The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

House-hepresentative Pearson Says His
Committee Will Present a Bill for it's Re
,peal-"BlOody Monday" in the Public
Printing Bureau
SENATE.
Washington, January 5.-The p-o en-
ttation Of replies of the members The
cabinet to the resolution calling f = n
formation as to the application O le
civil service law to the various depart
ments of the government, together with
the consideration of the b, establish-
ing a bureau for the twe..th census
precipitated a sharp civil service debate
in the enate today.
Senator Davis, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, gave notice
hat he would next Monday and daily
hereafter o that the senate consid-
er in executive session the Hawaiian
annexation treaty until it was disposed
of finally.
Senator Garter, chairman of the COM
mittee on census, called up the bill pro-
viding for the preliminary arrange
ments TO. the taking of the twelfth and
subsequent cenSuSes and offered a COM
mIttee mendmen to section 8, prOVid-
ing that the president, instead of the
secretary of the interior, should ap-
prove of the examination, the director
may prescribe for his subordinates
named in the bill.
Senator CCckrell, OF Missouri, sharp
1y attacked the amendment. He said
that the offering of such an amend
ment and the consideration of the sec
tiOn as 1T had been changed by the COM
mittee proved that the republican party
was making a square n un~condition-
al surrender upon the civil service QueS-
tion.
In a brief discussion of the work of
the census bureau in the past, Senator
Allen, of Nebraska, bluntly asked those
in charge of thee bin if 1T were a fact
that disposition had been manifest to
spin out work simply that some people
might draw salaries.
In reply senator Hale said that the
eleventh census and perhaps previous
censuses had been too extensive in
scope, that the bureau was fairly buried
beneath a mass of upon
many subjects that could not be intel
1igently handle by the force under the
census director.
Senator Allison, of Iowa, said he was
opposed to and would vote against the
establishment of a permanet census bu-
uCdo ~ ~ III liz
was decidedly of the opinion that the
bureau ought to be attached to one Of
the regular departments of the govern
ment.
Quite unexpectedly a lively civil ser
vice debate was precipitaJted just at the
close of the session. Senator Carter,
in charge of the bill said that he would
have the measure printed with amend
ments that had been offered to it and
for a purpose would consent to have
it temporarily laid aside. He then
moved that the senate proceed to the
consideration of executive business.
Pending the passage of that motion
the vice president laid before the SEN
ate the reply of Secretary Sherman to
TIL senate resolution requesting infOr-
NATION as to the application OF the civil
service law in his department. Sec
rotary Sherman recommended in his
reply that certain positions in the state
department be excepted from the oper-
alton of the civil service NV.
Senator COckrell, of Missouri, was on
his feet instantly upon the conclusion
of the reading of Secretary Sherman's
communication. Coming from Secre-
ttary Sherman who served long years
in congress-, this ~OmmunicatiOn must
ibe regarded as a very remarkable doc
ument," said he. THE president him
self, as Secretary Sherman we'll knows
mas ample dulIlOEGLy 70 llOuily He I1N
in accordance with the recommends
tion of his secretary of state. For a
secretary of state to come to congress
for such relief as Mr.. Sherman requests
when his own chief the president OF
the United States, has fun power to
act, is p~resumptious.'
Senator Allison said that in making
his reply Secretary Sherman had SIM
ply complied with the explicit request
,of the senate and he had the resolution
read to show that it called for recon-
mendations or suggestions that cabi-
net officials might nave to make.
Senator Allen, of Nebraska, charged
that the civil service law was openly
violated by the heads of the govern
ment departments. '+AS it is now ad
ministerial aid he, ct is a hiss and &
by-word among the people"
Senator Cullom said he would like t.
have the whole matter investigated a.
he was satisfied that the authorize:
were very far from carrying out thu
original intention of h authors Of thu
law.
Senator Jones Of Arkansas, declared
this it was evident that the authors O
the law had not intended that inefficien
persons should not be removed by th'
heads of government departments.
AT $40 o'clock p. m, on motion o
Senator Carter, the senate went int
executive session ana soon aIter al
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Civil service debate began in the hous
today, based ON the item in the legisld
tive, executive and judicial appropria
ton bill for the maintenance Of tn
commission. 1t is generally admitted o1
both sides that the appropriation in III
bill will stand, as the anti-civil serVic
reformers do not seriously contemplat
an attempt to strike it out. The de
bate, Therefore, is only preliminary t
any programme which the enemies o
the law may agree upon. The membtr
of the house are divided into thrc
camps on this ques.ion-thcSe VIII
stand by the law, those who advocat
its entire repeal, and those who desir
it's modification.
It was proposed that Mr.. Moody, re
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