Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-10
STRONG PROBABILITY THAT SENATE
WILL ADMIT HIM.
GOOD THING FOR DEMOCRATS
PRECEDENT WILL OPEN WAY FOR
THREE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR'S.
Mr.. Brosius, of Pennsylvania, Has n
Civil Pension Scheme-HOuse Will
Lose a First Rate Orator
and Debater When 1t
Gusts Roberts.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-(Special) Very
little if any doubt is entertained that the
senate will seat Senator Quay on the GER
tihcate of appointment from Governor
Stone, Of Pennsylvania. The committee on
elections is expected to report favorably
upon his case. A canvass of the senate
showed that thirty members now holding
seats have previously voted in favor Of
seating applicants for admission on a cer-
tificate Of appointment. Besides these
there are sixteen other senators who
are expected to vote to seat Senator Quay.
making total of forty-six, leaving forty
in the negative. 1t is said that the Cor
bett case established no binding precedent
because of features that should not enter
into consideration here. In that case the
vote was nineteen to so against seating Mr..
Corhett. The vote was as follows:
Against seating Mr.. Corbett-Allen, Ba-
con, Bate. Berry. Burrows. Butler, Caf-
frey, Carter, Chiffon. Clark Clay, Cock
rell. Cullom, Davis. Deboe, Faulkner Gal
linger, German, Gray, Hall. Heitfeld,
Jones. Of Arkansas: Jones. of Nevada;
Kenney. Lindsay. Mcbride. Mcmillan, NAL
lory. Martin. Mills Mitchell. Money. Nell
son. Pasco, Penrose. Pettigrew, Pettus,
Platt. of Connecticut; Rawlins. Roach.
Shoup, Stewart, Teller. Thurston, Tillman,
Turley, Turpie, Vest, Warren, Wellington.
In favor of seating Mr.. Corbett-Aldrich.
Allison, Baker, Fairbanks. Foraker, Frye,
Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar. Lodge.
Mantle, Mason. Morrill,. Perkins, Sewell,
Turner, Wetmore. Wilson.
If Mr.. Quay is seated the case will doubt
less be accepted as a precedent for seat
ing gubernatorial appointees, although the
senate might refuse admission to some one
else because of some difference in the case.
California. Utah and Delaware, with a
Democratic governor, lack representation
of one senator in the United States senate
because of the failure Of their legislatures
to elect, and in case Mr.. Quay is seated the
governors of these states will undoubtedly
make appointments, provided action is TAX
en- before the legislatures of these states
| meet again.
Mr.. Brosius, of Pennsylvania, chairman
of the civil service committee of the house
and the leading champion of civil service in
congress. has introduced bill providing
poyes hS In ehe easad c seree
practically bill for civil pensions, but the
money to carry out Its purpose is to be
| In brief it provides for a deduction of 2 per
cent of the monthly salary of each en-
ploye in the classified civil service of the
1900. The fund is to be held in trust by the
| secretary of the treasury and is to be ex-
| pended for the retirement of employees in
| the civil service and certain expenses in
connection Herewith.
The unexpended balance of the money on
hand is TO be invested in interest bearing
i bonds. The bill proceeds as follows:
Section 1. Every person in the classified service
who shall have been employed in the civil service
period OF twenty years, and who shall have become
physically mentally disabled for the performance
of his or her ordinary oicial duty. may be retired
upon his or her application. or may be compusorily
retired, and when retired shall be entitled receive
| irpd hero nhaSar
provided Provided. that the said period of twenty
years shall be computed from the original employ
Ment of such persons in the civil service of the
! ernment, whether as classified unclassGed eni.
pcye. and may include service in depart.
| different times. with interval during which such
person was not in the service. may be computed to-
Eether to constitute a total service OF twenty
years. And. provided further. that in cases Of men
tai disability an application for retirement may be
made by the next friend or guardian OF any person
| who shall be declared non compos mentis
Section Every person in the classified civil serv
ice who shall attain the of so years. and shall
have been employed in the civil service for period
of thirty years. may be retired upon his her appi
cation. and when retired shall be entitled to receive
from the said fund the retired payment herenbefort
/ provided. Provided. that the said period Of thirty
Years shall be computed in the same manner as here
In provided for computing the period Of twenty year.
| in the preceding paragraph.
Section D. That and after July l. 1904. the EN-
poyes in the classified civil service Of the government
shall be retired from duty hereinafter provided
and when retired shall be entitled receive from
the said civil service retirement fund. in MONTH,
eentum of the highest pay received at any time whi
in the civil service Of the government.
The third condition provides for the com
pulsory retirement of employees 70 years @
| age and having served thirty-five years
| Application for voluntary retirement mus
be made to the civil service commission ant
special protection is provided for the gov
ernent against any responsibilities. Th,
final section of the bill reads as follows:
Section s. That any employe OF the classified civ.
service who shall be discharged from his her DO
stion. who shall die before becoming eligible TO
retirement under the provisions of this act shall av
refunded to him her, or shall have paid to his
her estate the amount Of pay withheld during his o
her term Of office: and II any person shall be remove,
from Office after becoming eligible for retiremen
and before being retired under the provisions of th
act the right Of such retirement shall be affected
by such removal.
Whatever congress may gain by the eX
pulsion of Brigham Roberts. 1t cannot b.
denied that it will lose a first-rate orato
and debater. His presentation in the hous
on Tuesday was an exceptionally able one
considering that he was limited in time
that he was new to his surroundings. ant
that he was practically one man boldly eX
posing himself to the wrath and indigna
ton of the whole people. There was NJ
sign of nervousness throughout the or
deal. which must have been trying in tn
extreme: no tremor or evidence of falter