The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-24

passed. The provision exempting farm CTS at Indian agencies from the require nrent to undergo civil se~vica exi ma tloE was reverted to and the general subject of civil service discussed.
 Mir German reiterated hiS opinion that the civil service regulations should no. be changed piecemeal and said that inasmuch as the president had entire control of the matter, 1t should be left to him. He quoted from the instruc- uons of the president to the Isthmian Canal Commission as tending to show that the chief executive had recedei from his advanced position on the gen. erai application of the civil service prin- ciple
 No one had ever supposed originally he said, that the principle would be ap- piled to minor places as 1t had been He wanted the doors opened to the small places as 1t has now been opened by the president to all who can live on the Istbmus of Panama and do work in con- nection with the canal.
 MT. Platt (Conn.) expressed the opin. ion that the civil service law could not bA made applicable to employment in connection with the canal work and herce the president could not be held to have receded from his position on the question of civil service.
 Mir Lodge withdrew his point of or deI' against the amendment. but the de- bate went on. MT. Spooner said he never had supposed that 1t could occur to any sane man that competitive ex- aminations would be resorted to in con- nection with the canal work as nothing would do more to retard that important work.
 Mir. Hoar said the supplying of em- pioyes for the canal work was a very different thing from filling places in the executive departments, and expressed the opinion that places connected with the canal should be selected on the recommendation of public men and he
 Hoar) would do this regardless of the politics of the men consulted or chosen to office. Otherwise the recommenda- ticns might be unsatisfactory as are those under the present system in vogue in filling federal places in the Southern States. Turning to the point thus raised by himself. MT. Hoar said that If he were president he would invite the con fidence of senators and representatives from the Southern States regardless of their political affiliations. in the matter of appointment to office."
 Mir. Clay commended the position taken on the subject of appointment in the Southern States and said he believed that such a course would be in accord with the constitution. Tn further pre- sentation of his point that the present occupant of the White House was re laxing his civil service views, Mir Cor mar said that the men sent to the Philippines to fill the most important places in the service there were exempt eI from the requirements of the civil service regulations and he incidentally called attention to the fact that 'very few of these places have been filled by men who have not been members of the presidents own political party"
 Mir Lodge declared that no appoint mcnts were made in the Philippine ser. vice except under civil service examina. ton, but Mir. German said that he per. sonally knew of appointments whicl were made without requiring the appll. cant to undergo an examination.
 Mir. Platt (Conn) expressed the opin ion that unless the Panama canal worl was done without reference to poIiti cal influence the progress of the enter prise would be marked by scandal. Tn, amendment exempting agency farmer. from the civil service requirement. wa' agreed to, and without concluding con sideration of the bill. the senate at 5:3 D. m. went into executive session, ant | at 5:36 D. m., adjourned.