The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-10

Washington, D. c.. Feb 9.-The
House today, in committee of the
whole, by a vote of 124 to 81, voted to
place 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 annual attempt to strike out
the appropriation for the civil service
commission was made, but did not as
sumo a serious phase, and was de-
feated-92 to 20.
A joint resolution was passed to ex-
tend the time for making income. tax
of the day after 3 o'clock was devoted
to eulogies on the late Representative
Wright, of Pennsylvania.
The Chicago public building bill,
with Senate amendments, was laid be-
fore the House, and Mr.. Bankhead
OemOcraD, of Alabama, chairman of
the Public Buildings and Grounds
Committee, moved concurrence, but at
the request of Mr.. Sayres OemocraD,
of Texas, withdrew the motion to give
the latter opportunity to examine the
amendments.
Van VOOrhis Explains.
Mr.. Van Voorhis Republican), of
New York, rose to a personal eXplana-
ton in connection with the charge
made by Mr.. William r. Dreamer, a
member of the British parliament, who
appeared before the House Foreign
Affairs Committee last month to argue
in favor OF an international treaty of
Int I'm IN 9d in
suited him. Mr.. Van Voorhis referred
rather sarcastically to the visit of this
peace missionary from so modest d
country as England. and then pre-
scented letter, in which he reviewed
the questions he had asked Mr..
| Dreamer in the Committee of Foreign
! Affairs, to which the latter had taken
exceptions.
Mr. Van Voorhis, in his letter, dis
claimed any intention to affront Mr..
Dreamer.
| When Mr.. Van Voorhis completed
his statement, the House went into
committee of the whole and resumed
consideration of the legislative appro-
priation bill. The pending question
was an amendment offered by Mr.
Bartlett DemocraD, of New York, tC
pay the clerks of members during re
cess of Congress. No quorum ap-
peared on the vote on this question
yesterday. Today a quorum appeared
/ and the amendment was carried-124
to 50.
Mr.. Mcmillan OemocraD, of Tenne-
( see. gave notice that he would demand
a yea and nay vote in the House.
Civil Service Denounced.
Mr.. Bowers Republican), Of Cali,
fornia, denounced the civil service Law
as a humbug and a fraud. while Mr.
! Hull Republican), of Iowa, enthusiasts
tically supported the principle of the
law. He was in favor of charging the
powers of the commission in order thai
| they could prosecute violations of the
law.
Mr.. Stockdale OemocraO, of Missis-
sippi, expressed the opinion that the
appropriation Of $4,000 for the commits
sion was utterly throwing it away
| He called attention to the fact thai
when the House voted today to give
100000 to members OF the next Con
gress before they were sworn in, the
| civil service reformers were not in evi
dence, protesting against the ''spoils.'
! Mr.. Rae, in defense of the commits
sion, said the defect was not in the
commission, but in the law which die
not give it enough power.
| Mr.. Hunter Democrat, of Illinois
moved to strike out the entire provis
ion for the support Of the commission
He held, he said, to the old doctrine
that when the people decreed a change
of administration, they were entitled
to have it from the president down tt
the humblest officeholder. Lost-20 tt
90.
Income Tax Returns.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, chairman
of the Ways and Means Committee, {
Joint resolution reported from tha
committee to extend the time for max
ing income tax returns to April Is, wa:
passed without division.
The conference report on the bill
for the removal of the Ute Indians o
Colorado from their reservation, wa
| adopted, after which the House, unde
a special order, devoted the remainde
of the day to eulogies on the life ant
character of the late Representativ
Wright, of Pennsylvania. Those VIII
paid tribute to the memory of thei
colleague were: Messrs. Scranton,
w. Stone, Wagner, Hicks. w. a. Ston
and Grow, of Pennsylvania; Causey, o
New Jersey: Smith, of Arizona, AM
| Covert. of New York.
Then at 4:1o, as a further mark 0
respect, the House adjourned. ~