New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-23
THE DAY IN CONGRESS-
DISCUSSING THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
SOME REPRESENTATIVES, WHO THINK 1T
SHOULD BE ABOLISHED - Mr..
IIDGE'S SPEECH.

Washington, April oc.-In the House today Mr.
Gambler Of Massachusetts, moved that the House con
cur in the Senate amendments to the Worlds ran
DILL This was agreed to, and the bill was hhaiiy
passed. II will be to the President for his acuoh
The House then went into Committee OF the WhoIe
on the Legislative Appropriation bill. Mr.. Butter
worth, OF Ohio, explaining the bill, said that the
committee on Appropriations had allowed an increase
In the clerical force of the Civil Service Commission
substantially requested by the Commission.
MI Dockery, Of Missouri, criticised the increase
made in the number of Government employees. The
bill provided for the appointment Of 14l new Officers
at cost OF S161 800. Referring to the Civil Pen
sion list. lie said that hurried examination ha'
shown the fact that In the departments there were
employed 397 persons who wholly or partially
inefficient, but who drew salaries amounting u
Sl5O0OO
Mr. Cannon, OF Illinois, replied 70 Mr.. Dockcry's
criticism. He reviewed the increases in Offices ana
salaries and justified the Committee on Appropriations
in having reported them here. lie denied a chargo
made by Mr.. Allen TO the effect that many oil inc
Federal appolntecs in Mississippi were men OF bad
character. lie then proceeded 10 read with com
ment and amid au shtcr the list Of defsulting state
rreasurers Of the southern States
Mr. spinOla, Of New York. speaking on the 'iNn
service law, said IT unJefersonian, uh Dci'o
cratic and American. and that there were not hVe
men the other side who honestly believed III H..
IL a fraud. IL mad been operated a. "A ia"" "'N
the present Admn>tfati had not paid the least IT.
spect to it whatever.
Mr. Grosvcnor OF Ohio. said that he did not pei'c'c
that the law and II, administration wa approved .!
ouc.nfth Of the members Of either House Oh Con
-1c,-. lie believed that IL each member oi '"e
House would vote his deliberate opinion ne """i'
declare that the whole system was founded on ms
take and it, administration false principe. ho
said that not only would he vote against increasing
the force Of the Commission. but he would 'or c'o
and every here 10 repeal the whole law lApplau>eJ
II was a fraud the people OF the country ho
was told that today there were on tile chsiDic nS'
enough Young men aud women to III inc pa'c' ''
TWENTY-FIVE wears 10 come. lct the young me" anu
women Of his district were urged 10 spend time anu
money In being examined when the men VINO is'"'u
te invitation knew that the chances were hol V"o III
A thousand that tht would get pi".. ~ c,vV
MIR Lodge. Of Massachusetts, dcicnucu wy -,
service law and resented it, Icing clArtcWrlh.u a.,
a humhug and fraud. II was not u" N"'''' 49,
/ IN Republican. a., o,ro- c,,ativcs Of
II VA uu American 10 see the frpr'''nl'"' ,i
ile ucoplc hanging about the ante lahp'iS Va w.
,,nycruu.cif oii,r-. II was neither i,9l,'' u"i ~
decent nor manly. have officers OF inc ''oNVia'
n,.t ing hour after hour OF their time to l,chrs
~ personal and political appeals. VT. i.~.s' ~
, nom The Sew iork Evening Post a HNt VI ~
occlpati,n- Of the members oi the ldnitt"N r., H.,
.,lfiVe committee. IN retaliation Tor us' 'l'.
-nnola road from the paper an altclc renee W
t,,n m. character Of senator quay. lie was can"
T., rider hv Mr. ,rosveiOr who claimed that IL wa
not i'm order Tor a representative u Teah M
attack upon senator The Chairman iui,u , 'r' ,i
wcu taken. 40 action was taken on inc u" anu '''
House adjourned.