The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-24
ought to Be Made Comfortable.

| Tor the President. . l Ought to Be Made Comfortable. It made no difference whether the Presi-
 dent was on an official trip or on bear 1 hunt, Mr. Gaines suggested, he ought to
 be made comfortable. point of order
 by MT. Littaeur was fatal to the proposi-
 tion although he recognized it's probab able
 necessity.
 1 MT. Babeock of Wisconsin asked MT. i littaeur if he did not think it wise for 1 this Congress to provide a private ear for
 the President It might be, was the an-
 swer, but if so it ought to be properly
 considered.
 MT. Hardwick of Georgia congratulated
 MT Littaeur in making the point of order He said the contingent fund for the Presi-
 dent was increased in the bill, and If he did not think he would be overruled he | would make point of order against the | increase. He admitted his bump of rever-
 ence might not be well developed. but4he | could not see why everyone connected
 with the White House was so high and {, mighty that no questions could be asked
 regarding the need for-requred appropria-
 tions
 l point of order by MT. Prince of Illi-
 nois was fatal to the proposed increase l of three examiners and six clerks for the civil service commission On motion ] to strike out the whole provision for the 1 commission by MT. Finley of South Caro- lima twenty-six votes were cast for and l forty-eight against.
 ] The testimony of Mr Wallace lafa of l the civil service commission, on the in i efficiency of civil service employees was 1 read to the House by Mir. Cooper of Wis consin, who commented on the worthless
 ness of the testimony and then defended l tn civil service.
 Six clerks in the field force of the civil | service commission being proposed in l creases, went out of the bill on a point of ] order made by Mir Prince. In making the
 last point of order, MT. Prince made the
 comment that the appropriation commit l tee was endeavorng to violate the rules
 in all increases. MT Tawney replied that l if the same procedure of Messrs Prince and Hardwick was to be continued, more than half the bill could not be considered | He charged that they were not acting in 1 good faith. He wanted the country to l know who was responsible for the de- 1 struction.
 1 Feeling Was Developed. It was evident considerable feeling was
 developing between members of the ap- l propriation committee and those enforc- ] ing the rules and this came to head at l the conclusion of Mr. Princes reply to l MT. Tawney when the latter asked MT l Prince 10 explain whether he was not | responsible for the appointment of ian ] itor in the capitol al $G0 month who 1 was drawing pay and not doing work l The question brought MT. Prince to his ] feet instantly. He declared with some | heat that he would give detailed ex- | planation. II was known that the em- l ploye in question had become sick and l had been sent home for treat tment
 Meantime the work was being done and
 paid for by the employees. The cost of
 the temporary work was SS q month 1 The employe was to. return as soon as 1 he recovered.
 ] When MT. Prince demanded to know
 if the members of the appropriations committee had anything else to throw l at him, MT. Littaeur retorted: No, your comment is enough, and also
 your comment that the appropriations committee is padding the rolls.'
 Growth Of Civil Service. | MT Hepburn, Iowa. commented on the | wonderful growth" of the civil service l commission in the past twenty-two years | and then proceeded to show that twenty | two years ago when the commission was | created, 1t consisted of ten persons, and | for two years cost but s20,000 per annum | Now it costs $23700O a year and consist ] ed of 1S0 persons, an increase of 1201 per cent.
 | Mark Smith, delegate from Arizona, punctuated the debate at this point with facetous application of the rules to l the statehood question.
 Why don't the committee arise, get a special rule from the speaker. and then | pass the bill without even reading itp' he asked. Whats the use of wasting | time? You can dispose of two million people in twenty minutes. It has got to that point where consideration of q bill Is folly"
 The bill was stlll unfinished when the
 committee rose,
 The President was asked to return to
 the house bin opening for settlement
 the Kiowa and Commanche Indian res erVation in Oklahoma
 The house adjourned at o'clock.