The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-24

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. .s-The
house sent the naval Dill. the last OF
toe appropriation bills, To the senate
to-day. Alr. Boutellc. chairman OF the
naval committee, was In charge OF the
measure and displayed such skill In its
handling that It's provisions aroused
little opposition and 1t was passed,
practically without amendment Mr..
Barrett. OF Massachusetts. made an
eTorl to secure an authorization for a
dry dock at Boston to cost Il,OOO0OO,
hut after somewhat acrimonious de-
baie, The amendment was ruled out OF
order
The feature OF the day was an cN-
cecdingiy interesting political debate
which occurred late IN the afternoon on
the subject OF civil service reform. II
occurred during the consideration OF Il
bill 10 permit the governors OF the
territories 90 appoint certain officers
OF the territories IN case OF vacancies
without the consent OF tho legislative
councils, which IL now required by law
Mr. Bdiley. CDem. TSNas), fought
the bill on the ground that the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans OF Arizona
should nut bring their sduabbles to
Congress In tae course OF his re-
marks, Nj. Bailey rendered to the Re
publicanS his sympathy for the trou-
bleS Of patronage which would beSei
them March 4 ON that day, ne said.
there would be- $4,000 office seekers
aad 5000 Offices.
Peanut Statssmsn.
-Four years ago" said he, you
laughed at our embarrassment, now
Nc laugh at yours. You have no
more chance OF escaping the wrath OF
The ofiee seekers at the next congress-
ional elections than We had OF escaping
the diSNpproVal OF the people for the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the adminisira-
ton about 10 retire from power"
Proceeding, Mr.. Bailey declared that
every member on the floor realized tllt
dangers OF patronage. There were
from five 60 ten disappointed Hpplt-
cAnts FOR the pOStnflices In every town.
great or srnlll. In fifty congressional
districts The majority was less than
l.O0n. Every one OF these districts
would go Democratic at the next eIec-
ton. Patronage was u disadvantage.
both nt che primaries and the polls.
More animOsities have been created
between the executive and legislative
branches OF the government by patron
age. said he. than all otiter questions
C0mhinsi. 1t was a quarrel over pat
rohage that drove from the senate
most Of the brilliant men who had
hepn In that body thirty years
1t was the heat OF zeal for Office
which 80 influenced the brain OF
madman that he shot down the Pres
idcnt
III is the apple OF discord, and we,
as partisans should rejoice a. every
office created for you to I'LL for every
office creates disappointment. which
makes 1t more certain that Demo-
cratic majority Will succeed the Re-
publican majority OF the next Con-
gress."
The pending bill was lost sight OF In
the political maelstrom that followed
Mr.. Flynn. CRep.. Okla.)i aroused
many Of the Republicans TO applause
hy declaring that II he could have
his way he would wipe out :he civil
service law and I'LL every Office with a
Republican in twenty-four hours.
Mr.. Grosveuor, (Rep., Ohio, ridicul-
ed the civil service system and pre-
dlcted amid uproarlous applause from
the Republicans. tina; the tide was
rising which would sweep the law out |
o' existence and give the young men |
OF this country chance,
Mr.. Brosius Rep, Pa.l, denied that |
It was antagonistic to young men. on |
the contrary, he said. the merit sys-
tenn gave the young men the right to |
aspire TO office without the humiliation |
% being subservient to politicians and |
beEEars at the feet OF bosses.
Mr.. Bailey again secured th" floor |
aud after remarkinE upon the ''pccu-
liar relations" existing between the |
gentleman from Ohio, (GroSVenurl. |
and the incoming President, asked sem
tentiously " the Democrats we're war
ranted In assuming that his ntterances |
We're to be accosted as notlce that the
civil service law Is 10 be repealed.
What do you think OF the law?"
pI; In Mr.. Steele, tRep., Ind.)
'I think II Is huihbug," repllcd Mr.. |
Bailey, response that won II round OF
applause from both sides Of the house.
AHAPpy Response.
Mr.. Grosvenor, CRep.. Ohiu), replied
Ia Mr. Bailey's latimatlon with a
irankncss that again set the Repub-
Leans wild.
III the gentleman from Texas had
been hero in the FIttlcth Congress
said he, 'he would know that the first
bitter contention I ever had on this
illor with William Mckinley was on
this subject Of civil service reform, he
taking one side OF the question and
the other. When II was over did not
tAink he had lost any confidence In
my pdrtlsanship and had lost none In
his craftsmanship and ultimate good
sense"
Ultimate Is good" shouted Mr.
Eailey. as the house applauded.
Mlr. GrOsvenOr proceeded 10 charac-
irsizc the civil service law aS CON
spi,acy" which had proved "the great
cat power OF the spokesman"
lie termed II "a law to pension lncom-