New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-10

NE Honion The resIIlt Of to-days vote will not
N iIkely 10 accelerate the Presidents action on the
The trouble is that a large majority OF the mem
hers. irrespective OF party VINO profess 10 ps N
Service law. or FOR the curtai ment Of the powers
s se Sc All Of them who have had
Irsrjence in Congress know and realize how dis
sstrous such an act would he 10 them
ANALYSIS OF THE VOTE.
An ANALYST. of the vote shows that ffty-four
Republicans and forty Democrats and Popu-
lists voted for the Evans amendment, ana sew
entv Republicans and hfty-two Democrats and
Populists against it. Among the Democrats re-
corded IN the affirmative were Messrs Bailey
Bland and Livingston. Among the Democrats
recorded IN the negative were Messrs. Allen
Bankhead. Richardson. Fleming, Lester NC
Aleer Mcclellan Elliot and Robertson IL VIII
be noted that that Mr. Bailey. the Democratic
leader (vho was the first Democrat recorded III
the af1rmative) was not supported either by
majority OF his own party or the leading mem
her. 81 81. and this fact is regarded az some
what significant
A large majority OF the leading and more IN
npsnt,al Republicans. as well as Of all the Re-
publicans present and voting. were recorded in
IN. negative Among them were Messrs. Payne,
sherman. Ray Alexander and Wadsworth. or
New-York: Dalzer Bingham. Brosius and stone
or PENNSYLVANIA; Russell, Of Connecticut; Brod-
er1ck. and Curtis. Of Kansas; Henderson, DOL
liver. Curtis Cousins and Perkins. OF Iowa;
Rrora we'll and Burton. OF OhiP: Hit ana hop
kins Of Illinois: Bishop. Of Michigan; cooper
and Jenkins Of Wisconsin; johnson. Of Indiana:
Heatwole and Morris, Of Minnesota, and a num-
Der Of others. c. ". stones mo was very
emphatic II Is understood that he attributes
his defeat for reelection IN part to too many
disappointed applicants for postmasterships
and other offices
Among the Afty-four Republicans who voted
for the amendment TO strike out the Civil Ser
vice appropriation were Mossrs. GrosVenof'
Dick (who represents the old Garfield district
and Southland. Of Ohio; Evans and Pugh. OF
Kentucky: Hepburn. Of Iowa; Faris. OF 1ndi-
ana: sulloway. O, New Hampshire; Graham
Governor W. A. Stones successor), OF Pennsyl-
vana; White the colored Representative Of
North Carolina, and Quigg. of New-York, the
Only Representative from tho Empire State VINO
10 voted. In conversation with Tribune CORE
spondent this afternoon. Mr.. Quigg said that ne
was In favor Of fair and reasonable Civil
Service law, but was strongly impressed with
the conviction that the present law and regu-
latons ought to be amended and modified. he
remarked that the Collector OF the Port OF New
York now sends by a subordinate In whose ap-
uointrent he has no voice the sum OF 100000
twice a month 10 be paid 70 laborers in the
weighers department Of the Custom House
who are scattered thirty or forty wharves
IN the city. The Collector and his bondsmen
are responsible for the safety and honest dis
bursement OF this large sum. which the former
is compelled to intrust to an official whom he
cannot appoint Mr. Quigg further observed
that his vote to-day also a protest against
the arrogance OF the chairman of the Com
rittee on Civil Service Reform. who had de-
clsred that he did not propose to allow any
bill to amend the law to he brought before the
house In this Congress.
HOW NETWORK MEMBERS STOOD.
The vote Of the New-York delegation on the
Evans amendment was follows: Affirmative
Mr. Quigg-1. Negative-Messrs. Alexander.
Cochrane briggs Fischer. Foote. Gillet. Howe.
Ketcham. Littauer, Low. Mcclellan Mitchell.
Payne. Ray. Sherman. Southwck. Wadsworth
and Wards Present-NIr. Bennett. Abb
sent not voting-Messrs Belden, Belford'
Bradley Brewster Chickering. Cummings. Hur-
lsy Mahany. Odell, Shannon Sulzer Nehsiage
and Wlber-13
The only New England Representative record
"a "a In the Affirmative was MI sulloway, OF New
hampshire. All the Connecticut members Were
present, and all voted in the negative. 20 u.u
al the New-Jersey members present and Vol
nag Ohio cast eight Republican and two Demo
vialc votes for the amendment and two Kepup-
.Can votes against IT, The other nine members
rom that State were absent or mute.
me solid Republican delegations from Mary!
,shd and West Virginia. with the exception OF
Hif. McIntre Of the former State. who was not
!tecoIded. voted for the amendment as did All
,ne Republican members from North Carolina
,niaoama. Missouri. Texas, Tennessee and Ken
'u,ky who We're present. The four Virginia re
puuncans We're all absent silent. Mr.. Lou0, OF
ro'"ornla. voted in the negative, Mr.. BarnaIl III
.ne affirmative and Mr.. Hnborn was paired on
W. same side. Mr.. Ellis. Of oregon, voted aye
az. ~ Mr. Tongue. Of the same State, no. All
nV hinsas POpulsts who were present. includ-
NIX Jerry Simpson. recorded In the mega
aye ave Aiessrs Peters and Vincent OF that State.
Old not vote
vision.