Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-14
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding Writes
. Letter to the Collectors on
thefPaciflc Coast. Y

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| e.c..,ts ~ q III. s,,,,th aave bea r;,,o
III IA t;yes - -tke No BLACK,
| foot W{ninC ComnIS,v ana the Bitter
hooy Ievel2EInen lIg y on 10y oll .no
quesc,oIl OWE resocaswn U sno, " PCT 90
nnes, sran.os svne ni r a., ~ 80
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sections VI ianu III "io.
Secretary Morton OF the department
OF Agriculture mas devised pan 70 test
the fitness OF applicants for positions
not g0verneug ~ me. caslA-servlce rules.
Each applicant on ming MS appicatlon
VIII DC required 10 answer SCI OF CUES
tons ~ 20 moral ana physicai qualiiica-
tons ana on tne WORK WIlcii ne VIII oe
required 70 perform: ne hopes py tnis
means 70 secure y iiien staluaru IN tiio
department. g4
A Republican Senator, who stands
high in the party councils, says the pro-
posed Senatorial Investigations Of, q Pri-
schemes will come to nothing this SEES
sion. They cannot be considered while
the contested seats are under considera-
ton, and when that subject Is disposed
OF the Senate will probably adjourn, as
the quorum would otherwise disappear
within two days after the President no.
tilted the Senate he has no further busi-
ness to present 10 1t. .s4 1s.ys s.s
Secretary Carlisle il having prepared
n list Of the employees of the Treasury
Department. with the salaries they re-
ceiye. and will have it arranged by
States. The list has been prepared al
ready to such All extent as to show a
great disproportion among the States,
some having many more clerks than their
proper quota and others less. The Sec
retary. Il il understood. intends by every
r;at 20 r r I ; Ia ~ ennlnves 90
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a .m". .n nf an,,n ; m atss'e 49, f''pS'
f"o'r - - - - ',..2..D.t 49,.
Assistant SECRETARY Dursey n"s ren
dered an iilPortah. geclsioh IN tne maj az
ter OF tne cain Oh joseph 8. olhitn ioi
an increase OF pension on tiie grouhu "
new uisapiilties, ~ WHEN ne ovsrr n
the actioh OF tne oolninlssloher Oh rem
sions IN aiiowihg an Attorney rec OF siV'
The clam ior increase was maze uhaei
the act Oh June ~, looV, anu tlie ASSIST
ant secretary NOUS tnat all sucli cla'his
should De treated az surety increase
claims whether new disapintles are
claimed or not, ior wnich y zee OF Only
" can De allowed IL y SAID tnat prop
ably zVUV Claims VIII DC ahecteu py
this decision.
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Sesre'u.i.s utes''a,n M, l;,,,s IS ~, ~
1919 $500 s Gnu C .u raaahaS s,,,,
pvhIins oea Sv ~ 'i'e',s =,
alioM low, , Mn,sn me,J T. a.. a.,
snouh ~ ,'s,,aa.aa ia, ~ a',,,,;s
49, srras NJ staro.,r,,,her Jou,n how,
been given very liberal allowances, whlcf
the officials OF tins administration IN
ciude under the head OF useless extraV
agance. Ihere are, II ~ sald, elght o
ten ofhcials connected with the commls
sion VINO are receiving more tnan doup,
pay ny drawing 70 10 $io per gay IN ad
llton 10 regular saiaries, whlch rang
from VI bVV 70 s5,5V per annum. Ru
mors OF THESE exposures nave mao
quite stlr IN the department, ana som
interesting developments are expected
Inc senate committee on toreign he
iatlons held meeting the other morn
ing. IT Is understood that, while faVor
able TO making pubic the text OF TN
Russian treaty, u was unable 10 agre
upon favorable report by reason OF dls
agreements reiative 10 the correspond
ence accompanying inc convention.
J weli-known senator, VINO Is the chain
! pion oil general humanitarian iegisia
uon, STAGES mat, Whei puphshed, IN
treaty VIII pc tound heither more no
less op1ecuonable IMAM several lotne
treaties which nave been IN operation
Tor some wears, The CRITICISMS, he saw