Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-23

treasury 10 authorized and directed to class
ify as woolen cloths, all imports Of worsted
cloth, whether known under the name of
vorsted cloth, or under the names of
worsted or diagonals or otherwise. Re.
ferred to the committee Of whole.
Mr.. Chandler Of Massachusetts moved
the House corcur in the Senate amend
ments to the Worlds Fair bill. This being
agreed to, the bill is finally passed. and will
be cent to the Senate for it's action.
The House Lsbors Over the Lsgtsla-
tive Appropriation Bill.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the legislative appropriation bill.
Allen Of Mississippi failed to fnd any
reduction in this bill. He quoted from the
civil service plank of the republican party
and from Preside 1t Harrison's letter Of &C
ceptance. The republican party has gone
back on its promises. He wanted to call
the attention Of the country to the civil ser
vice pretensiors Of the administration
He had some respect for q man who &C.
knowledged himself a spokesman, but q
man who obtained Office under hyprocritical
guise would never get the respect of peo-
pie.
Bland Of Missouri discussed the monetary
question. He had never regarded this ~
party question. but from the fact that the
republicans holding caucus after caucus it
would seem they were going to make it
one. Let the bill be brought in rs any
other business bill would be, not under the
gag law Of caucus. He proceeded to speak
in favor of unlimited coinage Of silver and
81 Il
etizing measure. He wanted to raise thi.
question from the degradation of party eau
Gus and bring it before the House. n it is
not brought before the House let the
respopsibilit, rest where il belongs, on the
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Kerr o: Iowa suggested that when the
democrats had controlled the House in the
Fiftieth Congress they had not passed an
unlimited coinage bill. The seal of the
gentleman from Missouri (Bland) would
be better had it been shown when he
had some influence in the administration.
Cannon Of Illinois reviewed in detail the
increases in Offices and salaries and iusti-
fed the committee on appropriations in
having reported them here. In the Fiftieth
Congress were created $50 Offices with an
aggreg gate expenditure OF 1l, ,1e4 900. The
increase in salaries made by the pending
bill was only %, 600. while the increase in
salaries made by the Fiftieth Congress was
81 200. 900. He denied the ch ,rge made
BY Allen to the effect that many of the
Federal sppointees in Mississippi we're men
Of bad character. When the gentlem man
was MAKING that charge. he (Cannon)
could not help thinking that while there
were thousands Of postmasters to be ap-
pointed in each State, there was but one
State treasurer to be elected (Laughter)
He proceeded to read amid laughter list
of the defaulting State treasurers Of south
ern Slater.
Spinola Of New York, said the civil ser
vice Law, was un-Je6ersopian, undemo-
cratic, and un- American; and there we're
not ave men on the other side Who honestly
believed in it. It had been operated - .
fraud. the present administration had not
paid the least respect to it whatever.
Grosvenor of Ohio, said he did not be-
lieve in civil service Law and its admins
tration vas not approved by one-dfth Of
the members Of either House Of Congress.
He believed that il each member Of the
House would vote . deliberate OPT Mon
they would declare the whole sysse N
| founded on . mistake and its administra-
ton on false principle. 1t was detrimen-
trsl to the very purpose II aimed to accom-.
plish. (Applause.)
| Ciements-What civil service reform
vas endorsed BY the Chicago conventionp
| GrosveAor-To turn democrats out, sna
pui republicans in. Laughter } Grosveno,
ssid he would vote against increasing the
| force Of the commission, but would vote t0
repeal the whole Law. (Applause.)
Lodge of Massachusetts defended the
civil service Law and resented its being
characterized - . humbug and fraud. L
Vas not un-American, or unrepublicAn
To him things un-American and unrepubli
can we're favoritism. nepotism and persona
interest by which 4 spoils or patronage sys
tenn must be always operated. 1t Was un
American to see representatives, of the peo
pie hanging about ante ehsmbers of gov
ernment ofhces. Il vas neither respectful
decent. nor manly to have officers Of tn
government giving hour sitter hour of tbei
,ime listening to personal and political ap
pesls. The system Of spoils 10 not Ameri
can.
Subsequently. in debate. Lodge res
from the New York Evening Post . list o
occupations Of the members Of ramman
! executive committee.
Spinois read from the came paper m n
ticie rejecting upon the character Of Sens
J tor Quay. He vas called 70 order b
Grosvenos. The chairman ruled the poin
we'll taken.
Dariing.on on Of Peunsylvsnia said that th
sta ement that Senator Qusy Vas . defsulte
when he vas State Treasurer, - false /
every particular. he vas one Of Treasure
Quay's bondsmen. and knew What he VI
talking about
In extollins Tammany Hall, Spinola sai
it had stood for liberty for hundre
yeafs.
Allen Of Michiean-"Hov many Of 4
! member lost their svnf' (Lsughsef)
,, 6pinola-Thefs may have been . few.
Wsshingsea II Tennessee criticised d