The times., 1897-05-12
LONG AND LIVELY SESSION
Debates on Senate Amendments
to the Sundry Civil Bill.
SEVERAL NON-CONCURRED IN
The Forestry Reservation Amend
ment Promptly Rejected Hawaii
TEN Enter Into the Discussions.
Improving Pearl Harbor.

= ite GiOStuE QtDdbto Ca f~''V'r 0SA--N~
amendments 10 the sundry civil bill in the
House yesterday were interesting, ana
in one case decidedly personal. The iatter
quality of the days session arose on an at-
tack made By Mr.. Connolly of Illinois On an
amendment by which il was sought TO give
10 Mr.. Richardson certain eiectroplates at
the Printing Office The attitude Of this
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS noftheaEnexation
ton of Hawaii also enlivened the House
and stirred the galleries, and further Mr..
Dockery fired few bIoadsides with ef-
feet at the Republican side Of The chamber,
its inconsistent attitude on civil service
reform being his target.
AuarouEd, it proved alively day, although
it opened very prosaically
This does not, however, apply to the
argument made by MI Underwood of Ala
lalna and Mr.. Ellis of Oregon, both OF
whom spoke on the pending amendment
relating to the suspension Of ex-i resident
Cleyeland's order setting aside the great
North western forest reservation
Mr.. Cannon spoke to his previous motion
Of on-concurrence in this amendment.
Mr. Dingley got the House out of an
uninterestiue snarl by suggesting that all
amendments be withdrawn and that the
House simply nOn-concnr in the Senate
amendment. Mr.. McRae agreed TO this.
A few speeches followed, in one of
which Mr. Harter of Montana spoke OF
Mr. Mckinley as the first American
President in the past four years, TO which
all the Republicans and nearly all the
Democrats assented by applause. He,
however, did not eUlogize Mr.. Mckinley
for failing to believe that the American
people could legislate on the money ques-
tion for themselves, a sentiment which
was ''for Democrats only"
All the House amendments were with
drawn, and the Senate amendment was
non-concurred in by vote of 90 TO SO.
The amendment relating to the ap
pontmeIt OF the mineral land comrnis-
Moners caused some debate.
Mr. DockeFy discussed the amendment rs
an assault on civil service reform.
Mr Cannon repiiedthat the Senate amend
ment provided that the political parties
should be regarded in the appointment
MI Dockery challenged Mr.. BrosiIis,
Rep. chairman OF the Civil Service Re
form Committee. to explain the attitude
Of the Republicans ON the assault on the
classified service.
Mr Brosius would not respond, although
he was also invited by Mr.. Sayers and
others.
Mr.. Savers said that the sole object of the
amendment was to allow Mr. McKmiey y
20 put more Republicans in office.
Mr. Stone CIV A of Pennsylvania, re-
minded Mr. Dockery that I'VE have just
had four years OF civil service reform and
we ali know what it was" Did Mr..
Dockery stand for that?
Mr Dcckery said that the Democratic
policy as enuncated at Chicago declared
against life tenure in office, and he stood
ior tIat.
Mr.. McRae said that he was opposs1
ie what was called civil service reform,
but he did believe in the doctrine just
stated by Mr.. Dockery
lie quoted the Republican national plat
Form on the same subject, and the Repub-
leans claim that they originated civil
servioe reform. Mr. McRae moved to con-
cur in the Senate amendment Carried,
Messrs DOckery and Savers voting III
;he negative.
The amendment was eventually agreed
20, as was that for the improvement of the
Mississippi River. $500 goo to be i'm
alediately available.
Mr. Cannon opposed the Improvements
contemplated in the amendment relating
TO the building OF a ship canal in the
interest of Seattle, the cost being about
rrt.g.
Eor bill. he said 1t was all scheme OF
Senator's who had more respect foI
courteses and privileges than they fa,l
Tor Jefferson's panual he moved that
the committee n0n-concur.
Mr Lewis defended the amendment in
a speech that was heard with great at
ten,icn y the House. He explained fully
the routes surveyed and to be surveyed,
giving the advantages OF each. He argued
.or the availability of tie $3.50 600 pro
vi}ed for new surveys. he move concur
renee
Mfr Savers said that this was one OF
the bad items entering into the last river
and harbor bill. He attacked it on she
ground Of expense. Such appropriations
had TO place in the sundry civil bill. He
thonght il ought 10 be deferred until the
Mr. Lewis returned to the charge argn-
ing that neither Mr.. Cannon nor MI
Sayers had assigned a single valid
reason for their adverse position on
the amendment. On the contrary they
BAD given reasons why the amend
ment might be passed He denied that
there was no recommendation for the
surveys. 1t was recommended by a former
Secretary of War The gentlemen in op
position were mSinformed.
The committee was highly entertained by
tlle three -cornered contest between Messrs
Lewis, Savers and Cannon. Mr. Sayers
coltended that the report Of the Secretary
of war did not contain u Recommendation
and there was a good deal OF logic
chopped ON these statements Mr. Lewis
said that the State of Washington was
asking only for the utilization OF moneys
already appropriated.
Mr.. Sayers stuck TO ft that the SECRETARY
of War had made no Recommendation.
Mr. Dingley exhibited little disnlay al
the prospect that Mr. Lewis was going 70
speak again. Mr. Lewis raised big laugh
By saving that he ''had horne patiently
all through tho session with the gentleman
from Maine"
The amendment was non-concgrred in.
Nr Cannon moved non-concHrrence il
: the appropriation Of 500, ,0o0 for the i'm
DSayemen: of Pearl Harhor, Hawaii The
amendment was advocated in set speech
by Mr.. Hit
MFR. Savers desired to know what sense
fhara would no in this trs,yfrurnapr o..