The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-24
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A VICTORY FOR REFORM.
The Attack On The Civil Service Bud
get Unsuccessful.

Representative DeArmond's Amend
ment TO the Appropriation Ruled
Out on a Point of Representa-
tive Anderson Fails in an Attempt to
Evade the Obnoxious Point-Repre-
sentative Baker, OF New Hampshire,
Takes the Bit in His Teeth and Runs
Away on the Floor of the House.
Washington, May 2S.-Very soon after
Assem- bling the House. in committee OF
the whole, with Mr. Richardson, of Ten
nessee, in the chair, took up the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appropria-
tion bill The pending amendment was
that of Mr.. DeArmond, dem, of Missouri,
which provides, after striking out the
appropriation for the civil service COM
mission. for the appointment Of employees
in the several departments by tho heads
thereof, in proportion TO the population OF
the various states and territories, under
such regulations as the states may pre-
scribe. IL was ruled out on point OF
order
Mr.. Anderson, dem, OF West Virginia,
sought TO evade the obnoxious point, viz,
that the amendment did not on its face,
reduce expenditures, by Offering another
amendment limiting the cost Of examina-
tions, authori cd TO be made by the heads
OF departments for selecting appoiutees
TO one half the cost Of the civil service
examinations.
Chairman Richardson thought this was
not germane; that on an appropriation
bill it was not proper to engraft scheme
for making appointments in the civil SER
vice.
Then Mr.. Anderson offered an amend
ment to repeal the civil service law and
the acts amendatory thereof
Mr.. COombs, dem. of New Hampshire,
mada the point OF order against this that
1t changed an existing law and was mob
germane.
BAKER RUNS RIOT.
Mr.. Baker rep. OF New Hampshire,
proceeded to read the declarations of the
national democratic platform in favor of
the civil service law. Several democratic
members called him to order, and, MIR.
Baker continued 10 read, amidst much
confusion, the protests of democratic
members, the laughter OF the re-
publicans and the pounding OF the chair
mans gavel quiet being restored, Mr..
Baker explained that he was reading
from an authority recognized as binding
upon the majority Of the House, and he
felt sure that when ii was called TO their
attention, they would clearly see that
anything which tended 10 cripple OF de-
stroy the civil service law was out Of
order.
Chairman Richardson, at the close OF
Mr.. Bakers remarks, sustained the point
Of order made by Mr.. Coombs, and MIR.
Anderson appealed from the decision.
The appeal was discussed by Messrs.
Enloe and Stookdale, and the decision of
the chair was sustained by a vote Of 80
to SO.
The paragraph transferring to the civil
qnFVipa m lie aim tVa1 ~ "A oil
detailed for work therein was stricken
out on the point Of order that it was new
legislation.
MIR Picker, rep, OF South Dakota, Of I
fered an amendment to the last para
graph relating TO the civil service COM
mission, appropriatlng 5000 for travel
ing and other expenses Of the commission
and making all honorably discharged
soldiers-other things being equal-pre-
ferred candidates for appointment to
office under the commission.
This went out on a point Of order made
by Mr.. Livingston, dem, of Georgia.
Mr.. Williams, dem, Of Mississippi,
moved to strike out the paragraph. The
motion was defeated by vote Of 40 TO 54.
This ended the consideration of tho
civil service commission schedule.
Mr. Caruth, dem, of Kentucky, moved
to strike out the words 'within the classi-
fed service,' In the item appropriating
$4,000 to enable the Secretary oe the
Treasury to complete the accounts in the
| Offices Of the first and second controllers
and commissioner of customs, which it is
proposed TO abolish
The amendment was agreed to-yeas
80, mays IS; and Mr.. Dingley gave notice
that he would call for a yea and nay
vote in the House. He said that the men
now on this work should be retained to
close it up. 1t would be in the interest OF
good government.
Consideration of the bill was continued
until B o'clock, when the committee rose
and the House adjourned until tomorrow.
No further changes in the bill Of general
interest made Politics entered into
every amendment offered and every
speech made, and in an incidental way
the civil service commission and civil SER
vice law were brought in several times
after the sections directly relating to
them had been disposed Of