Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Peculiar Accomplishment Required
Of Applicants for Office.
4 BILL TO EMPLOY ALL IDLE MEN.
Only Nine Pages Of the Tariff Bill Disposed
Of During Seven Hours Of Work by
the House-The Democratic
Amendments Rejected.

curreu uurlng tne open session OF the
senate yesterday. Mr.. Gallinger, Of
New Hampshire, presented several
forms issued by the civil service COM
mission to substantiate his recent
statement that certain applicants for
office were required to hop on one foot
for IL feet. He said his statement
had been challenged by several
penny-a-liners and by one member
Of the civil service commission. The
senator read the hopping pro-
vision and several other sections
as to the weight and height Of the
typesetters, which he characterized as
absurd. Referring to the size and
weight requirement, Mr.. Gallinger
said: spill Sheridan could not have
served the government if the civil serv-
Ice commission had got at him. The
matter was referred to the civil service
A resolution was adopted
asking the president for information
as to the death of two American
sailors at Santiago de Cuba, also
resolutions asking Attorney-Gen-
eral Mckenna for information of
any proposition to sell the Union Pa
citic railroad Owing to the public de-
mand for copies of recent decision of
the supreme court sustaining the anti
trust laws applicable to railroads, it
was determined to print the majority
and minority opinions as a senate doc
ument. A memorial from the Michi-
gan legislature was presented by Mr..
of Michigan, protesting
against the executive order at the close
Of the last administration consolidate
ing pension agencies and, in effect,
the agency at Detroit.
Mr.. Berry, of Arkansas, introduced
bill providing a fine of not less than
800 and not more than $500 for charge
of more than three cents per mile for
transporting passengers through the
territory of the five civilized tribes.
Mr.. Quay introduced a bill by request
authorizing the president to employ
men who may be abruptly thrown out
OF employment, together with all so
called tramps,' in the construction OF
public works.
The debate on the Anglo-American
arbitration treaty was continued by
the senate in executive session. Mr..
fray, a member of the committee on
foreign relations, held the floor during
The two hours that the question was
Under consideration, but he yielded to
numerous Interruptions, some of V, ich
amounted to independent speeches.
Mr.. Gray defended the treaty as one
which would reflect credit upon its
authors and upon the two nations
which it was intended to bind to-
gether even more closely than they are
1t present bound.
Mr. Thurston took occasion to ex-
'lain his position, which was that
here should be declaration SO ex-
)licit on the character of disputes to
De settled under the treaty as to leave
10 room for misunderstanding on this
)oint in the future. He said it should
'e made entirely clear that all ques-
ions Of American policy, whether
oreign or domestic, were to be re-
erved from the operations of the
reaty, and he would vote for the
amendment that would bring out this
act in the clearest language.
At four p. m. the senate adjourned
until Monday.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The tariff
ill was thrown open for amendment
Inder the five minute rule in the house
'esterday. Seven weary hours of work
My served to dispose of nine pages of
he 1872 pages of the bill. All the
mendments offered by the democrats
we're rejected. Three slight commit
ee amendments were adopted and also
n amendment offered by Mr.. Mahany,
t New York, to increase the duty on
White lead from ~ to 8 cents a pound,
he rate in the act of 1890. The present
uty is ~ cents. Mr.. Mahany said
he increase was asked for by concern
'hich was Independent Of the lead
rust. 1t was adopted by a strict
arty vote. The discussion covered
tide range of political topics and at
mes was both interesting and excit-
ig' BY far the most important fea-
are of the day was the attempt of Mr..
cookery, of Missouri; Mr.. Cooper, of
exas, and others, backed by the en-
re opposition, to secure u vote on an
offered in multitude of
,rms, which provided that in case any
rticle made dutiable by the bill was
by a trust or combination,
lie duty upon such articles should
suspended. Mr.. Dingley made
lie point of order that the amend
ent was not germane TO the
utiable list and would not be In order
ntil the free list was reached. For
most three hours this point Of order
as fought over and made the subject
ordinations and determinations.
he democrats contended that II the
was ruled out it would
ever be voted upon, as the free list,
all human probability, would not
. reached before the final vote was
ken. The chair sustained the point |
order, An appeal was taken, but
lie chair was sustained by a strict |
arty vote-l5s to iO4.
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