Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-14
FIFTIETR CONGRESS.
Hale Addresses the Senate on the Sub
iect of Civil Service.
He Arraigns the Administration for Its
Broken Promises,
And Charges it With Having Fired All
Offensive PartiSans.
The Battle Flag Question Receives a
Stirring Up.
The Senate Postpones Consideration of
the Lamar Nomination.
F|FT|ETH CONGRESS.

tie Lamar NGIillNatlOns
WASHINGTON, January 11.-Mr. Sauls
bury presented d resolution declaring tha
no further effort can be properly made b.
us to obtain the cooperation OF Europeal
Governments in establishing a common ra
ito OF values between silver and gold a
money. Laid on the table.
Mr.. II oar offered a resolution requesting
the President to transmit to Congress tn
report OF the Pacific Railroad Commission
Adopted
CIVIL SERVICE.
The resolution offered by Hale on th
18th OF December for a select committe,
to examine fully into the present condttio,
OF the civil service was taken up, and Mr.
Hale addressed the Senate in explanation
and advocacv of it. He declared that his
object in Offering ii was to secure an nveS
tigatiun with the sincere purpose OF bring
ing before Congress the present actual con-
dition oi the civil service OF the country
and also the performances of ceetaln high
and low officials OF the Government. At
the commencement OF Mr.. Lincon's admin
istra ton the public offices were filled with
lHc iltiefenlo Ol iiltIt parry "llCii " DIS tHe
exponent OF the doctrine that to the vic
tors belong the spoiIs. Under that admin
i.tlatCn the chief test OF fitness was 10y
atty. not d few of those then appointed
had wit hin the last three years been turned
on the cold charities of the world to make
place for men who never had any sympathy
witt the principles OF which Lincoln had
stood rs the grams representative. Gen
eraI Graut and President Hayes had, dur
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sruwin. sentiment 0f the country in favor
of civil service reform, and had endeav-
ored to coniorui appointments to the rea
sonable demand OF that agitation The
Forty-seventh Congr, IS (Repubiican) had
enacted civil service statute, and Presi-
dent Arthur had, with sincere good faith,
appointed civil service commissioners, and
gave support ami cncourag cement to them.
But he was content to do It
IN QUIET WAY.
II he (Hale) were to make any contrast
between President Arthur's course on that
subject, and that which has since been pur-
sued, it would be to call attention to the
fact that Pre- sident Arthur made no pro-
clamations, no promises, no pledges, but
cnntented himself with carrying out the
law according to its purpose and spirit.
Both great parties in 1884 declared them
selves in their platforms in favor OF 'ivil
service reform, but as the campaign pro-
crossed it was seen that a considera BILE
body of men no had before that affiliated
wit h the Repubiican party h determined |
to oppose its candidates, and it soon be- |
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superint tendents OF nnts and ASSAY offices
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