Evening star., 1933-01-01


the Congressional Record as the chron-
A Spat in the Iegisia tive halls
.h. c.r.+. have persisted for many
ING oeAaso' years Half century
ago such a case arose as thus stated IN
The Star of December 20, 1882:
Another evidence of the fact that
the Congressional Record is more OF o
record IN name than In reality Is fur
nished in yesterdays issue OF that pub
lication. The Saturday session OF the
Senate was protracted until nearly mid
night by the friends Of the civil service
bill, who hoped to get vote upon It.
These night sessions seem to provoke H.
humor. At any rate. there was an ex-
change Of what Is politely and defer
entially termed personal allusion late
Saturday evening. between Messrs. But
Ter and Hoar. In reply to q question
of Mr.. Butler, Mr.. Hoar said he thought
Congress had not the right to forbid
Government employe getting money for
a political purpose unless it was TO be
used for a corrupt purpose. When
asked by Mr.. Butler for definition OF
his meaning, Mr.. Hoar instanced the
purchase of shotguns as q corrupt pur-
pose This incensed MIR. Butler, who
regarded 1t as an allusion in an indi.
rect manner to the shotgun policy that
has been charged against South Caro-
Butler retorted by intimating that
wholesale corruption prevailed In Mas
sachusetts politics, and for few mo-
ments the scene was quite lively. Soon
afterward the Senate adjourned and
the friends of the civil service bill I'M
mediately set to work to bring about an
amicable understanding between Messrs.
Hoar and Butler, both Of whom sup
port the bill. In quiet way explana-
tions were made and the matter was
settled: but II anybody consulted the
Record for a report of the debate they
met with disappointment. One Of the
points agreed upon. 1t would appear,
was that all offensive language should
be expunged, and the Record is as free
from any allusion to 1t as If the discus
sion had never occurred"
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The Senate passed the civil service
bill on the evening Of December ~,
1882. The Star Of the next day, rejoic-
Senate Passes the triumph Of this
Civil Service Bill efsort eGns rem sss,asnss arss
upon the improvements made in the
measure over the FIRST draft and says:
THE overwhelming vote, 80 to 5, for
the BILL showed that 1t Is regarded as
q long stride in the right direction at
least. The only negative votes were
cast by Democrats, whose chief OBJ
lection to the measure is that it will
enable Republicans already in office to
retain their positions under Demo-
cratic administration. Legislation upon
this subject Is bound to be, to some ex
tent, experimental. 1t Is subject that
has not engaged the attention of Con-
gress In the past, and while there are
Senators on both sides of the chamber
who voted for the bill, believing it
contained some defects, they gave 1t
their support for the purpose OF now
securing foundation, and leaving i'm
provements to be made as they may ap-
pear necessary. The probability Is that
the bill will be taken up in the House
at an early day, and there 1t will meet
an antagonism much stronger than it
had to encounter in the Senate. It
must go to the Speakers table. and the
motion to take 1t up for consideration
will be opposed by two elements. One
element comprises those Republicans
who favor the Kasson bill rather than
the Senate bill; the other consists of
those Democrats who do not favor any
legislation Of this character at present.
This division of the Republicans in the
House upon the two bills will give |
those Democrats who wish to defeat |
this legislation an advantage they did |
not enjoy In the Senate"
r.
The following In The star of De- |
cember 29. 1882. throws light upon
certain financial oper-
ations Of so years ago.
Dividends. "The decision OF q
New York Judge the
other day that dividends shall not be
paid on the watered stock of a certain
corporation is long step in the right
direction; but unfortunately it does not
go far enough to afford the public the
relief 1t needs and has a right to in |
the premises. He ought, If he has the
If he does not possess it
ne ought to have ito pass an order /
the corporation in question
to refund TO its customers the excessive
charges collected from them In order
to pay dividends on the watered stock
SO illegally issued. Were reasonable
and proper dividends allowed to be COL |
lected and paid only on the actual paid
up capital stock Of such concerns tele- !