The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
rocsedings Of National Importance Under Con
sideration in the National Congress.
SENATE


WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-The resolu-
ton for the evening sessions was taken
up and an amendment offered to it by
Morrill, providing that until otherwise
ordered) the daily hour of meeting of
the senate be IL a. m. and that at $50
each day recess be taken until p. m.
Vest opposed the resolution. He
really appreciated the present condition
of affairs, and considered from poll
tical standpoint that the democratic
senators who were not members of the
finance committee could not have been
familiar with the "details of the tariff
bill, and had had no time to examine
the schedule. 1t was simply out of the
question that they could do SO. On ac-
count of the sickness of Beck, the
work had been devolved on some other
democratic senators that was back
some, bat that had to be performed,
and now the proposition to change the
hour of meeting and to hold evening
sessions was simply (if senators were
to do Justice to the details of the bill)
cruel and outrageous. For his part he
| couldn't agree to it, and wouldn't agree
to it.
After a long debate the resolution
went over until tomorrow.
The senate then resumed the consid-
Grafton of the tariff bill, and after dis
posing of about three pages adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Dec, I8.-Springer of
Illinois stated that he would call up
| the territorial bill to-day, as there
would be u meeting of the committee
on territories tomorrow and it would
| there be determined when those meas
ures would be considered.
There was a brief contest between
Blanchard of Louisiana, in charge of
the river and barber bill, and Mr..
Randall of Pennsylvania, in charge of
| the legislative appropriation bill. for
the precedence of their respective
measures. Randall being successful
| and the house proceeding in COM
mittee on the whole tBlount of
Georgia in the chair and to the con-
sideration of his bill.
Henderson of Iowa moved to in
crease the CLERICAL force of the civil
service commission, and the amend
ment was opposed by Randall. Hen
| derSon said that the increase was
asked for by the commission and that
| it should be granted. if congress de-
sired to enforce the law. in good faith.
| The spirit of that law had not been
carried out in good faith by the pre-
sent administration and the verdict
recently pronounced by the people
would give the country q commission
which would give the letter and the
spirit of the law proper enforcement
and he thought that every one should
give heed to that verdict.
Cummings, of New York. moved To
strike out the whole clause relating to
The civil service commission. He did this
because it seemed that every bill that
was introduced in the house to repeal
the civil service act had been buried in
the committee and he saw no Other
way Of reaching the subject than by
curtailing the commission, and by
striking out the appropriations for its
maintenance. He believed the com.
, mission to be undemocratic; he be
lieved that it forces certain votes al
the expense of other voters, and ht
knew that If the rules Of the commits
sion were applied to members of thu
house not five-eighths of them wouIC
ever reach the floor again. Believing
the commission TO be undemocratic ant
in violation OF the fundamental princi
pies of the laws governing the repubIil
he moved to strike out the whole sec
ton.
SDinola. of New York. looked upo,
the motion of his colleague as health,
l one ,one with which seveH-eighths of tn
{ people of the country sympathized, AM
one with which the three-fourth
of the Germans on the other side SYN
8 pathized. fRepublican laughter.1 Ye
s sir, he continued, three-fourths of tn
q members on that side are honestly
sincerely and inwardly opposed to th
civil service law, and thi
{ side of It could we poil
s honestly. would be unanimous
b fLaughter.l We would be O
S this side of the house unanimous b,
S cause we would be acting IN aecorsians
p with the request of an OYerEhelmin
le majority of the people OF the counEr
Ie That is why we would be uBanimon
< We listen 10 the call
% the people and obey it who
e made too, we are going