The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-08
SPARKLES Of DEBATE
EnIiven the Fashioning of the
Money Bills.
CIVIL SERVICE AND BRYAN
Ventilated in the HouSe--Mc-
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CIVIL SERVICE AND BRYAN

Washington. D. D., Jan. The house OF
representatives was engaged all day on the
legislative executive and judicial a2-'lo-
priation bill, and completed it substan-
tally as. reported, except the items for the
civil service commission, which went over
until Monday. There were several side
debates during the day. One Of the these
brought out Mr.. Grosvenor OF ONO III
sneech of an hour on current political
questions. The Philippines also came IN
20 rattention. on the discovery OF an item
oe SO 600 for naval charts Of the Islands.
The item was ruled out on point OF
order by Mr.. Dockery-the chairman, Mr..
PAYNE holding that the Philippines were
still foreign territory and, as such, not the
proper subject of the legislation proposed.
On converting the house in committee Of
the whole resumed consideration OF the
legislative. executive and judicial appro-
rriation bill.
EMERGENCY CLERKS.
Mr.. Cromwell (Rep.) Of Ohio moved
formal amendment to the bill in order to
ask why the appointments of emergency
clerks in the war department had not been
made from the eligible list under the civil
service law, and said the circumstances
connected with these temporary appoint
ments exposed the manifest absurdities
Of the civil service law. He thought the
law should be generally overhauled.
Mr.. Bailey replied to Mr.. Bromwell pre-
dieting that if the present civil service
law continued on the statute books, the
next twenty years would see the passagge
Of a civil service pension list, and Mr.
Cannon explained that, the civil service
machinery taking time. to fill places, it was
necessary in emergencies to employ clerks
outside that law.
Mr.. Bromweu withdrew his amendment
and the reading of the bill proceeded.
GROSVENOR ON FINANCES.
At o'clock Mr.. Grosvenor was recog-
nized to make an hours speech concern
ing the attitude Of the political parties of
the country toward the financial question.
He began by referring to the campaign Of
SO. which was, he said, characterized by
zeal, frmness and candor on both sides.
Never in the history of the United States
had we ever seen harder times than in
the early months of 1896. when the people
were suffering under great financial and
commercial distress. The contrast was
very strong, as the preceding few months
had been months of great prosperity. There
were more idle men in the United States
on election day in 1896 than at any pre-
vious time in the history of the country
while on the election day of 1882 the num-
Der Of idle men had been fewer Both par
ties had met the situation frankly, each
Offering its remedy Hence the campaign
had been fought under no favorable con.
ditions. In whatever direction one might
turn. whether to our railroads, to oul
manufactures or to our inland or foreign
trade, there was gloom and dependency.
Mr.. Grosvenor then outlined the plat
forms OF the two parties, dwelling espe-
cialy on the low tariff and silver policy
Of the Democratic and the prospective tariff
and gold standard policy Of the Republic
an party. The result Of the Republican
policy, he said, was already seen in the
this country and stopping the reoltion Of
| the endless chain" about which mucf
had been heard under the Democratic ad
ministration of Mr. Cleveland. The issu,
| had been clearly cut and distinctly defined
and the Democratic orators had dwell
| especially upon the menace Of maintain
| ing the gold standard.
Mr.. Grosvenor then outlined the actor
| OF congress under the Republican leader
| ship in passing the Dingley bill. He SHOVE,
/ that there had been in the beginning al