The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-14
wAeeslMo5oM Morrs.

WARRINGTON A0rEs.
spaakss Red. sAsa h min hi pas-
poss 70 do %. can p1ay he roll a sphipx
II . manner that - newer been sur-
passsd bv any maa II lablic Rib. He
has hssn plaving Il sisrins The turmoil
Ia the Hoes ovsr tho qusstioa os modi-
Iyins o. npsaliax ths eivil sssvios law,
md up - this tine ~ atssnpts to asosr-
Ealn vhsss hs aessds hsys Ailsd. Dur.
lna ~ vasm dshate, which bssaa The
1ay ceagEen ypssssmblsd aud which
IN eaattsuGA ~ has sot aid - done
nsvthiae = lnlioats whioh slds, II
GDokss. Nj ssusnDaAAisss With. The sesss-
neas - ~ snAie vsss only naakisg :
ueaalssa ~ saset ibs - anoae
NJ litnsaA6 ~ nads then norS
49, ssafte d sesnsaAlaa,
1hsy kapespsaAy ~ ,hsif ssgshlssaa,
eollssguss thaE u thar voula not Aslp
them to pae . bill nsdlfsing the dvil
service law thsy would unite With ths
slsasssats ~ ~ pafp>se of passipe Z
bill II H. sspsua u ths hv. Moss
than one hunlrsd rspubaimns srs cid
70 hays promised 70 vots for Tie I'LL
modifying the civ,l service Law that \
% b rsportsd y the house from the
ooumittss O sivn service. provided that
The bill b sos Hnss radical than he ose
iatroducsd last week. which soofnss
the opsration ofths civil ssryIos law 10
Offices with salaAss from $500 TO q 500
. ysas. and 10 localities whore there ass
more than 3 s1ployss-
II The pssssat program is carried ont
the qssstlon of the annsxation u
Hawaii vili hsss the right Of way until
ssttlsd. The ttssty was takea Up On
Monday By ~ ssnats. and daily sx-
sntiss ssssiosS are 70 b held until II
b disposed of. Thsrs have been, Il IL
believed. snsskh changes smoag ssna-
toss to msks ~ vote In iavoe Of she
treaty rsaeh ths required two thirds.
Bnt the eppensnts Of annsxa&ion ass
going 70 maksA hard 6sht, and, under
The ssnaas yul} they can stretch Il out
n they srs - {ispossd. However. they
DO ~ talk - poaAdsnNy Of dsfsasips
Il = they did shsn congress asst nse.
"Evsry sinj the Ssnats dsviatss ftom
IT. deIihsmsivs custom, = said Q senate,
Aossa for hh eonssr vstism. ut does
sonsthins that Il vuald bsetsr have
~ undone. He wo referring especial.
lv.to the Sesoautioa adopted without
Consideration BY ths senate ~ pss-
vioas y ~ rsoess, calling spea the
nsmbsss u ths cabil for thsis opia-
Ieasef efthASlsjlsassi iaus-a -asa. su,sp-.
Nobody sSsas p havl aid any attsn.
tioa 70 tts somewhat extraordinary
aatsss Of that rssolutbn until ths an
swss began 70 come : and b. Nd to
IL sssats. Tbsn Il owned upoa many
sas,aeovs. especially thSse who are stick.
lsrs fcs precedent sn( psopristy, that
the resolution, asking The members oi
he cabinet to send thsf opinions to the
senate Of something which the president
had full authority 70 Igulate without
additional legislation. ~ . viola tion Of
both. Senator CockF4l, q Missouri.
called attsntion to this Ind eass notice
that be would move to jsgee Ill the an.
SVEN 70 the psssidsSk where they
properly belong. and 8snator Hoas said
apologstically: 1T sseus to me . most
extraordinary proossditg eor ths senate
70 direct the heads Of dssartmsnts to
give thslf opinions - = the wisdom Of
the psesidsnt's order. That Il what ws
have done. Inadvertently NO doubt.
Had my attention been drawn to It
should hsvs moved 70 resdnd the
order" While all oi the cabinst did
not agrse " 70 the sxnnt Of the modif-
cations Of the civil se<vics rules. they
Ill favored nodiacatisa 70 some extent.
Dsnator Marion Butler evidently
doubts the wisdom sftbc makers Of the
consultation In pecvidins that judges ni
the United States courts should be kept
In position during gosd behavior. and
retired on full pay sftsr . certain period
Of service Of in cars Of physical disabili-
~; also the methods Of ssiscting them
as he has offered joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment 10 the constitu-
tion. providing for the election Of ali
United States judges by the people and
limiting their terms to eight years
There Il little iikelihcod that this reso-
luton viii be considered. Conserva.
live persous hsvs no desire to enc the
United States Judges wade through the
mirs ofa partisan political campaign.
The present system may not bs perfect
nothing human is-but II has given
~ the United States oourts. the decis-
ions Of which have, ~ rule. deserved
and received the respect OF our own
people and Of thoss Of the entire civil
lied world.
Secretary Sherman has been talking
quite freely about Gernany's occupation
Of the Chinese territory. and its proba-
BILE results, which he DOESN'T think will
DO injurious 70 American interests In
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