The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-12
CIVIL SERVICE TALK ENDS.
Stopped BIZ THE ToTE OF SPEAKER
REEL CAST ON n TIE.
Tho legislative. Judicial. ana Executive Ap-
preparation .BiIi, which Gave the Chance
for Debate, Passed without Division-Snore
Taik when ehe Reform BiIi Comes Up.

the Lerisintive. Judiciai. ana Executive Ap-
preparation +BiIi, which Gave the Chance
fer Debate, Passed without D~ivision-sor
TALK when tho Reform Bin Comes Up.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE House debate on
the Civil Service law was concluded to-day. and
the Legislative. Executive, and Judicial Appro-
priation bill. which contains the paragraph pro-
viding funds for tho maintenance of the COM
mission and which gave occasion for the debate,
was passed without a division. No amendment
or change in the law was suggested. for
under the rules It would have been
out Of order on an appropriation bill.
that being left until the bill approved by tho
Republicans favoring n modification of the law
comes up for consideration. There was q mar.
row escape from unlimited continuance of tho
debate at tho beginning Of tho session on Mr..
Moody's motion to close at 3 o'clock. 1t re-
quired the casting vote Of tho Speaker and the
change Of four Republican votes after tho roll
call had been completed to secure the adoption
Of motion. Tomorrow tho House will DO asked
to consider an urgent Deficiency bill and tho
Agricultural Appropriation bill.
After tho reading of tho journal. Mr.. Moody
of Massachusetts. in charge of tho Legislative,
Executive. and Judicial Appropriation bill, in
accordance with the notice given yesterday,
moved that the debate on the civil service ques-
ton be closed at s o'clock to-day. Mr.. Moody's
motion was agreed to, on division-92 to "a. but
tho Democrats, under the lead of Mr.. Living
stone of Georgia, secured q vote by yeas and
nays.
Whom the roll call ended tho majority against
closing the debate was 8. 1t was not an indica-
ton of tho relative strength Of the two sides
presented in the debate. for many of the Repub-
licans favoring q modification of the law voted
to close tho debate. Mr.. CoddinR Of Pennsyl-
uopio chopuod htu vofa md ttp,o for r,tcatonor~
effort was secured by Mr.. Moody. who demanded
a recapitulation. While that was going on
Messrs. Powers of Vermont, White of North
Carolina, and Gibson Of Tennessee concluded to
change their votes. The slip went up to the
desk and Speaker Reed said:
"On this question the yeas are 1875, the nays
1875. The Chair votes aye, and tho motion 10
agreed to-"
Mr.. Bailey. the Democratic leader. interjected
II nm Informed that the Speaker voted on the
Speaker Reed. with a queer smile on his face.
quietly replied:
O course, 1t is not So"
Mr.. Dalzell Of Pen~nsylvania-Its q queer in
Mr.: Bailey-No insinuation at all; merely an
The House then went into committee of tho
whole for the final season of debate, and Mr..
mittee on Civil Service Reform, addressed the
committee in support Of the law. Tho basis Of
the civil service Of the country so far as It was
beneficial and no further. Reformers in this
matter must recognize limitations II they would
achieve and deserve success. Mr.. Brosius was
of opinion that some places within the classified
service would be better without it. The differ
ence between him and his opponents was as
to where the power to select these classes should
''They think the legislature should make tho
the selection" he snid. Upon this middle
rock of reconciliation ask members Of the com
In conclusion Mi. Brosius said he would not
be one to vote want of confidence regarding this
matter in tho President whom he had helped to
elect.
M. Bell of Colorado, spoke briefly in support
of the law. and was followed by Mr.. Mcguire of
California, who later devoted himself to n de-
fence of the last Cleveland Administration. He
was not an enthusiastic admirer of that Ad-
quiet while 1t was being ~unjustly and falsely
accused in regard to n matter in which. above
al Mr. Else Witt i frles Of 70 S sosaPv es .n o law; spoke against
the administration OF the law. Referring to tho
assertions by Jealous friends of the merit sys-
he asked them il they hadn't yet heard that
made to get in on rather than to ride on 2 and IL
they were such sticklers for observance of the
e sesldre eaSnse Of fh pln.tIE%s' i hs n thsi4 hoT they y
carry out that part Of the platform which prom.
isod aid to the suffering Cubans in their efforts
This brought out a tumultuous response from
the galleries; causing the Chairman (hr. Payne
galleries must refrain from manifestations Of
approval or disapprOval."
There was an audible dissent from this obser-
walton, evoking from Chairman Payne the
enforce the rules whether the committee ap-
Light comedy sketches by Messrs. Simpson Of
Kansas and Allen of Mississippi followed in
Mr.. Quigg Of New York inquired IL Simpson
meant to say that a vote on tho question of
the law could not be had. Simpson
pose were introduced and the Speaker would
n motion for its consideration.
1T comes at last to that" he said, "for tho
Speaker is the whole thing. and runs the
Quigg-The gentleman speaks for the Speaker
without having consulted him.
Simpson-0h. yes: the Speaker never consults
Mr. Bailey OF Texas closed the debate in a
brief speech against the law. He was in favor
OF party responsibility, he said. in the admins
OF public. affairs. Such responsibility
was the best possible means OF securing efficient
Life officials fagrantly disregarded the
A life tenure and n civil pension list were
the inevitable and logical accomplishments of
He warned Republicans that IL the
were maintained it must be perfected, and
meant It's extension over overy office
within tina public service. He invited Repub-
Ing the law.
The hour of 8 o'clock having arrived, the bill
reported to the House and passed. go.
Mr.. Wadsworth of New York reported tho bill
making appropriations for the Agricultural De-
partment for tho year ending Juno 80, 1890.
Its total Is $l35.500 greater than that of the
pill for the current year, caused by increases
N the Bureau OF Animal Industry and tho
Weather Bureau.
The House at $40 adjourned until tomorrow. !
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