Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-23

Power, Quay, sherman. Shoup Squire, Tel
ler. Total. 2S.
Nays-Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn.
Blanchard. Butler. Caffery, Camden, Cock
rell, Coke. Daniel, Faulkner, George, Gibson
Gordon German, Gray, Harris, Hill. Hun
ten, Irby. Jarvis. Jones !Arkansasl: Kyle.
Lindsay. Martin, Mills. Morgan, Murphy.
Palmer. Pasco, PETER, Pugh. Ransom,
Smith, Voorhees,. Walsh and White. Total
The pairs were as follows, democrats be-
Ing given first: Brice and wolcott. Call and
Proctor. Mitchell wisconsin, and Carey,
Mcpherson and Cullom. McLaurin and
Dixon, Villas and Jones (Nevada). Roach and
Perkins. Turpie and Wilson. Vest and
Washburn.
Stewart (Nev.) was absent and impaired.
Mr.. Manderson's Remarks.
Upon the announcement Of the vote Mr.
Manderson (Neb) took the floor and pro-
ceeded to use Mr.. Gorman's speech as a
text for some enlivening remarks. He drew
humorous picture of Mr.. German stand
Ing with his arm around Mr.. Cleveland in
an attitude of brotherly love. He charac-
terized the picture a sunburst of party
harmony, and while he was willing to ad-
NIT that the vote just taken indicated dem
ocratic unity IN the Senate he hardly be-
lieved that II indicated democratic unity in
the country. He took up various resolu-
tons passed by democratic clubs in differ
ent states denouncing the compromise bill
Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) also spoke in reply to
Mr.. German. He referred in sarcastic terms
to the tender, unsuspicious non-partisan-
snip OF Mr. Germans character. He went
on to pursue this line of argument to show
Inconsistency between the bills the finance
committee was putting through and the
piattorm OF the party In the last campaign.
Other republican Senators availed them
selves OF the example set by Mr. German
to pursue the line of general debate The
democratic side Of the chamber was mean
time practically deserted and the considera-
hV nhs
standstill Mr. Lodge cited resolutions OF
the Young Mems Democratic Club of Mas
sachusetts opposing changes in the tariff
Dill. Mr.. Lodge said he desired to present
these resolutions. as Nr Hill was the only
representative of their views left on the
Senate floor.
Mr. Allison expressed his regret. other
republicans had done, that Mr. German
had left the chamber before there had been
an opportunity to reply TO him.
MI Platt thereupon suggested the lack Of
quorum In the Senate. and fifty-four
senators responded to the roll call
Mr.. Allison's Point.
Mr.. Allison said he regretted that Mr..
German had not gone into more detail in
his review of the history of the bill But
he was glad that he had at least pointed
cut that the delay in its consideration was
necessary, and not due to republican OBJ
struction. But he did not say that a demo-
cratic subcommittee of the finance commit
tee had brought I'm bill that cut down the
ad valorem rates in the House bill. which
made an absolute deficit in the revenues
The next changes proposed by the Senate H.
nance committee failed to win support of
democrats. and. as Mr.. German truthfully
now In the first time said. could not have
passed the Senate. This was March 20
| 1t was not until May that the democrats
were able to come to an agreement among
themselves, and IL was this interval, while
the democrats were fencing among them
QalvaC ha l,A
discuss the issue. They had not been OBJ
structing. but waiting. Since then they
had been trying to ascertain the principle
underlying the bill. and now, for the first
time. learned from Mr. German that a bill
was to be made discriminating In favor of
American labor. and substituting President
Cleveland's letter Of acceptance Of 1892 as
interpreted by Mr.. German for the plat
form of 1902.
His Position on Sugar.
In reply. to Mr.. Germans statement that
- was amazed that he (Allison) bad said
he would vote for free sugar. Mr.. Allison
declared that he had coupled that statement
with the declaration that he would vote
for a bounty.
The Amendment Adopted.
After some further debate the Jones
amendment placing duty of 7-2O of a
cent on 7 rails. was adopted.
THE HOUSE.
There was a small attendance OF members
on the floor and OF visitors in the galleries
when the House met today
The House concurred In the Senate
amendments to the bill for a bridge across
the Missouri river, at Jefferson. No.. and It
was passed.
A report from the committee on appro-
rriations by Mr.. O'Nein OIass) recommend
sd ado -
relative to the purchase of a site and the
construction Of a new mint at Philadelphia
The resolution was agreed to.
Senate bill TO amend an act entitled "An
act to provide for the sale of the remainder
of the reservation of the confederated Otoe
and Missouri Indians. in the states OF Ne
braska and Kansas. was passed
The Legislative Bill.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole to consider the legislative ap-
preparation bill, and an amendment was
offered by MIR. De Almond (Mo) striking
out all appropriations for the civil service
commission. and providing that all clerks
in the civil service should be appointed d.
! rectly by the proper authorities of the
states from which they are appointed, and
that the appointments should be for a term
of six years.
n poiiil VI Ofuer was raised against the
amendment and sustained.
To Repeal the Law.
Mr.. Anderson of West Virginia offered an
amendment repeating the law establishing
the civil service commission and instead
providing for the examination and appoint
ment Of clerks in the various departments
by the officers Of the cabinet having SUPER
vision OF the several departments
A point of order was made against the
| amendment, which the chair sustained. and
Mr.. Anderson sought to alter the last clause
OF the amendment so as to get around the
point of order. and finally struck out the
last clause altogether. 1t then provided
simply for the repeal of the civil service
law OF January 1G. 1883. A point of order
was also made against this amend
ment, which the chair sustained. Mr. Al
derson appealed from the decision of the
chair, and the chair was sustained by a
vote of 90 to Sc
Inc next amendment offered by Mr. WILL
lams tMiss.), proposing TO strike out the
three paragraphs of the civil service clause
en- masse but subsequently limited his
amendment to the first two paragraphs
and the hrst paragraph having been strick-
en- out yesterday, the second was now or
dered to be stricken out.
A Soldiers Amendment Lost.
Mr.. Pickler Is. d. offered an amend
ment to the third section, giving honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors a preference
in appointing to civil offices when thay NOS