Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-27
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
The Commission Discussed in the
Senate Today.
THE PRESIDENT TO APPOINT IT'S CLERKS
The Shipping Bill Still Further
Debated in the House.
A MEN DMENTS REJECTED.
THE SENATE.


The Vice President laid before the Senate
message from the President returning without
his approval tine bill to establish the record and
pension Office of the War Department The
President states his objection to the bill at
some length, TO the effect, generally, that it is
not competent for Congress TO nominate. Is the
created by law. The message was referred to
the committee on military affairs.
House bill detaching the county Of Logan,
OHIO, from the northern and attaching it to
the southern judicial distric. of Ohio was taken
up and passed. Also House bill for the relief
OF Henry l.. Morey.
Also House bill to remit certain taxes to the
Meiwood Distillery Company Kentucky.
Also House bill to prohibit liquor licenses
within one mile Of the Soldiers Home prop
erty In the District of Columbia.
MR.. cLAGGErTs CLAIM.
Mr. Stewart presented papers in support Of
the claim of Vim. II. Clasgett to Q seat in the
Senate from the state of Idaho for the term
beginning March (the seat for which the Gre
dentlals of Mr. Dubois are already on fle) and
they were referred to the committee on priyi-
leges and elections.
Mr.. Teller. from the committee on privileges
and elections, reported resolution (Which was
agreed to- to pay to ex-senator sawyer of
south Carolina his pay from the beginning of
T I vi I'll T. ioo'.unth ne was p'AAu. ne
Senator Spencer of Alabama.
CLAIMS AND ATTORNEYS.
Mr.. Hale expressed the hope that the money
would be paid direct to the ex-Senators and not
to attorneys, and he related how in a similar
case "a short time since) the ex-senator was
dogged into the paying Office by an attorney
who insisted on being paid his share. Such a
scene. he said, was a shame and a scandal. 1t
a. ,ont;ras, - ~ u .,a e.oe AZ " i'uluin6
80 ,u,iu y. .ne 80 'nal .lre
"; ""o nt;! ~ lnee! " pE .ne expenses oi senators
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wha, t;n,a ,ha ra 90 ma ano quesuD1h q1l as 70
was 80 .h.. nn9.!. 9! - - |.ati snouiu peSin
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Ind;a,, e. tn ;,-,,iS ,ne ooi.iiLitee on
-ha InS;ar, ,rta A. NJ .ue otte,i.ion t' ~ VI
roto Mon,a,,a - nIa,sl. - ~ Sou'I .u 20 "a,
care and control Of Indians living i'm tribal re-
lations should be transferred from the Interior
Depar'meht 70 any other department OF the
NJ nor:s a. rssan..;,P " anu as W.
Allison's yesterday that he OIr. Dawes would
take charge of the Indian APPROPRIATION bill to-
day-expressed his regret that he could not DO
SO. as there were some features in the hill
which neither he nor the committee on Indian
affairs approved.
Mr. Platt asked Mr. Dawes To what fea n, rec of
the bill he alluded
Mr. Dawes-To the educational features of IL
MIR. Allison said that he had been aware when
he reported the Indian appropriation bill ves-
terday that there were rome features in IL
which were not approyed of nv tbe Senator
from Massachusetts. but he lMr. AIlison1 had
never had charge of an appropriotion hill
every item Of which he had Approved. and he
therefore hoped that as soon as the legislati ye
executive and judicial appropriation bili
should be out of the way the Seoator from
Massachusetts, would call mn tbe Indian annro-
priation bill and take charge of il.
Mr. Sherman stated that he was authorized
by the committee on foreign relations 10 saw
that in view of the state of public business,
particularly the appropriation bills, and also in
view OF the facs that the Dill could not be acted
S NJ W .ne nouse a, ne present session the
fnrthas at this time and ,a;oht t.Ie 'ien any
the calendar.
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Mf. Woico.t favored tne amendment and re-
marked that the civil service commission had
at best .sa hard row to hoe" 1t had to meet a
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10y ,opO,s "mu nt .h oppusum ppt tfoi t oef'aln Se-
Pn i.. ~ o.IoS. ~ ga IN aI,. ueoa"se, PioDa
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Nnee'nu. S slree. nietnouS.
MIR; stewart opposed any Legislation increas-
ins sne Jur,Sui:.ion anu scoPe VI the civil
service commission.
sat;sfortor;lv II ~ nra.,;,n -. J;a.:e
faction The multitude of persons disappointed
by it was increasing year by year. He looked
on the whole system as unfair.
MIR. Wolcott replied to Mr.. Stewards argu-
ment and commended the methods Of the civil
service commission, rs opposed to the '.politi-
cai mnuence system tnas nad previously pre-
vailed. Mr.. Dawes also defended the amend-
ment reported by the Senate committee on ap-
preparations The civil service commission, he
said, was here to stay. II was here under the
charge Of the government and dependent upon
the government for tit and proper appropria-
tions to carry out the law in its spirit and in
good faith.
THE APPOINTMENT OF THE cLERKs
Mr.. sherman had some doubt about the
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