The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-18
7HB CIVIL SERVICE
Gets a WhitI in the United
States Senate Yesterday.
FAULKNER TAKES A. HAND
And Frye, Coclsrcll, Hale and IIoar
Have Fun-Appointment of Med.
ical Examiners for tho Pension
bureau the Exciting Cause,

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Senate
to-day proceeded to consider the House
joint resolution for tho appointment Of
thirty medical examiners for the Bureau
OF Pensions, without reference to the
civil service law. ''at
Mr.. Faulkner spoke against the pro.
vision taking the appointments from tho
control OF the civil service. He moved
to strike out that provision. 49,,
Mr.. Cockrcil said that -ho had hoped
that some member Of the Republican
party--the party Of civil service-would
have raised his head in the Senate in de.
Tense OF that child Of the party.
Mr.. Frye-1t was Pendleton's child,
was 1t not? - - >
Mr. Cockrell-No, 1t is the product Of
tho Republican party. That party has
seen the handwriting on the wall, Meme,
meme, teki upharain.
Mr.. Hoar-What does that mean ?
[Laughter.1 81. N
Mr.. Cockrell-It means that Won are
weighed in the balances and are found
wanting; as the same scene will Indicate
in 1892. l want Republican Senators 10
tell mo what this means. What is the
object OF this attack on the civil service
law and the Civil Service Commission? ?
ls 1t because your Republican Commits.
sioner OF Pensions cannot select 30 oual.
itied surgeons from the list to pension
examiners? -.
lie charged that the object Of the pend.
Ing measure was 10 destroy and break
down the civil service law and system.
and to do it indirectly and not in a bold
aud manly way. He went on to give a
history Of the law and To quote from the
various Republican platiorms affirming
devotion to it.
Mr.. Hale asked him whether the
Democratic platforms had not done the
same thing.
Mr.. Cockrell--unquestionably; but I
! am not discussing the record Of the
Democratic party to-day. lC'T
Mr.. Hale-So I understand. p =
Mr.. Cockrell-I am trying to bring to
the recollection and conscience OF nv
Republican friends the record OF the
Republican party; not Of the Demo-
cratic party.
Mr.. Haie-I do not believe that the
gentleman will live long enough 10 dis
cuss the record OF the Democratic party.
Mr.. Cockrell-We will discuss that in
1902. '#
Mr.. Hale-You will not discuss it
here, will guarantee.
Mr.. Cockrell-I will discuss it here
when it becomes an issue; but do not
intend that the issue in this case shall
be turned off on side track. u
Mr.. Cockrell called for the yeas and
nays on Mr.. Faulkner's motion. The
vote was taken and it resulted-yeas IS,
nays 22-not quorum. Three Repub-
lican Senators, Aidrich, Hoar and San.
ders, voted in the ailir native with the
Democrats. The roll was called and Ga
Senators-a quorum-answered to their
names.
Mr.. Hoar moved to amend the amend
ment by inserting the words under reg.
ulations prescribed by the President OF
the United States."
At the close OF the discussion Mr..
Hoar, ut Mr.. Fauikner's suggestion, mod.
itied the amendment 80 as to make it
read that ''the examination for the ap.
pointment OF these medical examiners
shall be under regulations prescribed by
the President OF the United States.
The amendment was agreed to-yeas
3S, naysS. l... s..p.