The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-15
CIVIL SERVICE TALK.
The Great Reform Assailed by
Democrats in the House
Cuban Buneombe.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, 1S97--The
House of Representatives today went into
Committee of the Whole and resumed the
consideration of the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill.
Mr. Livingston (Dem., Ga.) submitted
some general remarks in opposition to
the civil service law which he denounced
as humbug and fraud.
Mr. De Almond Dem., MOI under the
latitude allowed in debate on appropria-
ton bills followed with an impassioned
speech reproaching the majority for not
voting upon the Cuban belligerency reso-
luton passed by the Senate at the last
session. His remarks were given added
Importance in view of the action of the
Democratic caucus last night declaring
for an aggressive support of the recogni-
tion of Cuban belligerency. He declared
that he could not be mistaken in his be-
lief that the American people without
distinction of party sympathized with the
Cuban cause. The war on the island had
been characterized on the one hand by
heroiSm, devoted to the cause OF freedom
and independence, and on the other hand
by all the cruelty and devastation of the
darkest ages of the world He described
graphically the deSpairing times during
our revolutionary war. We should not
forget, said he, those dark and forbid
ding days in our own struggle. lie M
weighed against the selfish agencies at
work to prevent action by this Govern
ment and asserted that every hours de-
lay of our recognition of Cuban belliger-
ency lent aid to the oppressor and placed
us in the attitude of doing what we couldto
stifle freedom within sight OF our own
shores, The, triumph of tyranny IN Gupa
lie said would prove a menace to liberty
the world over, and in conclusion, amid
round of Democratic applause. he appealed
to the majority to give the House an op-
Among the many bills introduced in the
Senate was one by Mr.. Faulkner, CIV.
Va.) granting a right of way through a
fields, and another by Mr.. Frye (Maine)
providing for the operation of steam
boats on the Yukon River, Alaska.
Mr.. Gallinger (New Hampshire) secured
the adoption of a resolution, directing the
Secretary of the Treasury to transmit to
Congress all correspondence regarding the
legal right of collectors of internal
revenue to appoint their own assistant
Civil Service Commission relating to the
right of the commission to review appoint-
ments made by such collectors.
Mr.. Allen NEBRASKA presented a resolu-
ton requesting the President if not in
compatible with the interests of the Gov
ernment to send to- Congress the instruc-
tions given to the International Monetary
Commissioners, the reports they have
the subject. The resolution went over
until tomorrow.
At the request of Mr.. Mills (Texas) a
speech in civil service reform delivered
by Mr.. s. S. Cox, in the House of Repre-
sentatives, in 1878, was ordered printed
as a document.
Mr.. Mcbride (Ore.) called UP his. reso-
luton authorizing the Secretary of War
to purchase food and supplies and to
transport such supplies as may be offer
ed, for the relief Of the American miners
and other sufferers in the Valley of the
Yukon River in Alaska, and appropriate
ing $3.50, 600 to defray the necessary ex-
penses. AN amendment to the resolution
providing for the transportation of the
supplies by means of reindeer was adopt
ed.
Mr.. Hawley, of the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, expressed the hope that the
resolution might be referred to his COM
mittee, as the whole matter concerning
the aiding of the Yukon miners with sup
plies was now under consideration by that
committee.
Mr.. Coclsrell CMo) thought it strange
that the Government should have to pay
for supplies sent to the KIondike miners,
when, as he understood it, the miners
were perfectly able and willing to pay for
such supplies. He was of opinion that it
was a bad precedent to establish.
Mr.. Hawley then moved that the reso-
luton be referred to Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, promising that it should
have prompt consideration