuled the point.
The PendletOn bill was then read at
length. At the conclusion of the read
ing there were cries of ''vOte" and Mr..
KassOn moved the previous question
carried by storm of "ayes" amid ap-
plause.
Mr.. KassOn stated it was due the Com
mission to state that there were some
slight errors in the bill, but yielding
to the manifest wish of the House. he
had determined that the bill should not
be sent back to the Senate on that ac-
count.
The Speaker ruling that thirty miy
utes' debate should be allowed, Mr.. Rea-
gan, of Texas, spoke in opposition to
the bill, ON the ground that 1t was not
efficient to remedy the evils complained
of.
Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, favored,
the provision providing a penalty for
the violation Of the clause fOrbidding
political assessments by public officers.
Mr.. BuckneT, of Missouri, favored the
bill, as it would tend to break up the in
iquitOus assessment system.
Mr.. Calkins, of Indiana, regarded the
bill as turning point to perfect civil
reform. If the Democrats could stand
this bill now, he was sure the Repub-
lieans with their fellows in Office could.
He admired his Democratic friends who
could take medicine in the shape of the
civil service reform bill after having
wandered for twenty-five years in the
desert of the Sahara. For this reason
and many others he favored the bill.
Mr.. AtheTtOn, of OhiO-YOu have lost
my vote by that speech.
Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky, said the
Democratic party had demonstrated to
the country that it was in favor of the
bill and that 1t was sincere in its sup
port.
Mr.. KassOn closed the Debate with a
short speech in favor of the bill, which,
however, he did not consider 80 efficient
as the bill previously reported by the
House committee. The people had re-
vOlted against the tyTannical leVying of
assessments on OfficehOlders and against
what was called bOssism in Congress-
and there was provision in the bill to
put stop to it. He did not favor pro-
hibiting private parties from asking for
money for legitimate election purposes,
W uO bllhb WOulu DO W du6 but
manhood OF every government emplOye
Mr.. Thompson, of Kentucky, moved to
recOmmit the bill with instructions to
the committee to report 1t back with an
amendment prohibiting the assessment
of public employees by private persons
LOst-yeas, S5; nays, ia.
The bill then passed-yeas, l55; nays,
The vote in detail: Yeas-Aldrich
Anderson, Barr, Bayne, Beach, BelfOrd
Belmont, BeltZhOOver, Berry, Bingham,
Bisbee, Blanchard, Bowman, Bragg
Briggs, Buck, Buckner, Burrows (Mich.)
Burrows (Mo.), Butterworth, CaIkins
Campbell, Gambler, Cannon, Carlisle
Carpenter, Cassidy, Caswell, ,Chaee, Clark
Cobb, Cox IN. ", Cox IN. Co Crapo, era.
yens, Cullen, Curtis, Davis (MO.l, Deer
ing, DeMott, Denster, DesendOrf, Ding
ley, ErmentrOut, ErTett, Earwell Ua.)
Fisher. Flower, Ford, Frost, George
GOdshalk, Grout, Guenther, Gunter, Hall
Hammond On. ", Haseltine, Haskell
Hatch, Hepburn, Herbert, Hewitt (N.Y)
Hewitt (Ala.), Hill, HiscOck, Hit, Hob.
litzell, Holman, HOuck, Humphrey, ia
cObs, Jadwin, Jones (Texas), Jones IN
j., JOrgensen, KassOn, Kelley, Ketcham
KlOtz, Lacey, Lewis, Lindsey, Lord, Mat
son, Mcclure, McCOOk, Mckinley, Nc.
Lane, Mclean. Miles, Miller, MOrey, Nor
risOn, Morse, MOultOn, Mutchler, Neal
Nolan, NOrcross, 0'Neil, PaysOn, Peele
Peirce, PettibOne, Phelps, Pound, Ran.
ney, Reed, Rice (AIass.), Rich, Richard.
son IN. ", Ritehie, RObesOn, Robinson
(Mass.), Robinson On. ", ROsecrans
Ryan, ScOVille, Scranton, SherWin, Sin
gletOn (Miss.) Skinner, Smith (Penn.(
Smith IN. ", Speer, SpOoner, Stocks.
lager, Talbot, Taylor, Thompson Ky.)
Thompson Qa.), Townsend (0.), Tyber,
Updegraff, Urner, Vance, Van Aernem,
Van Horn, WadswOrth, Walt, Walker,
Ward, Washburn, Watson, Webber, Will
liams wis., Willis, Willis, W. A. Wood
IN. " Nays-Allen, AthertOn, Atkins,
Blackburn, Bland, Bliss, Blount, Bru-
min, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clements
| CulbersOn, Dunn, FOrney, Garrison, Ged.
| des, HOmmOnd (Ga.), Hardenderg, HOge
Hubbs, Kenna, King, Rnott, Eeedom
LeFevre, Manning, Marsh, Mckenzie
| Mcmillan, Miles, Moore, Oates, Reagan
Robinson (0.), Ross, Smalls, Sparks
Steele, Thomas, Turner GAL Turner
| (Ky.). UpsOn. Warner, WellbOrn, Whit.
thOrne, Williams (Ala.), Wise (Ya.)
Adjourned.