The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-01
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
The Sundry Civil Bnl-The Civil Serv-
ice Law Attacked.

ice Law Attacked.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S1.-The House re-
sumed consideration on the sundry civil APP
preparation bill this morning.
On motion of Mr.. Wilcox. from the COM
mittee on the census, resolution was
adopted calling on the Secretary of the Gn-
terror for information as to whether manu-
facturers and refiners OF sugar have
refused to answer questions propounded to
them by census officials, and If so, what
steps have been taken to compel them TO
answer.
The House then resumed, In committee Of
the whole, the consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
When the paragraph making an appTo-
priation 80 continue the building of the
library of congress was reached Mr.. Enloe
moved an amendment providing that the
chief of engineers shall award all contracts
for material to the lowest responsible bid
der; and preference shall be given to home
over foreign products when material of
equally good quality of home production lie
offered at equal or lower prices
Ar. Cogswell hoped that the amendment
would be adopted because it involved such
good republican protective doctrine.
The amendment was adopted.
RIVER AND HARBOR ITEMS.
The friends OF the river and harbor bill =,
which were passed over yesterday, then de-
sired to revert to It, explaining that,
under the agreement made, 1t could be
reverted to at any time to-day Thin con-
tention was antagonized by Mr.. Holman
and other members of the appropriations
committee. The chairman declined to
analyze the agreement, and submitted the
question to the committed, which decided
against immediate consideration of the
river and harbor items.
In speaking to formal amendment Mr..
Bland gave notice that he would demand in
the House yea and nay vote on the amend
ment relative to the marble for the con-
gressional library. 1t was plain TO him that
the democratic House which was opposed
to protection should not put itself up in
favor of Tennessee marble and In opposition
to Italian marble. 1t was a proteotionist
proposition.
Mr.. Enloe said thst the gentleman from
Missouri had misinterprete6 his amendment.
1t did not contain any provision for the use
OF Tennessee marble, nor did it contain any
principle Of protection. Its purpose was to
put an American citizen on an equal foot
ing with foreigner.
Mr.. Outhwaite-Does not the amendment
give the domestic marble the advantage of
65 per cent?
MT. Enloe-Ihat IS suggested.
Mr.. Rsed-Are you really democrats
Mr.. Enloe-I do not wish my democracy
impugned by any ruler from Maine.
THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW ATTACKED.
MIR. De Almond offered an amendment
suspendtng for one year the civil service
law so far as it applies to government emf
ployes provided for by this act,
This was ruled out on point of order,
but upon a formal amendment Mr.. De
Almond made a speech against the civil
service law which provoked the friends Of
that measure and fight was preclpitated
Mr.. Holman tried 20 avert IL by asking
unanimous consent to limit the debate, but
the remarks OF De Armond stirred up the
friends Of the civil service law and 1t was
only after some time that a Limitation of
twenty minutes was placed on the debate
Mr.. De Armond took up half Of this time in
a speech asserting that the civil service
policy, as praoticed in this country, was a
fraud and sham.
The civil service men in the House evi
IDENTITY did not think there was any occasion
for reply to Mr. De Almond, as after Mr..
Hoar of Massachusetts had inquired il the
amendment was merely pro forna one on
which to base speech, the reading of the
bill was proceeded with The reading Of
the bill having been completed the portions
which hRd been passed over without preju-
dice were reverted to.
A POINT OF ORDER.
Against the river and harbor paragraph
Mr.. Butler, dem, Of Iowa raised a point
Of order that the appropriation for this OBJ.
Ject did not rest within the jurisdiction Of
the committee on appropriations, but
within that Of the committee on rivers and
harbors. While Mr. Butler quoted the
rules and precedents in support of his point
his reason for doing so was more far
reaching than would appear on the sur
face. He was not 30 strongly opposed
to the appropriation as he was to what he
believed was an usurpation of Jurisdiction
by the committee on appropriations of the
province OF the river aud harbor commit
tee, and again be was not so much opposed
to this usurpation as he was to what he con-
sidered a more important one. This has
reference to the pension appropriation bill,
wherein radical changes are made in the
pension laws. Mr.. Butler is a member
of the invalid pension committee, which
has not been taken into consultation In re-
gard TO the changes proposed. Without
disposing OF the point the committee rose,
and the House at 5:l5 o'clock adjourned.