The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-03
SENATOR'S WASTINGTIME
-gxY sUOULD SToP TALKING
srLTER and TOTF.
,.-.,,os Of Norfolk Citizens Visi,
,,..ht,gton-M Mr. swanson's Grie-
-yirginians After ONCE
Trs,s BUETau. RirLEr BUILDISo,
w,smsorop. September z. 1898. !

soicron. wcarying ana pertunctory
49,, Cor silver. which are now being
io tba senate. remind me partic-
~[s Of the pau,udes that are read
...e the nl-favorcd dead. They bear no
., Of information. they give no as
..,c. Of anything reliable and simply
80. che hearers profoundly Impressed
am the idea that the subject OF these
...s-.s has gone 10 the devil sure
IAN however. they talk and the PROPOSE
.l. Yesterday Of Senator VOORHEES, 10
....., Immediate vote upon the question
'....l was met with objection because
'..t.r of Senators still wanted 10
fuI. free and unrestricted de-
+. on all public questions Is what the
....riesn people generally want ana ue-
md lut there is little encouragement
t.ba Senator's who In time Of emergency
r.r.I-f iu simply speaking against time
.bUe the people are suffering from ther
t.aru9n The silver question is no ne"
o-. ia the Senate. and owing 10 their IONS
t4rms Of Office a majority OF them were
,r.nbers of that body when the sherman
fv WAS passed These mature intelll-
,.rf and presumably patriotic men VIII
t or should not. allow timeservers and
tt. lofty AGENTS Of silver mine owners 10
t-If. gifh the ripe wants Of the Amer
i.r people. A majority Of the Senators
.a..f rlle they need no further the
.n...i lieht OF debate and II the minor
I. oll not consent 90 a fair expression
u tire Senators. on the subject, a clcture
-r should Doe made TO cut of the per
.-,-nt tactics of delay which, fortunate
r Isl only INDUCED by such Senators as
r.H.r Stewart and PETER. The silver
-u of tine south strong and earnest IS
t... are. 70 is "a pleasure Co say are VIII
to uphold their convictions 10 the
.i but do not advocate the untenable
.In0n of talking forever to thWart the
500 Of the majority and 10 stihe the viii
. .he people
rte House is indulging itself I'm a
u..t little game Of talk and the ahso-
mry Improbable discussion Of the rules
f.s occupied the entire week. This, how
ever has given the Ways and Means
committee chance 10 work. and the
outlook for next week is more promising
ru l1r the desultory harangues of this
week.
delegation composed of gentlemen
prominent Boo the commercial and official
c.r.les NJ Norfolk. under the escort Of
U0u ID Gardiner Tyler and Hon. Claude
A. Swanson. called 90 the Treasury de-
mum.nt tlis morning Co urge the early
commencement of work ON the govern
ment huHl.uE 90 he erected in that city
f.I which purpose "a sum not exceeding
lHUu hls already been appropriated
after pleasant interview with Mr. !
Eemu.r tle acting supervising architec |
Uf fI. Treasury. tine gentlemen called on |
Secretary Carlisle. who promised TO give |
t.r matter his immediate attention, and !
..r..I f make this special case. I'm |
OBJ. I...... .luu were Messrs NJ. Glennan, |
FrIni Tnef William a Young. /
..Ik of thc court and chairman of the /
Democratic city committee Nathaniel |
Iuuuss Mayor a. Meyers. Col e.. A.
NASH W.. r Aud. rson. r. G.. Byrd and /
Walter Sharp. The secretary informed /
the delegation that the force in the
superVisiur architects office was not sgf-
reient to begin the work now hut Mr
Carlisle Thought the force could be iu-
creased to an extent sufficient to cover
tIis case THE public buildings at Roam
Dka and Norfolk were both appropriated
l.r. and tle architect had agreed Co COM
.nCe first th' work in Roanoke. The
..fieiou. however. today of Secretary
ariisIe win result iD the Inauguration
0. thr work no Norfolk within COM
Hrat.Fe.y short time The committee
hitch came is composed Of the repre-
Htatite interests of the city by the sea.
.i was elected from the Chamber OF
mmerce. business Mems Association.
e Real Estate Exchange and the Dem
ritIo Executive Committee. Congress
swanson has a just grievance against
Ir civil service commission. two of whom |
mo- of possible three are Republicans |
0iienhNN against q policy which re-
's to suspend certain rules 10 rid the
.rrnmNnt now OF men who are offensive
artisans ae inst the present administra-
t i0ur months ago several young men /
.u from his district made application
0lm in secure Tor them positions as
NHy clerks in fhr mail service. lie
I to Them that they would be forced
t- application through civil service
'.Hi. aiIOus. and they securing the re-
l. papers. did $50. The papers have
returned to thc Civil Service COM
.'. and he visited that department
morning Co ascertain what had been
ue With them lle was Informed l1at
0 papers had NOT been touched and
at 10 would probably De year before
thing would ue done in the matter.
ln the meantime the clerkships for
hich these young men make applica ton q
'e being hhed Boy Republicans of the
lost offensive kind Mir Swanson could
once prove this 90 be the case and I
$50 prove 90 those I'm charge Of such
alters that these Republicans are in 2
mpetent 90 ON the positions they now
Ii. hut his hands are virtually tied
r the papers before the civil service q
mmission not having been considered.
' cannot replace the Republicans with
sIhle young men, 60 whom are Justly
4e the positions.
Just before Mr. Cleveland turned over
e reius of government 10 Mr.. HarTison
lS4. he made the clerks Of the railway
rfioe subject 90 the rules and regula-
.as ~ theCivn Sreyice Commission
r Harrison had rot been president ! ,
nv a.onths before he suspended the !
.'tuon of the law, which he 1ai 7
t0 DO as his prcrOga'iyc of Presi- a
i The suspension was for sixty day5
in 'lat time fully 5000 Democrats q
N uucl out OF oniCe aud their places ;
ty Republican demaSosues. who un- f,
'e iior predecessors, We're rot examined .
i' their competency before the Civil 7
'l.e Commission. These men are now ;,
'NilhG thc positicrs and as was be !,
ie stated. however incompetent they -
'I "e ana however partisan ghey may !,
o., uIe lencts OF Harrison Mckinley / y
~ hrei. the clerkships at the present :
De cdnno. be filled by Democrats be- l.
use lhe civil Service Commission by
iins "a press Of business in other de-
p. ,Ncnts of the government as merely a
't"s'' refuse 20 pass upon the papers IL
N"e''i' men who now stand ready TO u
.F'''lDb discharge the duties OF the q
N"l only DO hey do this, out the u
''ii tt least. the two Republican IA
st't y. it becoming 50 fully impre- u
. ",W me demagOeue methods q
t"'u'dns ir the four years Mr.