Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-01-12

Washington, Jan. 9.-Before the de-
bate on civil the service question was
resumed in the house yesterday an in
effeotual attempt was made to agree
upon a time for the termination of the
debate. Mr.. Gillette (Rep) of Massa-
chusetts then took the floor in support
of the law.
He maintained that the arguments
of Grosvenor and Mr.. Lands against
the law were both in reality strong ar
raignments of the spoils system. Mr..
Gillette commented wittily on the
spectacle of the white haired veteran,
Gen. Grosvenor, leading the young hot
spurs of the party in the battle for the
spoils.
Mr. Cummins (Dem) of New York.
announced himself an applicable foe
of the whole system of civil service re-
form. Roscoe Conkling, in his opin-
ion the greatest senator New York
had ever known, had once spoken, he
said, of the "dreary drivel of SWIVEL
ciated it so much as he had during
this debate. Mr.. Cummings said the
hostility to the system had been stead
lily growing.
1.-THE system is doomed said he,
land one of the factors in its destruc-
ton is Tammany hall"
Mr.. Burton (Rep.) of Ohio followed
in defense of the merit system. He
inveghed against the insolence of Of
fficeseekers and argued that this was
not government for the reward of
party workers.
Mr. Kehoe (Rep) of Ohio favored
the modification of the law. He was
especially severe in his condemnation
of the last Cleveland executive order,
which, he said, had been used to cheat
the incoming administration out of
legitimate fruits of victory.
After half a dozen other speeches by
eastern and western members, the
house adjourned.
Washington, Jan. 9.-At the opening
of the senate yesterday the reply of
the attorney general to the senate res
olution, calling on members of the
cabinet to inform the senate what, if
any, changes should be made in the
administration of civil service law,
was read, The attorney general re-
commended that attorneys employed
by the department of Justice and depu-
ty United States marshals ought to be
excepted from the operation of the
law.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska offered res
olution, declaring that the United
States should Independently and with
out delay begin and continue the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to
l. that such coinage should be supple
mented by a safe and sound national
paper money, to be issued by the gov
eminent without the intervention of
banks, the notes to full legal tender
and to be Issued in an amount sufii-
cient to meet the business demands OF
the country; that an increase of the
interest bearing debt should be pro-
hibited, and that no government bonds
should be issued or sold, except by
specific act of congress, and then only
in case of pressing necessity; that the
government, in the discharge of its OBJ
legations, should use its option as to
the kind Of lawful money in which
they should be paid, and that such OPP
ton should never be surrendered
Mr.. Allen spoke briefly in favor of
the adoption of the propositions set
forth in his resolution, concluding
with the statement that he would at
some subsequent time go more fully
into the details of his reasons and the
reasons of the Populist party in favor
of the plan he had set forth.
Mr. Butler of North Carolina pre-
scented Joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution pro-
viding for the election of the federal
judiciary by the people. The resolu-
ton went to the table to permit Mr.
Butler to make speech on it.
The senate then went into executive
session, and at 3:15 adjournd until
Monday.