The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-16
DEBATE IN HRE House
Another Day Devoted TO 0ratory on
Various Subjects.
An Appropriation Bill Furnishes Mr..
BoutcIl Text for Discourse
the Constitutiopaiity of Eypan-
sion-Mr. Grosyenor Pays His Re
sPccts to the Civil Service Law.

| General debate pending consideration o
| the Legislative. Executive and Judicia
! Appropriation bill continued in the Hous,
yesterday until 4 o'clock, and then th-
! bill, which has received no attention il
the two days in which it had been befor,
the House was read by paragraphs fol
amendment for an hour. II is likely tha
the rest of the week will be occupied with
| its further consideration.
After the journal had been read bill
was passed authorizing the Union Railroad
| Company to construct a bridge across tbs
Monongahels River near Pittsburg.
resolution reported from the Commit
tee on Accounts authorizing the appoint
ment of additional clerks to several com.
mittees was agreed to after some debate
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole to resume consideration oi
the Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Boutell of Illinois said a great
change had come over the Democratic
party Two years ago, he said, the Demo-
Gratis had much to say on the subject OF
free silver; now they were silent Several
wears ago. he said, the Democrats con-
tended that silver would be the issue
in the campaign of 1900, but as the time
for the campaign drew near he noticed that
very little was said about silver on the
Democratic side of the House.
The silver question, he said, had been
killed N 1895. 1t was buried in 1898 and
he did not believe any Democrat wanted
to revive it. Free coinage. he said, had
been laid away by the Democracy with
the same epitaph on the tombstone as
that the mourning husband placed on that
of his wife:
Here lies my wife
Al! my tears cannot bring her back.
Therefore ! weep
The interest of the country, Mr.. Boutell
continued. was brought to their attention
by the results of successful war waged
with Spain. These. of course. b. said,
were the problems connected with the
Philippines. The islands belonged TO the
United States, and the people OF this
country had but one supreme duty-to
Loyalty and heartily support the President
in his maintenance of the policy which
has always been the policy of our coun-
try-that who .oever insulted -he flag of
the United States must be punished and
that whoever would treat with the United
States must first respect the flag of the
United States.
Andrew jackson Referred To.
Mr. Boutell reviewed the action of An
drew Jackson, when he march I'd into Flor
ida in 1918, hanged the prophets. Francis
and Arbuthnot, and shot Amboister. For
this the Legitimate authority" of his coun-
try sought TO impeach President Monroe
an IN. ,=Vtro To- n,,y I. (,
tions were voted down in the House and in
the Senate. The people approved of Jack
sons conduct. who had done what he be-
lieved to be his duty; it gave Monroe his
second term for the Presidency. elected
John Quincy Adams. who was Iackson's
only supporter in the Cabinet at the time
TO the Presidency, and make Jackson him
self President for two terms. How much
more now. he asked was il the duty of the
people to sustain the President in the dis
charge of his duty?
Mr.. Boutell was followed by Mr. Under
wood of Alabama. who spoke upon his reso-
luton introduced some time ago for the
repeal of the Fifteenth amendment giving
his reasons why he believed the time had
come when it was not only right but ex-
pedient for the country TO consider. without
partisan hate or political prejudice the re-
peal of that regulation of the exercise OF
the suffrage in the United States.
After discussing the philosophy of suf-
frage, Mr.. Underwood said that the Fiji
teenth Amendment, as construed by the
Supreme Court, gave the negro race
not accorded to citizens OF other
nationalities. The unwlsdom of that ac-
tion, viewed in the light CT the past. he
said. must be apparent 10 a. fart think
ing men.
Mr.. Miers of Indiana followed with
speech on the policy to be observed in
dealing with our new possessions. Il
want to deal with this question: he said.
under the broad principles of the Declara-
tion of independence and perpetuated by
the American flag. / do not care whether
the Philippines were worth twerty millions
of dollars or nothing at all. II, with the
expenditure of twenty millions or any
other sum. We can carry out the principles
of our great and glorious war and enable
people to be free. 7 will con-
slider il money well spent. But to try TO
make a profit out of the liberties OF our
brethren in any part of the world i, be-
meath the character OF the people"
brief defence OF the Presidents policy
in the Philippines and plea for the sup
port of it was made by Mr.. Showalter OF
Grosvenor Breaks the silence.
Mr. Grosvenor OF Ohio broke what he
said had been a determined silence 10
make a few remarks about the civil ser
vice law. Its passage. he said. was not
necessary for the improvement of the ser
vice for at the time OF its enactment il |
was confessedly a model for the world |
Its origin was due 10 the fact that from |
1861 10 1889 there had been an unbroken |
series of Republican Administrations. and |
The avowed purpose of Mr.. Pendleton. the |
author of the law, was TO secure a division |
Of the Offices for Democrats. II was |
intended 10 be confined TO the |
at Washington, for Mr.. PEN
lleton held it to be tentative measure |
merely.
Mr.. Richardson OF Tennessee believe
the gentleman as much as any one
man was responsible for the St. Louis |
platform of 1896. Why did he insert the /
plank declaring for an extension OF this |
service?
Mr.. Grosvenor-Wr,r has the gentleman |
himself acted the fool a great many
times? Great laughter, in which Mr.
ioined.l
MIR. Grosvenor. continuing. said that |
here were two things he was after in
that platform, ard that when he got those
ne let me iltlt iehoNS uo ihe uecoraunB |
Renewed laughtcr)
The gentleman from Indiana (Mr. |
had stated yesterday. Mr. !
irosvenor went on. and thPt was the |
,ause of his spe5 King today. that 10 per
,ent of the clerks at present employed |
we're inefficient. He further stated that |
officials would not give the names of ihe
Inefficient ones nor obey the law requiring
hem to discharge such. There would be
10 discharges Mr.. Grosvenor said. be-
ause the executive orders governing them
equired a process humiiiating 10 the en-
.ln,.o nnh Astonishing Ii ihn hnndo - -. |