Savannah morning news., 1886-06-12
FlNDLEY MAKES FIRE FLY
HIS MARYLAND COLLEAGUE
HITS BACK VTCIOUsLY.

Civil service ISetOrm LaW-Peace FL
nally Restored.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE House to-
day again went into committee Of the
whole, with MIR. BlOunt in the chair, on
the legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill. In the discussion of the
paragraph relating to committee clerks
Mr. Morrison, ironically referring to the
reduction OF salaries claimed by Mr.. Hol-
man to be made in the bill, called attention
to the fact that 81 500 was appropriated
for an assistant clerk to the Commit
tee on Appropriations when there was no
law which prevented reduction being
made.
Mr.. Holman said that that sum had
been appropriated in former years, but
expressed Ii Willingness to vote for a re-
ductiOn if Mr.. Morrison made the motion.
RANDALL SILENCED.
The two gentlemen then engaged in a
eolloquy which amused the members,
and upon MIR. Randall, of Pennsylvania,
attempting to answer a question pro-
pounded by Mr.. Morrison, that gentleman
exclaimed: 81 wasn't asking you. You
are not an economist up to the standard
of the gentleman from Indiana" A long
discussion arose upon point of order
against the designation by name of vari-
Gus House employees and it was finally
sustained by the chair.
Mr.. Cobb, of Indiana, offered an amend
ment making an appropriation tor fret
assistant dOorkeeper of the House. The
bill fails to make any provision for this
office, which is now filed by Luther +.
Warder.
Mr.. Howard, of Indiana. in supporting
the amendment, protested against legis-
latIng Mr.. Warder out of Office. and hoped
that the committee would not attempt in-
directly what the House had refused to do
directly a few days ago. The amend
ment was rejected.
COST OF FUNERALO.
Mr.. Allen, of Mississippi, offered an
amendment providing that none OF the
money appropriated Tor contingent funds
lhall be used in paying the expenses OF
ihe funeral of any member of Congress.
1t home, hesaid, when pauper died the
launicipal corporation appropriated the
xOrbitant sum Of $40 to bury
'm, but when millionaire
tlied here the House appropriated
rom $4,000 to $4,000 TO bury him. The
gentlemen who went away upon these fu-
neral excursions did not recover their
spirits for the balance OF the session. He
had heard such remarks as this: "DO
you know so and sop' son, yes; he's a
Jolly good fellow. 1 went on a funeral
with him. Here he looks to be very quiet,
but you would be surprised TO find how
Jolly he is when he gets away, and what,
good game OF cards he plays, and the
number of drinks he takes"
The CHARGE RESENTED.
Mr.. Gibson, of West Virginia, hoped
That the amendment would be rejected.
II government officer died while ne was
away from his home on public business
the government could not refuse to see
that his remains were transported to his
Iamlly. Fhere was no truth or justice in
the assaults made on funeral parties.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Allen sugges ed that from the
vote it would seem that most OF the mem-
bers expected to die during their term of
service, but he warned them that if the
House continued in the course it had
eeen pureuing a good many OF them would
De out before they got their funeral eX-
penses paid. His leadership might not
be adopted, but, like the grand old man
on the other side of the water, he would
appeal to the country. lLaughterl.
NARRATING A STORY
He criticised the act ION of The the Dem
Deratic side in the matter OF appropria-
non, and illustrated the position OF bOih
sides OF the House, by relating story
Of an individual ia his district who, after
vigorously denouncing the Grant third
term movements, served two terms
as County Treasurer, and be-
came candidate for reelection, then
declaring that he mad been perfectly hon
est in his former position. He sald that
he had reflected over the matter and had
come to the conclusion that he had been
wrong. and he thanked God that he had
the manhood to acknowledge it. Laugh
ter.
BOTH SIDES REPENT.
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 it. The
Democrats, after reflection, admitted that
the practices which they had condemned
IN the Republicans were not so wrong
after all, and thanked God that they had
the manhood to acknowledge it. Laugh
teri
the clause appropriating for the salary
OF the President having been reached,
Mr. Bayne, OF Pennsylvania, Of
Tered an amendment providing that
none Of this money shall be
paid until the civil service rules shall
nave been changed as recommended by
the Committee on Appropriations IN the
latter portion OF the bill. A point OF
order having been raised against the
'N'Nhit-AAs NlAs DNEnts NhiN nv NNAN
tending that 10 was in order, stated that
j II was germane 10 the bill at all IL was
Eermane at this point.
PURE BUECOMBE.
Mr.. Fiudlay, OF Maryland, said that the
provision, whether IN tue form presented
ny The gentleman from Pennsylvania or
lh IT'S original form, was a proposition
conceived in the spirit OF purest bum
eohoe for the baldest purposes or the
most transparent demagOgy. There was
ND man here who doubted that 10 was sub
tcJ TO the point OF order aud therefore
would be thrust out of the bill as an
relevant and impertin01t intruder.
lu Ie was no man who doubted that H. Dy
Guy miscarriage, such should not be us
lle, when IL got 60 the Senate that body
would trample 10 under fOOs with the
'eoFn and c0ntumelY II deserved.
POSSIBLE DANGER.
~ contrary 10 reason aud precedent, II
should pasa that body % would confront a
nn'tile executive, VINO would give 10 bis
approval only under the coiupul5iOn Of
W. forced position % winch he had been
w. wen by his own political friends.
Aia House (and by this be
ueanl the Democratic mnI0rity) had
.e"oy rudrly turned its back on one ol
"' principal reforms in The currency OF
~. country, recommended by the iresi-
.'Nl' ard. az 10 that had not been enough,
20" proposed 20 knock from under him
.Ht very foundation stone Of hia political