The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-13

House power to increase expenditures
because they had been opposed 70 any
increase that had been constitutional
and suitable. but the moment the thing
went across their grain, II became al
unconstitutional and unsuIfanie Limit
ton. He Inquired OF Holman. why he
Rad not empioyed the leisure wnicn the
House had forced on him IN taxing nge
great bills away-from the appro'
priation committee, and IN framing
bill regulating salaries, ana
expenditures. The gentlemans MIND
had been sctive on other subjects, sucn
as the matter he had brougntin yester-
cay Ito abolish the provision ioi paying
the vice Presidentl.
Morrison stated that he had suggested
10 Holman the propriety OF MAKING the
change which bad been made.
Reed expressed his gratlncahon at
learning that Democrats were even
temporarily united. He desired to
praise botn sides of the Democratic
party. for when they were divided as
they were, IL vas impossible for both OF
them to be wrong. which gave chance
for Justice and rig1teousness TO be done,
and the country was to be congratu-
lated. (Laughter.) He deemed it I'M
fortunate that the poi { OF order should
have been mad for it was evident that
the point would have to be sustained.
why not Withdraw the point and let
the country see how many of
the patriotic Democrats. who
had applauded to the echo the assault
made On their brother Democrat from
MARYLAND (Finlay) would venture 70
put their names on the list2 Let the
country see how many Democrats desire
10 stand up and record themselves in
favor of economy and reform as pre-
scented BY the committee on sppropria-
sons. There was the executive, an
earnest and devoted friend of civil SER
vice reform, who not only would not
have the law interfered with, but de-
sired to extend to il the nebulous bird of
that hitherto undiscovered country
called offensive partisanship." There
was brother Higgins, in the treasury,
who, under the nose Of the President.
guillotining every Republican, he could
reach. IA q u f,s-k t-I
The chairman then delivered care
ful decision. in which he reviewed the
provision of the civil service law and
the scope of the rule under which the
point OF order was raised and finally
sustaining the point, ruled the provi-
sion out Of the bill.
Gibson, of Maryland, moved to strike
out the appropriation for commits
sion. He opposed the civil service law.
and declared If the Democratic pa, ty
illustrated the verv genius and essence
Of a Republic representative govern
ment that the party needed no light
along its pathway for such a squirting
device as civil service reform. The
Democratic party needed no reform; il |
was to day the embodiment of reform.
.Derisive laughter on the Republican |
;ide). The gentlemen might laugh, but |
be challenged a successful contraven- |
ion of the position that the Demo-
ratio party to-day. was to-day the en- |
,odiment of reform in politics.
Gibson's motion was lost-lS to 10.
The bill was then read without incl |
lent until the clause relative to the life |
aving service was reached, when Taul- |
zee. of Kentucky, called up the motion |
made by him last night to strike out |
he appropriation for Assistant-General |
Rejected.
After several minor matters had been |
discussed, the House took a recess IN
II s O'Clock, the evening session to be |
or consideration of the pension bills.