The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-12-08

in denunciation of life tenure in office"
were met with uproarous applause
from the galleries, in which many
members on the floor heartily joined
This was a government for the people
and by the people, he declared, and no
man should be excluded from partici-
patton in the executive branch of the
government by accident of birth or the
misfortune of early education, who was
otherwise qualified. Ohio, he said, had
repudiated the civil service law and
was opposed to building up an office
holding class in this country
Mr.. Brosius, of Pennsylvania, the
chairman of the committee on civil
service, defended the law and the
presidents Interpretation of 1t. 1t was
for the executive to administer it. He
had full power to correct any mistakes
that had been made, and he thought
it's administration should be left there.
He thought any attempt to legislate
upon the question must be regarded as
an indignity to the executive.
Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, commended Mr..
Grosvenor's utterances against build
ing up an of1ceholding class in this
country--a doctrine, he said, which was
cago platform.
Eventually Mr. Dingley, in Difference to
the opposition of the members of the
banking and currency committee, agreed
to a modification of the order of dis
tribution so as to send to the ways and
means committee all matters relating
to the revenues, the bonded debt of
the country and the treaties affecting
raUan11ae resolution, 10
then adopted.
After the session Chairman Walker
claimed he had won a decisive vic
tory, and that his committee, under the
order would have Jurisdiction over a
measure to, as he expressed it, "con-
vert the greenbacks into gold certih-
Gates" but members of the ways and
means committee insisted that the
changes of verbiage in the order would
not affect their jurisdiction, and that a
measure such as the president sug-
gested If introduced in the house,
would be referred to their committee.
A new member, in Mr.. H. DeS. Money
Of Mississippi was introduced in the
senate yesterday, and after some brief
criticism of the form of his creden-
tials the oath of office was administer
ed to him, Mr.. Money was assigned tc
the seat formerly occupied by Mr.. Dan
iel, of Virginia, the latter securing the
seat in the center of the Democratic
side which was occupied by the late
| Senator George. During the session los
! bills, many of which We're private pen
sion measures We're introduced, in ad-
dition to several Joint resolutions and
some senate resolutions. An interest
ing contest for precedence in consider,
alton between Mr. Lodges immigra-
tion bill and the proposed legislation tc
confer authority upon the president t.
| act for the protection of the govern.
ments interest at the sale of the Kan,
Bas Pacific railroad was pending at the
! close of the session.
Secretary Gage, of the treasury de
! partment, yesterday submitted his Of
fcial report to congress. He recon-
mends a department to be known al
/ the issue and redemption division, Il
which S125 600, 600 i'm gold with all tn
| silver dollars held for redemption of sill
yer certificates, and all the silver bul
lion and dollars coined therefrom
bought under the act of 1890 shall b
set over. Also that 5000, 900 900 in green
backs be collected and deposited in tn
said division, to be disbursed therefron
only upon the receipt N eXchapg