Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-07
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON. January Z.
GENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. PAsco presented petitions from
Confederate camps protesting against
the Butler amendment TO pension Con-
federates.
Mr.. Allen said he thought too much
attention was paid to the amendment.
It's author was carried away by en-
thusiasm, as was President Mckinley
during his recent trip to the South.
Mr.. Allen, as Union soldier, relolced
that good feeling had been thoroughly
restored between the sections; but no
one should consider seriously the But
Ter amendment.
A Joint resolution calling on the Sec
rotary OF War for an estimate OF the
cost of survey and Improvement of the
east channel of New York harbor, was
passed.
Mr.. Allison called up the District Of
Columbia appropriation bill. Mr.. Nor
gan said be would insist on going on
with the Nicaragua canal bill and
would ask that day be fixed for the
vote on the measure.
Mr. Lodge introduced bill TO pro-
vide for tslegraphic com munication be-
tween the United States OF America,
the Hawaiian Islands, the Philippines,
Japan, China, snd Australia and to
promote commerce. II authorizes the
Postmaster General 10 oontrac. With
the Pacific Cable Company OF New
York
TIE Senate passed the Distric: ap.
preparation bill.
HOUSE
The House went into the committee
of the whole to continue consideration
of the legislative, executive and judiciai
appropriation bill.
When the paragraph relating to tenn
porary clerks in the War Department
was reached, the House again plunged
into the civil setvice wangle. MIR
Brom we'll. of Ohio, made a ten minutes
speech against the system and promised
10 vote for the Evans bill if it was ever
brought before che House.
He characterized the system of e2-
aminations as hum buggery." aud Mr.
Bailey, Of Texss, claiming the floor,
| ECQCGQ Ills SSullmSulS.
Mr.. Cannon said all employees whose
iuties were of clerical or mechanica
sort should be retained for life, ard
those whose work affected the admins.
ration Of affairs, or politics, should
come and 60 with their political leaders.
Mr.. Bailey asserted that no man had
\ right TO retain office for life or udeh-
aitely, and that he for one was ready 10
abolish the entire evil service system
az any time. even though the
action threw out democratic clerks and
gave the jots to the republicans.
Il: will prove our sincerity if we give
the offices to you he said. "We be
lieve that every man VINO holds Office
should do so for term. and after that
term expires, he should go out or be
reappointed."
MIR. Grosvenor then began speecl
upon prosperity. He reviewed the
condition of the country before the
election OF Mckinley and attempted to
show how busin ess has revived since.
MI. Underwood stated, after General
GrosveDor concluded, that while the
| country was prosperous 1t was not due
10 republican legislation. IN 1896; .
be said, ''the republicans conducted the
+: campaign with the declaration tha;
the welfare of this country depended on
the establishment of the gold standard,
Yet they cannot show line of legi5-
la:ion on that question. They have not
been able to agree upon bill that
would receive the support OF their OVID
mem ers in this House"
Mr.. Cox attacked the republican party
on the bond question aud reiterated that
what prosperity the country en-
joys at present, is due TO foreign trade
and natural conditions, unaded by MIR
Mckinley and his supporters or their
legislation.