The Washington times., 1902-02-08
Lee;s'at've, Executive, and
judicial Funds Pro-
Vldtd.
A CIVIL TFINluE ArENDM Mt
Temporary Cler s May Be
Transferred to Classified
Service.
PRES DENT EMPOWERED
Lively Debnte-Nr. Maddox Charges
Committee With Rushing Through
the i5iIi-Jsc of Pension building
for Inaugural Ball Prohibited.

the BiII-Jse of Pension Buiidins
for Inaugural Ball Prohibited.
Without division the House yesterda!
passed the legislative. executive, an,
judicial approi Ration bill, carrying viii
1t an amendment providing that the Pres
ident may, at any time during the isca
year 1903. transfer all OF the temporars
employees OF the Government to the classi-
fed service. This provision affects nearly
LEO clerks AID other employed chiefly
in Washington.
The entire session OF the House yester-
day was devoted to the reading and con-
sideration of the bill. When the last of
the 12S RACES r he measure was reached
which cor revision that the tern,
OF serFi' emporary clerks shall
be exten 8e year from June 80.
1902, the of civil service was
brought up provoked a lively discus
sion.
An amendment offered
Representative Littauer (Rep., y. "
offered an amendment providing that :be
President may transfer any of The tenn
poIary force to the classified ser-ice He
argued in favor CT its adoption, as did Mr..
Moody Rep.. Massj
Fir. Maddox Dem. Gal took occasion
to severely arTaign the Appropriations
Committee fer its mctiod of managing the
bill. Ec said tnat when any member of
the House. oiier than a member Of the
Appropriations Cor1T~ittoe. offered an
amendment. Immediately the point was
raised that it YVES new legislation. and
hence not in order under an apprcp~i-
alton bill Now member of the commit
tee presented an amendment. and it was
considered without allowing anyone to
raise a T6int of order against it.
He asked why Mr.. Littauer. who is a
-eater RI tha- committee. a-H .. su-
.iae7l Bis proposition ID s.. bin nd
mi ei aro-uSEes. lid
'',. i.rnsentef i,s p ,rt
-lr ,-e4 z.s- the
eas 4tz- th.1s al ext
Ly, enc h at,l. ne 1il lse en-
printed, ard had given members no op-
pcrtunity tc examine its provisions.
bsAt fbrEI.h.
He said the committee rushed through
its bill just as if it owned the whole Coy
ernment pockctbook. and no enc else had
any right to say anything. 1t was reach
ing the point where the Appropriations
Committee ran about everything.
He wanted to know what use there was
for the continued employment of 600 ad-
ditionaI clerks in the War Department
now that the war was over There was
talk of reducing the army. Why not reduce
therefore the number of clerks?
Mr.. shafforth Dem. COLI supported
Mr. Maddox. He said that members of
the House were not given an opportunity
TO examine the provisions OF the bill and
See what was and what was not new leg
islaticn
Mr.. Heinenway replied warmly. denying
that the committee had attempted to rush
its bill through the House. He said ey-
cry change in the current law was set
forth in the committees report In an
swer TO question. he said there were
about eco temporary clerks in the War
Department about 500 in the Treasu
and l42 in all the other departments.
Mr. jenkins (Rep.. Wis., proposed
substitute 10 the Littauer amendment
giving the President authority TO trans
fer all temporary employees during 1909
10 the classified service.
The Amendment. Carried.
He made the noint that the Littauer
amendment gave the President discretion
to select what employees he should place
under the civil sprVicp go ,,igbt ,,Ia.o
all or he might stop at ten. Mr. Jenkins
believed that if any were placed in the
classified service, all Should be His
q men ndment was carried.
Mr.. Livingston proposed to include
those temporarily employed during the
remainder OF the fiscal year 1902, but this |
was lost.
Under the provision for the care OF |
public buildings and grounds Mr. Bell /
(nem., COLI proposed an amendment, |
which was agreed to- prohibiting the use !
OF any public buildings except the Capitol 4
and White House, or the approaches !
in connection with the inaugural I
ceremonies or. any other public function
without authority of Congress. This viii /
prevent the use OF the Pension Building
for the inaugural ball unless Congress
gives special permission for its use.
the loss of the services OF employees OF
the Pension Bureau had upon one in
aus ural even: cost the Government SEE !
600 while the building Tas being prepar-
ed for the inaugural ball. He also took
occasion to roundIy dcnouncc the action
Of the local inaugural committee for its
failure to repair the damage done to the |
granite posts between the White House
and War Department grounds by reason
1f the fire which destroyed the grand
sand at that point last March. He said
be committee had agreed TO remove its
stands at once which IL had failed to do
md that it had promised to make good
III damages. which il had refused to do.
He exhibited some photographs of the
Iosts before and after the fire 10 show The
iamage done, and criticised the commit
&c for its refusal to pay for the repairs
when 1T had no less than s. 0e0 surplus
n its treasury
Appropriation for Rcpnirs to Posts.
No objection was made to Mr. Bells
amendment, and il was carried unan-
mously. The bill carries an appro-
ariation of sl525 to repair the damage
lone to the posts
Representative Hill (Rep. Comm Of |
cred an amendment, which was agreed .
o. to require the Comptroller OF the Cur .
eney to report TO Congress the salaries |
aid to receivers and other employees en-
,aged in settling the affairs of defuns. |