Telegram-herald., 1886-06-13
SALARIES ARE RAISED.
A Flood of Bills IN the House
for More Cash.
THIRTY FIVE PENSION BILLS PASSED
Morri son and he~eti Ssf Some Ssr-
castle Things About Each Other
The Assistant Treasurer
al ST. Louis Z Is Lett

@WAsaNeron. june Ia-AneF The
reception of several COMMITTEES reports
fhe House went into COMMITTEES of
the whole on ihe Legislative. Executive aud
Judicial appropriation biil The pending
question Was the point OF order raised by
Mr. Morrison against the provision looking
t0 a change la the rules oi the Civil Service
Commission Mr. Holman argued against
the point Of order, oontending that
the provision was merely a Innta-
ton on The exper diiure Of public money.
Mr. Morrison supported his point and
said that. under the law. the duiy 0l making
regulations rested with the commission aud
the President The purpose II The pro-
posed legislation Was 90 impose certain
conditions which were not imposed by the
law aud was therefore a change 81 iaw and
in contUventon If lhe rules of rhe House.
Mr. Reagan. ol Texas. maintained thai as
the House might refuse 90 appropriate al
all FOR The Civil Service Commission with
out "a violation OF law it was clearly in
order 20 place a limitation upon the expen-
ditUre The Commission assumed al auto
Cracy which the bill sought aud ought 10
take away from it,
Mr. Reed sarcastically apoiogzed for in-'
terlering IN this affair among brethren who.
however they might diiier as 10 WAYS and
means. were united In their hearts in the
cause of real economy and reiofm. lie
knew they were So united. for they said so.
Laughter Ii panied HIM to see that
Messrs. Holman and Reagan bad 10 reach
their age 10 ascertain the iacl that the
House ought not 10 be limited in It's power.
Both gentlemen bad for many years been
united IN refusing TO the House the power
10 increase expenditures. That had been
constitutional and suitable bat the mo-
ment the thing went across their grain il
became an unconstitutional and unsuitable
limitation Mr. Reed desired 10 praise
both sides of the Democratic party for
when they were divided, as they were, il
was impossible for both of them 10 be
wrong which gave "A chance for justice and
righteousness 10 be done, and The country
has TO be congratulated. Laughter
The chair finally sustained Mr.. Morrison
point of order aad ruled the provision out Of
the bill
Mr Gibson. of Maryland, moved TO strike
out the appropriation for the Commission.
He would not infict upon the House any
essay on the local politics of his State as
his colleagues had effectually settled the
question of the Baltimore p0stOiiice in
connection with the Civil Service law.
During the course of further aremarks. Mr.
Gibson referred 10 his colleague Mr.. Find
lev, as the ally and champion Of the spuri-
Gus Democracy of Baltimore. In closing
his speech, Mr.. Gibson opposed the Civil
Service laws. maintained that the Demo
cratic party needed no reform: that IL was
today the embodiment II reform in politics.
and challenged a successful contradiction of
. NJ
lost, but eighteen votes being east in lis
favor.
The salaries of the assistant treasurers al
Boston, Chicago and Cincinnati were in
creased 10 5000 on the respective motions
of Mr. Collins, of Massachusetts, Mr.
Adams. Of Illinois, and Mr. Butterworth, of
Ohio Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, moved 10
strike out the clause making the appropria
ton for the sub-treasury al New York. and
substitute a provision recognizing the force
of the office retaining some of the officers
and wniie reducing some and increasing
other salaries. increasing the aggregate of
the bill 81, 700.
Mr.. Hiscock Of New York. thought that
the substitute was In the nature Of a relief
bill. for the benefit Of office seekers in the
city of New York Ii would. effect the
turning out of Republicans By reOrganizing
the service and remaining the offices. Mr.
Hewitt replied that the effect OF II
would not be 10 remove any
body Mr. Morrison was speaking
IN favor of the motion when be was inter
rupted by Mr.. Hiscock with the question as
TO whether the motion bad for its purpose
the turning out of Republicans Mr. Nor
risQn raised laugh by bis dry reply that
coming from Mr Hewitt he did not think
! il had any such purpose. though If il bad
/ come from Judge Holman be would have
not been sure about IT,
Mr.. Hewitt stated that nothing could
/ have been further from his mind than 10
I bring question of patronage or politics
/ into the matter.
Mr.. O'Neih, of Missouri. moved 20 in
crease the salary of the Assistant Treasurer
az II Louis from $3.50 10 1850 and no
/ quorum voting the committee rose and the
/ House AZ 5 o'clock took a recess until s D.
m the evening 10 be for the consideration
! of pension bills.
At its evening session the House passed
thirty five pension bills. and az l0,i5 .. m
! adjourned.