Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-13

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that the woman was q drunken debauchee
Blair contented himself with scowlins a
the Missouri eenxtor and Withdrawing biz
motion.
| After short executive session the Sen
at 6 p. M. adjourned.
In the House.
| The House went into committee on III,
whole with Payson Of Illinois in the chair
on the legislative appropriation bill.
| Gr0svenor OF Ohio. sent TO the clerks
desk, with his hearty endorsement, nj
account Of the meeting at Cooper Union las
night and . letter addressed by Grover
Cleveland to +. Ellery Anderson.
| Grosvenor said he had thus placed this
important and statesmanlike document il
the permanent records Of the country, thai
in the coming campaign 1t should b.
available, under the frank Of members OF
next congress, to be used In disseminating 4
information throughout the country.
Republican laughter.
In speaking of the pension office para
grab. Cooper Of Indiana made an attack
upon the supe rintendent of the pension
building, asserting that he had stored sew
eral hundred bushels Of potatoes in the
pension office and sold them to employees
turning the government department into ..
hucksterlng establishment.
| The reading Of the bill concluded, the
\ committee required to the consideration of
the clause making an appropriation for the
civil service commission.
GrosveDor Of Ohio raised point of order
against it Except 90 far - il refers to the
three commissioners. chief examiner and
secretary on the ground that it violstt Il
the law establishing the commission.
! McComas antagonized the point Of order
and argued that nothing in the bill could be
construed as being adverse to creating the
law.
The Chair in rendering his decision said
it was attempted in the appropriation bill
| to put under control of the civil service
commission the entire force necessary to
conduct its operation, which was in viola
ton of the organic law. II was propose
| to free the commission from Interference
with any department Of the government
| The organic law required that clerks should
| be detailed from one Of the department
| The question was whether the provision
| OF the bill was such change of the exist
ing law as rendered it obnoxious to tb.
point. The civil service commission wa.
not the department as was understood il
this government. 1t was a board, and .
board only. 1t had limited power only
| The force provided for in this creating &C,
was three commits sioners, = secretary,
manager and one other employe. What
ever other force was necessary for the
performance Of the business might BE-
| selected by the comm s.ioasrs from differ
l n Mt ipn pf I'M ~ 0(t al lfatt tnr
and with the approval Of the head Of ibe
| department. Entertaining these views the
| point Of order was sustained as TO The
secretary (because his salary was raised
| Si00) and a. to all clerks aud employees
except one messenger and one hborer
| Butterw0rth inq aired whether the chair
| held it not competent to increase the clercs
force in civil service commission.
| Chsir-Tbe chair is of that opinion
| Bnlterworih--I desire to enter dissent
| ing opinion.
McComss Of Maryland appealed from
the decision.
Moore of Eex Hampshire argued tbs
chair was in error as 10 bis ruling; he re
garded the point Of order Is q blow at ci,i
service law.
! Grosvenor said the civil service commits
| Hpr, ABOVE al Otnet cDmmistiohs, tn0ult
be law abiding commission.
Ruling Of chair absolutely correct.
Tracey Of New York said it wss unfai
to st.empt, under the point Of order.
cripple tie civil service com mission wheI
the custom for the past three years hs,
been to increase the force.
| Coggsweli Of Massachusetts ssid that tn,
whole burden of the song Of the commis.
/ sionefs before the committee on appr0pri4.
ton was that there should be change oi
orsspic Law. The whole purpose Of IN.
clause in the bill vas 10 divorce the com
missioners from the heads Of executive de-.
partments.
Cannon sustained the ruling Of the chair
| Dockefy Of Missouri while not sdvocst
| ing the civil service reform system. con
tended thA. the integrity Of every Law OF
the statute books should be maintained ,sni
. sufficient appropriation should be made
to enforce 1t
| Hooker Of Mississippi referred to ths
printing Of ClevelAnd's letter in the Record
said, for one, speaking onIv for himsels. h
was not disposed to psrmi. the letter 4
become part Of the congressional rseorl
of the country Without saying somethin;
/ might express the sentiment Of th'
people he in part represented. He bs'
! = very crest Difference for the views Of tn
| distinguished statesmen; he had Q verl
great Difference for the distinguished mel
Who, 10 the other branch Of the Legislature
declared the judgment Of the America
people ~ expressed on many occasions. %
| pecialIy 1t the last election, unaItersbl