The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-01-04

Mr.. BfOyn offered the 1ORwing: "a
= uearly all public positions ardow filled b
republicans, it is further enafd that if tn
. board of examiners asccrtaijby public ez
l cants, tha5 two, or il Iere be NOR
than two, of equal qualification
; and merit, they shall select from
among those best qualified the one who's
political affiliations are viii the politica
power having the lowest hmber In posi-
{ lion, until there at least igan apDroxima
ton to an equal share in je patronage o
the government among hose who beal
equally its burdens; Ind that al
is reached. it shall be illega
or consider the political aAliations Of any
applicant Tor position" Mr.. Brown ad.
yocated this amendment is a measure Of
Justice, aud necessary irprder to make O
fair start under the propoed law.
Mr.. Logan opposed TIP amendment as
presenting "a utterly i'm facticable propo.
sition, which could newt be carried into
effect. The amendmentf1as rejected, II to
z, as follows; AyesT,IHown, Call, Coke
Lanai Mi iPS@s' tt Morgan, Pags'
4i S All alison Pfn Anthony, Bays
ard, Cameron of Penis klvania, Cameron Of
! Wisconsin, Chilcott, Ginger, Davis of Ill
inois, Eduiuuds, Fry. Harrison, Hawley,
! Hill, H0ar, Jones oflNevada, Lapham, Lo-
gan, Miller of California, Miller of New
! York, Mcrdll, Plat Plumb, Rollins, Sew
ell Sherman Wind m-27.
The bill having ken considered in COM
! mlttee OF the whoy. was reported to the
senate and al amEdments adopted in the
| committee we're aireed to, except the one
offered by hlr. Blfr in relation to the use
Of Intoxicating limor.
Mr.. Bayard as.ed for the separate vote
upon this, Which le regarded as Unnecessary,
tyrsnnpai and LILLY to give the whole re-
form movement, 70 which the bill related,
Mr.. Bali ass MANI. Bayard he had pro-
posed the ame &f&nt in all sincerity and
earnestuess WssH
On lOtio8 #ifsSawley the words cor
auyY-,he RI Il &t Snduct," inserted in
AIR 81, .3,ir' y on Mr.. Edmund's
M. b-bsf9, out. The amend
9ot On, T.fs5i5AySs then adopted
ssl9he ~ ar or AYES, So; nays, 8.
gy I'd in the negative were !:
inhose w1e RNiilcott, Davis of West Vir-
I ray; 49, NJ, Lamar, Pendleton, Pugh,
Ns9ce;; offered an additional section
rI' Az gt no recommendation of any
proVluluf ,ryal apply for Office or place
pei9on y ~ Visions of the act, which may
UNIT tIS NJ any senator, or member
be g,yeA of representatives, ex-
81 'no oharacter of applicant shall
cept m .9or considered by any person
oe lsSea,S1 ! making examination and APP
coia l,ti' under this act. The amend
poilit u.eL freed to-ayes, 20; nays, 16.
mS Tt VIZ NV, lnds said he had not voted for
Mr. r,, hna hent, for, while he approved its
va. amen purpose, he feared that
tpulS nm il might go SO far as
~ w vent The president from asking
:, even 70 opinion as TO the fitness of APP
{ poplntl.si,.is, ~, Ir. Allison the provision
4 "a lu ,,iii a. he Chief examiner should
\ ~ =, ~ ~ W.. - or cause and after notice
4 pc trloE % stricken out.
AM he"r.lg, We'd to make the salaries of
No aI. 1Dssa, $4,000. Hostages, 81;
7 nes' a to reduce the salary
tEt er from 81 900 to So 500.
~ ged to make it $2, 800.
\ tlen moved to makeit'l is,Ooo.
moved TO strike out all re-
Esd lief examiners. Lost.
sss{ tl offered an amendment, pro-
z ly hat when vacancy &C.
1s should not be confined to |
VIf 20 at thNtime, but should be
~ Misunderstanding position, |
t ~ re competitor should re.
=. ent iasuPerior ~ q9,liS.i
n Sc Is sethc. ~ 80 -ayss, ~; n
an he was il favor of reform
et Cvice, and he had waited
saH hone that this bill would
: la shapea that he couleA
4 no was disappointed. III
IA Tered by Mr.. Pugh. APP |
Agon 10 Those in Office. !
Z. ht side, had been adopted |
\" tad for the bill, but as i
SO ttl.'N q mere pretensa hnd !
,sR appose, as party han
20 lt S approved object: He |
,rge a, licoinpetent, IL not corrupt, |
nc 81 edcsd TO be reformed. In his own |
lity tkg Dfleansl there was custom
lcIise shic b was used as vast refuge for
,oiitic outeasts, and he could not vote ior
bill " ich propo I'd to subject new appli- |
ants fo anptinlfsa ats 10 examination while
left these gentle en- untouched.
Mr. V,o,beey aid he voted upoL the
AeDimept 70 The bill, desiring 10 improve
- much rs polible, though he could
A = 1rors h. rne same amendments
improved the bill. and he
on soms OF them If they were
nate az separate propositions,
.tt rn 4las q whole he could not give
,ds sad be would vote for the
"a little afraid OF the bill, as
tN wss little afraid 1t was not
ii,.itN the object In view, but II was
Rri sehf direction.
VI lid his amendment
approximately fair
n lie patronage between
4 - before the era Of noa-
'Ntil asrvice should commence,
n n amendment tending toward
bssn voted Gown By a republi-
tf.- LA Thus seemed 20 show very
- fsnublirans did not desire there
t., air distribution OF Offices. but
$50 -si5 on 10 them, 50 they might
: "a. b. - hoy misfortune that might
's-ha'fsf. He could non vote
- 49, deviscd 70 give a mo-
t ~ to the minnfity party,
-. i1E the democrats could
I'D be tif Is utterly
Ys.- se 10 sire popllsr le-
TIE civil s1rrirt
fntnF lrtn l1bQ1Ti
..I la.,rs tie rIe1lon s'lll O.
~. tlrrf7 NarrtLsiels.
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