The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-14

once. It had been SO under the pres
ent administration and wonId be so un
der the next administration. There
was no earthly necessity for the in
crease of the clerical force of the COM
mission. There had been last year
from Is 900 to I6, 600 Determinations two
thirds Of the applicants had passed
and there had not been more than 200
appointments made 80 that the whole
thing was a delusion to the people who
presented themselves for examination.
George defended the principle Of the
law.
Hoar approved the extension by Mr..
Cleveland, of the civil service law to
the postal mail clerks whether that ex-
tension came late or early. Mr.. Cleve-
land did not thereby seek the reten-
ton in Office of any unworthy or unfit
Democrat. unless the appointed power
worthy or unfit Republican. IF per-
SONS holding Office were unfit, either in
character or attachments, or special
capacity they could be removed.
But the process in the past,
of turning men out and putting
men in had been a scandal and a shame
to the Republican administration of
the country and had become intolera-
bic to the majority OF the Republican
party il his own state. 1t was not
necessary the said) ito repeat that
reform had gone on gradually. Like
ali reforms in this country it had its
most congenial soil in the Republican
party. although it had many supporters
in the Democratic party. notably
the present secretary of state
and the present minister to
Berlin. He closed his remarks by
reading the parable of the "sower. .
The seeds which fell by the wayside
and that were deveured by the fowls OF
the air were, he said, Democratic
seeds. The seeds that Withered be.
cause they had no root, were mugWump
seeds and those that took root and
brought forth fruit were Republican
! seeds. After further discussion the
amendment was agreed to.
Another long discussion took place
as to whether the board of pension ap-
| peals fixed in the bill at three mem
bers) should be increased to six. The
change was made. The bill then went
over until tomorrow.
A bill authorizing the construction
and operation of railroad through the
| Indian territory, from Baxter Springs
to Fit Smith, Arkansas. was reported
and placed on the calendar. The sen
ate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Holman. O
Indiana, from the committee on pub
lie lands reported back the senate bill
providing that the public lands of tn
| United States now subject to privat
entry or adapted to and valuable 70
agriculture, shall be disposed of &C
cording the provisions of the bomestea,
laws only. On melton of Holman al
amendment was adopted. striking GU
the words which exempt Missouri fron
the provisions of the bill, and al
amendment.was adopted repeating tn
communication clause of the homestea
! law.
4 Weaver, of Iowa. showed a disposi
ton to object to the immediate cor
sideration because he regarded it
language as ambiguous. 1t did not i
plain terms repeal the desert land an
timber culture laws.
EOlman gave assurance that if an
ambiguity existed 1t would be correcte
: in conference.
On motion of Turner, of Kansas, a
amendment was adopted allowing PEI
sons who have abandoned or II
|, linquished their homestead entire
! to make another entry. The bill wa
passed.
The house went into a committee {
the whole, Dockery, of Missouri, in tt
chair, on the army appropriation bill
Upon the suggestion that proper pr
vision had already been made for tt
, post in the sundry civil approximate
bill the appropriation of 500, 900 for tt
continuation of the work on the ne
I military post at Denver was stricke
out. An amendment was adopted al
, prOpriating $4,000 for Office
I quarters at the post at Columbu
Ohio. An amendment was adopte
appropriating SIT 600 for the purcha
: of the site of Fort Elliot, Texas. a
: amendment was adopted, appropria
ing S24, 500 to complete the water su
ply system at Fort D. A. Russo
: Wyoming territory.
Randall raised a point of ord
= against the clause iappropriating 500
u u 600 for the purchase, of movable su
marine torpedoes, and pending a d
= cision of the point the committee TO
and the house adjourned.