The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-10

appropriation with a proviso which
broke down the barrier which
prevented the spoilsmen rom APP
pointing their workers to ofiice.
DE believed that the response OF the
country to the provision would prove
quietus to an attack upon the civil
service system. He reviewed what be
asserted TO be the indirect violation OF
The law By the PosImaster-ieneral and
the commissioner OF pensions and com.
mended the more direct course
pursued by the Secretary of the
Treasury in the appointment of Hisgins.
DE also criticized the action Of the
president in appointing Oberly as civil
service commissioner, declaring that
the gentleman was type OF party
boss.
bayne. OF Pennsylvania, protested
against the provision and called atten-
ton 70 the fact that the change pro-
posed TO be made could be made by the
President. To put this proposition in
the bill was to vote q want of confidence
In the President and his cabinet; he
believed the President was dong his
best TO carry cut civil service reform
aud that most If not all OF bis cabinet
were endeavoring in faith 10 execute
the law.
Price, of Wisconsin. said many o. the
appropriations were extravsgln
There was rottenness everywhere: petty
larceny in every pro sision, and grind
larceny in the a2greg ate.
Springer, Of Hin us, defended the
commissioner of pensions and the Re
publican heads Of divisions who were
not protected by the civil service
law. Springer said history would show
and facts demonstrate that Cleveland's
administration was the most non-par-
tissn since that of George Washington.
Townshend, of Illinois, contended
that figures would show the Demo
cratic party had always been and still
was the party Of economy. He quoted
various tables in support of his asSer-
ton. and passed on to the defense OF
the pension Office. He attributed the
assaults made upon Commissioner
Black TO an sc yrieyed feeling on the
part of the Republicans that Cleveland
had not appointed some man who
served in the Confederate army in
order that their stump orators
might 60 before the country and
declare the Confederates bad
captured the capital. Townshend
DE- clared when Commissioner Black
came into Office there was not q Demo-
crat on the list of special examiners.
The first special examiner appointed
BIZ Commissioner Black had been a Re
publican, yet the Republicans sneered
at him as violator of the civil service
law.
McAdoo, of New Jersey, supported
the provision.
Cox. OF North Carolina, chairman of
the committee on civil services reform,
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Democracy. The country had an Ex-
ecutive who was attempting to carry
out the law in its integrity, and the
question was whether Congress should
stand by him. III not, the people Of the
United States would.
Randall said the effect OF this law was
20 prevent more than half OF the people
who voted for members of Congress
from securing any portion in the CLASH
fed service. he would directly and in
directly agitate the repeal of such a
monstrous. unjust, indefensible PROPOSE
ton. The law was made by Congress.
The power of legislation rests here.
This one man has legislated and de-
prived Congress OF the power which
should be lodged here. 1t is not an
as ault on the President, but I say
here to-day that the represents
actments OF these regulars have
been deceived and cheated, and
deprived of the right which they ought
to have defended in behalf Of the peo-
pie who sent them here.
Randall wanted TO remind the House
that the law to be permanent must be
fair, must be Just, and that those who
advocated this amendment were trying
10 strip IL of its injustice TO the one
party dominant in this country.
This closed the general debate and
the reading of the bill was commenced.
Morrison, of Illinois. raised the point
OF orderagainst the words "in full COM
pensation." where they occur in the
general appropriation section ofthe bill.
Pending the discussion of the point OF
order, the committee rose and the
House adjourned.