The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-16

prlation bill and eighty-nine of the 112
pages of the bill We're covered and only
one amendment of Importance was
adopted. 1t reduced the clerical force at
the pension office ninety-five. involving
reduction in salaries of $4,000. The
civil service question, as yesterday
was the chief topic of discussion today,
and the proposition of Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Vanderlip to retire
clerks for age was made the text of the
denunciation by Moody Of Massachu-
sets and Johnson Of Indiana, both of
whom are defenders Of the civil service
law.
At the opening Of the house resolu
ton for the holiday recess from Satur
day, Dec. 18th, to Wednesday, January
5th. offered by Mr.. Dingley from the
committee on ways and means, was
adopted. The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole and resumed the
consideration of the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriations bill.
Livingstone, Democrat, Of Georgia,
submitted some general remarks in op-
position to the civil service law, which
he denounced as humbug.
De Almond, Democrat, of Missouri,
under the latitude allowed in debate on
appropriation bills, followed with an i'm
passoned speech reproaching the ma
| jority for not voting upon the Cuban
belligerency resolution passed by the
senate last session. His remarks were
given additional Importance in view of
the action of the Democratic caucus last
night declaring for an aggressive sup
port of the recognition of Cuban bellig-
erency. He declared that he is not mis-
taken in his belief that the American
people, without distinction of party,
sympathize with the Cuban cause. The
triumph of tyranny in Cuba, he said,
would prove a menace to the liberty OF
the world, and, in conclusion, amid a
round of applause, he appealed to the
majority to give the house an opportu-
nifty Of voting on that question. The de-
bate then drifted back to the civil ser
vice question and Moody, Republican, of
| Massachusetts, called attention to what
he termed the extraordinary PROPOSE
ton advocated by Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Vanderlip in an inter
view published this morning In that
interview Moody said Mr.. Vande1lip
proposed to establish in the treasury de-
partment what, in effect, would be q
! civil pension list. AS one Of those who
\ believed in the merit system, he thought
/ congress ought to meet this proposition
at the threshold.
IF this system which we support is
to lead to the establishment of a civil
= pension list" said he impressiyelv
then the people ought to wipe it out OF
existence Great applause.)
AS friend of civil service reform :
said he. II say it's worst enemies are not
those who are fighting it openly. like
Gen. Grosvenor, but men like the autho,
of this proposition, who sits in the cab.
met by the side of President Mckinley 4,
(Applause)
Johnson, Republican of Indiana. de.
= clared that the last census conducte:
under the spoils system was notoriousl,
inefficient, and expressed his regret i
this important work was to be ineff.
ciently done. He also said he shared Mr.
Moody's Indignation over the pronos,.
ton of Mr.. Vanderlip, and said it was
: particularly unfortunate at this inon.
/, perfume time. He thought MIR. Wander.
lips superior. Secretary Gage should
admonish him. His proposition violated
the spirit and letter of the law.
"a johnson was besieged with question,