Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-07
Anti-Civil Service Reforms
Score a Victory.
SOME STANDING DOCTRINES
House Votes Extra Say for yo,un.
tccrs Representative Swanson on
neutrality-suspicious. Senator Mccar-
ferry Continues His Argument
Against Expansion Policy of tho
Administrations.
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(By Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot.)
Washington, January 6.-The anti
civil service reformcrs scored a victory
in the House to-day. The Legisla tive
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was taken up for consideration, and
when the appropriation for the civil
service commission was reached Mr..
Evans Republican, kentucky made a
motion to strike 1t out. This motion
has been made annually for n dozen
years or more. but has invariably fail
ed. But to-day the opponents of the
law laid great stress on the fact that
they could not get a direct vote upon
the proposition. and were. therefore.
compelled to seek its notification in
this manner. Even these appeals failed
to bring out the full strength of the
opposition, through the motion TO strike
out was carried by narrow majority
67-6l. This vote was in committee of
the whole. where no record is made of
the vote.
Mr.. Moody Republican, Massachu-
setts) gave notice that he would de-
mand record vote in the House, where
the friends of the civil service law cx-
pect to reverse the decision. Those who
advocated the motion to strike out were:
Messrs. Evans {Republican, Kentucky:
Grosvenor Republican, Ohlo) Hep
burn Republican. Iowa); Linney Ore
publican. North Carolna): Brown (Re-
publican Ohio, and Marsh (Republican.
Illinois).
It's opponents were Messrs Moody
{Rnepubiican. Massachusetts) Hopkins.
tRepublican, Illinois); Fleming dem
ocrat Georgia.; Brossius Republican.
Pennsylvania); Henderson (Republican,
1owa). and Bolliver Republican, Iowa).
MIR. SWANSON SPEAKS.
During general debate on the bill MIR.
swanson Democrat. Virginia), delivered
speech on antf-imperlalism. The adj
mlnistratlon. which could hardly be
driven into war for liberty, had he
SAID. within few months become
greedy for conquest. The liberators of
the Cubans were to become the de-
spoilers of the Filipinos. He contended
mat 1t was unconstitutional for the
united States to take colonial sys-
tenn and cited the bred Scott decision
In support of his contention.
he discussed the social political and
economic effects of the annexation of
Inc Inc rhiiippines. He declared 1t to be
MS opinion that the main support of
the imperialistic policy came from
those who were seeking an offensive
and defensive alliance between the,
united States and Great Britain. The
trade advantages we would obtain
from the annexation of the Philip
pines would not begin to justify us
Tor the expense their acquisition would
entail. We were throwing away great
trade possibilities on our Northern
border by restrictive laws and yet we
proposed to reach out to the ends of
the earth for trade which was ut
terly Insignificant.
EXTRA PAY FOR VOLUNTEERS
At the opening OF the session Mr..
Marsh, Republican, Illinois asked
unanimous consent for the considera-
ton of bill to grant TO officers and
men of the volunteer army upon their
muster out two months extra pay IL
they have served beyond the limits OF
4 the United States and one months cx-
ira pay II they have served only with
in the limits Of the United States. This
extra pay to be in lieu OF furloushs
or leave of absence. 1t has been the
practice to grant these furoughs or
leaves of absence so that in reality the
Dill only sought to do directly what
has heretofore been done Indirectly.
After this explanation Mr. Bailey.
Democrat, Texas. announced that he
had no objection to the measure.
The bin was passed.
a p. m. the House adjourned.
MIR. HOAR'S CONTENTION.
Washington. u. c.. January G.-In-
mediately after the Senate convened to-
day the resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts, calling on
the President for information as to the
instructions of the commissioners who
negotiated the treaty Of Paris. together
with all correspondence and reports re-
lating to their work, was laid before
the Senate. Chairman Davis. one of the
commissioners, desired that 1t be re-
ferred to the Foreign Relations Com
mtttee. but Mr.. Hoar insisted that
the Senate had as much right to such
information as the members Of the For
e1gn Relations Committee, and that the
President should determine whether the
Senate should have 1t. The resolution
was adopted in secret session.
SOME STARTLING DOCTRINES.
In support of the resolution offered
some time ago by Mr.. Vest, of Missouri
In opposition to expansion, Mr. Cof'
fiery. of Louisiana. delivered an eX-
tended speech.