Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-10

administration Of the rovnrnu,a~. +.
would discover that the Demonrstle -. ny
jority had been faithful 10 the nledn.s "a :,
mace TO the people. PASSING on
'nen TO defense OF The nan
sion office he attributed tho ass. M,
maze upon Commissioner Black 10 ~
aggrieved feeling on the part al the ps
puoiicans that Cleveland had moi srnnir.
ca as commissioner .pensIons sor,a
man who had Confederate army yecorS
IN order that their stump orators ,nioh.
90 before the country and declsra ,5s,
the Confederates had captured ~
capitol 'N1su 'ue
Mr. Henderson Of Iowa sncoes,sd ~
the Republican party had nleniv ~ es sias
Ia which to go to the country w,,bon,
Black. 'isnVV'
Mr.. Townshend declared ,hst who,
commissioner Blsck came into Office
inert was not Democrat on the list of
special examiners.
Mr. Gallinger Of New Hampshire in.
CURED how he knew that.
MT. Iownshend replied that he had an.
thorlty for his state ent.
MIR. Gallinger; What authorityg
Mr. Iownshend: Official authority from
the pension office.
Mr.. Reed Of Maine; From whomf
MIR. Townshend: None Of your bust.
ness. stated had ii from the pension
once, and every word of It is true; ami
DelleVe the gentleman knows it to be true.
lie had said yesterday that he believed
that the chief executive was the most pop.
ular Democrat in the country. He would
add to that that he was the most popular
man OF either party In the country. why
was itg Because he was known to be a
man of the highest integrity That when
ne gave Is pledge TO the people he would
stand by that pledge Tappause1.
Mr. Randall said the very effect OF this
law was to prevent more Of the people
VINO voted for members Of congress from
securing any position in the classified
service Should not that law be ossaied
now here, everywhere with prophecy?
lie would directly and indirectly agltaie
the repeal Of such monstrous, unjust
ana indefeusible proposition as this I APP
plause,] | say with deliberatlon that
want the chief executive 10 know what |
have to say on the subject. 1t is not an
assault on the president, but | say here
to-day that the representatives OF the
people by the enactment Of these regula-
tlons have been deceived, cheated and
deprived OF the rights which they ought
to have stood here and defended IN
behalf Of the people who sent them
here App,ause Cleveland was not
responsible for these regulations. Nay
more, 1t has hsen but brief time since
Cleveland could possibly have had any
influence over the commission hope u
change viii come over the spirit OF his
dreams, then he will give us a Just adj
IninistrGtion Of the civil.service act
Continuing, Mr.. Randall said that the
committee lad not interfered in any de-
gree with the law. Il had only sought to
say that the commission must not at
tempt to exclude from participation in
the holding OF Office any considerable
number Of American citizens who were
mentally and physically capable OF dis
charging with credit the duty Of en- official
station He (Raudal) never designed to
interfere with the civil-service act. That
act had been the result of universal con
demBation OF the methods Of the Repub-
| lican party. lie would not for moment
20 back to that condition oi thugs which
at every election turned out the adherents
OF one party Unfortunately and pat In
those Of another, but he5wanted 10 re-
mind the house that the law TO be perma-
nent must be fair, must be just; that
those who advocated this amendment
were trying 10 strip ituf its injustice e
one party dominant in this country
Applause. THIS closed the general de
bate and the reading Of the bill was com
menced,
Mr. Morrison raised a point OF order
against the words sin full compensation
where they occur in the general appro
pr.atng section of the bill. He Intended
he said, to have the bill conform to The
rules of the house, whether IL took on
civil service or put it out. When th'
committee on appropriations wished tC
appropriate more or less money fol
salaries than was provided by law, let Il
bring in q bill to increase or reduce then
(applauseJ Pending the decision of Thu
point of order the committee rose anC
the house adjourned.