Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-03
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WASHINGTON, July 2, 1886.
Senate.


% to 25.
The amendment was rejected-2l
10 Is. There were three other amend
ments in the same line Of economy.
Two Of them were agreed to and one
rejected on yea-and.nsy vote. An
amendment for an additional clerk for the
Civil.Suyice Commission was opposed
by Mr.. Vance, who remarked that if
the Commission was unable to do any
more business il would be so much the
better.
Mr.. Salisbury looked upon the Civil
Service Commission from the beginning
to The end ss useless piece Of ma
chinery. II he had his way he would
repeal the law.
Mr.. VOORHEES, said that he had never
been for the law, sleeping or waking
but while it was Law ne would treat
it fairly and give it fair chance. IL
there was any good in it be hoped the
good would come out. The fact would
be made manifest in due time, and the
people would pass upon it.
Mr.. Ingalls, did not wonder at Mr..
VOORHEES, being in favor Of the civil
service law as administered by the
Democratic party, and he quoted from
the statement of the Commissioner Of
Pensions that out Of seventy-seyen men
appointed by him under the civil-service
rule seventy.two were Democrats and
the other five were OF unknown poll
tics. He had no doubt if the clerical
force Of the Commission had been suf-
fcient the politics of the other five
would have been found out, and the
men would have been Democrats.
MIR. Voorhees, defended the Commits
sicner Of Pensions, and commended the
practice Of the two great parties in put
ting their sdherents in Office. Still he
would no more cut down the force OF
the Ciyil-SeTyice Commission, or deny
it the means of giving the system
g fair trial, than he would vote to cut
off supplies from an army in the field.
even if be did not approve the policy
of the war. The Commission was dis
charging its duty, and he was for uphold
ing its hands in a liberal proper spirit.
Mr.. Call said he did not propose
DOW to arrsign the law as being in the
direction of aristocracy and privileged
classes, or as being a clear denial Of
the responsibility of the President
and heads OF Departments to the people.
He should take occasion before the
close Of the session to present his
opinion on that subject. All he
wanted TO state now was that no per-
son in Florida, whether Democrat or
Republican, had been able TO obtain
Office under the civil-service Law. The
discussion closed, and the amendment
vas adopted.
All the amendments being voted on,
the bill was passed.
Mr.. Sewell then took up the river
and hsrbor appropriation bill.
/ Before the reading of the bill was
concluded Mr.. Eustis, at 4:3O o'clock,
called up the resolutions in connection
with the death, in this city, on the l4th
of March last, Of Michael Hahn, repre-
sentative from Louisiana. After the
delivery Of eulogies on the life and
character Of the deceased by Messrs
Eus,is and Gibson, the resolutions were
adopted, and the Senate adjourned unit
tomorrow.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. PaysoD, of Illinois, from the Com
miltee on Public Lands, reported bach
the bill forieitiDg land grants to certain
southern States to aid in the construc
ton Of railroads, with Senate amend
ment excepting the Gulf and Ship
Island railroad from the terms of for
fixture. Mr.. PaysOn said the commit
tee recommended concurrence in tn
} amendment. lie was in favor OF th'
} forfeiture of the Gulf and Ship-lslauC
lands, out the Senate had taken tn
start against this forfeiture, and h
feared that if the amendment was no
concuIred in the whole bill, which in
yolyed 10000 acres of land, nigh
fail. The bill as amended would for
felt the lands of six railroads, and b
; thought six seventies of q loaf bette
T than 10 bread.
Mr.. Anderson, Of Kansas, oppose
concurrence. He wished 10 let tn
. country understand the position i
, which the Senate placed the House o
, these forfeiture bills. He was not read.
to have the thumb-screw put upon hiJ
, bv the Senate or by any conceivabl
form Of railroad power. The questio
presented was whether the Hous
would maintain its position or give wa
to the railroad power in the Senate.
Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa, endorsed MI
Anderson's remarks, and favored send
S ing the bill to a conference committee.
r Mr.. Adams, of Illinois, thought Il
Q amendment should be non-concurred II
d Mr.. Barksdale, Of Mississippi, d.
clared that Mr.. Anderson's intimatio
that the Senate was controlled by raj
road influence was unjust and unjust
fable.
t The amendment was finally agree
$ to-l54 TO q.
Q Mr.. Ilarmer, Of Pennsylvania, pr
+ scented a petition, signed by 5000
J. Knights Of Labor of the Fifth col
s gressional district Of Pennsylvania
. urging the passage OF the bill no
: pending before Congress calculate
d to protect the interests Of labor. K
ferred.
y The Senate amendments were no
l. concurred in to the bill repeating Il
o presumption, timber-culture, and deser
= land laws, and Messrs. Colby, Ston
/, and Payson were appointed conferree
o Mr.. Taulbee, of Kentucky, from Il
IS Committee on Invalid Pensions, su
/. mitted q report upon the veto messal
% of the President on the bill grantiI
s a pension to Carter W. Tillsr. NJ
!, SAWYER, Of New York, submitted
It similar report on the veto message
the bill granting pension to Andre
]. Wilson. The reports were ordert
TO be printed and laid over for Il
a The House went into Committee
) the Whole on the general defcisn'
) bill. There was no general debate, 81
n the bill was forthwith read for amen
!, msnt.
3 Mr.. Cannon, Of Illinois, offered
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