Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-10

The civil servlee Kaw Un'
der Fire


ELI "I.1IE3. M. ~ % 4IL| AINIEt 441ILI
of pru.eelion. Lea tie people bag olso-
other article of faod Aftar routine
enasidaEation of bills on th8 calendar
andeE iAe ave -minuls rule.
Amo1g The measures paased we're the
follouinR.
"A iii % rnlisVs the Hlnte az Colorado
from sharRea ca aoaouna e ordnanoa
stores furnished b tAs IeEritoEy and
State am0unt1nQ 90 f 06l.
A biil providing for TIE p1Fchoaa of q
p1riFaii q GeasFal Geo. II. Thomas.
A biu 70 estahlish new land district
n Wyoming.
A bin 20 iegalizs ths Incorporation of
national trades uniona
A bill amending section 8o3, Revised
Statutes, relating 70 the transportation
of abensno pahiicatlsns thr0u1h the
mall (The bill exinnda the aa0pa ok ths
ed aoslioa.3
4 bill authosiEinR tie payment lof
426o0 to MFa L1aisa A. 1aekmnn and
e96c9 % the legal representative Of
MrA Marta Vaughn foF patriotic eefU
oas ren3erod and hazards and Losses In
cured In oonvsying inf0fmaiiou of
gFeaa value 70 Union ofioefa tn Ken
/ tnoky 10 1853.
A hill relating 10 the sapFsme Court
of the Territory Of Mentnna and PRO
vidinR for the establish naut of Jadleial
Dislricia IL that Territory.
A bill 20 grant ahe right of way
through The Fort Bliss military rosegva-
/ ton In Texas TO the BIO Gsanda rail-
read. (Befofa thia bili pasaed L vas
amended on molten of EdmandB By the
addition Of 9 clause foFfoitinR The riRht
Of way Il the read be not bnifl II three
years after kho paEsaee Of ahe hillk
A bin FafsKriaa % The Court Of Claims
olaims for propaFty ssizsd hy General
johnson, Ia tbs Utah expedition Of 1850.
IL the oonsidsEation 0e this bill some
little warmth Of dsbata waa Developed,
growing ont Of Edmunds' ohisotion "a
the ohaKaotsR of ne proof PeFmitled.
there being danger, be thought. ef ita
being "a parts. Mr.. Teller declared that
it would Be q burning shame for = great
0overnment like that Of tha Uni1ed
States 20 keep pushing HONEST claims
oH for q quarter Of q century.
Hoar-And tAen rejected them.
Edmuuds had not 50 high an opinion
Of the GovaEnment; Il wrong vas done
the claimant had bis rights undeg ehs
law.
TsIlsr-Ths question here is whethar
the olafmant comes within the lac.
The facts are ell admitted.
HOar remarked that the scandal Of
the English Court of Ckanoery. which
had been immortalized by the genius Of
Dickens, did not snrpass the treatment
By Congress Of the claims Of American
citizens. Men came here year efter
year with clsims that nobody knowing
the facts would dispute but some Sena-
tor who knew nothing about the case
would get uE and guess thas the fagts
were not 40 represented, though the
committee on claims had exhaustiveiy
investigated the case.
WRsn he debate closed the bin vas
passed.
A considerable number Of bills for
private relief we're passed and the Sen
ate adjourned.
WAsKrNaroH, Jane 9. - The Hsuss
vent into oommitise Of the whole on the
Legislative. Executive and Judieial Ap-
preparation bill.
Oomplon, Of MARYLAND, proposed 10
address himsalf 10 the civil service ~
/ form provision af the bill, and be ex
pressed bis admiration for the courage
/ of the COMMITTEES on Appropriations IN
/ placing provisions in ths psnding bill
Announcing lie opposition 70 The Tules
adopted b. the Civil Service Oommis-
sion. He gave voice 10 the ssntimenis
Of the people be represented. The Law
was, he eontendsd, unconstitutional,
and he protested against n aa a. anti
Democratic and anti Republican nsnf-
pafiou OF the peoples rights. He @ag
against the Law as u stood radically and
iFreo0noilably.
Hitt, OF Illinois, aommsnted ou what
/ be termed the extraordinary provision
which had been forced upon The sppfo-
priaticn bill 10 nallify the eiyti eorvtos
Law. 70 it Wsrs not Faisd out on point
Of order, be hoped The H0uss. Fepro
seutlnR the couneFy and tne advanced
| thoaQht % the day, would defeat u With
q square vote. The lac had bsen tried.
| Il vas ne longer q speculation, and u
had upon q most thnFouQh trial been
/ found 20 ba conclusive 30 the efaois1cy,
honesty and purity Of the civil asFTiee.
Tbs Commiatee On ArpFopFiatiOns aid
not refuse 20 appropriate foF We Civil
Service Commfaaion. bat 4 coupled the
appropFia1ian with q pR0viao which
br0ko doan the barrier that prevented
the spollsme1 from appolntlng theiF
workers TO ofaoe. BE believed that the
rsaponss Of tue oouutFy 20 ths provision
Woald prove = quistus 70 the attack upon
the civil esFvica system. BE rsvisuea
what be asserted 70 be the ipdiFecs vlo-
lafion of the laW b9 the Postmaster
General and tha Commissioeer of Pen
eions, and eammanded the more direct
coarse pnraaed by The Secretary Of The
fraasury 10 the appointments Of Hla-
ginA He aiso eFitioisad the aetioa Of
ths President il appointing Oberly a.
Civil Service Oommis1ioner, declaring
that the asuileman 80 type of party
bom.
Bayna, of psnnsyl4anla, protested
aRainat lie provision and called atfsu-
sion 20 eha fast that the change proposed
10 Be made oeuld Be made b. the PFaai-
dsnt. To pat shis propogitten 10 the
bill vas 20 vote 8 want 0f een1dencs IN
ths PreaiAane nn4 his Cahln9k. Ne be
lisEsd the Pfssidsni Was dong bis hesl
10 carry cot oIvil service reform. and
ehat most, n nat al, % his CabiEai
usrs endoagorins IN faith % exeenie tns
Lac.
Prias. Of Wiseunain, said that many
Of ne appFopriations we're sxtEAxaRAut-
There uas rot1ennsw eVefywnetes pstfy
lasoeny ID every pFoviaion Ana afand
/ larceny n the aggregate.
aurinQer, e Illinois. defended the
CommisI8onor Of Passions. and called
aftantion % ths fact that be bad retain-
"a eizhi Republiaan bsads q diTialons
Who we're not prDteotsd by the CIVIL
SaFvies law. Springer said thai histery
uouid ahsW he facts and cemonstFate
thaa CIsVeland's sdninislration vas ne
mast non parfisan nines thsa e 0eneFal
WRshfnatun-
Tounahend, q ulinois, eoatanded
thaa ths nEursa woaid shoW thsf ne
Dsmcoraf1e party Algays had been. and
/ etfli was. tha paKty q eoonomy. ne
/ qngted vaFsous tables II sappof1 q his
ssasrtion, nnd passsd en So sha defanse
/ a. ths Psnsioa OlEak He aitEib1isd
ths asHsnlts mxds upga Oomuis1loneE
/ BIack % an aRarieFea fealln9 90 the
/ cart % The RNpablisana tnsl UleSaland
hEs uot appointsd aoms us1 uhe aarvse
/ II tha CoulsdaENae nFmy. ~ oE1sl toat
shesr sfurnp oFaIeFs miahf 80 before tne
oountry and deoiers tsat the Confed-
efssss had eaptaFsd the CApilol 1gWna
- a l.-1a,ut esssa ,.IsIa to- - 7rNtfs1qar