The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-18
CHANGED THEIR SEATS.
SANDERS AND POWER MOVE TO
THE REPUBLICAN SIDE.

Their Desks Taken From the Demo-
cratic Side, Where They Have Bean
Since the Admission of the Four
New States-Measures Passed by the
Senate Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Messrs. Sanders
and Power, the new Montana senator's.
were in their seats this morning. their desks
having been placed on the republican side
since the adjournment yesterday. The
desks were at first located on the democratic
side after the four new states were admit
ted, and there they remained until the ac-
tion of the Senate yesterday seating the re-
publican contestants.
Under the terms of the resolution pre-
sented in the executive session yesterday by
Mr.. Hoar, Messrs. Sanders and Power were
assigned by lot TO the classes of senator's
whose terms expire in 1898 and 1895 respect
lively. Mr.. Power drew the long and Mr..
Sanders the short term.
Among the petitions and memorials pre-
sented, was one by Mr.. Butler from the
Charleston Board of Trade, protesting
against the passage of Butterworth anti
option and future bill.
Also one by Mr.. Harris containing reso-
changes of Memphis, asking that liberal ap-
propriations be made for the work Of the
Mississippi river commission.
BILLS PASSED.
The bill making an appropriation for
public buildings at Tuscaloosa, Ala, of
$4,000 Ia House bilD was taken from the
calendar and passed.
Also, the House bill to regulate the sitting
of courts of the United States within the
e -
ments).
Also, the House bill for the appointment
and retirement OF John G. Fremont as a
major general in the United States army.
At o'clock the Senate took up the House
joint resolution for the appointment of
thirty medical examiners for the bureau of
pensions without reference to civil service
law
Mr.. Faulkner spoke against the provision
taking these appointments from the control
of the civil service. 1t was impossible for
him, he said, to understand why such pro-
vision was inserted in the joint resolution.
The seventeen medical examiners now in
Office had been appointed under the civil
service sYstem and it was proposed now to
appoint thirty Others without reference to
that system. There was no exigency de-
manding it. The eligible list to-day con-
tanned the names of more than thirty men
who had passed their examinations for
medical examiners, and appointments
should be made from that list. He moved
to strike out the provision of the joint reso-
luton.
Mr.. Cockrell called for the yeas and nays.
The vote resulted: yeas 1S, nays 22-no
| quorum.
Three republican senator's, Messrs. AID
rich, Hoar and Sanders, voted in the
affirmative with the democrats.
| The roll was called and forty-four sena-
rad fhafs%
Mr.. Hoar moved to amend the amend
ment by inserting the words ''under regula-
tions to be prescribed by the President Of
the United States"
DISTINCTION WITHOUT DIFFERENCE.
Mr.. Faulkner asked Mr.. Hoar the differ
ence between the two proposed amend
ments.
| Mr. Hoar replied that his purpose was to
accomplish the thing proposed by Mr..
| Faulkner. for whose amendment he had
voted. Ii the bill were passed, amended as
| he (Mr Hoar) proposed, it would bring
distinctly to the notice OF the President
these particular appointments, and would
| require from him a new exercise OF discre-
| tion. It was said, on one side OF the ques-
| ton, that thirty medical examiners were to
be appointed, only for a brief service, for
an emergency, and that that was reason
| why general civil service rules should not
apply. He was not in the least affected,
much less convinced, by the suggestion. It
was perfectly clear to him that the
record Of no party, Of no President.
and, he suspected, of no senator or repre-
sentative, would be found TO be absolutely
in accordance with the strict letter of the
declarations in regard to civil service re-
form.
Mr. Plumb hope that the senator from
Massachusetts, will limit his confession to
himself. Laughter on the democratic side.
THE AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
Mr. Hoar lat Mr.. Faulkner's suggestion)
modified his amendment so as to make it
read that, "The examination for appoint
ment of these medical examiners shall be
under regulations prescribed by the Presi-
dent of the United States" The amend
ment was agreed to, yeas 38, nays s, the
vote being as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen Berry, Black
burn Blair, Butler. Casey, Chandler, Cockrell,
| Coke, Cullom, Dolph, Faulkner, Frye. George,
Gray, Hale, Harris, Higgins, Hiscock, Hoar,
Jones of Arkansas, Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Nor
| gan, Paddock, Pasco, Power, Pugh, Ransom,
| Sanders Squire, Stockbridge, Turpie, Vance,
| Vest. Walthall, and Washburn-3S
| NAYs-Messrs. Daniel, Davis, Dixon, Moody,
| Plumb, Sawyer, Stewart, and Teller-6.
Without finishing the bill the Senate, at
| 5:25 o'clock, adjourned until tomorrow.