The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-10
CLERKS DRAW A PRIZE.
Congress Pays Them by the Month No
BY the Term Hereafter.

1 by the Term Hereafter.
| WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-The house to-day
in committee of the whole, by vote of
12i to "a, voted TO place the individual
clerks of members on the annual salary
roll at the rate of 500 per month. These
clerks now get 500 per month during the
session of the house. The joint resolution
was passed to extend the time for making
the income tax returns to April Is. The
remainder of the day after 3 o'clock was
devoted to eulogies on the late Represent
alive Wright of Pennsylvania.
Van Voorhis rose to a personal ex-
PLANTATION in which the charge made by
William r. Crcamer, a member OF the
British parliament, who appeared before
the house on the foreign affairs committee
last month TO argue in favor of the inter-
national treaty of peace that Van Voorhis
had Insulted him. Van Voorhis referred
rather sarcastically to the visit of this
peace.missionary from so modest a coun-
try as England, and then presented a let
ter in which he reviewed the question he
had asked Dreamer in committee of for
eign affairs, TO which the latter had taken
exception. Van Voorhis in his letter dis
claimed any intention to affront
Creamer.
When Van Vorhis completed his state
ment, the house went into committee of
the whole and resumed consideration of
the legislative appropriation bill. The
pending question was an amendment
offered by Bartlett, to pay the clerks of
members during the recess of congress.
The amendment was carried, 124 to 50.
McMillin gave not &c that he would de-
mand the yea and nay vote in the house.
Bowers denounced the civil service law
as humbug and a fraud, while Hull, re-
publican. of Iowa. Enthusiastically sup
ported the principle of the law. He was
in favor enlarging the powers of the COM
mission in order that they could prosecute
violations of the law.
Stockdale, democrat, of Mississippi, ex-
pressed the opinion that the appropria-
ton of S97 900 for tho commission was ut
terly throwing it away. He called atten-
ton to the fact that when the house voted
to-day to give $4,000 to the members of
the next congress before they were sworn
in, the civil service reformers were not in
evidence, protesting against spoils.
McRae, in defense of the commission.
said the defect was not in the commission,
but in the law, which did not give il
enough power.
Hunter, democrat, of Illinois, moved to
s'iiho out tho eHtlTe provision Tor the
support of the commission. He held that
when the people decreed a change of adj
ministration they wers entitled to have it
from the president down to the humblest
office holder.
On motion of Wilson a joint resolution
was reported from the ways and means
committee to extend the time for making
the income tax returns TO April Is, was
was passed without division.
The conference report on the bill for the
removal of the Ute Indians of Colorado
from their reservation was adopted, after
which the house, under special order,
devoted the remainder of the day to eulo-
gies on the life and character of the late
Wright of Pennsylvania.
Then, at 10 O'Clock as further mark of
respect, the house adjourned.