The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-23
FREE FOR ALL DEBATE.
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE LET
THEIR FANCIE5 ROAM.

rba Worlds Fair Bill Passed as
Amended by the Senate-Tne Leg.
islst.ve Appropriation Bill the Base
from Which the Members Strayed
in Their Speech-Making.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-In the House
to-day Mr.. Gambler Of Massachusetts moved
that the House concur in the Senate
amendments to the worlds fair bill. This
being agreed to, the bill was finally passed
and will be sent to the President for his
action.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, with Mr.. Payson of Illinois in
the chair, on the legislative appropriation
bill.
The debate was not confined very closely
to the subject matter of the bill. It took
in. in fact, most of the subjects that enter
into current politics Mr.. Allen of Missis-
sippi was humorous as usual, and illus
trated his argument with amusing stories
In calling attention to the civil service in
constituencies OF the administration he said
he had some respect for a man who ac-
knowledged himself spokesman, but man
who obtained office under a hypocritical
guise would never get the respect of the
DeODles I10 IOlQ abu0 obOIJ VI O6udIOT H.
gals going to the white house to secure an
Office On the way he met with friend,
who told him he would not get it, as
President Harrison had friend in Kansas
that he was gong to appoint. The senator
scratched his head moment and said
THAT is right, if he is sure of it; but am
pretty well acquainted with that state and
if he has friend there, L don't know it."
Laughter.
BLAND FAvoRS FREE COINAGE.
Mr.. Bland OF Missouri discussed the none
tary question and made an argument in
favor of free coinage of silver.
Mr. Cannon, after devoting some time to
defense of the provisions of the bill
denied the charge made by Mr.. Allen to
the effect that many of the federal
appointees in Mississippi were men of bad
character. When the gentleman was MAX
ing that charge he (Mr. Cannon could not
help thinking that while there were thou
sands Of postmasters to be appointed iu
each state there was but one state treasurer
TO be elected. [Laughter.1 He then pro-
ceeded to read with comments and amid
laughter a list of the defaulting state treas
urers of the southern states.
Mr.. Spinola OF New York made an attack
upon the civil service law, which, he said,
was un-Jeffersonian, un-democratic, un-
American, and there were not five men on
the other side who honestly believed in it.
1t YVES fraud; it had been operated as a
fraud, and the present administration had
not paid the least respect to it, whatever.
THINGS GO BY CoNTRARIEs.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio said the anxiety
manifested on the democratic side in re-
gard to the popularity and success of the
republican side ought to be satisfied with
the administration; and for one, he was.
AT the proper time the republican side
would bring in a silver bill which would be
satisfactory to the people. Speaking of the
civil services system, he said that
be did not believe that the
law and its administration was approved
by one-fifth of the members of either House
He believed that if each member of the
House would vote his deliberate opinion he
would declare that the whole system was
founded on mistake and its administration
on false principle. 1t was detrimental to
the very purpose it was aimed to accom-
plish. [Applause.1
THE CHICAGO PLANK.
Mr.. Clements-What civil service reform
was indorsed by the Chicago convention?
Mr.. Grosvenor-To turn the democrats
out and put republicans in. [Laughterl
Mr.. Grcsvenor said that not only would
he vote against increasing the force of the
commission, but he would vote here and
everywhere to repeal the whole law.
[Applausel 1t was a fraud on the people of
the country.
Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts defended the
civil service law. and resented it being
characterized as a humbug and a fraud.
Finally Mr.. Dunnell of Minnesota moved
to strike out the appropriation of $21, ,7S0
for clerks for senators.
Pending a vote the committee rose and
the House adjourned.