The age-herald., 1898-01-06
CONGRESS- SWATS
 CIVIL SERVICE Both Houses Put on the Gloves With the Reform Baby. I TALK LIKE JIM AND BOB No SoIor P,e1us Bloy ,'gsrsd Before
 Time Ns d.
  MOODY AND Df Ky TIMEKEEpERs Landis, of ssSana, the New-comer Puhs Like Veteran.
landis, of s-ana, the Newcomer
 Puho Like a Veteran.
SHERMAN CHALLENGES THE SENATE
And Brought to the Ringside Cullom, Allen and Cockerell, Western Featherweights. While Arkansas' Spider and Mon
 tanas Midget Stop the Fight.


 large attendance in the hall of representa- tives when the house reconvened today after the holiday recess. The galleries were crowded.
 It was noticed that, with one or two ex- captions, the members of the Ohio deega- tion, both democrats and republicans, were absent Without any preliminary business, the house went into committee of the whole to resume consideration of the legis- lative, executive and judicial appropriation bill. All the features of the bill had been disposed of except the appropriation for the civil service commission, upon which, by previous arrangement, there was to be an indefinite general debate.
 The Farley.
 It was proposed that MT. Moody (Rep., Mass.) and MT. Cookery (Dem., Mo- cons trol the time for and against. MT. Hep- burn Rep., Ia) suggested that it was a three-cornered contest.
 "The democrats" said he, "desire the entire repeal of the law. Some of those on this side desire it to stand as 1t is, while a large body of us desire wholesome modification of it's provisions"
 "Why doos the gentleman that oil the democrats on this side of the house desire the repeal of the law?" inquired MT. Clark Dem., Mo.)
 Simply because that would be wrong, and your side is always wrong" retorted MT. Hepburn, amid great laughter.
 All suggestions as to the control of time failed at last, and the chair recognized MT. Grow (Rep., Pal, who spoke for twen- ty minutes in support of the general prin- cipIe of the civil service law.
 MT. Pearson, republican, North Carolina, attacked the law and said a bill for it's repeal would be brought in by a majority of the civil service commission.
 Upholds the Law.
 MT. Moody, of Massachusetts followed with an elaborate defense of the civil ser vice law which he said protected officials who received s7O,O00,O00 in salaries per an- mum. He thought those who were placed under the protection of the law by execu- tive order should be compelled to submit to a test of their efficiency, and he also be- lieved that some method should be found to preserve, if not restore, the efficiency of the service.
 He defended the administration of the law and the character of the examina- tions of the commission. In conclusion he declared that the hostility to the law was superficial. The sentiment of the repub- fican party, he insisted, was overwhelming ly in favor of the party keeping the sol- emn pledge it had given to the people.
 Dockery Opposes It.
 MT. Cookery opened in opposition to the law, which he argued was odious to the American people and should be repealed in toto. He pointed out that the striking out of the appropriation for the commission would. accomplish nothing as the commits sioners could sue In the court of claims for their salaries.
 The courageous thing to do, he said, was to pass bill aimed directly al the law.
 Landis Jumps It.
 MT. Landis, republican, Indiana, favored a modification of the law, which he said would doubtless earn for him a reputation as a spoilsman. He sneered at the profess sional civil service reformers. He had never known those who called themselves the ''better element" who were not narrow, selfish, bigoted and dangerous They had bulldozed and cowed nations, and hypno- tized presidents while they managed them- selves to sit continuously at the banquet table.
 I1c utHOuHceu MT. OleVeldnQS melnOuS in his second administration, describing particularly what took place in the govern ment printing office the head of which, lie said, MT. Cleveland appointed man who would do the ''dirty work.'' On single day, he said, Public Printer Benedict dis charged 75O men. That was known at the government printing office as bloody Monday" On another day he discharged 42O When 1900 removals had been made and 1SO0 democrats appointed, MT. Cleve- land pressed the button and the civil ser- vice blanket was thrown over them. MT. Greene (pop. Neb.), closed the debate for the day with speech in favor of civil service reform. He criticised Mir. Landis, who, he said, urged the abuses of the spells system as an argument for return to this system.
 < MT. Richardson (dem Tenn.), in reply to MT. Landis, said that the record showed that when the civil service was extended to