Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-25
TELEcRAPHiC.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION

AN IMPORTANT DECISION
 SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 24.--Justice Field, of the United States Supreme Court has decided Bll the habeas cor pus cases against the Chinese. The
 most important of them was that a
 wife could not enter the United States on her husbands certificate,
 but that she n ust have one of her
 own, issved by the Chinese govern
 ment and vised by the United States consul at the port of her departure
 This decision is important to the ex-
 tent that it will bar, almost effects nally, the bringing of Chinese women to this country for immoral pur- poses.
 ROBBERS.
 DENVER, Col. Sept. 24-Yester- day morning the cashier of The First National bank at Las Vegas, N. M, became convinced that robbers were tunneling from au adjoining build- ing to the vault in the bank, and guards were immediately placed in and around the bank. The masonry of th vault granually sank, and the rabbers work ked on ignorant of their danger. At 1 o'clock 8 Mexican volunteered to go down and investi- gate. He had taken but few steps on the stairs when he saw some one coming up. The Mexican shot the man dead. The dead robber is one of the nasons who built the vault. The floors are being torn up ic shoot the robbers who are dodglng from pillar 10 post. The excitement is intense
 POLITICAL ASSESSMENT
 WASHINGTON, Sept 24-Professor Or. gory, of the Civil Service Com mlsflon, has written long letter upon lhe subject of political assess
 mont. The chief points of which are contained in the following ex> tracts: To grand extent those sec tions of the civil service act which relate to contributions for political purpose, was two-fold, to prevent the use of government funds and of> ficers to control elections. Second, to protect government employees from compulsory contributions to political fund, A clerk is employed to work for the people and not for party, and his pay comes from the people and not the party, what he earns IS therefore his OWE and it is gross tyranny 10 extort from him any part of his earning by their res moval or by promise of promotion. The clerk outside of his clerkship is stlll citizen and as a c tizen has a common interest with all goJd citi- Zens in the prosperity and welfare of hIs country. The common right to vote and express opinions, to form associations with tb9se of like opin- ion and to use his money in all law~ full ways, but not to propagate his opinions IS an officer or employe of the government. He is strictly un> der the authority of Congress in all his official work and relations and must not violate any of tue four pro hibitions in the civil service act, but away and outside of his official relations, beyond the real of bis duties to the government and beyond his connec- ton with governmental people and 1 places he becomes a simple citi> zen and has all the duties, interests and rights of his fellow citizens not 1 in the public employ. The inter- pretation of the civil service laws are easy and the path only required by it IS plain to all who honestly regard as its grand aims the abso> lute defense of the ballot box from all corrupt or corrupting officials and the influence and protection of tue government officials from the political assessment. For these two great public demands the law must and will be fully and fairly enforced
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