The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-11
CAPITAL CHAT.
A Talk With a Discharged
Employee.
A DULL WEEK IN CONGRESS-.
Mrs C~levsland's Experience with .
Society RepOrter-Her Visit to
Congress-Montana Bill.
A DULL WEEK IN CONGRESS-,
'wAsHIEeTOs, D. c., July 5, 1886.

N~AaAAhSIoni u. u, July D, 1880.
From our Own Correspondent.
Hello" said I to a friend of mine as
We met on the street the other day, ''are
you not at work this morning, or is it
the same old story-discharged7 '"Yes,
sir, " he replied, II received notice yes
terday that my services would not be
required after the 3Oth day of June, and
consequently. h,re 1 am on the street"
1 consoled with my friend in his mis-
fortune, and expressed the hope that
he would soon find employment outside
of the control Of Uncle Sam. He sim
ply shook his head, and explained that
he was nov over 60 years of age; that
he had been in the Department over %
years, AID that he was n of very few
men nov living who received his APP
pointment on the recommendation of
Abraham Lincoln. This, however,
seems to have cut no figure in the case.
Removals are being made every day.
Every Republican expects that it will
be his turn next. A new administra-
ton has comeinto power and its friends
must be provided with places. So far
as the government clerks are concerned,
the loss Of position consequent upon q
change Of government has brought
great distress 10 many n family. The
husband has been thrown out of
employment, and having become
accustomed, Tor q number of years, to a
certain class of routine work, he seems
utterly incapable of applying himself
70 q new vocation. A discharged gov
eminent clerk, in fact, seems TO be the
most helpless being in the world. Not
withstandiDg he has been in the receipt
Of g good salary for q long leriod it is
safe 10 bet that he is in debt. There
may be IN exceptional case here and
there, OF course; but as q rule the men
who are employed in the various gov
eminent departments here are lust
about as im%proyident a class "a can be
found in 4 days march. They dress
well, live well, take in all kinds of enjoy
~ment-neYer think of tomorrow. The
result is that they live beyond their
income, and find themselves before very
long, a. 1 have said, hopelessly N debt.
Up TO u present time nearly all the
clerks that have been discharged are of
the male persuasion. The females.
seemingly, are allowed 10 hold their
places undisturbed. They are not
looked upon as offensive partisans."
a change OF administration appears TO
nav brought them no trouble whatever,
20 far as losing their position is con-
cerned. I lind, however. in talking
with department clerks, that the men do
not look upol the employment of
pine by the government with a great
mEuN Of HnWnr Snuna nF WIamn nanfara
indeed, that female clerks are q very |
expensive item TO Uncle sam. Why,
sir" said IN old stager 20 me on the
cars enc day, in speaking upon the sub
Jecr, Why, sir, they require more
coHiCuuded attention paid 10 them
tan the work they perform. The men
have 10 dance attendance upon them all
the time. Most of them are good look
ing, o. course; some of them beauties
They al dress fit to kill. but after all,
when It CONES TO work, why, my dear
Toy, said he old duffer, Zone man can
easily DO the work of three women, no
matter what department he may hap
pen to be IN" When l left this garrul-
Gus old fellow l thought he mus be a
woman hatsr. He was SO pronounced
that / had no use for him. Yet 1 find
there are many who do not view with
favor the employment Of female clerks
in the departments.
The week in Congress may be said to
have been uneventful. There has, OF
course, been the usual number of
scenes between members, more
especially in the House. 1 witnessed
one on Tuesday last between Represen-
Weaver, of Iowa, and Perkins,
OF Kansas. Itbeggared al description.
Both men got very excited The scene
arose over some question OF western
frauds. The temporary speaker
had no control whatever over the dis
putants. He hammered with his gave.
until his ann must have achec 1tI
was no use, the House would not come
70 order. Confusion prevailed all
round. IL was impossible 10 tell from
the gallery what either of the v MEM
oers was talking about. They both
at once, so hat II wa simply
impossible for the reporter, whose"turn d
L was on the floor, TO take down one
half OF h words that were fired of IN
! few moments. The House seems TO .
get noiser every year. Even when there
5 no scene" on, the talking and con-
'usion that prevail are something the
OF dignifed. of course II Is
iificult 20 keep such q large body OF
neu-S2G ali tOld-in perfect order no !
body expects such a thing; but = great
improvement might be had upon the
present state OF matters. The noise
ought 10 be moderated 10 such an ext
.ent that q reporter could near aspeaser
when ONLY a few feet away from rim. !
This great noisy crowd Trestied near :
Y the whole OF last week with the sun .
iry civil appropriation bill, a biz mat !
haye been passed and signed by {
he 3 IN of June. AZ which date the {
iscal wear ends. In this bi are pro- ,
1ded the appropriations FOR the execu- I
i've departments In iacI, IL provides 1
money for the Carrying on q the 1usl-
less OF the government. NJ. oeen
he custom. when. the constellation OF
bill had got 5t.u finished 9y the f,
orb OF June. for hcIh HOUSES 70 pass a !
oiDt r.s.lnf;o, N nroyide Tor ten Or !