The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-31
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Congressional Proceedings and Other
ltem9 OF Note.

ltems OF Note
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-The house
went into committee of the whole,
Blount, of Georgia, in the chair, on
the legislative, executive and judicial
bill.
The pending amendment offered by
McComas, of Maryland, increasing the
clerical force of the civil service COM
mission was advocated by Tracey, of
New York, who said the increase would
enable the president to extend the
classified lists. The president had
been criticized for not having had the
extension. The president was not to
blame. He waited for action on the
part of the commission and the COM
mission was delayed by reason of the
want Of necessary means. which con-
gress alone could provide. He was
glad to see the commendable spirit Of
emulation shown by the gentlemen ON
both sides to prove the interest OF
their respective parties in the cause of
civil service reform.
Whitthorn, of Tennessee, thought
that with 20, 600 icentiates waiting for
admission to the civil service, there
was no necessity for having that num-
Der multiplied, as the effect of the null
duplication would be to debauch the
young men and women of the country
by Withdrawing them from business
pursuits and putting them on the
anxious seat as applicants for Office.
He was glad that he had voted against
the civil service law. He had be-
lieved then, as he believed now. that it
was anti-republican and anti demo
cratic in its tendencies. He believed
that it would grow to be sore on the
body polite, full of mischief and dan
rpoF- m ha fhaOru On which the yOV6rn-
ment was founded. Standing as he did
as one of the compliments against the
administration for not turning repub-
licans out and putting democrats in,
he had reason to admire the fidelity of
the president to the pledges made IN
his letter and his course in the execu-
ton of what he found to be the law of
the land. He knew in his own per-
sonal experience that when he had APP
of officials because they were repub-
licans, the president had stood I'M
movable. In his own state Of Tennes-
see there had not been one single re-
moval of a presidential appOintee, as
the president had waited until the Of
ficials' term had expired.
Hopkins, of Hlinois-"Was any
charge of inefficiency brought against
any of them?'
Whitthorn-'.I take it for granted
that the inefficiency is the republican
ism of the Office holder" daughter.
II am perfectly frank, for believe
that at the ballot box the
people of the United States
are sovereign, and there they pre-
serve the character of our institu-
ton, and anybody, civil service or not,
that stands between them and thell
| judgment, is working contrary to the
theory of our institution" lApplause
on the democratic SIDE.
Hopkins-''I thank you for YOU
frankness.
Whitthorn-''I am frank, and If yoT
ever come into power (and God forDlC
| that you dol hope you will act on tbs
| principle have stated"
Adams, of Illinois, favored the in
crease of the force, believing that the
system should be tried in good faith
and that the commission should be
given ample appropriations to find ou
whether the system was failure or ;
success. He believed that an homes
spoils system was far better than al
alleged civil service system which wa
accused and suspected from one end o
the country to the other, OF being car
ried out with insincerity.
Enloe, of Tennessee, stated that N
was not enamOred with the civil servlc
law, but he asserted that its admins
tration by the democratic party wa
much more severe than had been it
administration by the republican party
He cited instances of the violation Q
the law by republicans in 1880, whel
he was interrupted by McComas, wit
the question whether he wanted to sto
those violations in 1880 or 1888. (Laugf
ter.l
Enloe replied that if they were to b
stopped at all the country must look
the democratic party to stop them
Williams, of Ohio, said that the n
! marks of the gentlemen on the oth(
side reminded him of the pot calm
the kettle black.
Butler, of Tennessee, said that tn
democratic party in Tennessee had
method which beat Jay Hubbell a
hollow. He sent to the clerks des
and had read letter from j. b. n
Davis, secretary of the Hancock count
democratic committee, to the Unite
States Commissioner Williams
Neophogen, Tenn, asking him VIII
; steps he intended to take in the nel
l campaign, and saying: THE party
; willing to give to gain strength, b!
otherwise say business will be witt
held" Laughter
WhitthOrn-''I know. nothing aOo'
the truth of the allegations. l do n
know the parties, but 1 am gratifiC
for one that things are working
s Laughter
@ The amendment was then agreed
Q 81 tol. While the vote was in progre
: Springer. of New York, entered Il
f chamber and inquired what the pen
d ing question was. On being irformt
t by the chair that the vote was on u
IS amendment increasing the force of t
civil service commission, he passed b
n / hn hDIInr0 with the
/. 81 want to be recorded in the negati
a against that relic of federalism"
l. The amendment provides for one a
et ditional clerk of class three, one
4, class two, and one at 81 900, and
ID creases the appropriation for necC
n sary travelling expenses from 81 ,0O0
T. SIS, 900.
or Grain, of Illinois, raised point
id order against the appropriation
D. g.. 900 for the salary of the first audit
at of the treasury. He quoted from t
ne official at 81 1000, and denounced t
lis practice of cutting down salaries
IF approximation bills. If the salaries
nd government officials were too large
general bill reducing them should
brought, but they should not be reduC
in an appropriation bill in order
le- enable the democratic party to go
vs fore the people in an election year q
point to economical appropriate
10 The point of order was sustained
Up the appropriation ruled out.
Pending further action the CONN
IL, tee rose and the house adjourned.
INC
..h' Corporation and Settlers Dispute.
IIe ABINGDON, Va, May 28.-Engint
ne, of the Tennessee Steel s. Iron comps
Il n