The Portland daily press., 1899-01-09
PHILIPPINE APPROPRIATION HELD UP
Twelve Thousand Wanted for Ensrsv-
ing Charts.


Washington, January 1.-THE House
in committee Of the whole today resumed
consideration OF the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill. Mr..
Bromweli, Republican Of Ohm, moved q
formal amendment to the bill In order to
ask why the appointments Of emergency
clerks in the war department. had not
been from the eligible list under the civil
service.
vnnis. repiied that the places were only
temporary and the selection Of person
eligible to appointment under the civil
service law Tor one OF these temporary
PLACES would he detrimental TO his inter-
ests under the permanent law.
Mr.. Bromwell said the circumstances
connected with these temporary appoins.
ments exposed the manifest absurdities
81 the civil service law He thought the
law should pe generally overhauied,
Mr.. Bailey replied to Mr.. Cromwell.
predicting that II the present civil service
law continued on the statute books the
next twenty years would see the passage
Of civ II service pension list
Mr.. Cannon explained tnss Wnen ~
the beginning Of the late war 1t had been
found necessary TO employ necessary al
ditionaI clerical assistance II was decided
that 70 take civil service eligibles would
require from twenty to thirty days. An
emergency was on and the appropriations
committee had decided to provide Tor
appointments outside OF the provisions OF
the civil service law. SIR. bromweif
withdrew his amendment ana the read
ings of the hill proceeded.
Al one o'clock Mr.. Grosvenor was rec
ognized to make an hour sspeecnfoncern'
ing the attitude Of the political parties oil
the country towards the financial cues
ton. Never In the history OF the United
States had We ever seen harder Times IMAM
in the early months Of 1896 when the PEG.
pie were suffering under great financial
and commercial distress. There were
more lidle men In the United States In
1895 than at any previous time In the MS
orr of the country, while on the election
of ls9a the number Of idle men had been
fewer. Both parties had met the situa-
ton frankly, each Offering Its remedy.
Hence the campaign had boon fouaht
under favorable conditions. In whatever
direction one might turn, whether to our
railroads 10 our manufactures or to our
inland or foreign trade, there was gloom
and dependency. Mr.. Grosvenor then
outlined the action OF Congress unoer the
Republican administration In passing
the Dipgley bill. He proceeded In some
detail 10 show that American trade was
nenet, atipg all corners of the earth and
winniur FOR our country the admira-
zion and envy OF all mankind, con-
GLIDING with al appeal to the country 10
sustain the policy which was doing SO
much for 1t. .,...
reDlied briefly to Mr.. Grosvenor, urging
the futility Of recent tariff legislation In
securing prosperity and the inaction OF
tho nartv in power on financial questions
Mr. Cox, Democrat OF Tennessee,
argued that II the: government was on a
gold standard 1t was not due to any iegis-
alton by the party In power: nu. 'n n' Ky
Treasury. =,
MIR. Dockery made point OF order
against the appropriation OF $l2, Wo for
the construction from government sur,
yeys of series Of engraved nautical
cnarts of the coast and harbors OF the
Philippine islands
treaty" said he, 1.-THE Philippines will
NOT he a part of the United States and
there will be no warrant OF law for the
appropriation. Mr.. Bingham explained
that these were nautical charts Tor the
guidance OF our ships and In no way
involved any anticipated government
relation toward the MI rh'il Pprns susta,nsd
the noint OF order and ruled out the
Philippine item saying
"The chair is not able to SEQ how charts
of foreign oountries-as the Philippines
are for the present-oan be provided for
in appropriation bills.
An amendment was made to the ap-
nlIcation of the civil service law TO emer-
eeroies employees. Those already in ser
Vice under the emergency appropriations
are left outside the civil service regula-
tons while those hereafter appointed are
brought within the operation OF the
law.
Ihe House at five O'Clock adjourned.