The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-08

mended Mr.. Grosvenor's utterances
against building up an office holding
class In this country-a doctrine, he
said, which was almost literally em-
bodied In the Chicago platform. (pem-
oeratlc applause)
That IL the only good feature OF that
platform" calculated Mr. Steele, (Rep,,
lnd), amid laughter on the Republican
side.
II am glad to relieve the other side OF
the charge OF total depravlty." retorted
Mr. Bailey,
Mr., Johnson, (Rep., Ind), after some
opening remarks about the stupendous
folly OF appointing blmetalllc COM
mission 10 roll over Europe, made a
strong speech In defense OF the eIVIl
service law. General Grosyenor, he
charged, with being derelIct to his duty
as Republican. That party, he said,
was unalterably pledged u the sup
port OF the law. Benjamin Harrison
and william Mckinley, the most dis
tlnauished exponents OF It's policies, had
fought for the law In no uncertain Ian
guage, and General Grosyenor, he
thought, well merlted the rebuke ad-
ministered to him by Mr Bailey when
the latter charged him with supporting
the Chicago platform Naughter) He
marvelled that the mouth-piece of the
administration had fallen so low. No
portion OF the Presidents message met
with more hearty endorsement from
him than that relating 60 the civil SER
vice and he warned his colleagues that
II they put through a bill In antagonism
to the law, It would be vetoed
Moreover, he said, Il was a mistake
to imagine that the sentiment OF the
country opposed 1t, The law was
heartily approved by all except a few
degenerate politicians who opposed
1t from selfish motives, The trouble
was not with the law, but with IT'S ad-
minIstration by spollsmen.
Mr.. Cochrane, (Dem,, MOI, In sa-
tirIcal speech spoke Of the injustice OF
turning over subject which MI Wal
ker had freely admitted he knew all
about to Mr.. Dingley who had fathered
a tariff bill that had already produced =
forty million dollar deficit.
Mr.. Bland. (Dem., MOD, averred that
II was well understood that nothing
would be done with the currency prob
lem, and Mr. Bodlne, (Dem., MOD, al
legged that the civil service law was
humbug which the west and south OPP
posed The latter gave some illustra-
tlons OF its operations, and caused
laugh by the statement that Mr.. Cleve-
land had been some time In the white
house before he discovered that the
United States were not bounded on the
west by the Allegheny mountains.
During the progress OF the debate,
Messrs. Walker and Johnson had con-
suited with Mr.. Dingley aud a modih-
cation of the resolution OF distribution
was agreed upop. II struck out the
words. 1.-THE national finances, the pub
lie debt, the preservation OF the govern
ment credit and gave the ways ana
means committee Jurisdiction over all
matters In the message relating TO the
revenue. the bonded debt of the United
states and TO the treaties of the United
states effectlng the revenue" When
this amendment was presented the op-
position withdrew and the resolution
was adopted without division.
The house then, at o'clock, adjourn
ed
A new member in Mr.. II. De s. Mon
ey, Of Mississippi, was introduced In
the senate to-day and after brief crltl-
cism OF the form OF his credentials, the
oath OF Office was administered to him
Mr. Money was assigned to the seat
formerly occupied by Mr.. Daniel OF
vlralnla, the latter securing the seat In
the center OF the Democratic side, which
was occupied by the late Senator
George. During the session one hundred
and eight bills. many OF which were
private pension measures, were intro
duced in addition 70 several Joint Feso-
lutlons. and some senate resolutions An
interesting contest for precedence In
consideration between Mr.. Lodges i'm
migration bill and the proposed legis-
Iatlon to confer authority upon the
president to act for the protection or
the governments interest at the sale OF
the Kansas Pacific railroad was pend
ing Mt the close OF the session The
nrobabIlity Is that It viii he amicably
arranged before the senate conNenes to-
| morrow.