Show THE washington wasill lotom notom I 1 april 17 sanders and power the montana orita nit senators alere 11 ere in their seats babis morning their desks having been pined placed on the republic tri n eule side since the adjournment journ ment yesler yesterday yeat erday day the desks n viere ere first I 1 located on the democratic tide sido after the first new states bere ere admitted aad and there th until the action of lift bonate satiate day dayi seating the tile republican con tei tants under tile terms of the reao reso lotion lation presented pre rented in executive section on saturday by hoar sanders and power consign con pl by lot to the cagnes of Sena senators toys hope terms expire in 1893 1993 and IM 1895 respectively senator plumb presented the resolution of the ewton newton K agsao board of trade protesting against the imposition imposition of any duly duty on oes containing lead imported from 31 mexico exico and favoring tb the a negotiation of 0 a reciprocal treaty with that country benator cullom to day presented a pet petition i tion signed by many citizens of ohio 0 1 0 illinois iowa los wisconsin minnesota michigan Alic higan colorado missouri kansan north and south dakota and Wag washington hington praying that sugar lumbar lumber salt binding twine and materials entering into ita its composition be admitted free of duty and that a cat cut of at least fifty per cent be made on woolen vo olen cotton and lilen illen fabrics among tha the bills introduced was me one by ragan R agan an amend in nt to alia constitution for the elec tion of senators by the vote of the people IF hie the senate bill appropriating 20 for the tile improvement of the tile mai m li tary reservation reer known as fort 1 ort walla walla washington passed also the bill tor for ibe the appointment ana and retirement of john C Vi Jrp mont remont as its major general of the 00 united states army the tile enate senate proceeded to consider the house joint resolution for the appointment of thirty medical elamin era for the pension burfal without refer reference wice to the civil service law faulkner moved to strike out the provision taking appointments from th the a civil service and cockrell said he had bad hoped hopet I 1 somo some republican the party of civil service reform would have raised bis his head in defence of the civil service tills this precipitated a breezy political debate cockrell taunted the republican senators with lack of ainee ein rity nty and bald said the comann of pen rions is now tramping under foot the civil service law and rules ap proved by the president in in which he lie is is aided and abetted by the tile se secretary of the interior it republicans in tend to trample the civil service law under foot it should be done in a bold and manly way and not by skulking behind tins this joint resIn lution tion the tile vote on Faulk ners motion resulted sul ted yeas aas 18 nays 22 hoar float moved an am amendment by in inverting inn erting the words under regula eions ti ns V to be prescribed be ri bed by the cent dent of th alie rt united states these examiners he lie said were to be appointed only for brief service an emergency and this was an additional reason why lie the general civil service ralea rates should not apply he ile suspected that no senator could be found absolutely in accord with the strict letter of their declarations in regard to civil a arvice reform plumb hoped I 1 he senator from mas ilan eachus etta setta would limit bis his confessions to himself and commented upon the file combination which seemed to exist between tile democratic party and the senator from massachusetts the tile bill he lie eaid said of m ply put t the e whole question of appod in the presidents power p war after considerable id erable further furth r discus div io ioa 11 hoar at modified hs wis amendment to read that hit the tile examination for appointment 1 t at of these examiners be un wt rr 14 regulations ions prescribed by the president thia this nai was agreed to yead 38 davs 8 and vit without bout finishing the bill the senate adjourned |