New-York tribune., 1886-06-10
THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
DEMOCRATS SOLID AGAINST REFORM.
FALSE PRETENcEs EXPosED-oNE DEMOCRAT WHO
DAREs TO SPEAK Ills MIND.
rpr TELEGRAPH TO TnE TRIBUNE.

startled Colonel Morrison and other ee.trade leaders
who are anxious to pass tariff bill which they say Will
reduce the for the next fiscal year by some
$50 900 OOO Tho figures laborously compiled by Mt
McComas show that the appropriations olready male
and to be made ut this session. added to the Interest ac
count and other permanent annual appropriations. viii
exceed 1854 $4,000, while the total estimated reVeh-
ue for the next fiscal yeas iacuing the postal reve
mes amount only $362 1000 In round hgures'
showing deficit of more than 922OOO,OOO.
Mr. Compton. Of Maryland did not propose to answer
the speech O, illomen made BY his colleague tir.
McComas) lie proposed to address himself to the Cvii
service Reform provision Of the bill and he expressed
bls admiration for the courage OF the Committee on
Appropriations placing the provision on the pending
bill In announcing his opposition to the rules adopted
by tho Civil Service Commission hs gave voice to the
sentments Of the people lie represented He yielded to
no man. high low In ofce or ont of ONCE IN the en-
eranmen OF honest, earnest and sincere desire Tor
the thorough economical and honest administration OF
the Cv Service OF tbs Government, but this he argued
was accomplished by the existing nw The law had
been a case OF Heads VIM tails you lose" In case
OF Republican that party was to have the law
and the Offices In case OF Democratic success that party
was to have the law without tho Oices. That law was
he cortented unconstitutional. ard he protested against
It as an anti Democratic and anti Republican usurpacn
OF the peoples right lie was against the law is IL
stood, radically and rrecOnciiably
Mr. Hit, Of Illinois, commented on wnat he termed
the Extraordinary provision which had been forced upon
an
II It were not ruled out point OF order lie hoped tina
the House. repre- tho country and tho advanced
thought OF the day. wohd defeat 1t with square vote.
The law had been tried 1t was no longer aspccuaton
and it had upon the most thorough TRIAL been ound 10
be conducive of efficiency, honesty and purity OF the
Civil Service The Committee on Approprat ions
did not refuse appropriate for the civil Service
Commission bat 1t loaded tho appropriation with
a proviso which broke down the barrier which pro-
vented spOlsmen from appointing their workers to oice
He believed that the response OF the country to the pro-
vision would prove q quetus to these attacks. The
er briefly reviewed what he asserted to be an in
direct violation OF The law by the PosmAster-General
and the Comms OF Pensions and CONNIE nded the
more direct course pursued by the secretary OF tne
icised tne action OF the PRESIDENT IN appointing Mr.
Obcry Civil Service Co mmlssioner declaring that
that gentleman the type OF party "b0ss.'
Mr.. Bayne. of Pennsylvania protested against tho
provision aud called attention 10 tue isct .ha inc cnago
proposed to be male could be maIe oy tho Iresilent
TO put this proposition Ia the blli WAS to vote want OF
ieved that the President doing his level best to
carry reform and that most II not all OF his Cab
lhe only who complaining were the members
the ''kItcheu cabinet"-who they wore he did not
Sir Price OF Wisconsin, analyzcd the bill and criticised
many OF tho items Of appropriation being extrav
agant lie took up the appropriation of $4,000
Capitol police declaring that the work could he we'll
the peoples pocket and conferred political pots lie
gave this only sample There was rottenness every
every provision and grand larceny The aggregate.
| Mr. Springer. of Illinois. detcnded the Conmissioncr
OF Pensions the of having violated the Cv
service laws He went on to show that many OF the
special examiners appointed had been Republicans aud
retained eight Republican heads Of divisions VINO were
not protected BY the C!vl service law. -..,
Mr. Rect Of Maine. while douetng the correctness OF
this statement suggested Aat Nh sprlnser wcud make
Mr.. Black unpopnl ir with the Democratic party II lie
Mr. springer asserted that among the employees OF the
Pension Of,e not protected by the law hat OF them
Ir 1vrr w. Nv Mr. R,nas VITA loo empoye. not pso.
| tpPft a
would demonstrate that Mr. CIeVelands alhnistra-
M on % %@ taT the %S,. %n"dH h"s r''" "'''''H '"'0
Mr. Bntterworth. of OHIO. said that the gentleman
from llr,is eceincd happy that the Commissioner OF
Pensions lid point TO few spared monuments OF hls
political mercy Gentlemen Oh the other side conceived
1t 10 De mistake TO nave spared any one Inc
H. TIE hi was a. attempt neither wise nor manly 20 nut
Afv absolutely law whieh members were sworn 10
Mr. springer--@hilc you were Commissioner OF
~, n n -, nT naiytinal apponted to oilce when
irnissorcr Of Patents say further there never
Was (. timc when the Influence Of Democrat whom |
knew dii not wclsh as much with me AS NY party
friends all wanted to know was. WAS ne competent
Mr. Wise. Of Nirsinia-Can you name Democrat you
| Mr. Brterworth-Nr nor can name Republican
! 40 not carry the ro-tcr in my head
Mr. NOrrIson-I can name - Democrat the g'ntenan
appointed. Ic nephew o. G.merii Merritt ana he
aId"n arpGhtea ia krep n h ,Hr i ' ughtsr
Mr. Buterworh then went on to cfcise the PROVISION.
tnat OF an oyster could think the provision
mad an other object than to remove the par
cievellnd had cone INTO pIwer under proniss eK
sp,cts not merely the letter but the spirit o. the civil
Service law The speaker read with expressions OF com
mendatlou the Civil service message OF the President
ana declared that the majority III the House was under
mining to overthrow the President ana lndice hiIn to
break the pledse he hai given to the peopie There
might hc difference of opinion "a 10 the proprciy o the
in manly way and repcll H. Thry di not do so hut
while taking with the voice of jacob thy reached out
WIN hand OF Esau to seize the spoils Laughter Mr.
Buttcrworth quoted from the message OF Governor l
IN favor OF Civ Service reform While he had criticised
L.. l.nIa AMMAN him
echo for the utterance there made Hill wrote Ike
stawar like man OF experience, IKEA man who sought
to secure honest for his state and tho city
New Nork. Governor Hill might be the Democrsic
didate the Presidency. tut he supposed the Demo-
cratic party would not support PIN unless his utter
ances upon civil Service reform w"rc eNpungcd.
lie (Nr Butterworth) took of his these utter
ances But while the President and the Governor OF
New.York proclaimed that Civil Service reform the
apple OF the Democratic eye the leaders OF tue Demo-
cratic party here were attempting 10 gouse that eye out
In manly manner. but IN way that could not com
mend Itself to the judgment OF the people There would
lie Republican vote IN favor Of the provision and
the strange spectacle wonll 10 presented Of President
Ia endeav'rlng To carry on sood anihslration being
driven for support To those who hat attempted to keep
the could not pass and he was glad 10 observe
that there were men, who. however much they iSht
critcse the distribution ot Oices stool b. the law
held this Congress above the small conduct OF city
Nh Townshcnd. OF Illinois. contcnded in reply to Mr.
McComas. speech that the figures would that the
Democratic party had always ana SIM was the
party economy. Passing then to defence OF
pension once he attributed ths assaults made upon Com
Republicans Nj. Cleveland had not appointed as
Commissioner OF Pensions some man VINO had served
Confederate Army In order that tnelr stump orators
might before the country aud dcclcre that the Com
federates had captured the Capital
Mr. Henderson, Of Iowa suggested that the Republican
party had plenty OF to 20 to the country with
| Black
Mr. iownshend said that Republican stump orators
had the North charging that II "A Democrat
President elected the C)nfeicrates womb capture
the Capi.a the Union soldiers would DO deprived Of
their pensions, tho rebel dcDI would be pad and the
negro eHslaVed. BY such dem1gOgy The
part Republican orators thc Democratic party had
Congressional districts III the North lie de-
ciared that when Commissioner Black came into Office
there not Democrat on the list OF special
liners.
Mr. Galinger. OF Now-IIampshire, inquired how he
knew that fact
Mr. Townshend replied that he had authority for the
statement.
Ar GIllineer-What authority
Mr. Townsucnd-Oiicial authority from the Pension
ONCE.
Mr. Reel. Of Miine-From whom