Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-23
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n L. Provided For by the Federal Senate
General Politics in the House.
IBy telegraph TO tho Dispatch.l
Senate.
WASHINGTON. April 22.--Mr. Plumbs reso..
luton heretofore offered tor an increase OF
the treasury purchases and the coinage OF
silver was presented. and Mr.. Eustis moved
ne an addition TO il the further resolution
that free coinage of silver j. essential 10 q
sound financial policy and is demanded by
all the great interests of the country, and
that therefore all laws limiting the coinage
of silver ought to be repealed. Mr.. Plumb
consented to let his resolution ne over Tor
the present, 50 rs to give Mr.. Mltcbeil an
opportunitv TO address the Senate.
Mr. Mitchell addressed the Senate IN IA
vor of the constitutional amendment pro-
posed by him for the election OF senators
| bv Dopular vote. When he had concluded
| his resolution was referred to the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections, ,.u
The conference report on the, blll 10
regulate the sittings of United States
| courts IN the District of South Carolina
was presented and agreed TO.
wAsHISGToS's 700.
The District of Columbia Appropriation
bill was taken up. During the consldera-
ton of the bill Mr.. Morrill,, from the con-
ference committee on the bill for the or
panization, Improvement, and maintenance
of a national geological park, reported
that the committee mad been unable to
agree. and he moved that the Senate re-
cede from its position and agree TO the
House amendment, which requires hall the
expenses to be paid by the District govern
ment.
After some discussion the motion was
agreed TO and the bill now goes 10 the
| President for his signature.
The consideration of the District appro-
pration bin was then resumed ana was
| ended by the passage of the bill;
Executive session. Adjourned
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Gambler of Massachusetts,, moved
that the House concur in the Senate
amendments TO the World STAIR bill. This
being agreed to the bill finally passed and
will be sent to the President for his action:
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole (AIr Payson, of Illinois, IN the
chair on the legislative appropriation bill.
The debate was not confined very closely
TO the subject matter of the bill. 1t took
IN, in fact. most of the subjects that enter
| into current politics.
Mr.. Allen, of Mississippi. was humorous,
as usual. and illustrated his argument with
amusing stories. In calling attention TO
| the ciyil-service inconsistencies OF the Ad-
| ministration he said he had some respect
| for the man who acknowledged himself a
! spokesman, but the man who obtained OF,
| fee under u hypocritical guise would
never get the respect of the people.
ANOTHER ONE ON HARRISON.
| He told a story of Senator Ingalls, going
| TO the White House to secure an office. On
1 l.. J. friorn1 xtrho told him
| he would not get it, as Harrison had a
| friend in Kansas that he was going to ap-
point. The Senator scratched his head a
| moment and said: "That IS right, if he Is
sure of it; but am pretty well acqulinted
| with that State, and if he has friend
there don't know it," tLaughter.l
| Mr.. Bland. Of Missouri, discussed the
monetary question and made an argu-
| mept in favor of the tree coinage OF silver.
MIR Cannon, after devoting some time to
| a defence of the provisions of the bill, de
| MED the charge made by Mr.. Allen to the
| effect that many Federal Apprentices IN
| Mississippi were men of bad character.
| When the gentleman was making that
| charge he Cannon could not help think.
ing that while there were thousands OF
postmasters TO be appointed in each state
there was but one State treasurer to be
| elected. lLaughter.l He then proceeded
|
of the defaultins treasurerS OF southern
States.
| THE CIvII.-sEIvICE LAW A FRAUD.
Mr.. Spinola, of New York, made an Of
tack upon the civil-service law, which he
| SAID was un-Jeifersonian, un-Democratic
un-American, aud that there were not tyt
men on the other side who honestly be
lioved in it. 1t was a fraud, it had beer
operated as a fraud. and the present Adj
ministration had not paid the least regard
to 1t whatever.
MIR. Grosvenor, of Ohio. said the anxiety
manifested on the Democratic side in re-
card 10 tho popularity and success of the
Administration was the best sign that the
| Republican side ought to be satisfied with
the Administration, and for one he was
At the proper time the Republican side
would bring in q silver bill that would be
satisfactory to the people.
REPUBLICAN VIEW OF THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Speakiug of the civil-service system he
said that he did not believe that the law ano
its administration was approved by one
fifth of the members of either house. He
believed that if each member OF the House
would vote his deliberate opinion he
would declare that the whole system was
founded on mistake and its administra
ton on false principles. II was detrimen
tai TO the very purpose il aimed TO accom-
plsh. Applause.
Mr.. Clements: What civil-service reform
was endorsed by the Chicago Conven'
ton?
Mr.. Grosvenor: TO turn the Democrats
ont and put Republicans IN. Laughter.
MIR. Grosyenor said that not only woulC
he vote against increasing the force of tn,
commission, but he would vote here ant
everywhere to repeal the whole law. lap
plause,l 1t was fraud on the people o
the country.
THE SYSTEM FINDS FRIEND.
Mr.. Lodge, OF Massachusetts. defended
the civil-service law and resented its beini
characterized as humbug and fraud.
FINALLY, MIR. Dunnell, of Minnesota
moved to strike out tho appropriation o
sci, $50 for clerks for senators.
Pending vote the committee rose ant
the House adjourned.