Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-18
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Washingtsn. Feb 1.-THE house has
INDUCED in its annual joke by striking
from the legislative appropriation bill
all provisions for the civil service CON-
mission. This action IL taken each year
In comn.iltee Of the whole where the
members do not go on record end the
provision is then invariably restored
when the bill gets back In the house
where members have 10 respond 10 their
name, upon a roll call The vote TO
strike on, was - to 81 The house will
reverse this action as usual. on an aye
and nay vote
Most Of the time Of the honss Friday.
bsyond that occupied In the discussion
Of the civil service law. was devoted 10
attacks upon speech made by Mr.
/ Sim tDem Tenn on Wednesday in
which be furnished some figures Of the
pension oilics showing the number Of
applications for pensions filed by soldiers
Of the volunteer regiments engaged In
the Spanish war to show that the north
ern soldiers wers more clAm0rous in
that regard than the southern ones and
st,ributiug this 10 the debauching Of
public sentiment ia the north on the
pension question.
Mr. Peaire rep Nd raisad the
storm by reference 10 those figures
and the statement that hundreds Of
Massaohusett, soldiers who never
smellod powder had applied for PEN
sious
This brought out an indignant reply
from Mr. Fitzgerald Dem. Mass. who
detailed the record Of the Massachu.
sets volunteers In the late war He
was followed by others who defended
the records Of the soldiers Of the several
states
Mr. Hepburn rep Ia vigorously
as.ailed Mr.. Sims Considerable tenn
per was shown.
When the session opened the an
nouncement Of the receipt Of the cur
rency bill from the senate was made
aud by unanimous consent the senate
amendments were disagreed TO The
speaker appointed Messrs Ovegstreet.
Of Indiana Brosius Of Pennsylvania and
Cox Of Tennessee. conferees
The house then went into the com.
mittes Of the whole on the legislative
appropriation bill Mr. Pearre. REP
Nd j vigorously attacked the appropri.
alton for the civil service commission.
and charged that the departments
were fnll Of inoompetents He an.
nounced his unsquiVocAl opposition 10
the law.
There was long debate over the APP
: preparation for the civil service com
mission
Mr.. Mudd rep. Md then moved 10
strike out the civil service provision and
1t preyailed-7a to 81.
Mr Cannon gave notice that he would
demand a yea and nay vote in the house.
After 20 pages Of the bill had been
disposed Of, the committee rose, and the
house adjourned
Consideration OF the financial measure
having been concluded. discussion OF the
Philippine question was resumed in the
senate Mr. McEnery Of Louisiana
strongly opposed the permanent acqu.-
sition Of the islands and believed the
United States ought to relinquish them
a. soon A. the authority Of this country
bad been asserted Mr. Stewart took a
pronounced position in favor Of the ad.
mission Of the products Of the island pos.
sessions Of the United States free Of
duty.
The bill providing form Of govern.
ment for the territory Of Hawaii was
read, but beyond that forInality nothing
was done with H.