The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-18
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
sanders and Powcrs Take Their Seats
Lively Debate Over Civil Service Bill.

sAnoers anu HOWerS Iake Thelr Seau-
Lively Debate Over Civil Service BilI.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Sanders and
Power, the Montana senators, were In
their seats this morning, their desks hav-
ing been placed on the republican side
since the adjournment yesterday. Their
desks were first located on the democratic
side aster the four new states were admit
ted and there remained until the election
ofthe senate yesterday seating the repub-
lican contestants. Under the terms OF a
resolution presented at the executive ses-
sion yesterday by Hoar, Sanders and
Power were assigned by lot to the class Of
senators whose terms expire In 1888 and
1895 respectively.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Reagan proposing an amendment to the
constitution for the election OF senators
By vote Of the people.
The senate bill appropriating 10000
for the improvement OF the military res
ervation known as Fort Walla walla,
Washington, passed.
The house bill for the appointment and
retirement OF John T.. Fremont as major
general Of the United States army was
passed.
The house bill to transfer the revenue
cutter service from the treasury To the
navy department was taken up.
Sherman opposed the bill which was
laid over and the senate proceeded TO con-
slider the house joint resolution for the ap-
pointment of 10 medical examiners for
the pension bureau without reference To
the civil service law.
Faulkner moved 20 strike out the provi-
sion taking the appointments from the
civil service and Cockrell said lac had
hoped some of the republican party OF
civil service reform would have raised his
head i'm defense of civil service. This
precipitated n breezy political debate.
with lack of sincerity and said the COM
missioner of pensions Is now trampling
under his feet the civil service law and
rules approved by the president, I'm which
he is aided and abetted by the secretary
OF the interior. IL republicans intend to
trample the civil service law under foot i
should be done in a bold, manly way and
not in skulking behind this joint reso-
luton. He charged that the object Of the
pending measure was to destroy and
break down the civil service law. The
vote on Faulkner's motion resulted, yeas
10, nays p, not q quorum. Aldrich, Hoar
and Sanders (republicans) voted in the
affirmative with the democrats. A roll
call disclosed the presence of "A senators.
Hoar moved an amendment by inserting
the words "under regulations To be pre-
scribed by the president of the United
States" These examiners, he said, were
to be appointed only for brief service, an
emergency, and this was an additional
reason why the general civil service rules
should not apply. II was perfectly clear
TO him that the record of no party, no
president and he suspected no senator
would he found absolutely i'm accord with
the strict letter of their declarations in re-
gard to civil service reform.
Plumb hoped the senator from Massa.
chusetts would limit his confessions to
himself, and commented upon the com
bipation which seemed to exist between
democrats and the senator from Massa
chusetts. The bill, he said, Is simply &c
| put the whole question of appointments
| I'm the presidents power. II did not seen
| to him the bill should have excited de
bate; the appointments were mere tenn
porary ones.
After considerable further discussion
Hoar modified his amendment to read
Determination for the appointment %
these examiners to he under regulations
prescribed by the president" THIS wa
agreed to; yeas ~, nays 4, and withou
finishing the bill the senate adjourned.