The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-17
THE RESOLUTION PASSED
Senator Aliens Inquiry of the
Civil Service Commission.
EXC0RIATED THE OFFICIALS
The Populist Said He Had Received
Treatment Which Violated All
the Decencies and Propriettes of
Official Life Senator MOrrill's
Credentials-In the House.

Senator Allen excoriated the Civil Serv-
Ace Commission in 1.-THE Senate today in dis
Cussing his resolution with regard TO the
alleged unauthorized discharge or gov
ernment employees in South Omaha.
A joint resolution was reported by Mr..
Sherman from the Committee On Foreign
Relations permitting the Secretary Of War
70 detail an army officer. not above The
rank of captain. for the position Of instruc-
tor in the military school OF the Greater
Republic OF Ceatral America. and was
passed.
a resolution was offered by Mr. Pet
ugrew, and was agreed to, calling on the
Secretary OF State for copy OF Sir Julian
PaunCefotc's reply to Secretary Gresham's
letter calling the attention of the British
government To the utter failure OF the
regulations Of the Paris tribunal for the
protection OF the fur seal herds Of Alaska
and requesting revision OF the same
A resolution was offered by Mr. Vest,
and was agreed o, calling on the Secretary
of tie Interior 1Cr information as TO the
pro 8oSed erection Of a steam elevator IN
Yellowstone Canon, Yellowstone Park
and requesting him TO withhold action
until tie pIoDricty of the matter can be de-
termincd by Congress,
A resolution heretofore Offered by Mr.
Allen. inquiriHg OF the Civil Service Com
mission in relation tothe unauthorized dis
charge Of certain employees in the Bureau OF
Animal Industry in South Om3 ha. was ken
Up and diseased by Mr.. Allen.
He related his Bnavailinc efforts 10 get
Information on the subject. and spoke or
the treatment which he had received from
the Civil Service Commission rs "a viola
tion Of all the decenCies and proDrieties of
official life''
The ouIy excuse given for the discharge
OF two employees. Miss Dalton and Miss
FLYNN. was. Mr.. Allen said, that they had
picture OF Mr.. Bryan on their window:
wi;ile sly other women in the bureau had
picturcS OF Nick inley in their windows. but
were not even reprimanded. Two other OF
the discharged employees had been victims
Of the civil service law, because they were
supporters of Mr.. Bryan. He denounced
the civl service as a fraud, snare and a
delusion.
The resolution was agreed to. 1t di-
rects tie Civil Service Commission TO re-
port al the facts and circumstances to the
Senate.
The Conference report on the immigr alton
iill was laid before the Senate and was
briefly explained 10y Mr.. Lodge, in charge
OF the till.
M Palmer denounced the lhH as an
outgrCwth of nativism-a doctrine for
whica re hr1 the most profound aaa earn
est dctc station.
The credentials of Senator Morrill, for
his sixth Senatorial term, from the 4th
of March next, were presented, read, and
placed on file. Mr.. Morrill, has had the
longest continuous service in the Senate,
although ms actual length OF service is
exceeded bt that OF Senator Sherman, who
has been a senator for thirty-two years
thecontinuity OF Mr.. Sherman's service hav-
ing been broken for the four years that
be held the office OF Secretary of the
Trea Surv