The times., 1898-01-12
LEGISLATIVE BILL PASSES
Debate for Home Consumption
Terminates.
CRY FOR LEAVE TO PRINT"
1t Is Made Appa aren't That Opposition
IN the Rill Was Not Founded
on Genuine Interest in Civil SeTv-
ice, OF IA Reform or Any Other
Kind.

The House yesterday passed the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill. and with it the section
relative to civil service reform, which
for so long a time has been debated.
In taking this action with scarcely
dozen dissenting votes the members
did precisely that which has daily been
predicted they would do. So THOR
oughly in accord were they that proba :
bly, less than fourth ofethe members
voted. and they did so viva voce
The Republicans nwhoI under the
leadership of Mr.. Hepburn. of Iowa;
Cen. Grosvenor of Ohio, and Mr.. Pear
son, of North Carolina, have been max
ing the attack on civil service, virtually
admitted Yesterday that no effort
would be made To defeat the bill, but
one of these men in "a general way IN
formed the House yesterday that the
passage of the appropriation bill would
not be considered by them to be d bar
to the introduction of q, bill antaSo-
nistic to civil service reform. 1t is
probable that such a bill VIII be intro
duced within a few days. but before IL
can properly come before the House
now. it must be by the consent of the
Committee on Rules and Speaker Reed.
In the language of jerry simpson
this committee lis the cradle of
the House and Speaker Reed
rocks it" The phrase aptly explains
the situation to the extent that the
discontented Fer ub,:c&l.s have simply
been talking Cor effect i'll the fall elec-
tions, and that they do not entertain
the faintest hope of SEEING the present
Congress enact legislation of any char
acter that will change or modify the
twill "a
1t was amusing to see the anxiety
of the members to obtain unanimous
consent to have parts of speeches and
entire speeches inserted in the Record
II was their best chance to show their
constituents their official attitude on
the question, and it may be easily un-
derstood that the fifty or more speech
es which will appear in the Record VIII
be of a character that Will please a
majority of whatever districts they will
be circulated in. If constituents in one
district say, I'VE want the law repeal
ed so that we may obtain some of the
Offices" they will get that speech, and
it will be followed up by vigorous
canvass on the part of the Representa-
tive for votes obligating himself to
work for the destruction of the law in
the next Congress.
The last day of the debate resembled
ans favoring civil service reform
pleaded for it's continuation, and the
others making demands for modifica-
tions. While Mr. Brosius, of Pennsylva-
MIA. was declaring that the civil service
law was one of the principles of the Re-
publican party. Mr.. Quigg, of New York
inquired of him If he were not at the
present time in rebellion with the par
ty in his State over the civil service
law Mr. Brosius failed to satisfacto-
riiy answer the question.
An innovation in the proceedings was
made by Mr. Mcguire, of California. who
came TO the defense of the civil service
law by praising Mr.. Clevelands Ad-
ministration, Mr.. Benedict's control of
the Government Printing Office. Logan
Carlisle's dismissals in the Treasury
and then concluded his remarks by de-
cIaring that while there were some
things in the civil service law which
he did not like, there were other things
in it that pleased him. Mr.. Mcguire
was particularly severe in criticising o
speech made few days ago by Mr..
Lands, in which . the, latter, ac-
cording to Mr.. Mcguire, failed
to read from a report correctly the al
legged reasons for the discharge of en-
ployes from the G0tetrifnent Printing
Office while Mr.. jBensdict was in
charge. 81 sem
The debate was practically closed by
Mr.. Allen, of Mississippi, who declared
that no one had eyer expected any
thing serious to come of the debate.
He said the members had simply been
talking to the country, and because
they got some applause from the gal
lery, they mistook it for the country.
1t was 5:15 o'clock whenfJfhe bill passed.