The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-23
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
EnlOe Moves TO Cut Off the Pay Of
the Commission.

4 Majority of the Members Present
Vote In Favor of the Proposition,
but the House Short of Quorum
When the Vote Was Taken-A Sec
ond Vote Taken with a Similar Re-
suit.
Washington, May 22.-In the House to-
dav substitute for Mr.. Dunphy's Joint
resolution was reported from the com
mirtee on rules by Mr.. Cultivate It
provides for an investigation of the al
legged armor plate frauds by the Carnegie
Phipps Company at Homestead by the
House naval committee.
Mr.. Stone, dem, of Kentucky, pro-
posed an amendment which was agreed
70. directing the committee to INQUIRE
into the cost of the armor plate. He
wanted the country to know why it was
that the government paid 5000 ton for
steel plate, while railroad companies
were able to buy steel rails at S27 a ton.
The resolution was agreed to-.
The House then proceed ed in committee
Of the whole, with MIR. Richardson, dem.
of Tennessee, in the chair, to further con
sider the legislative, executive and Judi.
cial appropriation bill. When the para
graph relating to the civil service com
mission was reached several amendments
were proposed.
ENLoE MOVES TO STRIKE OUT.
Mr.. Enloe, dem, of Tennessee, moved
70 strike out the paragraph carrying an
apprOpriat ton for the salaries of the com
mission and clerks, amounting to S33, $40
Mr. DeArmond, dem, of Missouri,
moved to strike out the paragraph
and insert q paragraph providing
for the superintendent of clerks and
other Apprentices of the classified service
among the several states, territories and
District of Columbia, in proportion to
their population, and to this end appoint
ments and dismissals shall be made until
the right proportion be esta blished. The
appointees shall be selected by the
several states in accordance with regula-
tons thev shall adopt and the changes
shall be made by the department officials
for a term of six years.
Mr. Williams, dem, of Mississippi
offered an amendment to strike out ali
the paragraphs under the civil service
heading.
THREE HOURS OF DEBATE.
AnagreemenJ was reached to give three
hours to debate on the commission, the
pending amendments to be the texts
The discussion was carried on in favo
of the amendments by Messrs. Enloe,
Pendleton, of West Virginia; Caruth, of
kentucky; Anderson, dem, of West Vir-
GINA; Williams, of Mississippi; Bynum,
dem, of Indiana German. dem ,iof Michi-
gan, Swanson, dem, of Virginia. and
Wheeler, dem. of Alabama and against
the amendment, by Messrs. Broderick,
rep, of Kansas; Grain, dem, of Texas;
Everett, rep, of Massachusetts: De For
est dem. of Connecticut; Dingley, Gros-
venor and Hopkins.
Mir EnlOes amendment to strike out
the appropriation for the commission
and employees was agreed to on a divis-
ion by a vote of So to 81.
A few republicans were noticed voting
with the bulk Of democrats in favor of
the amendment, and few democrats
with the republicans against it.
RECEIVED WITH APPLAUSE.
Upon the amendment of the vote,
which was received with applause on
the democratic side, Mr.. Coombs, dem,
Of New York made the point of no
quorum, and vote by tellers was or
dered This resulted-ayes 1O9 nays IL
This vote was received with clapping of
hands aud a few shouts on the demo-
cratic SIDE, and derisive laughter from
the republicans.
Mr.. Dingley, rep, of Maine. gave no
tee that in the House he should de-
mand separate yea and nay vote on the
amendment
ne committee then rose, and at sos
O'clock the House adjourned until to-
morrow al noon.