The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-25
DEBATE WAXING WARM
President Cleveland Will
Be in Washington at
lis Finish
SENATOR'S HILL AND GoRMAN
Lodges Innocent Looking POST
Ofiice Blll-The House and
Senate Today.
SENATORS HILL AND GoRMAN

the vote on reconsideration OF the Mon
tana case in the Senate or any other
cause. should prevent the delivery of
Mr.. Hills promised speech on the silver
question. Notwiths landing the fact
that the Senator stated In his animated
colloquoy with Mr.. German on Wednes-
day last that his position on this q ues-
tion had not been misunderstood since
last February, there Is much curiosity
to know just exactly where he stands at
the present day on the financial ques.
tion. especially after his championship
of the views of Mr. PETER, the Kansas
populist, on the National bank rssoiu-
tioD. There is also much ingratifled
curiosity as to the nature OF this
toward Senator German of Maryland. the
hitherto acknowledged leader of his
party on the Senate floor. There was a
distinct tone of acerbity in Mr.. Hills
remarks on Wednesday when he said:-
II am az anxi0ue, sir. as the Senator
from Maryland can possibly be to relieve
the financial distress OF this country. I
the effort TO keep out partisansnip In the
disposition Of the financial question.
From the hour we trst met IN this body
my efforts have bean toward bringing
about proper ISOLATION of the q uestiou;
and my efforts have been just as Jealous,
just as earnest. as have been the effSrts
OF the Senator from Maryland. My position
ugon this great financial q uestion have not
been misunderstood. Ispoke on this sub.
lect last February. when | thought saw
The danger coming to the cyuntry, did
not hear the eloquent voices OF some other
gentlemen aiding me in that contest"
Mr.. German let this remark, tho ugh
evidently directed at him, pass unnoticed
at the time, but should the criticism
thus implied be in any way renewed the
quld nuncs joy[ully anticip ates q spicy
rejolnder, aud au exciting interlude i'll
the dreary waste of Senatorial silver talk.
LODGES PoSTOFFICE BILL.
There VIII De AN 0uIcry among the
politicians il the bill which Mr.. Lodge of
Massachusetts has introduced III the
Senate should become Law, but the
clamer against 1t will probably prevent
It's ever reacning stage where Its pas
sage will be likely. The bill bears the
Innocent title. ITO Regulate the Appoint
menG of Fourth Class Postinasters. - bnt
its essential purpose is to exclude political
influence III the appointment and removal
OF the great number OF such post
masters throughout The country. Tue
bill is the ouLgrowLh of Il conference of
The advocates of the extension OF the
none-partisan system of appointments,
and has lbs cordial endorsement of
several of the Civil Seryics reform asso-
ciatioss. 1t is clained by those who
support this measure that the constant
Changes upon the advent of y now al
ministration tend To deteriorate the ser
vice. aud iu illustration of this figures
are given that at least furnish fool for
reflection. In 1885 there were SIS
in W N
change in The administration there
We're 9,556, with 9,1l2 designations,
change or more than 35 per cent. OF the
postmasJers of the country in a single
year, Where the changes were less than ID
per cent. the year preceding. A like
change in 1889 i'll the administration,
shows removals aud designations amount
ing TO 16, 406, or nearly 80 per cent. in a
single year against less than IA per cent.
The year before when there was less mo-
tive for political removals.
The figures for the present administra-
tion are. of course. not optainable, but
the friends of the bill contend that they
will show that removals have been made
with the same deXterity.
ITS PROVISIONS.
Mr.. Lodges bill provides for the selec-
tlon OF postmASterS when vacapcl OCCUR
In an open and public mauuer by post
office inspectors designated for the duty
IN the various postal districts, and the
Postmaster General Is required to select
one of the candidates designated by the
inspector as fitted for the Office. and to
assign a reason if he does not designate
ths one graded highest by tbs INSPECTOR.
The papers in eacn case ara to De open to
the public, except the confidential re-
ports OF inspectors which might iniure
some of applicants. The change pro-
posed by this bill reduces the labor of
the post office department by Que half,
and 1t Is claimed for the system that it
would not be expensive after the prin-
ctple was established that the tenure of
the best postmasters was permanent and
that they would not be re-
moved for political reasons. Under2rhis
to the Department and not TO the Mem
Der of Congress whose influence placed
him there. and 1t is also clsimed that the
fact that removals would be made for
cause only would result in longer service
and prevent the evils of wholesale
changes. The interference of Members
OF Congress In the selection or Fourth
Class Hestmasters is specially forbidden
in Mr.. Lodges Uill.
notwithstanding the fact. according to
general belief, that tue chief crop Of
Alaska consists OF seals, ice and reindeer,
Senator Squire proposes that the agri-
cultural interests of the territory shall
with the other territories of the United
States. In furGherance of this idea, he
has introduced dill authorizing the ex-
tension to Alaska of the provisions of the
law approprfatiug money for tho main
tsnauce of agricultural experiments Sta
tions, which act. according to its text, Is
IN the direction of the more colnDlets
endowment and support of colleges for
the benefit of agriculture ana the me-
chanic srss."
PROPOSED NEW AUDITING METHOD.
Ouly those unfortuRates who nave had
to adjust claims for compensation from
the Government, can appreciate the good
features of aud necessity for bill intro
duced In the Senate yesterday by Senator
Jones OF Arkansas to establish bureau
auditors and as many deputies, each
having in charge accounts rsl4ting
to certain specified branches
OF the public service. Probably
In no two OF thess offices il the practice
uniform and when q man who has settled
claim in one office after having en- :
countered and overcome every possible
obstacle undertakes TO do business with
anol her audit ,r on the assum otiou tn 4
his past experience wild enabls him
to save time and vexation he Is very
likely TO fi.d himsslf deceived A
Congressional COMMITTEES Is now working
over the problem OF simplifying these
ccmplex departmental methods, but
meanwhile Senator Jones has proposed TO
wipe out all the auditors offices and re-
place them with bureau of audit that
shall be charged with the auditing of all
governments accounts. The bureau il 10
be plsced in cnargs Of an auditor
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