Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-06-25
Compton vs.. Findiay.


In the House of Representatives on June
18th during the consideration OF the Leglsla-
tive appropriation bill, when the clause appro-
priating the President salary was reached, Mr..
Bayue pa offered ameadmrnt providing
that none Of the money shsuld be payable un-
til the Civil Service rules shall have been
changed that the names OF all applicants for
official appointments from any on. State, found
duly qualified on examination, and without re-
gard To age shalt, be sent to the cial ina king
an appointment.
AIR. Findlay took prominent part in the dis
cuSson which the amendment provoked, claim
ed that il woni have the effect Of giving a
partisan and not non partisan service and re-
ferred to the late Baltimore Postmaster as II
ingenious young gentleman who got tie
who.e list OF eligibIes IN his hands and in less
than a year turned out every republican in
that office and pat democrat ia bis place
without missing fire once Loud and re-
peated applause and cry of COED for him. ]
Continuing, the gentleman said "TaIs ingen-
Ious young gentleman, with the aid OF more
expert ma nIpUlatois still boasts il he had been
spared a little longer in his place Ne would
have turned over ii democratic cIslI. service re-
'orr posiotiite to his succe Now applaud
that again" Applause.
Mr.. Compton, having obtain the floor said ::
Il deem II proper to III Ike a brief response 10
tho remarks which have iatleA from the iips of
nv distinguished colleague Mr.. Fiadi.y
Sir the assault which he BIAS made upon the
late postmaster OF Baltimore city is Il, unde-
served AS any that one msu ever made upoE
another " 40 is this man Sir he i. The peer
Of my coliea cue or any other gentleman on thus
hour or any here as IN an Of character and
Intelligence aud democrat. lie IS n IN al no,
Ter the first time within the history OF the
country siace the party came into coutrsl of
,hs Government, has had it IN his power US II
ieu,:.fat to administer Federal patronage in
the STATE OF Maryland. He sdministrated it
nader the evs OF the authoritie. here in Wash
luGton and when he MAS about TO conclude
hi. administration nsd Of hi. own tree will
isrreFsd up that office thi; ssae Civil Service
Commission sought by lniIrection, BY every
effort and eyerv means which thew could EN-
! ptoy, 10 cause II 10 be believed sr The world
hat lie had violated the laws OF that service
~ Because he had renewed from office a
'ot OF political scaiA"Hss, lot Of unPrlncipl-d
poIu Scpuut,els, the associates Of NV col
sague n last tai. campaign when he sou .ht
to defeat the Democratic ticket. Applause
On tse democratic sid7
lmmeilaleir, SAWS til. Baljimor. san. the
House nasin an upro,r and Mr. FIai4ay was
heard % inquire .ngrIiy whether ais colleague
and seoaatTeis. Tae sen,Ienra sto.d within
iNN 'e'i u one another eIcttsiIy gsstltu!.t-
az watae other m-nb-rS gathered 4roaai
The Chairman Vas Eoseyrr, equal 10 the sm-r-
geney. and soon succeeded "a sc urJ conpar-
ailVrg4I.'.
Mr. F.uiby II .ou'd Ike to ask the gen
'lsnts from Maryland whether ; understood
n'm TO state rhti 81 The persons discharged
tFoa TIE pos'ooIcs c the last wear were po.ttI-
cal scous4rsis aud Sc.la~-gs
VI Compton --. Not a.. OF th.m -
Mr. nd.,y ~ u 'srsIooi YOU 10 say that
all ut tar.l were
! Nj Cpnploa No; -, % rh-n I n-y,r
3s'ea.iv. 80 s.y 80
! Vi Flae.sT How nlny OF ,h.u?r
/ Bat NJ C'mp'og, declining. Al that time TO
kas"sg ta- question. Svui "n 10 assert rh.t 1t
h.t t-~ea saashl ic ,-astr' Poslatst-r E-.z-v
% violation o! ne .,,s.-,sr.lce rule because n.
hai 'sma'si 1T % nen who we're uast to
bold Of. ua:e aav administration. and ia
co.slston "s'a WHOM. As, fsil ~. lts'laga.sh-l
Colleague a.. 'a4zn; 10 defeat jh- regular dem
ocraIac lIgs.' Ia Baltimore. They were au6i-
Ell 10 bold "a and a- knew. aui his colI-.-
/ gae Kew. that these men. n connection with
ne oH.-l4.s % ta- cgsi1 N house n BtEGlnor.
a@d Fua republican politics n Mary,aai by
every a.sGs within ih-lT s-arh ever s!acc he
pArty had t'sB n power /, Vas strsag.
saaai 10 ru-uo from th- hpI Of g.uI,rmaa
-.ee5c Il 70 lagos az ten 1rra, 10 charss -
a. colleague hsI 4-us that The purpose and
otJs-l o. III t--zsr - making these removals
had been 10 institute and cs-ats Partisan
'oFse IN th- pos oa.-e lie WAS ready 20 ssr 10
as colleague acre ao~ TAR y IL wass partisan
FEAa4z.tgoI. 6 Uss a C~ssa-asty3a o. rsrn.
2sgeai. bones. I'll en-; aai fiihful ntGc.r.
sha fea4r-~3 30 The Euvsrnusnt l;s fafi
ars complete d. All when the primaries
spa'I ne 'a-r would - foGnI exercising
&c privileges nnir o. go Au-r.csa citizens
Asi 40; n ga-t5s.0- N5r.aa,. "a 'h- d-al5-
crate .s4- sud iS-3sr,s iE4sst-r :ro-n the re
fQnHs.Gs
Wa-u III pasro-j O.. gni~r democratic all
u5 assfr4ans saugE', =. bad sSsp iosc ~ ih-
s4stan -1ogs- scirr a -rpab..r,a atnta,s'rs-
isas. 20 roa''.i he p....is' Of Asrsi-ai. Ne
Soai1 e. w.sn hs ,a .ysIu- Tor turRiax the
rts-ss ual u r~ure sp-.aE this bora
EsA. a. hi. colleague aal rih-~ democrats Tor
refining 'as 'Atlra's "a eli -. Fr i~cs't
y.sr. - co'...k !-tri a. t~mrgr.ts ~ fnai-
3hr ws ~ nag Nlia o d.~.arsI,aa TIA 81 the
poSsr zane la'5 it- hsHts q ih- f.ma<rlll,
party tns. ~oa / a., 30 80 E4rG the rs q, aut
Nr Fs-i'ar s4Gsrl'eI MA. '4ra,n- TO RS
AIS o4t ~, Or. tic. .ut ;I.>Ins a r.-su
sassp -, another
Nr Compton SD ihtt. i, .p'. o. n -
irg! srsr,on' % sren"t 10 = th. ppit'V o. MS
colleague so wat To keep he rts.t'stn IL,
Mr. I-mgt-ni ats asSgH o. lie w.s a,
e.rae.'iv % favor Of an honest inisira'Iaa
Of fhe evil service As n. colleague dare! he,
sac has colleague kH-~
II doan, know a. remarked NJ Ftail.y,
lagoa5c.ir
u hare a record a. an homes, OH ai.l ia ny
STATE re;ort.i Mr. C1mptoa sugr,lv
Nj. Fluilsy-''i make go personal CD argos -