The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-08
The Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, April I'm the SEN
aate today Mr.. Teller presented petitions
from branches of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor in various states, ask
ing for the restoration of the free coin
age Of silver and expressing the opini-
on that such a course would promote
prosperity.
Mr.. Butler (Pop.,) N. c. introduced
joint resolution providing for an
amendment TO the constitution to limit
the veto power of the president, SO as
to make it competent for the two
houses to pass bills over his veto by
majority vote. He said the idea of re-
curing two-thirds vote was due to the
fact that when the constitution was
adopted the American people were not
far removed from English IDEAS.
Mr.. Call gave notice that he would
call up his Cuban resolution for dis
cussion tomorrow during the morning
hour.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
taken up, the pending question being
the compensation of clerks at postal
stations and sub-stations, involving the
matter of consolidation of postofffces
Mr.. Villas contended that the amend
ment did not enlarge the powers of
the postmaster-general and that the
postmasters always had power to es-
tablish sub-stations. He denied that
| he had said the postmaster-gen
had power to send man thousand
miles to establish an Office, as Allen
charged.
Mr.. Allen read from Villas former
speech in support of his statement
Mr.. Villas declared the Nebraska SEN
ator COMPOUNDED the two propositions
| and added tartly: 1.-THE senator from
Nebraska was, as usual, incorrect and
can't see that he was"
Mr.. Villas hoped that the authority
of the postmaster genral to establish
sub-offices would not be curtailed. Mr..
German had raised the question of
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM,
and has "uncorked the bottle and let
out the genius of opposition to civil
service reform
Asked by Mr.. Allen if any good had
been accomplished by civil service re-
form. Mr.. Villas replied that it had
operated in 1885, 1889 and 1898 to re-
lieve the public officers from a part of
the clamor at least, of Office seekers.
1t had given relief to senator's and
representatives, and to the holders of
system an excellent one and said that
only the initiatory benefits had been
received.
Mr.. Allen characterized Mr.. Villas re-
markes on civil service reform as the
Fourth of July effort He (Allen)
wanted him to point out the cold
facts and give particulars in which
the country had been benefited.
Mr. Hoar (Rep., Mass.) declared
there were three men who ought to
have credit for the great accomplish
viz: Dorman B. Eaton, Senator
Hawley of Conn, and Theodore Roose-
welt, who had been bold,
COURAGEOUS AND INTELLIGENT.
He did not think President Cleveland.
who had done a great many good things
during his administration, deserved
to be written very nigh on the scroll.
Civil service, the senator thought. had
come to stay and it would be the
policy of the country in the future
Mr.. Hoar described the state of
things existing before civil service was
iraugurated. That condition of affairs
has been one of the most corrupt evils
that existed under a free government
an offensive stencil in the nostrils of
the people, the degradation, the shame
the infamy of the American people. If
the people did not get the best possible
substitute, they got million fold bet
ter than the one displayed On the
whole. the senator concluded, President
Cleveland, President Harrison and
their cabinets had faithfully and hon
estly, with some exceptions, carried
out the law.
Mr.. Wolcott made a strong speech in
favor of the civil service law, but said
he agreed with Mr.. German in de-
nouncing the habit of certain cabinet
officers in making speeches all over
the country, and that he had great
mind to call attention to that abuse
by officials of the present administra-
ton. One of them was now
TRANSFORMING IN GEORGIA
in favor of gold monometallism. He
should have called attention to the
matter earlier, had it not been for the
fact that III was better thar 11a nura 4