The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18
CIVIL SBRVICE SUSTAINED
The House Refuses TO Adopt the
Mudd Amendment.
The Yeas md Nays Taken the
rroposition-An Effort 10 Prevent
Record Vote on the Action-The
District Charged with One-HRif
tie Expense Of Maintaining Parks.

district thRrSed WIN phe-hfh
the Expense of Maintaining Parks.
The House YESTERDAY reversed the ac-
lion of the Committee Of the Whole and
reinstated in the Legislative Appropria-
lion bill the paragraph making rppropria-
lions for the Civil Service Comrission 1t
was on Mr. Mudds motion thst the sp-
preparation on Friday was striken from
the bill.
The motion prevailed then because there
was no record vote. Mr.. Cannon served
notice at the time that he would demand
a yea and nav vote on the proposition
when the bill was reported to the House
for passage On standing vote OF al
most two TO one the House reversed the
Committee of the Whole and placed the
appropris ton in the bill.
Mr.. Mudd called for the yeas and nays.
He wanted to put on cecord the members
who talk in favor of repeating the law
and vote in favor of it.
Mr. Cannon and other Republican lead
ers tried 80 persuade Mr., Mudd not to in
sisj in his demand for the yeas and nays.
and but for ihe, assistance OF the Demo
Gratis the demand would have been de
feated.
Only two amendments were adopted.
one by Mr.. Bromwel of Ohio requiring
heads of bureaus TO certify incompetent
and incapacitated clerks to the Civil Ser
vice Commission for removal and one by
Mr. Hit OF Illinois giving TO Mr.. Rich
ardson OF Tennessee access to the state
papers and diplomatic correspondence of
the Confederate States with permission 10
compile. edit, and publish thea.
The yea and nay vote on MIR. Mudds
motion to strike out the appropriation
for the Civil Service Commission is as
follows:
Yoas-Neesrs Allen OF Kentucky, Baker, Bar
ham. Bartlett. Berry. Boreing. Bro-;n. Bulcson.
Burnett, Csldafhead, CLARK Of Missouri, Cooper
oi Texas Crawford. Crunp. Cummings, Samuel
, Davenport, Day-y. Davis. DAYTON. Dick, hirs,
Fairs. Finley, GsIdneI OF New Jersey, Gibson.
Coldsn Griggs. Gnisvenor. Henry OF Mississippi.
Hepburn Hofecker. Jnhn,ssn, Joy. Kerr, kitchin,
Illutz. lands. Lstiiner. Lewis. linney. Latte.
I.ybrand. Mcpherson. Maddox, Metcah Moon,
Ntdd Norton Of Ohio. oter. Pesrce Of Missouri.
resrre. Pugh, Rhes of Kentucky. Rhea of Vir-
ginis. Rser. Robh. Robbins, Roberts OF Mass
ehusctts. Rodentrg. sheldon. sheppard. showai-
ter southsrd. Stokes, SuIlowsy swanson Talbert,
Tate, Thomas Of Worth Carolina. Turner, Van
yoorhis WAchfer. Warner. Weaver. Wheeler Of
Kentucky, LANES X. Williams. ". Z. Willisms,
and Williams Of Wssissippi.-.I.
Ns,s-Ads1nS. Alexander Allen Of Maine. Bah
,,,rk Barber. Bs-fholdt. Bell Bshop. BonteH Of
Illinois Bowersc,k Hfantlev. Brick, Prosius Bull
Bnricigh, Burton. Butler. Cannon, Carmack.
Clayton Of NV YORK Cochran o. Missouri, tech-
isi'e q New loft LOPEZ 81 ",s,s , 1S1ss
NeW Jersey. Dalzcll DE Almond, Denny, Dolliver,
briggs. DrsccIl. Esch Fitzgerald Of Massachusetts
Fletcher, Foss, Fowler. Gardner OF Michigan, Gas
ton, Cillet, o. Massachusetts, Glynn, Graf. era
issin, Green Of fennss wanna, Grow, Hail Haini,-
ton naugen iEMie', hedgs' hnniy OF ,'hnecu-
cut hll, hi, iiopAh,' ho"AIn, h'" Ii.:,.s,i
Tic.s Ianc Tsopd.n-laeer. vocal. McClesrv.
N,IhIilacb. a,i ain. Nav, Miers Of Indiana Miller
Moudell, Mood, Of Msssathnsctts. Moody OF Ore
gon, Morris. sspilcIi. Neville SrwlaI'ds, Neonan.
Norton Cd South Carolina. oljen Parker ray
Yer ssiSe " 80 p;at'rI.an eobnson II In
Iis,, poIirs,n ~ Xebr,sls Ran ~ New York
RI ~ pcunsylrsnia. c,nider. shaetleford.
sh.f.cth. shattuc. sherman. siblcy Sims Stay
zen. snodgrss-. speIry. sp,eht. sPfagne. STARK
Steele, stephens {" teas, s'e"aIt on ne" i",A,
sieNSIi q Nrscu-sil ouhe', nm Wt lF 10
T ~ Al.i-, W;,sd' =; ~, Nj zen,r a ain
sn-sker.-IaI
Answered Present -Mess< Alien OF Nissis
sippi. BeIlsmy. Benton Biunwell, BrIInsidge.
Burke Of Texas, pinsinolc. Hay. Jeit, Lannsm,
Loud, Mcclellan "ii'steu' f~cAef' ahp Slliuihs-
After the announcement by the Speaker
of the aDpointment OF Mr. Davidson of
Wisconsin as Chairman of the Committee
ON Railways and Canals and setting apart
Saturday April :, TO pay tribute 10 the
memory Of the late Representative Bland
of Missouri the House went into the
Committee of the Whole for the further
consideration Of the Legislative Ekecu-
tive and Judicial Appropriate. hill
Mr. Mudd OF Maryland made A point OF
order against that provision 81 the bill
requiring the District to pay half the cost
OF maintaining and policing ihe parks III
the District. Mr. Mudd said the prOYi-
sion was a change OF existing law. lie
did no; know whether there was general
statute on the subject, but heretofore
these expenditures had been paid out of
the fer, nues Of the General Government
He said II was an attempt to saddle adj
ditiunal expense on the District. He con-
tended that ii was new legislation.
Mr. Cannon said Congress had plepary
powers over the matter. and could do what
it pleased. The appropriation Tor parks
was like the appropriation tor stree,s-
payable ons.-haf by the DissIfcc me
point OF order vas no, well taken; me
District he ssid- nid mol OWE .i's Pathh' u1r
Goes IL OWL ns Sa.u - -.
~ was lrhe' ar. .anhoi' hais, Al"t 80
lore co'npensfoh 40, .,a .r.'s - ~,
PARKS nad peeiI maui S' I'm sue 40
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