Arizona republican., 1898-01-06
CIVIL SERVICE TALh
Filled Both Houses of the Re
 assembled Congress
ITS ENEMIES ARE DIVIDED
Work of the Commission Will
 Be UnobStruCted
The Reopsn!nG of Both Branches Was Marked by a Light Attend ance-The Hawaiian 4 nnexation Bill to Sc Pushed Forward.

Bill to Be Pushed Forward.
 Washington, Jan. 5@The pIesenta- tion of replies by members of the caD- inet to a resolution calling for infor- nation as to the application of the civil service law to the Various de- partments of the governMent. together with the consideration of a bill es- tablishing a bureau for the twelfth census, precipitated a sharp civil de- bate in the senate today. Mir Gull lom of Illinois, the author of the res olution, thought that notifications of the law ought to be made, as the au- thoritses had drifted away from the original intention of the authors of the civil service law. MT. Allen of Nebraska charged that the law was openly and daily violated and said it was hiss and by'word among the peo- pie. MT. Cockrell of Missouri dea clared that it was presumptuous in Secretary Sherman to make recom- mendations to congress that certain positions in his department should be excepted from the classified service when the president had full authority to make the exceptions he recommend ed. He thought an effort was being made to tie the presidents hands.
 MT. Davis, chairman of the conn mittee on foreign relations, gave hC4 tice that he would next Monday And daily thereafter move that the Senate consider in executive session the Ha- waiian annexation bill aatil it was disposed of finally.
 There was only a Shall attendance today MT. Allen of Nebraska spoke1 On the immigration bill and declared fA favor of consular in- spection of Amigrants. MT. Carter os Montana called up the bill to provide for taking the next census, and argued against making the appointments through the civil service commission. saying it was q preliminary measure and provided only for thirty-two plaees~- cnelFFseA> ei3> = Missouri res piled. declaring that the republican party was backing squarely down from it's position on the civil service ques- uo1. A report by Secretary Sherman on the civil service law was read, aai MT. Cockrell said 1t was a most re- markable document, it being request on congress for legislative action which was in the power of his chief by executive order.
 TTIE HOUSE.
 Washington, Jan. 5,-The civil ser vice debate in the house today was based on the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill for the maintenance of the commission. It promises to continae at least until the end of this week with a possibility that it may Eada longer. But it is generally admitted on both sides that the appropriation bill will stand as the anti-civa service refor7ners do not seriously contemplate an attempt tc strike it eas. The debate, therefore, i; in regard to any programme which the enemies Of the law may agree upon.
 The 1nembers of the house are di videa into three camps on this sub ject. those who stand by the law, those who advocate its entire repeal, ani those who desire it's modification These divisions were apparent in the debate today. The nature of it was not as stirring as had been antici .pated. Messrs. Moody, republican, O Massachusetts, Gkow, republican p Pennsylvania, and Greene, populist O Nebraska, defended the law; Mes5rs Cookery, democrat of Missouri, Robb democrat of Missouri, and Pearson, re pugEcan of North Carolina, opposet it outright, while MT. Landis, republi can of Indiana, favored modification
 of the law.
 There was not very large attend
 ance when the house convened
 after the holiday recess. The gal
 leries were crowded. It was noted tha
 with one or two exceptions, the mem
 bers of the Ohio delegation, both dem
 ocrats and republicans, were absent
 Without any preliminary business tn
 house went into committee of tn
 whole.
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