The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-07
A Y ICTORY.
Anti-Civil Service Re-
formers
WIN IN THE HOUSE.
Motion to Strike Out APP
preparation Carried.

Washington, Jan. 6-The anti-civil
the House today. The legislative, exc
Cutive and judicial appropriation bill
was taken up for consideration, and
when the appropriation for the civil
service commission was reached, MIR
Evans, (rep) of Kentucky. made
has been made annually for dozen
years or more, but has invariably fail
ed. But today the opponents of the law
laid a great stress on the fact that
they could not get direct vote upon
the proposition, and were therefore
compelled to seek its notification in
this manner. Even these appeals fail
ed to bring out the full strength of the
opposition. though the motion to strike
out carried by narrow majority, 67-61.
This was in committee of che whole,
where no record is made of the vote
Mr.. Moody (rep.} of Massachusetts
gave notice that he would demand a
record vote in the House. where the
friends of the civil service law expect
10 reverse the decision.
All the opening of the session of the
House, MIR. Marsh (rep.) of Illinois
asked unanimous consent for the con-
sideration of a bill to grant to officers
and men of the volunteer army upon
their muster out two months' extra pay.
81 they have served beyond the limits
OF the United States, and one month s
extra pay il they have only served
within the limits Of the United States
this extra pay to be in lieu of Burroughs
or leave of absence
1t has been the practice to grant
these furloughs or leaves of absence. sc
that in reality the bill only sought tC
do directly what has heretofore beer
Gene indirectly. After this explanation
Mr.. Bailey (dem) of Texas announced
that he had no objection TO the measure
The bin was passed.
The House then went into commit
tee of the whole, and took uD the con
sideration of the legislative, executiv,
and judicial appropriation bills 1t wa
agreed to coufine the debate TO an hou
on each side.
80 strike out the appropriation for tn
civil commission. He reviewed brief,
The struggle against the extension o
the civil service law 1t had outgrowl
its original bounds, he said, and he wa
willing to bring the question to a ties
by cutting of the appropriation for TIL
commission.
Mr. Moody (rep) Of Massachusetts
said he could not believe the gentleman
from Kentuckys was serious in his de
sire to withdraw the appropriation 70
the civil service commission. Mr.. Moo
dy expressed the hope that tn
debate would not touch the merits c
the law, but would be confined to tn
merits of the proposition to wipe on
the appropriation of the commission
If the law was vicious, it should be al
tackled directly and manfully. To GU
off the appropriation would be a re
proach TO congress. 1t was mere boyi
play.
Mr.. Dockery (dem.) of Tennessee sal
any attempt TO nullify the law by de
clin:ng TO appropriate for the commits
sion would fail 1t might e1nbarraS
the commission, but the commissio
could so into the courts and sue fc
their salaries under the law.
Mr.. Grosvenor (rep.) of Ohio, VIII
was at the head OF the anti-civil ser
Vice movement during the last session
said that for II years he had seen thi
annually recurring motion made, an
each year II had been met with tn
argument advanced by Mr.. Moody tina
this was not the time. place nor man
ner In which the law should be assalet