The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-24
SILVER THE REMEDY.
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papers the past week that among
the requirements of the commission for
appointments of typesetters in the gov
eminent printing office was one that the
applicant must hop twelve times on
one foot.
Mr.. Wilson said that in his state there
was going to be civil service examina-
ton for a cook in the United States
penitentiary and another for sawyer
in the Indian reservation. He intimated
tEat an opportunity would be given to
vote by yeas a1d nay on repeating the
law.
Mr.. Stewart spoke of the commission
as an coffee brokerage establishment"
Mr.. Hawley admitted that the civil
service law he had Joined in reporting
had fallen into q state of conspicuous
incompetency. He related an instance
Of an army engineer having charge of
works on Long Island sound having been
prevented from employing as an inspec-
tor q thoroughly capable steamship cap
tain who. knew every rock and sand bar
in the har nor because they sent him ga
schoolmaster from Rhode Island''
Mr.. Lodge, having In his remarks
rid iculed some of the statements made by
senators as to logarithms, differential
calculus and other abstruse examinations
by the civil service commission. Mr..
Galiinger retorted with some sarcastic
illusions to Mr.. Lodges esthetioism. He
repeated his declaration that he Would
vote to blot out the civil service law and
would take his chance with the people
whom he represented without regard to
how it might strike the esthestio taste
OF the people of Massachusetts.
Mr.. German said that he sympathizsd
with the RepuD lioan senators In their
anxiety to open the doors of Office. "The
hungry are with them'' he said. land
their desire to reform the civil service
law is perfectly natural"
The resolution was amended by subSti-
tutinR the committee on civil service and
retrenohment for the other committee
and by adding the requirement that
committee should examine the civil service
law and report whether it should he
continued, amended or repealed. In this
form the resolution was agreed to with
out division.
Mr.. Berry introduced Joint resolution
directing the Secretary OF War to pur-
chase a Thousand tents, or as many as
might be necessary to shelter and relieve
the sufferers from the flood In the Missis-
sippi river and appropriating the neces-
sary amount. He obtained unanimous
consent to have the joint resolution act
ed upon Immediately. 1t Was passed to
the House.
Mr.. Turpie addressed the Senate in
support of his resolution to amend the
constitution by making United States
senators elective by popular vote instead
Of state Legislatures.
At the close of Mr.. Turpies remarks
tho Senate went into executive session.
After q short time the doors were re-
opened and leg islative business resumed.
The Senate bill to amend the act repeal
ing tim Der culture laws was passed. Mr..
Pettigrew explained that it was the
same bill passed by both Houses last ses-
sion, which tue President was ''too busy
fishing to sign. On motion of Mr..
Hoar, the Tory bankruptcy bill (modi-
f1ed) was made unfinished business"
and laid aside. Mr.. Hoar stating it was
not his purpose to have it taken up to-
morrow but as soon as convenient. The
Senate then adjourned