Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-08
Incompetent Postal Clerks Placed
Under Protection d Civil
Service.
Commission or No Commission.
Allison Argues that The CiTll Service
Commission Doesn't Exist.
6eeds OF the Sower.-Randall Disap-
proves of Movable Submarine Tor
pedoes.-The Nicaraguan Bill
Goes to the President.


WAsHISsroS, Feb. Z.
Senate.
In the Senate the conference report on the
| bill to incorporate the Mara,lme Canal Com
pany of Nicaragua was presented and agreed
to. The bill now goes to the President for
mis- approval.
The bill to establish life saving station
at or near the mouth OF the ST. George river
in Maine was passed.
Blair, from the committee on woman suf-
frage, reported back favorably q joint r, So
luton proposing 4 constitutional amendment
TO prohibit the denial or abridgement of the
right to vote BY the United States or by any
State on account of sex.
Cockreii said minority report would be
made hereafter.
The bill was passed after being slightly
amended.
Mr. Sherman offered q resolution which
was agreed TO for the appointment Of com
mittee of three senators to make the nsces-
sary arrangements for the Inauguration of
President elect Harrison on March 4.
The bill TO further suspend the operation
of the revised statutes in relation to the
guano islands, (for five years from the 18Th
of April, 1882 was passed.
The bill to provide for writs of error or
appeals to the supreme court of he United
states in ali cases involving the question of
jurisdiction in the courts below, was passed.
The House amendment to the Senate bill
fof the survey for the Avenue acqueduct
bridge to Mount Vernon, was concurred in.
Ridlleberger offered a resolution which
WAS agreed to calling on the commissioners
of the District of Columbia f,r statement
of the valuation of the corporation stock
assessed for personal taxation in the dis
trict.
Senators Davis and Daniel were appointed
board to visit the Military Academy.
The House amendment to the Senate bill
for cutting timber on the Indian lands was
concurred in.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the legislative appropriation bill, the pend
ing question being the amendment to give an
add tional clerk, class 3, to the civil service
commission.
Chandler denied that there was anything in
the action of the last administra iol which
justified the action of the present admins
tration in placing 2500 postal clerks under
the supposed protection of the civil service
rules since the November election. He
hoped that one OF the first acts of the new
administration would be to get rid of the
appointed since March, 1855.
Coekrell argued that the difference in
members did not ,ifec. the principle. Ha~-
| ley described the magnitude of the work of
the civil service commissioners as q reason
for incre ising the clerical force. He quoted
the civil service paragraph of the republican
| national convention Tor the editcatlOn of
those who believed it right, and for the
amusemen of those who looked with incredu-
| lily upon the whole system. The profess
sions Of the party were not prediction pro
| fessions, but were made in obedience to en-
| tighten, pub. .ic sentiment
Allison ex reseed mis- belief in the civil
service law, and so long as it remained on the
statutes, the bill should be fairly carried out
| He contended that the extension to postal mail
| clerks last December was not an extension
by the commission practically, as it was not a
commission since October. When one Off
members was costirmed commissioner of
indian affairs another paid no attention to it.
| The new administration should be allowed to
make rules for an extension of law TO postal
mail clerks.
Teller defended the last administration
fidelity which executed evil service law.
Gornan argued tnat if there was no civil
service commission now the fault was with
| lut htpuDHtdtl HIhJDIltN -iit S,tuatt, "Hitu
would not allow the ,ffces to be filled. but
acted on principle. When there was to be
change in the administration the wheels
| of the government must be stopIel.
| Hosr approved the extension by the Cleve-
land civil service law to PISA mail clerks
unfit persons holding office could be removed
The process in the past of turning men out
and putting them in caused scandal and shan {
to the republican administration and be I
inlolerat lie to the majority of the republIcai
party in his own State. The civil service
reform like all reforms in this country, ha'
a most congenis soil in the republican party
He read the parable 1.-THE sower who wen
forth TO SOW seeds" The seeds which fel
by the xaysde and were devoured by th
fowls of The air were the democratic seeds
The seeds that withered because they had n
root were the mugwump seeds. Those tha
brought forth fruit were the republlca
Sc, Dis. Further discussion took plac
d whether the board of pension appeals shoul
q be increased to six. The change made th
salary of the chief clerk of the department
: of justice increased from S20e0 to $500
t German moved an increase of salary
e the assistant door keeper of the Senate 81
592, of $500 so long as the position is hei
I by the prest mt occupant, who had been
t the service of the Senate for tftyeigi
years.
Hoar suggested instead of the nan
f of Basseu as mentioned in n
E amendment Ito embaim the nan
y of an excellent and honorsl publ
servant in the annals of the Senate
$ The ameudmeut was modified accordingl
t. and agreed to The bill went over uni
e tomorrow and the Senate adjourned at 81
# House
e The House went into committee of ii
1t whole on the army appropriation bill.
Mr. Tborsn of Indiana, from the cor
J., mittee on public lands, reported back Il
u Senate bill providing that the public lands
& the nited States now subject to private e
> try or are adapted to and chiefly valuable {
ie agriculture, shall be disposed of accor ling
D. the provisions of the home stead laws only
Lodge of Mass, offered an amendme
sppropristing $500 for riding and traini
master at West Point for more thorough
s,ructi6u Of officers and cadets. Agreed
An appropriation of $4,000 for Office
p quarters at Columbus, Ohio, was adopted.
Randall raised point of order against ,
clause appopriating $500 900 for the pt
chase of movable submarine torpedoes.
read a letter from the chief of engine
w. stating that movable torpedoes were not p
= fected, and setting forth the advantages
" submarine mines. After discussion pend
" the decision on point of order the commit
.e arose and at 5 the House adjourned.
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