The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-15
HOUSE ADJoURNs EARLY
Out of Respect tn the President I'm Hie
Bereavement

HOUSE ADJoURNs EARLY
Out of Respect tn the President In HIS
Bereavement
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE house to-
day. at a session of short two hours, ad-
iourned out of sympathy for the presi-
dent. whose mother was buried at Can
ton this afternoon. The time Of tha ses-
sion was devoted to the consideration of
the legislative, executive and judicia!
spDropriation bill. It was decided to
postpone consideration of the item pro-
viding for the maintenance of the civil
service commission until after the other
features of the bill had been concluded
It was apparent from the remarks made
today that the entire subject will be ex-
haustively debated. There is seeming
" no disposition to curtail the discussion
and it probably will not be concluded be-
fore the holiday recess. So absorbing is
the topic that almost the entire time to-
day. despite the fact that the considera-
ton Of the question had been technical
ly postponed, was consumed in the de-
bate on it.
TODAY on motion of Mr.. Lawrence (Rep.,
Mass.), Saturday, January 8, was set
aside for paying tribute to the memory
of the late Representative Wright, has
predecessor. Then without further pre-
iiminary business the house Went into
committee of the whole and proceeded
TO the consideration of the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill. Mr.. Bingham Rep., Ps.), in charge
OF the measure, explained its provisions
in detail. Mr.. Bingham said he would
offer amendments to reduce the clerical
force in the pension office by ninsry-six
clerks. involving reduction of s1lo,OO0
in salaries.
Mr.. Bingham did not discuss the ap-
propriatio providing for the mainten-
ance of the civil service commission,
but stated that the widest latitude
would be allowed for debate, even If it
should run over the holiday. recess. He
asked, however, that the provisions OF
the bill relating to the civil service and
the debate thereon should go over until
after the consideration of the other feat
ures Of the bin We're concluded.
Mr.. Grosvenor Rep., Ohio), under
whose direction the fight on the civil
service law is being made, expressed the
opinion that thesbill should not be pass
ed to a final vate until after the holi-
days
Mr. Bingham's request was agreed to,
and an hour and half was set aside for
general debate on the rest Of the bill.
NJ. Barrett Rep., Mass.) took the
floor and made some general remarks in
support Of the civil service law, in the
course of which he referred to the slen-
der minority against the civil service
law When it passed the house in 1888.
The vote stood 155 to AZ.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois and Mr.. Bing-
ham of Pennsylvania reiterated their op-
position 10 the broad extension Of tine
law by executive orders. The latter ex-
planned that the law was passed under
suspension OF the rules. practically
! without debate. and never contemplated
| an extension by executive orders thai
/ would cover $1,000 government en-
| ployes.
NJ. Barrett. continuing. insisted thai
| ii was a Republican measure, passed by
! Republican votes, and that the party
wss ifrevocsbly committed TO the polio!
! OF civil service reform.
Mr.. Moody CRep.. Mass) said ne wa:
willing TO give hearing on the cevi
service question. and ne did not propos'
| to give a judgment in advance.
Mr.. Grosvenor commended this state
ment. All ne asked was that the hou,
! should honestly consider the question
ana give its careful judgment.
THE statesmanship that does not d
/ its own thinking" he said. the states
manship that only respect. what other
say. is the craftsmanship the parrot dis
plays in the course Of MS morning ablu
tons" UaughteT.)
Mr.. Dockery Dem, MOI discusse
the amazing growth OF the expenditure
% the government during the recer
years. The ordinsry expenses o. tn
government, exclusive OF the publ
debt. during the last eight years e,
ceeded the figures OF the preceding eigh
years by s.. .oe0 900 in round numbers I
view OF this fact there were only TX
ways. he said, n bring the receipts an
expenses together. Either taxatio
must be increased or expenses cu-tai
/, Ell. II the expenses were toe b reduce
congress alone could not accomplis
much without the ala Of the execu,iy
branch OF the government Despite =
: presidents appeal in his message Z
economy. the executive branches of =
government asi submitted 70 congre:
, ! estimates for appropriations % 81. .ooc
: eoo in excess Of the appropriations Z
= the current year.
: Al this poin, the committee rose. ar
: Mr.. G.osveno- (Rep., Ohio aii-essir
. the chair. said:
!. MIR. Speaker. IS is well known. Z
a fuas; al exercises % the mother ot {,
y shiet magistrate o: the nation are