Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-01-07
WASHINGTON NEWS +!
Congress Convened and Both
Houses at Work.
Hawaiian Treaty to BE Called Up
Next Monday.
Senator Teller wants the Government
Bonds Paid IN Silver Dollars.
LETTERS BIG WHEAT DEAL.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Thero was not
very large attendance In the house OF
representatives to-day. and with one or
two exceptions the members OF the Ohio
delegation, both democrats and republi.
cans, were absent. The house went into
committee OF the whole to resume consid-
GRAFTON Of the Legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation bill. All the fea-
lures Of the bill had been disposed Of ex-
cept the appropriation for the civil
service commission. upon which, by pre-
yious arrangement, there was to be no
general debate.
1t was proposed that Moody, republi-
can Mass and DOckery, democrat, Mo-
control the time for and against. Hep
burn, republican, Qlowa) suggested that
IL was a three cOrnered contest. "The
democrats" said he. "desire the entire
repeal OF the law. Some OF those on this
side desire that Il stand as II is, while a
large body Of us desire a wholesome mod
ihcatlon OF Its provisions"
"Why does the gentleman aver that all
the democrats on this side of the house
desire the entire repeal Of the lawp" in
quired Clark, democrat, (Mo.)
"Simply because that would be wrong,
aud your side is always wrong" retorted
Hepburn amid great laughter.
All suggestions az TO control Of time
failed at last and the chair recognized
Grow, republican, (Pa.,) who spoke TWEEN.
ty minutes in support Of the general
principle Of civil service law. Moody,
Mass made an elaborate defense Of the
civil service system.
Dockery, democrat, Missouri, opened
the opposition to the civil service law in
the house. He made warm speech In
which he declared the law odious to the
American people and should be repealed,
SENATE
There was only small attendance at
the senate to-day. Allen, Of Nebraska,
spoke on the immigration bill and de-
clared in favor Of consular inspection Of
immigrants.
Carter, of Montana, called up the bill
to provide for taking the next census and
argued against making appointments
through the civil service commission,
saying II was preliminary measure and
provided only Tor thirty-two places.
Cockrell, OF Missouri, replied, declar-
ing that the republican party was back
ing squarely down from its position on
the civil service question.
A report by Secretary Sherman on
civil service was read. Cockrell said II
was remarkable document, being re-
quest on congress for Legislative action
which was in the power OF his chief by
executive order.
Teller declared that the census bureau
should not be a partisan institution. but
under the classified service. He asserted
that In the last census the silver prOduc-
tiOn had been fraudently Oyerstated by
$lO,OOOOOO.
At $40 the senate went into executive
session.
AT $40 the civil service debate was still
in progress with Lands, republican,
Und.l, speaking in favor Of modiGca.
tion Of the law. His structures on the
self styled ."better element were severe,
They were, he said, narrow, bigotod, sell
fish, dangerous.
Pearson, rep, N. c., attacked the Law
and said a bill for its repeal would be
brought in by majority Of the civil ser
| vice committee.