The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-11
EIGHT AGAINST It
The Contest over the Civil
Service Law
THE DEBATE TO CLOSE
A MOTION TO THIS EFFECT
WILL BE OFFERED TO-DAY.
Mr.. CooNFY DENoUNCEs The LAW
In the Senate Bill was'sReported Fayorably
Prohibiting Railroads From Charging more
Than 8 cents Mile for Passengers
through Indian Territory.

Through Indian Territory
Washington. D. C., Jan. 10.-The OPP
ponents of the civil service law had
much the best of the debate IN the
House to-day, so far as the number or
those engaging in it were concerned.
Eight of the ten speakers were of the
opposition. The friends of the law are
very anxious to shut off further debate
and III this will have the cooperation OF
Sneaker Reed and the Rules committee.
Mr.. Moody, who has charge OF the
bill. gave notice that he would test
the sense of the House tomorrow on
motion to close debate. The opposition
Immediately sent word to all in their
ranks to be on hand and they say they
will have no diiculty in defeating the
motion.
Mr.. Cooney Dem, Missouri was the
first speaker.
He opposed the whole civil service
reform idea, which he denounced as a
cheat and narrow swindle. civil
pension list and Office holding class, he
argued, were logical and inevitable
it was to continue.
Mr.. orr (Rep., West Virginia) fol-
lowed with set speech in opposition to
the law.
Mr.. Cox Dem, TENNESSEE said he
was so utterly opposed to civil service
reform that he would vote to strike out
the appropriation for the commission
and for the repeal of the law.
Mr.. Little Dem, Arkansas antag-
onized the principle, theory and practice
of the law.
Mr.. Brumm Rep., Pennsylvania also
opposed the reform system. He
doubted, he said, whether the President
of the United States, members of the
Supreme court, Senate or House, could
pass some of the civil service eXamina-
tions. He defended what was known
as the political pull which he said,
ought to be cultivated. He was ready
to vote for the repeal of the law.
Mr.. Mccall (Rep., Massachusetts, was
the first speaker to-day to defend the
merit system In replying to the criti-
cisms of some of the opponents of the
system he raised a laugh at the expense
of Mr.. GrosYenor, who, according to
his (IcCall's) calculations wanted over
10 per cent of the offices exempted
from the operation of thee ivil service
law.
Mr.. Cowherd Dem, Missouri called
attention to some alleged violations OF
the civil service law IN his district. He
said it was inconsistent for the Presi-
dent to play to the grand-stand with
grandiloquent support of the law, while
his suOordinates We're entertaining
bleachers by turning the rascals out"
Mr.. Sulloway (Rep., New hampshire
proudly proclaimed himself spokesman
without any mental reservation. The
civil service law, he said, had been con-
ceived in iniquity, born in infamy and
administered in cowardice and by Dem
ocrats. He believed the government be-
Ionged to its friends. Mr.. Sideways
remarks were very picturesque and kept
the anti-reformers in a continuous roar
of approval.
After some further remarks by Mr..
Parker (Rep., Ney Jersey in defense of
the law and of Mr.. Low (New York;
in favor Of a modification Of the law,
the debate closed for the day.
At o'clock the House adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 1O.-Rev.
Bishop Merrill. d. D., of Chicago. de-
livered the invocation at the opening of
the Senate today
A bin was favorably reported from the
Indian committee prohibiting railroad
companies from charging more than 3
cents mile for passengers through the
Indian Territory
A resolution looking to the filtration of
the water used in the city of Washing
ton having been offered and referred to
the District of Columbia Committee,
Mr.. Hale, (Maine) said that in no part
of the United States was there IA city
whose citizens are imposed upon and
abused as to the water supply, as are
the citizens of Washington. I'VE are
confronted with bad, foul water" said
he-"so filthy, indeed, as to make it
dangerous to drink and irksome even
to take bath"
Mr.. Gallinger, New HAMPSHIRE,
member Of the District of Columbia
Committee, said that the committee was
mindful Of the condition of the water
of this city, but he was satisfied that it
was not impure or hurtful to any great
extent. He thought a system of filtra-
ton would be very expensive, but he as
sured the Senate that the committee
would do everything in its power to
remedy the evil aimed at it by the reso-
luton.
At 1880 o'clock p. m, on motion of
Mr.. Davis, (Afinnesota), Chairman OF
the Committee on Foreign Relations the
Senate went into executive session to
consider the Hawaiian annexation
treaty.
The Senate at 3:45 o'clock adjourned.
A FORGER ARRAIGNBD.
New York, Jan. 10.-George Ward,