New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-08
THE CIVIL SERVICE DEBATE
TT CONTINUES IN THE HOUSE WITHOUT
SIGNS OF AN END.
THE MERIT SYSTEM DEFENDED BY MEssRs.
GI1I.ETT BURTON AND OTHERS-MR. CUM
Mines GLORIFIES TAMMANY.


G1LLETT. BURTON AND oTHERs-MR. CUM
MINGs GLoRIFIEs TAMMANY.
Washington. Jan. THE Civil Service debate con-
tinued throughout the day In the House. All
efforts TO fix a time for its termination failed and
It is certain 10 run over into next week
Mr. Gillett RGp Mass spoke in support OF the
law He mairfained that the arguments Of Mr.
Grosvenor and FIR. Lands against the law were in
reality strong a-raiCnmrnts OF the spells system
Mr. Gillett on,nentcd wittily on the spectacle OF
the white haired veteran, General Grosvcnor. lead
ing the young Hotspurs of the party In the battle
for the spells. and said 1t recalled to his mind the
words Macaulay placed In the mouth OF Henry OF
Navarro at the Battle of lvry. which he para
phrased AS follows:
Pres. where you zee my white plume shine amid the
ranks Of war.
And lie your ortnamme to-day the head Of Grosvenor
Mr.. Faris (Rep.. Ind declared that the Repub-
Ucan party was not responsible for the Civil Ser
vice law.
Mr. Cummings dem, y. V announced himself
an mplacable foe OF the whole system OF Civil
Service reform. Roscoe Conking. in his opinion
the greatest Senator New-York had ever known
had once spoken he said. OF the "dreary drivel OF
SWIVEL service reform" He had never appreciated
Il so much as he had during this debate. Mr.
Cummings sail the hostility TO the system had been
steadily growing. The system Is doomed. said
he, and one or the FACTORS IN us OBSTRUCTION II
Tammany Hall" BY sixty thousand majority Tam
many Hall had been placed In control Of the second
largest city in the world on an anti-Clvil Service
reform platform. Tha; was what the people
thought OF this reform" Mr.. Cummings replied
warmlY 10 some OF the charges OF corruption made
against Tammany Hall during the debate. THE
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Grosvcnor), laid he.
"rusbes on here from Columbus. that hOtbed OF
politjcal corruption. 10 which he has hied hmsc!i
back, and cells as that Iammamy nan - ro,'uP b
V.s1D as
comes from the State that prohted py the roooe'S
Of 1876 eta. rormapv
pau was the most corrupt organization on the
face of the earth. and Mr. Johnson cane no
And to-day Mr. Giilett. of Massachusetts t'l,-
Grated the calumny; IamnaIy va 49, ~. which
mings said patriotic, hberty-ovng socesy " .nt
had existed for 100 years lie then rehcarSed so'ne
OF the achievements of the organization u"'"'N
'n Nr burton CRep Ohio followed In defence OF
the merit system and in the course OF ms Re-
marks paid tributes 10 Secretary sherman anu ~"
ssatIe6 bv Mr. cummings. lie denounced ne lnso-
lence Of oilce-seekers. and argued thaa ,,i york
not a Government for the reward OF party "o'N
Mir. yandiver Dem MOI in the course or some, me
remarks in opposition 70 the iaw rceuency"
H. Wehanv rep. ~ y said II he were nor
above 10 vote for modification OF me ,e anw
vas one OF those who would vote Tor tS
WI Kerr 1Rcp ohio favored the mod il
of the law lie was especially severe III p NE he
demnaton Of the last Ce.fa ,he ncoming Admin
stration out Of legitimate fruits OF ClcYGG hrrz
Mr.. Barholdt Gtep., MOI deIenGed hoancd npon
rom ' ~ Grosyenor The very intimatlon tnaI
hnro oE was stain upon his personal honor co %s
an lnSHWi NJ Schurz had retained for years -
oer S nihcp sneakers we're Messrs Drggs ana
bradley D Hq iMlxre YS vi" de% @o'' MSss1
iia a ~ o'clock the House adjourned