The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-06

not narrow, selfish, bigoted and danger
Gus. They had bulldozed and cowed
national conventions and hypnotzed
Presidents, while they managed them
selves to sit continuously at the ban
quet table
He denounced Mr. Cleveland's meth
ods in his second administration, de-
ecribing particularly what took place
IN the Government Printing Office. to
the head of which. he said, Mr.. Cleve-
iahd appointed q man who would do the
dlrty work. On a single day. he said
Public Printer Benedict discharged $50
men. That was known at the Govern
ment Printing Onlce as bloody Monday
On another day he discharged 42O
When 1900 removals had been made
ana 1,S0O Democrats appointed Mr.
Cleveland pressed the button and the
civil service blanket was thrown over
then. He read what purported to be
a literal transcript of the reasons as
signed for the discharge of the Re
publican employees in the secret record
OF MT. Benedict's private secretary.
Some of them were very amusing and
Kept the House in n roar
When he had concluded the reading,
MT. Perkins Rep), of Iowa, asked if IL
was proposed TO return to system
which made such n recital possible.
No replied Mr.. Lands, "but we
hSlfl 10 m0ully the law
MT. Henderson Rcp.), of Iowa. pro-
tested against the production of the re-
cord OF one man in condemnation Of the
nesE system yet devised for the purin-
cation of the Government service. He
said the Civil Service Commission did
not endorse such work.
Unless the law was modified by its
friends. Mr.. Landis said, Democra tic
President and Democratic Congress
trnx 1
law must be rescued from the clutch of
the Zealots. Mr.. Lands was vocfer.
ousty applauded when he concluded.
Mr.. Greene Pop). of Nebraska, closed
nhe debate for the day with n speech
in favor OF civil service reform. lie
criticised Mr.. Landis. who, he said,
urged the abuses of thc spoils system
us an argument for return to that
system.
Mr.. Richardson ODem), Of Tennessee.
in reply TO Mr.. Lands, asserted that
the record showed that when the civil
service was extended to the Government
Printing Office only 81 per cent Of the
employees had, been appointed under n
Democratic administration. while 44 per
cent. had been appointed by Republi-
can Public Printer.
At Ass p. m. the House adjourned.
SENATE.
Washington. d. c., Jan 4.-The ore
sertation of replies OF the members of
the Cabinet to the resolution calling for
Information as to the application of
the civil service law to the various
departments of the Government, To-
gether with the consideration of the
bill establishing bureau for the
twe!Fth census, precipitatcd n sharp
debate in the Senate to-day
Mr. Davis, chairman Of the Commit
lee on Foreign Relations. gave notice
ihat he would next Monday and daily
thereafter move that the Senate CON
slider in executive session the Hawaiian
annexation treaty until 1t was dis,
posed OF finally
MI Garter, chairman Of the Commit,
tee on Census. called up the bill nroyid-
ing for the preliminary arrangements
for The taking Of the twelfth and sub
sequcnt ccnsuses and offered n com
mittec amendment 10 Section g. provid-
ihg that the President instead OF the
secretary Of the Interior, should an
prove of the examination the director
may prescribe for his subordinates
named in the bill.
Mr.. Cockrell CMissourD sharply at
tackled the amendment. He said that
me Offering Of such an amendment
and the consideration of the section
mittee proved that the Republican par
ty was making n square and uncondi
ional surrender upon the civil service
question.
Mr.. Hale GTaine) thought; that the
Senator from Missouri (CockrclD pron
Sriy understood the position Of the
committee. The committee. through
the bill, did not make an attack upon
the position Of the Republican party
upon the civil service question. 1t
provided for the aDDointment of q
director of the census and thirty-onc
subordnatcs and he Thought that thos,
positions ought 10 be filled as provided
fer in the bill
MI. Jones Democrat. Of Nrl5arsas)
charged that in the taking of the CEN
suSses of 1870. 1850 and 1890. he was
satisfied that frauds. perhaps uninten-
tional so far rs The responsible cansus
o!hcialS were concerned. had crent IN
Ihcse frauds were due to incompetcnt
ana dishonest enumcratNrs through the
provisions of the civil service law. As
they were employed only q month or
less they would have TO be selected
substantially as they had heretofore
been.
Mr. Jones said that all he was CON
tending for was that the census should
he taken by honest and competent men
selected because they were capable OF
doing the work assigned 20 them and
not becousc they had any political in
hucncc. He then gave hotcc that after
the pending committee amendment had
been disposed OF he would offer one pro-
viding that the assistant director OF
the census should not he of the same
political party as the director.
IN brief discussion os the work of
the census bureau in the past. Mr..
Allen (NchraskD bluntly asked those
lin charge of tho bill Ii II were n fact
that 9 disposition had been manifested
TO spin ont the work simply that some
people might draw salaries.