The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-10

trust the supervising architect and in
sisted upon special men. That was the
| case in Chicago, where a special archl-
] tect was employed to construct the gov
| eminent building there.
| Mr.. Cockreli placed the blame for the
situation of affairs upon the executive,
| who, he said, had ample authority to
| remedy it. The civil service law he
| said, had been carried to most de-
| leterious extent so that it had proved
| d most ignominous and disgraceful fail
ure.
In a speech opposing the civil serv
| ice law, Mr.. Stewart of Nevada de-
| clared that the law would be an injury
| to the government so long as it remain
| ed on the statute books.
| Mr.. Perkins of California told of the
| serious time the people of San Francis
| co had had in securing such govern
ment building as they needed and de-
sired. The San Francisco people were
indignant that an attempt should be
made to force them to accept build
ing that did not compare with other
structures in the city. He then showed
a picture of the proposed building to
senators.
1T looks like a cotton factory" COM
mented Mr.. Tillman.
why" said Mr.. Perkins, "our Jail
compared to that"
Mr.. German of Maryland regarded it
as a wise and proper thing to increase
the compensation of the supervising ar
chitect in order to enable the president
to secure a man for the office who was
competent to fill it.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska commented
upon the paragraphs making appropri-
ations for odds and ends of officehold-
10 ty,r,,
mastering out of major generals, brig
adiers, adjutant generals and paymas-
tiers who had been appointed for the
war with Spain and who were now
sitting around Washington, toasting
their feet, eating, drinking and being
merry at the expense of the govern
ment.'
Mr.. Allison. chairman of the appro-
priations committee, replied Il have
no special knowledge of the utility of
major generals and other officers to
whom the senator refers, but 1 take
1t that they are engaged in the work
laid out for them about a year ago.
When the army bill is reached then
the senator can make his point. This
bill provides only for the civilian EN-
ployes of the government in Washing
ton"
Mr.. Allen declared that the num-
Der of these employees could be largely
decreased. There are 10000 persons in
every department of the government
in this city who are not rendering an
hours service to the government in
a year.
Mr. Allison-I do not think there are
so many employees in Washington as
that.
Mr.. Allen-I should think there are
about $4,000.
Mr.. Chandler-There are just about
10000.
Mr.. Allen, continuing his criticism,
declared that the farmers and work.
ing people of the country were paying
taxes ito support these worthless Gre
atures."
Mr.. Chandler, in replying to Mr. AL
len, said there was doubtless extrav-
agances in the government service, and
perhaps too many employees, but the
charge Of the Nebraska senator was
altogether too general to have any eff
feet either on the senate or the coun-S
try.
THE senator" said Mr. Chandler,
has been here almost six years. and
in all that time has not made propo-
sition for a single specific economy"
Mr.. Allen explained that not having
had the ear of the appropriations COM
mittee he had never had the opportu-
nifty.
Mr. Chandler then declared that Mr..
Aliens periodical diatribes had been
general in their terms and not so d.
rect as to be useful
Mr. Allen-I hope the senator will
withdraw that word "diatribes"
Mr.. Chandler will. And will sub
stitute for it the term periodical adj
monitions. Iaughter)
The pending bill was then laid aside
for the day and at 3:15 p. m. the SEN
ate went into executive session. At
555 p. m. the senate adjourned.