Evening journal., 1890-04-18
LIE WORK oF ooNaRgss.
Civil Service the Theme for Spirited
y ate in the Senate.


y ate in the Senate.
WAsr1Nt N. April 49, the senate
Messrs. Sni ers and Power, the new sena-
tors from n atana, drew for positions. Mr..
Sanders drew the short term, expiring in
1898, and MIR. Power drew the long term,
expiring in 1895. Public building bills were
then passed. among them the following;
Lynn, Mass. thouse bin, SIPS eco; Mansfield,
O. senate bilD, 100000. The senate passed
house bill for the appointment and retire
ment OF John G. Fremont as q maj jor general
in the United States army. The SENATE took
up house joint resolution for the appoint
ment Of thirty medical examiners IN tie
pension Office regardless Of civil service ex-
amnations. Mr. Faulkner opposed that
provision, arguing that the medical exam
iners now in the pension Office had been np'
pointed under civil service rules and ther
we're now eligibles enough on the list whc
had passed the civil service % IN thess
vacancies, and he moved to strike out thpl
clause Of the joint resolution.
Mr., Cockrell charged that the oolect Of
the pending joint resolution was 20 break
down ana destroy the civil service law ana
| system and to do II indirectly lie charged
| that the commissioner of pensions wss ~
/ open rebellion against the president, degyine
| the prosident and tranipling under his leei
| the civil service law and tLa rulos approved
and sanctioned by President Harrison. Amt
we see the commissioner OF pensions aided
and ahetted in the attempt by the RepnhH
ean secretary OF the Interior He went or
70 give history az the law, and quoted ylri
Gus Republican national platformsin in regart
to civil service. he called fer the yeas ant
nays on Mr.. Faukner's amendment
Mr. Hoar moved to almond the nmendmea
by inserting the words "under regulation
to be prescribed by the president Of th
United Statesn Mr.. Faulkner asked Ar
Hoar the difference between the two pro
posed amendments.
Mr. Hoar replied that bis PURPOSE was :
accomplish tho thing proposed hy Mr., Fauih
ner for whose amendment be had voted
the bill were passed, amended as be tMi
uogrl proposed, it would bring aistinctlYt
the notice Of the president these partieula
appointments and wonld require from hil
q new exercise Of discretion. IL was said, o
one side Of the question, TINT the thtft
medical examiners were 10 ba opponte
only for brief sarvico--for an emergeac,
and that that was the reason why the gei
oral civil service rules should not apply.
was perfectly clear TO him that the reeof
4
pected, ofnosenator or representative woni
be found TO be absolutely in nccordan,
with the strict letter Of taeir declarations
regard To civil service reform. Mr. Plum
hoped the senator from Massachusetts, wou
bs found 20 limit his confession to hinlsel
Mr.. Hale expressed his conviction that q
practical outcome Of the bill, if passed
reported, would be that the president won
| eat, "a fna aapratafy ~ the interior that
desired tie appointments 10 BE- made nft
civil service examination, and that III
would end il.
: Mr. Boar, at Mr. Fau.kneris suggestiu
!. modified It's amendment 50 as % make
read that .tthe examination Tor the nppoii
= ment 81 these medical examiners shall
, Under regulations prescribed hy the prt
! dent ct The United Ste4sN The amNi
ment was agreed to-ysas nays s,
4 follows: Mnssrs Allrick, Alien Berl
I Blackburn, Eiair, Butitracasey, Chandi
4 Ccclleii, Coke. Cullom, Dolph, Fnulka
\ Frye, George, Gray, Hale, Harris, Higgi
Z Hiscock, Hoar, Jones tArz,l, NcMillan, A
Pherson, Morgan, Paddock, Iasco, Pow
I Ppgh, Ransom, Sanders, Squire, Stoc
2 bridge, Turpie, Vance, Vest, Walthall a
= Washburu; total, 81. Nays-Messrs. Dani
y Davis, Dixon, Moody, Plumb, Snwy,
! Stewart and Teller; total, 5. Without
= ishing the bill the senate adjourned.
I, Ii the house after the Journal had bI
read Mr.. Butterworth arose and said tI
y it was seemly and proper and just trib
Of the respect TO the memory Of the dist
guished mnn whose funeral took p
Thursday that the house adjourn A /
tion to this effect was Immediately adopt