, 1890-04-24
INTERESTING DEBATES
Gigantic Jobbery Alleged in
Southern War Claims.
THE WORLDS FAIR MEASURE.
Mitchell Discusses the Election Of
Senators by Popular Vote
Bills Passed.

WAsuIsoroS. April II. senators San
,dcrs and Power, tho Montana senators,
wero In their seats this morning. their
desks having been placed on the ropub-
lican side ajter tho adjournment ycster-
day. Their desks wore irst located on
the democratic side after the four new
status were admitted. and thcro they
remained until the action of the senate
yesterday seating the republican con-
testants Under the terms Of tho resoiu-
tion presented Al tho executive session
yesterday by Mr.. Hoar, Messrs. sanders
and Power were assigned by lot to those
classes OF senators whose tornH expire In
1sp3 and 1sa6, respectively
Senator Cullom to-day rfeeented q
pstiticn aligned by many citizens OF
Ohio. Illinois. Iowa, Wisconsin, Mime
pota. Michigan, Colorado, Missouri,
Kansas, Arkensas, North and South
Dakota and Washington. praying that
sugar, lumber, salt. binding twine and
materials entering into It's composition
be admitted FREQ Of duty, and that a
cut OF at least 10 per cent be made on
woolsn, cotton and linen fabrics. ~
Senator Plumb presented q resolution
from, thc Newton. Kan, board Of trade,
protesting against tho imposition of any
duty on ores containing lend imported
from Mexico. and favorins the negotia-
tion Of aae srlprocity tresty with that
country.
Among She bills inttoduced to-day
vas one by Senator Reagan, proposing
an amendment to the constitution for
the election Of senators by vote of tho
people
Tho senate bill appropriating 100000
for the improvement OF the military res
ervstiun known as Fort Walia Walin,
Wash, wns passed. Also tho house bill
for the appointment and rctirement Of
John Q. Fremont as major general Of
the United States army.
The house bill to transfer the revenue
cutter service from the treasury TO the
navy department was taken up.
MI. Sherman opposed tho bill, which
was laid over. The senate then pro-
ccsded 70 consider the house joint roso-
lution for the appointment Of thirty
medical examiners for the pension bu-
reau without reference 10 the civil ser
vice law.
Mr. Faulkner moved 10 strike out the
provision taking the appointment from
the civil service. and Mr. Cockreil said
that lie hoped some republican devoted
Of civil service reform would have raised
hls head In defense of the civil service.
This precipitsted a breezy political da-
bnse. Mr.. Cockreil taunted tke repub-
licau senators with lack of sincerity,
and said that tho commissioner of PEN
,ions WAS now trampIins under feet the
sivil service law. and the rules approved
by the prcsi,ie in which he was aided
and abettcd by the secretary of
The interior II the republi-
cans intended TO trnmpie the civil
service law undorfoot, it snould be done
ia a bold, inaply why, and not by skulk-
ing behind this joint resolution. lie
charged that tue object or the pending
,ncasure was to destroy and break down
the civil service law.
The vote on Mr.. Faulkner motion re-
aulted Ayes lS, noes -. not quorum.
Mesarx. Aldrich. Hoar and Sanders tre-
publicans) voted in the affirmative with
tho democrats. ti.tfti.f. T.
The roll call disclosed the presence of
furty-four senators. li
Mr.. Hoar moved IN amendment by
inserting the words "utider the regula
tlons to be prescribed by the president
of the United States These examin-
ers, he said, were to be appointed only
for brief service, an emergency, and
this WINS additional reason why the gen
erai civil service rules should not apply.
IL was perfectly clear 10 him that the
record OF no party. no president. and. no
suspected, no senator would be found
absolutely in accord with the strict letter
" his declarations In regard to civil SER
rice reform.
Mr.. Plumb hoped the senator from
Massachusetts, would limit his confess
lcns TO himself and commented upon
he combination which seemed to exist
between the democratic party and the
senator from Massachusetts,. The bill,
Ae said, simply put the whole question
" appointments In the president 8
power. II did not seem to him that the
bill should have excited debate. The
appointments were mere temporary
pnes.
After considerable further discussion
Mr.. Hoar modified his amendment to
read:
ssrhe examinations for the the ap-
pointment of these examiners shall be
Under the regulations prescribed by the
president"
This was agreed 10, ayes 3s. noes 8
and without finishing the bill the senats
bdjourned.
The Ea1ss Meess and AdJourns.
The house met and adjourned out o
respect TO Congressman Randall, who's
E. A.