The Lamar register., 1899-03-15

persons are TO be Immediately an.
pointed by the director OF the eepsts
and selected pro rata from the state
lpon the recommendation OF the con
greSsmen. and that $1,000 more an
pointmeuts upon Congressional ami
Senatorial recommendations win FOL.
low during the early spring and sum
mer. As natural consequence Wash
ington Is rapidly hlllng up with candl.
dates. and the Congressional mails are
loaded with applications. There win
probably be as many as $1,000 TO 55,-
COO employed ~ one time or an.
other In taking the census. the greater
portion OF them for only a few weeks
next year. \ few experts VIII soon be-
selected 10 organize the bureau ard
prepare u plan. but 1t VIII be months
before ordinary clerks or other en-
ployrS win he uceded.
one Of tho good points In the bill for
the reorganization uf the army is n
provision authorizing the Presideut 10
cnn out retir,d officers for active duty,
other than the command OF troops.
When they nre so employed they shall
receive the foil pay and allowance OF
their rank This means thar expert.
encsd officers who have h..en retired
from active service because OF wounds
or other disabilities which preyen,
them from enduring the hardships and
performing the dufies Of an active
campaign can b. uiillzrd for quarter
masters commisSatics. inspectors and
IN other Positions where experience Is
needed II this authority had been
granted a, the beginning ~ she war n
great deal OF trouble and suffering
would have been saved hut Congress
refused 20 pass law placing retired
officers ~ the army upon the same lev
81 a. retired nfiieerz OF tn. navy Ia this
respect. because u deprived them Of
patronage. and grcru men from civil
NE wsre selected for political reasons
Instead
Congress vas lavish IN In appropri.
stiou~ Tor public buildings NJ the late
session. more 20 than Tor many years.
MhHr Mr.. Reed has ireru in the chair
he has resisted this sort Of legislation.
Nuur but tliu most Important cities
have had puddle bGii,lings ordered slncs
be- has b-ru speaker. There are now
ouly twenty--ight buildings under con-
sfructiou by the government. the small.
est number Tor generation. but sixty
ave new onrs weFe orisn.d at the late
session. not including the new govern
ment printing Office In Washington.
which l. 10 cost S2oo.epo. the new
department % Justice which l. 20 cost
si.Urtooo new durml;oris-s and rccita-
iion rooms and other quarters for the
nsyai academy, S2.Dp.cDG public
library IN Washington To cost S2j0.Op0.
which j. presented by Mr.. Carnegie.
and larEs numbers of buildings OF va
riuus sorts for the U.s. of the army
aud navy. The sixiy-fivc buildings rr-
ferr-d 20 are exclusively court houses
ami postUiiiccs In this way between
Si3,nrp.0so and Si4.UpOOO1 WIN be dis
iributsd throughout the country In
payment Tor labor and materials, and
add that much m0re to the activity
aud prosperity % the country.
All TIN. Brrvets conferred upon the
otfirrzs of the army and al the promo
lions made IN the navy for bravery dur
lug the war even that OF Lieutenant
Hnh-on, failed h,-rnuse the friends Of
Admiral Schiey would not permit the
promotion Of Admiral Sampson. Al
miral sJhlcy secuis 10 have known
what IL, was doing when he committed
bis Interests TO the care Of the Populists
IN the Senate and al.pealed TO them To
prevent the promotion OF Admiral
Sampson over his head. The President,
the NAVY Department.. INF bIUttFH nA
She navy almost without exception. the
committee on naval affairs, and large
majority Of the Senate are partisans Of
Sampson. hut Schley had Butler. Petit
grew and Stewart looking out for him.
aud they won their point by threatening
to talk out the session IL the matter was
taken up Admiral Sampson has tax
en- no part 10 the controversy, He has
not been IN Washington. he has not
written to any ssuator or member OF
Congress, nor 10 any department on the
subject. He has been aboard his iag-
ship continually ever since the contro-
versy began. but Admiral Schley has
been AT the capitol every day button
boiling Butler. PettlErew. Stewart and
other senators. He Is frequent visi
tor ia newspaper offices also,
IL is stated that President Mckinley
has decided rot TO avail himself Of the
authority granted 10y the compromise
army bnl to organize provisional
army of 10000 volunteers. After con-
sultiug with the officials OF the War
Drnartmeut tht President has decided
TINT. IN view Of the present favorable
nutIook ~ Cuba. and the prospect of
TN. complefe suppression of the Philip
Zinc insuriectio: at an early day, II
w-ln NOT be- Eccrssiry, after the present
volunteer forces have been mustered
nnt 10 have lnorp than G5,OOO men al
I,,-,5 frt tiia rCuulnr army until July