Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-12
lie had heard such rem.rl. !.

= q l'ii9 soSN hciloW. 4 went on a
funeral with him. lie looks TO be yerv
quiet but you would be surprised 10 dnd
now Jolly he Is when he gets away and
what goou game OF cards he PLAYS and
the number OF drinks he takes.u
Mr.. Gibson Of West Virginia hoped the
amendment would be rejected. n A gov.
eminent officer died while he was nSvev
from home on public business. tho GOV.
eminent could not refuse 10 see thai bis
remains were restored to his ismilv
There was no truth or Justice N tbe
assaults made on funeral parties. The
amendment was rejected by twelve 10
fifty-three N''N "
MT Allen suggested that from the vote
II would seem that most OF the memhers
expected 70 die during their term 90 sery.
ice, put ne warned them that " the huuse
contlnued IN the course II had been pur.
SUING good many Of them would be Out
before they got their funeral expenses
paid. HIS leadership might not be ado ut.
cd, out, like the "grand old MANI on the
other side OF the water, he would appeal
TO the country Laughter He criti-
clsed the action Of the Democratic side
In the mater OF Appropriation lie illns.
trated the position OF both sides of the
house by relating the story of
an individual in his district
who, after vigorously denounclng
the Grant third-term movement. served
Two terms as county treasurer and be.
came candidate for reelection. and
declared that he had been perfectly
honest IN his former position He said
ne had reflected over the matter and had
come to the conclusion that he had been
wrong, and thanked God that he had the
manhood to acknowledge 1t. Laughter. !
The Republicans, after rejecting over
their former practices IN the matter OF
appropriation, admitted that they had
been wrong and thanked God that they
had the manhood to acknowledge IL The
! Democrats, after reflection, admitted that
the practices which they had condemned
IN the Republicans were not so wrong
after ALL aud thanked God that they had
the manhood 10 acknowledge it.
! Laughter
The clause In the appropriation for the
salary OF the president having been
reached, Mr.. Bayne Of Pennsylvania Of
iered an amendment that none OF this
money be paid until the civil-service
rules shall have been changed as recon-.
mended by the committee on appropri.
ations In the latter portion of the bill
4 point Of order having been raised
against the amendment, Mr.. Bayne, while
not contending that it was ia order,
stated that II it was germane TO the bill
at all il was germane at this point.
Mr.. Findlay of Maryland said that the
provision, whether in the form presented
by the gentleman from Pennsylvania OF
in its original form, was proposition
conceived in spirit Of the purest bun
combe for the boldest purposes Of thC
most transparent demagogy. There
was no man who doubted that IL, by any
miscarriage, the amendment should b,
adopted when II got to the senate, they
would trample it under foot with the
scorn and contumely it deserved. II, con
trary to reason and precedent, It SHOULD
pass that body, itwould confront hos
tile executive who would give
his approval only under the compulsiol
of forced position. The gentleman
from Indiana (dolman), in response 10
question few days ago, had said tina
the object Of the amendment was to deA
out evcn-handed justice, and the gentle
man from Illinois (Sprnger) still NOR
plainly let the house know that II was IN
tended 10 give partisan Instead OF
non-partlsan service. That the effect o
an amendment requiring the certifcatio
OF full list OF those eligible TO the al
pointing power would be to give part
san and not non-partisan service wa
not mere matter OF conjecture an
speculation, but il was q matte
of experience demonstrated, boosted o.
gloated over by the Baltimore postmaster
This ingenious young man had got IN
whole list of eligibles into his hands.
| A voices What is hef
Mr.. Findlay: He is Democrat, Den
J ocrat in office. He was appointed by Tn
president Of the United States Tha
= fixes hls Democracy, l suppose, thong
| that is question of some doubt laugh
j teri. He got the list of eligibles into hi
I own hands, ana what use did he make
e il? According TO his own statemer
/ before an examiner OF the clyil-seryic
commission, who was in Baltimore, b
1 made such good use Of 1t that, in les
: space than year. he had turned on
t every Republican in that office and ma
: mt Democrat in his place without mis-
e ing fire once. While Mr.. Findlay was deli'
eripp his speech the members from Dol
+. sides of the house crowded around hin
n and his last sentence was received with
9 burst OF mingled Kisses and applause, u
: applause being partly intended for "a
4 sentiment expressed by Mr.. Findlay an
partly in appreciation OF tue action
e the Baltimore postmaster. Turnin
defiantly towards the Democrat
: side, Mr.. Findlay exclaimed: SWINE
YOU applaud the effect OF THIS ameh'
ment then you mean to say that the &C
# tiication OF all elIgibles will result
+ what you have applauded, Then 70
Y mean to say that the object oil IN
!. amendment is to give partisan ana not
non-partisan service. Applaud as Ion
| as YOU please; neither hisses nor 81
Il plause viii deter me from tue discharl
! of what | consider my duty" a.
> plause.1 Mr.. Findlsy then continued
n review the action OF the Baltimol
postnaster. This ingenious your
l. man. he said, with the a.
. of more expert manipulators, So
II had violated the law AID rules oil Z
4 ciyil.seryice commission. lie So
n boasted that Il he had only been spare
4 A little longer in his place he Wouio nay
II turned over Democratic ciyil-seryl'
!. reform postofiice to his successo
fTaughter. There was not man
: ] T. dt1 NOR know what III