The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-18
oNlI. SENATOR'S
ST Removed to the Re-
publican Side.
FREMONT SILL PASSED,


rroEo9 CFfY, April l7.-ln Ne Gou-
fsrr.a Gendofs and Power. the Mon-
,rrS11nru. uers IN their seass tn
- tAeis dssks having besn placod
6srubaieon side since adiouynnnent
~ h desks we're first located on
e6Rotsc ode, after the four new
Srr admitted and they remained
~ aceson Of the Senate yesterday
~ e Rspublican contestant On
u 1fps q 3 resolution presented IN
SI~ session yesterday By Hoas,
1nndsn and Power wsrs assiened
~ :. ths cfasees Of senators whose
SS1irp IN 1888 and 1876 respectively.
hiIIe introduced Was one By Rsa
ring emondment 70 ths couseitu-
~ election Of senator's By vote Of
"a sppropriating $4,000 for Inn
it Of the military reservation
p Foft WaIla Walla, Warrington;
1louso bill for appointment. and ~
- z Jehn C. Fremont - major gen
- Unfsed States army.
- CulIom today presented . peti-
5I1roa b many citizens of Ohio. ILL.,
- Missouri, Minnesota. Nichi-
eodo, Wisconsin, Kansas. Arkan-
@111h and South Dakota and Wash
saying that sugar. lumber. salt,
Isl Nine and materials entering into
nlsion b admitted free OF duty.
cut Of q least 80 per cent. b
m Woolen. cotton aud linen fabrics.
80 Plumb presented . resolution Of
|1gten, Kansas, Board Of Trade. pro-
= oeainst imposition Of any duty on
i1ninining lead, imported from Mex
ihyot1ng negotiation Of = recipro-
noly With that country.
- ~ 70 transfer the revenue cutter
- len The treasury 70 the navy de-
~ ~ taken up.
- opposed the bill. which was
1lv, ond The Senats ppoceeded 70 con-
70 HOUSE joint resolution for the
n1nent ol thirty medical examiners
- ponsion bureau, without reference
I'M service Law.
S1l,er moved to strike out the provis-
Ioe appoIntments from the civil Ger
- Cockrell said he had hoped some
llloan Of the party Of civil service re-
ooo1 have raised his hand in de-
- dvil service. This precipitsted =
poiiiical debate.
sn taunted Republican senators
III Il sincerity and said the commits
~ psnaions IL now trampling under
~ avil service law and rules approved
pesident, in which he % aided and
|1tg the secretary Of the interior. II
11eans intend 70 trample the civil
- IN under foot u should b done in
~, nanly way, and not skulking b.
w. ~ Joint resolution. He charged
- ~ object Of the pending measure
= y 1ostroy and break down The civil
|IohW.
oyoto on Faulkner's motion resulted !:
~ aoys ~; not = quorum. Addrich.
ISln1 Sanders (Republicans) voted In
~ lDnalive with the Democrats. The
16a dlselosed the presence Of forty-four
~ noysd an amendment BY inserting
1psds; "Under regulations 10 b pre-
- b the president Of the United
glan These examiners. he said, were
%ogDdntsd only for brief service IN an
UNey, and this was IN additional
- Wy the general civil service rules
1 not apply. II was perfectly clear 70
MA1l - record OF no party. no presi-
II ~, be suspected. no senator would
esad absolutely in accord with the
IL lsttss Of their declarations in regard
~ eoFvics reform.
~ hoped the senator from Massa-
lDotis would limit his confessions -
Mn1f. end commented upon the com.
oeoa which seemed 10 exist between
J punoFatic party and the senator from
|ll1ehusstta The bill. he said, simply
J - whole question Of appointments in
! rnident's power. II did not seem TO
= - hill should have excited any de-
- The appointments we're mere tenn
NJ ones.
AllR considerable further discussion.
u modified his amendment to read !:
for appointment Of these
n'nefs shall be under regulations pre-
- By the president" This was agreed
Teas 81, nays 8, and without finishing
= bm TIA San a. s.lso,.~u>l