The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-08
rAMMANY HALL EULoaISED.
Anss Cummings Gives Variety % the Debat
en- the Civil Service Law.

Anss Cummings Gives Variety 90 the Debate
On the Civil Service Law.
WARRINGTON. Jan. 7.-Under the agreement
the debate on the OWL service features of the
Legislative Appropriation bill was to terminate
with to-day's session. but as notices had been
given by some thirty members Of an intention to
speak on the question, the time was extended.
Efforts to reach an agreement as to closing the
debate were unsuccessful, and after notice had
been given by Mr.. Moody REP. Mass.) that he
would ask a vote on Monday afternoon, the
House went into Committee OF the Whole and
The debate was resumed.
Mr.. Gllett (tep.. Mass) defended the civil
service system. Because the system was not
perfect, that was no reason why 1t should be
overthrown. He said he was indignant when
President Cleveland threw the civil service
blanket over O large number Of offices just
when 1t was apparent that the next Admins
ration would DO Republican. Asked II he be-
heved President Mckinley had tho power to
correct the wrongs perpetrated by that extern
sion Of MIR. Cleveland, Mr.. Gillett said he did
and, furthermore, the President had promised
10 do 1t.
Mr.. ouigg Rep.. N. Y.)-well. he is a long
time doing 1t. while we can do 1t here In five
minutes.
Mr.. Faris tRep.. Ind.) inveighed against the
avn service law. he denounced the Mug
"umps and civil service reformers as the char
iatanS and mountebanks of politics, and said
more than one President of the United States
nag been hoodooed by them.
Mr.. Cummings Dem, N. ". after extolling
iammany Hall for its honesty and incorrupti.
olitY, said that " SWIVEL service reform" was
aoomed, and in that doom Tammany Hall was
On Important factor. At the last municipal
election in the second largest city In the world,
upon a platform declaring explicitly in favor of
party management in municipal affairs. and
holding parties responsible for the Government.
1ne Trends OF that policy showed a majority Of
"OooO, MIR. Cummings said he was surprised
yesterday to hear the venerable sage OF
Han1fehs tGen. Grosvenorl refer to Tammany
inroomm as corrupt. Think OF that, no said,
pssoiited by The burglary OF the Presidency in
tr9.oi rom an associate OF Sherman, Hayes, and
EMilIa P%inkston. ILaughter.l Tammany, Hall,
To- cummings said, was a patriotic. hberty-
loving society that had eKisted 100 years, which
ttSSnI lls sons 70 fight in the var OF 1872 while
the men OF Massachusetts we're holding the
WWIIrtlord Convention. Laughter and apDlause.l
mueh the war OF the rebellion broke out, Tam
n Ss"n nan organized and equipped the Forty
ss44eona New York Regiment, whose banner bears
mShy Hall corrupt exclaimed Cummings. II
tItppeSl To- the record and challenge the asser-
Gun lie referred 10 the Investigations by the
commission OF Accounts and the Lexow com
Ssn,ccvsee, which resulted In proving a dehcl-
sSn Iy OF 2 cents in tho office OF the Register.
amer results Of those Investigations were the
nashI OF a Republican Police Commissioners who
SSGuld not face the Developments. and the
Sasmlssai OF = number OF Police Captains, two
~SAs hsDublicanh And hnAily the commit