Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-08
5ROSVENOR IS FRANK.
Arm-In-Arm With President on
Message Until
CIVIL SERVICE IS REACHED
Declares the People West of the Allie
gheny Mountains Are with Him.
Bailey says the Ohioan and Chicago
Platform Agree on That Point.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-The session of
the house, though it lasted but two
hours, witnessed lively skirmish over
the question of distributing the presi-
dents message to the various commit
tees clothed with jurisdiction over the
subjects dealt with. The conflict of
authority came between the ways and
means committee and the banking and
currency committee. Chairman Walker
and other members of the latter COM
mittee believed that the language of
the resolution for distribution was
offered all matters relating Ito the
revenues, tie national finances, the
pnblle deb. the preservation of the
governments credit and to the treaties
of the United States affecting the rev.
enues,' to the ways and means COM
mittee would roo their committee of
all jurisdiction over the question of i'm
pounaing the greenbacks, as recon-
mended by the presidents question
which they commended was funda-
mental to any scheme for the revision
of our currency laws. The battle ragged
all along the line.
Durin the debate General Grosvenor
of Ohio fired the first IL against the
civil serVI e law, and this also brought
the friends and enemies OF that meas
ure INTO ton. 1t was noticeable that
the galleries seemed to sympathize with
the opponents of the measure, but Mr..
johnson of Indiana declared that if
bill to emas ulate the ivll service law
were passed it would meet the presi-
dental veto. Eventually Mr.. Dingley,
IN aefereae to the opposition of the
memoers of the banking and currency
committee. agreed to modification OF
the order of distribution, so as to send
to the ways and means committee all
matters relating to "the revenues, the
bonded debt of the country and the
treaties etfecting the revenues" The
resolution was then adopted.
After the session Chairman Walker
claimed he had won a decisive victory
and that his committee, under the or
der. would have jurisdiction over a
measure TO a ne exp essed it. convert
the green backs into gold certificates, !"
bnl eIemDers OF the ways and means
lnsl ed That the changes of verbiage in
order wUu not effect their jurisdic-
ton, anu that a measure spch as the
presidents eug}. sted ii Introduced in the
house woulu referred by the speaker
to their committee.
Mr. eirJsvenOr, in his attack on the
civil So VI law, repudiated the idea
tina ppposltion 10 the ivil service law
lnVolvea an atfront to the president
Congress was empowered to deal with
the subject, anu the president had re-
ferred 1t to congress. He heartily
agreed with the president that there
MI n nd
which ght TO be exempt
Il am glad said Mr.. Grosyenor
"to go that far with the president, even
If | am o.pelled to part ompany from
him when he says the civil service sys.
tenn has the Off ial sanction of the PEG.
ple"
MIR. Grosvenor declared that he had
kept Ill touch with the sentiment of the
country, and that il the question were
submitted to the PEOPLE west of the
Allegheny mountains it would be
buried under their overwhelming con-
domination. HIS remarks in denunci-
alton Of 'life tenure in office" were
met with uproarlous applause from the
galleries, III which many members ON
the floor heartily j ined. This was a
government for the people and by the
people, he declared, and no man should
10 OACiuucd i1OiAi pdI tIClpdtluB III GQ6
executive branch of the government by
accident of birth or the misfortune of
early education who was otherwise
qualified. Ohio, he said, had repudi-
ated the civil service law and was op-
posed to building up an office.holding
class in this country.
Mr.. Bailey (Dem., Tex commended
Mr.. Grosvenor's utterances against
building up an office-holding class In
this country-a doctrine he said, which
was almost literally embodied in the
Chicago platform, Democratic APP
plause.)
Mr.. johnson in his speech charged
General Grosvenor with being derelict
to his duty as Republican. That
party. he said, was unalterably pledged
to the support of the law. Benjamin
Harrison and William Mckinley, the
most distinguished opponents of its
policies, had fought for the law in no
uncertain language, and General Gros-
venor. he thought, well merited the
rebuke administered to him by Mr..
Bailey when the latter charged him
with supporting the Chicago platform.
Laughter.) He marveled that the
mouthpiece of the administration had
fallen so low.