Telegram-herald., 1890-04-26
IT is NOW A LAW.
Ths President Has Signed tie
Worlds Fair Bin
DEBATE o. TEE CIyIL-SERylCE LAW.
Congress Passes BfIa spPrepr4@tans
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Tags of the senate


", she Senate bill WAS passed Great
ing the customs collection district Of
Arizona
Mr. Kerr llal reported 10 the House
the biz 10 prohibit the transportation Of
Intoxicating liquors into any State or
Territory contrary 70 the law 81 such
State or Territory. An amendment was
proposed by the committee striking eat
the second section relating 70 punish
ments for violations OF The law
Then the House went into committee
OF the whole-Mr. Payson ulil in the
ehair--on the Legislative appropriation
bill.
When the clause appropriatiug sala-
Fies for the Csil-SerTioe Commission
was reached Mr.. Cummings made the
point OF order that II Was not properly
in the bill The eomgission was neith-
er legislative. executive nor Judicial.
IL should be named the Great Super
visory Commission OF the Government
and turned loose upon the land. Its usur-
pations were getting 10 be monstrous
as conducted 10 had been a scandal 10
the Government What the com mis-
sioners lacked in intelligence and ex-
perience they made up in arrogance and
superciliousness The point of order
was overruled.
Mr. Spinola (N. " denounced the
law as an infamous scheme and an in
famous imposition on the public.
Mr.. Perkins Kan. offered an amend
ment exempting ex-soidiers from the
provisions OF the ciyil-service law. He
did not believe there were dozen men
on the floor who were in sympathy with
the law. and he knew that the people OF
the country generally were not in SYM
pathy with IT. II there should be-
Democratic success in the next
election ii would DE because the Admin
istration in power did not stand by the
working Republicans rather than by its
professions of Civil-Servioe reform.
Applause.
The amendment was ruled out
Mr.. Houk (Tenn. moved to strike ou.
the entire clause. Mr.. Hopkins Qll)
said that in making the motion the
gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Houk)
was ont OF joint with the senti-
ment of his party as expressed in the
Nationalplatform. ENsna
Mr.. Lehlback On. ", Mr.. McComas
Md and Mr.. Cutcheon mich. opposed
the motion of Mr.. Houk. Mr.. Cheadle
Qnd. was opposed 10 the whole theory
of Civil-Service reform. Mr.. Grosrenor
(O.) said he was as much in favor Of
reform In the civil service as any other
gentleman His opposition was TO the
construction, organization and opera
ton of the civil-service law.
Mr.. Hill Ul.) characterized the mo-
ton to strike out the appropriations as
an effort TO do by indirection what
neither of the great political parties
openly.
Mr.. Henderson nal said that Civil
Service reform had come 10 stay and
the political party Cat deserted 1t
would not stay in power and ought not.
it was not true that this Administration
had not enforced the law. Benjamin
Harrison, with the integrity that no
party could dislodge. with courage
that never yielded in any battle. had
enforced the law and was enforcing IL,
land that's what is the matter with the
boys. IL be had failed 70 enforce IL
there would not be so much kicking on
the back seats" Continuing, he said;
II helped 10 make the platform ef isss-one
Of the best ever mede-and upon that we car
ned the country, including the best thought
and sentiment OF this country. / say. don't
COW, in this indirect way. desert the standard
-. - 4 kNa
country who put you in power. 1 don't want 70
80 back TO the % spoiis system want To- get
further away fren "a. J don't want to become
q lsckey for the spoils systen-"
Mr.. Mckinley 90 earnestly opposed
the motion 10 strike out the appropria-
ton II the Republican party Of this
country was pledged TO one single thing
more than another it was the mainte-
nance OF civil service law.
1t was not only sccording TO the
tenets of the Republican party,
but according TO the best senti-
ments of the Republican party through
out the United States Aye. more, IL
was sustained by the best sentiment Of
the whole country. Republicans and
Democrats alike; and there was not a
man on the floor that did not know
that there wSs not party
In the country, Democrat or
Republican. that had the courage
70 repeal the law. Now. when the he
publican party was in control Of all the
branches Of the Government IL was pro
posed TO virtually repeal the Law, when
for four years during Demo
cratic administration nobody on
the Repablicsn side bad the tener-
ity 70 rise In bis place and ask for the
notification Of the lsw. They thought
IL good enough for Democratic admin
istration: and be said 70 bis Rep1biicsn
friends thatit was good enough for Re
publican administrators. The Eepub-
lic.n party must take DO backward step.
The merit systen % pas here, and here 70
stay.
Mr.. Buttervorth insorsed every word
bis colleague had said Nothing
smscked of monsrchicsl terms a. much
as the sDoils system and Jet men stood
here, not The representatives 81 The
people, bat Representatives Of politi.
cal banners. who beost8s stronger
than free. inteili9ent nssn- Mem
bers expected - rstaia their plsoes.
not upheld hv TIE virtus sDa in
telligenoe a tbe constituency tfsr
represented. but by gathering retsin-
ers. packing conventions and UsinF al
agencies theresnto sppsrtsining. The
Rspublissn party ha1 gene eut q pew.
sr CT that issue It ~as IN power -
aay becsase - hss RAISED -. evil
service lsw ard hsd lb2erses ths merit
system
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