National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-03-27

by an administration pledged to remove
men only for cause. This was twenty
eight removals for every day In the year,
and counting seven hours to days work,
IL was four removals to an hour one Tor
every fifteen minutes every working gay
for twelve months. Laughter.I That
was non-partisan civil service reform. .
This number Mr.. Ingalls, continued, did
not include the many who had resigned, or
whose term Of Office expired. And this
was in but one department. How many in
the other departments, including the "illu-
minated Department Of Justice [laughterb
was unknown; therefore, the friends of the
administration should be consoled.
Continuing, he sail IL would seem that
the cry of "put the Tascals out" had been
changed to ''put the rascals In" We had
heard a good deal about corruption and
pronigacy Of Republicans I'm office.
Mr. Ingalls, then read and commented on
a list Of names Of persons appointed by the
present administration who, according TO
the published statements, were convicted
felons, having served various terms in the
pcnitentiaries of different states.
The statements he read, Mr. Ingalls, said,
were all from Democratic newspapers
One Of the appointees, Mr.. ingalls, said, had
been in the penitentlaries OF three states
"lIe was variegated and diversified pa
triot; mo pent-up Utica contractsi his
powers.'n Another was ianitor Of the
Cincinnati postOilice building.
Mr.. Payne said the postmaster at Gin
Cinnati was a Republican. and had not been
removed. Laughter.
Mr.. ingalls,. | was talking Of the jani-
tor, Renewed laughter.
Mr., voorhees, said the ianitor was under
control Of the postmaster.
Mr. Ingalls, said the senator from Indiana
was wiser In his own conceit than seven
men who could render a reason, because
the ianitor Of that building was not under
the control OF the postmaster, but OF the
Treasury Department
Mr. Voorhees,. Upon the recommends
tion of the postmaster always.
Mr.. Ingalls,. OF the collector of the port.
After referring to Mr.. Wilson's applca-
tion Of the word "protoplasmic' TO the
Democratic party and Mr.. Noorhecs's crit-
Cism Of II, MIR. Ingalls, said "Geologists
have found in the rocks illustrations of a
being that occurred In the transition from
the fish to the bird. There is an extinct
creature called 10y biologists the 'pterO.
dactyl' or winged reptile, which is n lizard
with feathers on its paws and feathers on
its tail. II appears to me that political
system that illustrates in Its practical op-
erations the appointment by the same ad-
mnistration Of Eugene Higgins and Dor
man B. Eaton can properly be regarded as
In the transition epoch, aud characterized
as the 'ptcrodactyp in politics.. LGreat
laughter.
Like that animal, It is equally adapted to
waddling and dabbliug in the slime aud mud
Ol partisan politics and soaring alOit,
with loud cries, into the glittcriug and
opalescent empyrean Of civil service re-
form, [Great laughter and applause on the
floor and In the galleries,
Mr.. Harrison followed, also In support
of the majority report. The same request
which was now objected to, he said, had
fra. 1n md Nt,1f 1xtsitI
The policy OF the present administration
had been without precedent and would be
without an imitator. Secret charges had
been accumulated against the regulations
Of men and, what was more, against the
regulations of women, and those secret
charges had been acted on in the dark.
The proclamation of the President had
been that mere differences of opinion were
not to operate against men, but the feast
TO which invitation was thus issued was
)ike the. feasts Of the old story to
which men were invited for
the purpose of assassination
Secret charges had been made ;9ainst men
and they had been removed without the
slightest information as to the nature of
the charges made against them. Here was
case OF accusation, hearing, and execution
without opportunity to the accused to be
even advised of the accusation against him.
1t was not for the purpose OF retaining Re-
publicans in office that these resolutions
were reported. There was not n Democratic
senator who did not know that that was
not the object. Every senator knew that
if the President openly declared that Re-
publicans were removed or suspended be-
cause their places were wanted for Demo.
Gratis, the objection would at once be with
uI"un' TuS senate Cuuiu uUU EUICU Lthu
service upon an unwilling Presidehe.
1t had been said that this debate
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moralized legions of the Democracy to the
support OF the President. But If MIR. Iar-
rison could correctly judge from the ap.
proving smiles and mods that proceeded
from the Democratic side of the Senate
while the senator from Kansas (NTr. Ingalls)
was delivering his remarks to-day, IL did not
seem that even the Democrats in the Senate
were unit In support of the President.
Mr.. Harrison read editorials from Demo
cratic newspapers, including the Washing
ton Post aud the indianapolis Sentinel, In
support Of this statement. Mr.. Harrison
then cited number Of instances in which
persons had been removed who could moi
ascertain from the government any reason
for the removal. Among those was the
case Of Mrs. Dela Hunt, who had been re-
moved from a postOillce on secret charge
of partisanship; the fact being that she was
the widow Of an army officer who had been
lifelong Democrat. Mr.. Har1hOn read Q
letter from this lady to the Postmaster Gen
eral representing the injustice of that
officers entertaining secret charges against
her. But she got no satisfaction. Who
= ever had sworn to such statements, she as.
sl,taa SaIfS thg dsibprsta PSs,mosteT I'm
mf2Ss*5&taSa 'rerJury.
On the subject Of bad appointments un.
der the 'ciYil service administration" Mr.
Harrison mentioned, among other names
that Of "Barney Conroy,n who, he said
was "a twiCe-cOnvicted felon.n Consider
able merriment was evoked when Mr.. Har
rison read the names Of the indorscrs Of
Conroy's application for appointment Il
Office. The list included the governor d
Indiana "a Democrat), the auditor ant
treasurer Of the state, and other Democratic
ofcials-all certifying that they had knowr
Conroy long, and that he was ian homes
man and good Democrat, always at Tho
polls early and late" and "hard working
and honest citiZen.n Great laughter
Mr.. Logan, without intending to criticise
anybody's argument, was obliged to say
that senators had travelled far IN debate
but had not debated the question strictl,
before the Senate. The only question wa
whether the Attorney General should fur
nish the papers relating to the conduct o
the office Of district attorney. What did
that have TO do with the question of tn
Presidents power of removal? Nothin!
whatever. This was peoples govern
ment MIR, Logan said, and the people wer
entitled to examine any records In the dc
partments touching themselves.
He (Mr. Logan was in favor of open ses
siOns, SO that the country may know eX
aCtly who the men were that the Senat
was asked to confirm. The only men II
such case that would come forward 70
public Office would be men whose record
would bear investigation.
A senator had said that in passing thes
resolutions the Senate could accomplish
nothing; IL could not get the papers. Wei
that might be, as things were, but we cOul
at least bring to the notice of officials anI
everybody else that no man could be
Cmsnr In this COuntrY. We womb 90 be