Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-23
House.

W AShlNGIONs AlIll - After
eoncurring in the Senate amend
ments to the Worlds Fair bill. the
House went into committee Of the
whole on the legislative appropria-
ton bill.
Butterworth, in a brief e1plana-
ton Of the bill, said tina. in some
bureaus Of the departments there
was substantially a civil pension list.
1t consisted of a number Of old per-
sons who had faithfully served the
government in the past, but who
were no longer able TO perform their
duties. They were carried on the
rolls, but were OF no service to the
government. The committee on
appropriations had allowed an in
crease in the clerical force Of the
Civil Service Commission, substan-
tally as requested by the commits
sion.
Dockery criticised the bill. 1t
provided for the appointment Of III
new officers, at a cost Of Sl6l 500.
Referring TO the civil pension list,
he said that in the departments there
were employed SS7 persons who
were
WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY INEFFI-
GENT,
but who drew salaries amounting TO
1850, 600. He believed il there was
new blood in the departments fifty
or a hundred clerks could be dis
charged, at a saving Of $4,000 a
year.
Allen Miss quoted from speech
delivered by Cannon and used rs a
campaign document, declaring that
the republican party was devoted TO
the country, and would, II it came
into power, administer the govern
ment with greater economy and
greatly reduce the expenditures.
He then quoted from the civil ser
vice plank Of the republican party |
and from President Harrison's letter
Of acceptance, but the republican
party had gone back on its promises,
and be would call the attention Of |
the country to the civil service pre-
tensions Of the administration.
Allen recalled
A STORY
as showing the republican opinion |
Of the Administration, which was 70 |
the effect that, meeting n repub-
lican and asking him what he
thought OF It, he received the follow
ing reply:
wAnny runs the Sunday school,
Levi runs the bar,
Baby runs the White House,
And d-ii. here we are
Bland addressed himself to a dis
cussiOn of the monetary question.
He had never regarded this question
es a party one, but from the fact
that the republicans were holding
caucuses it would seem that they
were going to make it one. Let the
bill be brought in as any other bust
ness bill would be brought in, net
under the gag law or the caucus. He
proceeded TO speak in favor of silver,
and characterized the bill as de-
monetizing bill
Cannon replied TO DOckery's
criticism. In view of the last ad-
ministration and the last caucus, it
seemed that the gentleman had
swallowed a camel then and now
was straining at gnat. In the
Fiftieth Congress there were created
9S5 offices, with an aggregate ex-
penditure Of Sl,l64, 600. The in
crease in salaries made by the
pending bill was only 5000. The
increase in salaries made in the
Fiftieth Congress was 81, 600, 900.
Williams Ills criticised the re-
publican house for not bringing in
bill for the settlement Of
TIE SILVER QUESTION,
and thus relieve the oppressed peo-
pie Of the country.
Grosvenor said the anxiety mani
tested on the democratic side in re-
gard to the popularity and success
Of the administration was the best
sign that the republican side ought
to be satisfied with the administra-
ton. Speaking of the civil ser
vice system, he said he could not
believe that the law and its nd
was approved by one
fifth of the members Of either House
Of Congress. He was told that there
were on the eligible list enough
young men and wemen TO fill all
IF the places for twenty-five year,
% come, yet the young men and wo-
men in his district were c5joled and
Urged to spend their time and mon
y in being examined, when the
men who issued the invitations
Knew the chances were that only
me In a thousand would get po-
ition.
Lo ige defended the Civil Service
aw and resented its being charac-
erized as humbug and fraud.
Without finishing the bill the
House adjourned.