The morning times., 1897-02-21
THE NAVAL BILL REPORTED
ii Provides $92, 500 for the Navy
Yard Model Tank.
MADE AVAILABLE AT ONCE
A Tilt in the House Between Gold
and Silver Democrats Over In
come Tax XDecision-Extra Months
Pay Denied House Employees.
The Coombs Family Pull"


yeading OF the general deficiency appropna-
ton bill in Committee OF the Whole. a
Southern Pacific claim in it will yet occa-
sion two hours debate. Amendments were
Offered for a months extra pay for en-
ployes and for clerks Of out going members,
but not only Were these excluded on the
point OF order that they were new legis-
lation. but several paragraphs already in
the bill were stricken out for the same
reason. There was a sharp interchange
over Mr. { w Coombs, who has been re-
tainedin the service OF a coterie of old mem
hers as messenger, while his place has been
flied by a Republican.
Toward the cos. Mr.. Bar5lctttooktwenty
minutes to defend the Supreme Courts
income tax decision, and Mr.. McAiillin re-
piled sharply. He also argued with Mr..
nalZeu for further discussion OF the
matter later.
Mr Boutene reported the naval appro-
priations bill carrying $4,000 for the
tank for testing models at the navy yard
in addition TO the usual appropriations
here.
Mr. Bailey moved that the adjournment
Ice tin Tuesday out OF respect for Washing
tons Birthday, but was defeated. Mr..
Cannon said there was not time tO allow
the holiday. After the paragraph appro-
priating S12, 2024S for members sal
aries, withheld for absences in the Fifty
third Congress had been stricken oat, and
upon motion OF Mr Northway, an item Of
$500 for William Tyler Page for services
In the fneToom had been put in as told
in The Evening Times, the names Of Charles
Carter and Harry Parker for SO each
were reached. Mr.. sherman made point
OF order against them. This was sUs-
tained and III turn points by the same
member against Harris 4. Walters, for
S594 50: Robert \. Stickney, 81, ,3S3 "a;
Guy Underwood, S594. Mr.. sherman de
clincd TO make the point against the en-
ploycs allowed the Democrats, namely,
Isaac Z. Hill, Thomas 4. Coakley, George
l. browning, George Jenison, c W. CoumbS,
and James F. English, for a total OF
S5,799.5o, but Mr. Crowther made it.
Mr. Sayre, Ey similar action shut out
four assistants to the document room
for 81 .573.31; Charles NJ. Thomas for
$500, and oah l.. Hawk for 5000.
Mr. Payne, in the chair, sustained the
points. ami Mr.. Cannon said lie was right
There was debate over the cases OF
McSsrs. Suckney and Coombs especially.
Gen. Grosvenor said Mr.. Stickney had
performed the services in the clerks office
and ought TO be paid. Mr.. McMillin
asked if the clerk had any right TO make
the apDointmcnt The action of the Com
nirtee on Accounts, with reference to the
case. ought to have been notice to Mr..
stickney to quit.
Mr. Tracey, from The Committee on Ac-
counts, said when the resolution in re-
gard to Mr.. Stickney was referred he
talked with the journal clerk and file
clerk. He found a man had been usually
detailed for the work done by Mr.. Stick
nev. The clerk had said To Mr. Stickney
that he had no right To make an appoint
ment. The work was there to be done
and if he wanted to do il he might. The
Committee on Accounts did not see its
way clear to allowing pay in such a case.
He believed. however. that it was abso-
Iutely necessary to have a man for the
service performed by Mr.. Stckney.
Mr.. Cannon said he would not make such
a point, but that undoubtedly in this Con
gress. in the last Congress- and in every
Congress since he became member, there
had been oue-third more men than were
necessary.
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make themselves personally agreeable and
we put them on the pay-rolls. There is joel
Grayson in the document room, has been
there for years, gets $1,000 year, and
was pnt in Just this way. Ma. Stickney is
q competent young man. He was out OF a
lob and took this chance. It's Just the
case of MI Page few moments ago.
Some of the clerks force wanted their
months vacation and packed up their
Things with the rest of US and went away.
This young man, competent as any Of them,
went in and did the work and Mr.. North
way puts his name in the BILL
Whose fault is it?'' asked MIR. Moody,
'.tbat we have so many employees"
lit is the desire of the members" re-
piled MI Cannon, Ito see their friends
provided for IL always has been the case
I'm all Congresses / have known, and | sus-
pect il will he as long as human nature
remains as it is
When the paragraph bearing the name
Of Mr. Hill and other Democrats was
reached Mr. Hull objected to Mr.. Coombs
particularly. but Mi. CIowtber made TIN
point against all.
Mr Cannon said there was no doubt that
all these it ems We're subject to the poin
that they constituted new legislation, but
the question was whether the House woull
allow the pay.
MI Hull declared that Mr. Coombs wa
appointed ostensby to do work 70
which the House had a very efficient
man. he did not need the place, as h6
had a son and a grandson in the govern
ment service. In fact, the son held wv
places, spelling his name with two o.
In one place and one in the other in OF
der to hold bot h.
81 want o ask my friend OF the Dock
erv commission, which made such srea
reforms in the Treasury service, but wn
has friends in place up there hat have t,
cross their legs and stick out their tongue
20 sign their names, / want to ask m
friend who has taken the place of In
eliStinguis shed Indiana member as guardian
of the. Treasury, what sort of reform an
economy he calls this?''
Mir. Dockcry replied energeticalIy tina
he had not a single appointee in tn
Treasury, though places had been offere
him. The only thing he did was To proteC
SO far as he could the friends of som
RenubIicans whom he now saw befoI
him.
Gen. Henderson came down TO tie floI
snd pleaded for Mr.. Coombs, ''simply c
account of the merits of the man"
his fourteen years service he could M
name a man who had been so useful
him in the service OF his constituents.
..The name of c. ". Coonbs,' said NJ
Crowtbcr, rs absolutely new Legislation
In addition, find in the blue book c.
Combs. a son of c. W. Coombs, in Il