Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27
CIVIL SERVICE.
The Senate Wants the Operation Of
the Law Investigated
SPEECH ON SENATORIAL ELECTIONS.
Speeches Made In the House on the Tariff
Bm-A Night STANDARDIZATION for
Placing Books the
Free List,

was unexpectedly precipitated into a
civil service debate yesterday. 1t pro-
ceeded for two hours, the civil service
act and the commission being under
fire most of the time. The debate
was significant owing to the recent
change of administration, and the at
tendant demand for Offices. The dis
cussion came up on resolution to in
vestigate federal removals at the South
Omaha, Neb., Office. The resolution
was broadened by an amendment in
structing the committee to inquire in
to the general operation of the civil
service law, and to report whether it
should be continued, amended or re-
pealed.
During the day Mr.. Berry, of ArlSan-
sas, received a telegram that 500 Mis-
sissippi river flood sufferers had landed
at Helena, Ark. He secured the adop-
ton of joint resolution for the pur-
chase of 1000 tents for the use of the
sufferers.
Mr.. Turpie, of Indiana, spoke at con-
siderable length in advocacy of the
election of United States senators by
popular vote, detailing the uncertain
ties and frequent scandals attending
the present method of choosing sena-
tors. After reviewing the historical
points, he spoke directly upon the sub
ject of the cases now pending in the
senate. in two of which the legislatures
failed to elect and the senator's were
appointed by the governors of the
states 1t is not uncommon, he said,
that the legislature of state spends
the whole of it's session in attempting
to elect a senator and adjourns without
succeeding in the attempt, thus sub
merging the rights and interests local
to the people of the state. Under the
present method of electing senators
many of the states have been deprived
from time to time of their equal suf-
frage in the senate, evils which would
disappear by the change he advocated.
He then spoke of what he called the
usurpation of power by trusts, and the
influence he said they eXerted over
state legislatures.
Mr.. Turpie closed at $40 p. N. and
the senate went into executive session
The open session was resumed at 800.
The bill was passed to establish the
official survey of certain lands in Ne
braslxa, west of the Niobrara river.
On motion of Mr.. Hoar the bank
ruptcy bill, which was reported favor
ably, was made the unfinished bust
ness, thus giving it right of way after
two p. M. daily.
Mr.. Pettigrew called up the bill to
amend the act repeating the timber
culture laws and it was then passed.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-There were
less than SO members on the floor when
the house entered on the second day of
the tariff debate at ten o'clock. There
We're only a few stra gg1ers in the gal
1eries. AS the day advanced the mem
bers poured in and the galleries were
crowded. Mr.. Gibson, of Tennessee,
was the first speaker. He devoted
himself to general argument in favor
of protection.
Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri, who fol-
lowed, said: 1.-The people of this coun-
try want more money and less taxes.
This bill does not represent the issue
of the late campaign The people
would prefer to see S113, OO0,O00 more
money put into circulation than to see
that amount absorbed by the treas
ury'' Mr.. Dockery ridiculed the idea
that the present tariff law the
monster which had destroyed our in
dustries and was especially sarcastic
in his remarks on the absurdity of Civ
ing alleged protection to agricultural
products. OF the $500, 900, 900 of prod
ucts exported by the United States
last year, he said, 1904, 900, 900 was ag-
ricultural products. In conclusion he
said the pollcy OF proUecU1on nau or1V-
en- our flag from the high seas. impov-
erished the laboring men and multi
piled farm mortgages.
Mr.. Dolliver, of Iowa. made speech
in favor of the bill and concluded as
follows: THE Wilson law still stands
and has for three years stood on the
statute books of the United States
without a friend and without name,
stealing the revenues from the treas
ury, wasting the resources of the gov
eminent. stealing away the earnings of
American labor, taking from the Amer
lean farms the market places of the
United States and of the world. That
law stands on the statute book to-day
and brings this congress together in
extraordinary session The American
Peep lie in ordinary times look to con-
gress very much as the shipwrecked
mariner looks 20 Providence in a storm,
not particularly expecting anything,
but because everything else has been
washed overheard.
A bill to compel respectful treatment
for the United States flag was intro
duced by Representative Howe, of New