Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Civil Service System Receives a
Severe Seathing in the Senate.
Discussion of the Dlrelictions OF the Post
office Department Carried on-A New Rep
resentative from Indiana.
Fiftieth Congress.
TIE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. G.-The confer
ence report on the inter- state commission
bill went over, and the senate resumed
consideration of the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill, the
pending question being the amendment
to increase the clerical force of the civil
service commission. A long and
uninteresting discussion, which turned
principally on derelictions of the post
office department was carried on by Sena-
tors Cockrell, Teller, Vest and Stewart.
Then Mr.. Daniel attacked the civil SER
vice system itself as being an un-Amer-
lean, I'M Republican and I'M Democratic.
While he regretted the defeat of the
present administration he felt there
would be consolation in it if the incom-
ing administration should manifest no
affection for the modern machine system
of appointments. He hoped it would
lead the government back to the old
principle in which the people were recog-
niZed as having a right to share in the
people 8 Offices If the Republican party
would go about it sincerely and rid the
country of that humbug he would pledge
them at least one Democratic vote to as
sist them in doing it. He longed to see
the time when plain American
citizen might feel there was no bar to any
offices under the government of which he
was worthy, and he hoped the new adj
mlnistration and its advisors would find
some way of amending the system so as
to throw open the doors to all applicants,
although they might be subjected when
necessary to proper examination.
Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Mr. Brown of
Indiana presented credentials of Frank
E. Posey, elected to fill the vacancy oc-
easioned by, the resignation of A. P
Hovey The credentials having been
read Mr.. Posey took the oath as repre-
sentative from the First congressional
district of Indiana.
Mr.. Peel of Arkansas called up the house
bill to divide portion of the reservation
of the Sioux nation of Indians, Dakota,
to separate reservations, to secure relin-
quishment Of Indian title to the remain
Ger.
On motion of Mr. Morrill, his amend
ments were adopted, making q
slight change in the boundary lines of the
proposed reservations, striking out
amendments in relation to the
Santee Tribe in Nebraska, increasing
from 80 cents to 81 per acre, the amount
to be paid the FIandreau Sioux Indians
in lieu of amendments requiring patents
to Indian land, disposed of titles to be
placed in the custody of proper persons
upon the reservation subject to inspec-
ton, and increasing the amounts to the
indians in seveTalty from one-quarter
section to twenty acres.
Mr. Payson OF Illinois made a strong ar
gument in favor of eXempting honorablY
discharged Union soldiers and sailors
from payment of the sums required to be
paid by settlers upon lands surrendered
by Indians, and offered an amendment
to carry out that view. Mr.. Breckin-
ridge of Kentucky, moved to further
amend the bill so as to relieve all set
tiers from payment upon their entries.
Upon Mr.. Payson 8 suggestion these
two amendments were held to be pending
with the understanding that no vote shall
be taken upon them Tomorrow.
Mr. Payson also secured the adoption
of an amendment relating to the selec-
ton of town sites similar in terms to that
added to the Oklahoma bill.
Mr. Hooper of Mississippi proposed an
additionalsectlon declaring the bill shall
not take effect until ITS terms are accept
ed by the Indians as provided in the treaty
of 1868 land the amendment was adopted.
After few other important changes
had been made the previous question was
ordered and the bill laid aside until to-
morrow