The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-12-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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week. The teason was that der had
detected each other IN bit Of decep
ton more or tess reiiculous. wher
Congress adjourned these men hal said
to zach othrr, I'VE will leave the rresi'
dent alone with his griet aud his work
duting il,a rrrcss," or sarde 10 that Of.
feet, aud some u Them actually left
Washington. But they did not W far,
aud this week they locked TO the White
House, each doubtless thinking that he
hal foole'l ~ the rest aud ~ould have
a good opportunity 10 talk the President
into g,arting whatever favor they were
alter The result has been that the
President has had more Congrcssional
callers ihie week than be- has bad before
since he uttered office. aud none of
them he rhal an opportunity N SAY
more than few words 10 him. Those
II them who could zee the humor IN the
situation have been conaoled by enjoy.
Ing the dice MIXTURE Of themselves and
their colleagues. but somc OF them are In
such bid humor about IL that they
will not e Joy Christmas much.
Bishops Atneit of Ohio and Grant u
"a. do not agree with their distin-
gnshc1 oolorcd southern brother,
Booker Washington, who SAYS the negro
= hould not seek or hold Office. The tao
- iahopa called on the President this
week mot their first visit by any |
seeking the appointment Of
negroes 10 Office.
It IL reasonably certain that this Con
gress will leSislalc on the five civil. |
lied tribes In Indian Territory, and !
that the existing government in this
territory will be abolished, but there
Is &C much pulling this way and the
other by ihe Representatives Of the
several interests involved that Il has
not become apparent what the nature OF |
the legislation will be. The indian
committees Of tho Senate and tho House
have boon holding Joint SESSIONS In
order 10 Try 10 agree on single bill 10
DO inttoduced Ia both branches OF Con.
gress. but that agreement Ia not In
sight.
Pe=sion Commissioner Rvans told tho
Senate Civil Service committee truth
we'll kaswa Ia wsshinstos, bat which
low Of the bureau chiefs In the govern.
ment service would have had the nerve
to s,snd bshInd. uhsa be aid that
Senators, Representative. the Civil
Service Commission, and other inauen-
cea compelled tho rotoailsa Of at jsali
100 osaployes Of the Pensl6a Buresu Who
nigh, 30 dism.sssd slthou. the sIlght-
sst drawback 10 the work Of the bureau.
beoAuss AZ their utter lhe1i o,sncy. And
Il 10 the same vay Ia all tho other brsa-
ches OF the sovsraeent. eenstors and
Representatives Who tsik on ,hs doors
Of Congress about merit and sfieiency
being the only proper standard for the
ssYs'snenI V usiaiaia 10 dssiIng with
IL employees will thea 20 u one Of the
depart@sals aud demand the sstsn,lsn
o. promotion Of employees kaown to DO
Inefficient.
There 10 much rghtous Indignation
'Eprssssd On Washington. aud there
will DO moro from every section Of the
country. whom II becomes generally
snowA that the House COMMITTEES on
Appropriations struck out the estimate
u the Secretary Of the Interior for sui.
icient additional help to bring and keep
he business OF the Patient Office, which
a now from two to six months behind,
ip to date or whereabouts. When II 10
that the Patent Once Ia
he one branch OF the government tina,
ID conducted at profit, and that 1t has
mere than 5000. 900 TO It's credit in the
U. 8. Treasury, the action Of the House
seems 70 furnish ample
srounds Tor indignation. The matter
will Do heard from in Congress
before the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial appropriation bill is disposed
o.
II looks little like the administra-
ton was feeling the public pulse on the
civil service question. There was such |
= hubbub raised over Secretary Gago's
creating Of that civil pension list that