News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-01-24
yuisbed presence in looks and bearing

that illustrious product of MontIel-
Ter. Thurston will close his Senator
ial career at the close of this his first
term, by his own wish, and return to
his position as leading counsel for
the Union Pacific railroad. The Sen
atorial salary of $4,000 year is a
very small figure compared with his
income from the Pacific railroad. and
he cannot afford to stay in the Sen
ate longer. Senator Proctor retains
his longtime seat near the center of
the republican side, one of the most
desirable seats in the Chamber. Sen
ator Ross has changed his seat from
the end of the rear row on the left to
the second seat from the center aisle
on the rear row. His right hand
neighbor is Foraker of Ohio.
Senator Proctor's bill for the regu-
lation of Chinese immigration is de-
signed to simplify the course of pres
ent legal procedurein cases of chinese
illegally in the country, and makes
several important changes in this
line generally. Senator Ross has al
ready introduced a bill regulating the
tenure of Office of our Consuls and
Commercial Agents in foreign coun-
/ tries, in line with his ideas on the
subject, recently given by me. Sena-
tor Ross properly believes that our
Cousulor and Ministerial Service
should be a profession, that such po-
sitions should be filled by persons es-
pecially fitted by training and educa-
ton for the service, and that sys-
TEN of promotion for merit should
prevail. In this way incumbents of
these offices would not be affected by
changes of administration, and the
efficiency of this most important
service would be vastly increased.
There always has been and is to day
much proper criticism of our consul
lar service, and a change along the
above lines would be in every way a
most radical and graft ing improve.
ment. 1t ia a large contract which
the venerable Senator has undertake
en-, but his heart is in it and on it's
merits lie should a. be very likely will
receive the support of large ma jor-
ity of Congress. Should be succeed
he will have erected q memorial for
himself which will endure with the
republic.
There have been many enquiries
from the free delivery towns of Yer
mont, regarding the provisions OF
Gen. CIRCUITS bill "to grade substi-
tute letter carriers" and as the
bill is very short give it 10 full.
"That substitute letter carrier in
cities of the first class, who may be
now or hereafter employed as such,
shall serve a probationary period
not to exceed six months and shall
then become eligible to appointment
as regular carriers, al a salary of six
hundred dOllers per annum, and il
not so appointed regular carriers at
the expiration of one year additional,
they shall then become eligible to ap.
pointment to the next highe-t grade,
when, if not appointed regular car
riers for one year additional, or at
the end OF two years or thereafter,
they shall then become eligible for
appointment to the next highest
grade. That in second-class cities
substitute letter carriers shall serve
a probationary period not to exceed
six months, and shall then become
eligible for appointment at the sal
airy of six hundred dollars pe annum,
when if not so appointed at the expi-
ration of one year additional, they
shall then become eligible to appoint
ment to the next highest grade.
When a substitute carrier is pro.
moUed to a regular carrier at any
time between the minimum and Max.
imum periods of eligibility, in any
grade, then the time employed as
substitute carrier over the minimum
: period of eligibility in that grade
shall count as a factor in bis favor
by promotion to the next highest
grade" The above is a mat tier o.
simple justice to those who by begin
ming as substitute carriers, are en-
titled to have their service in thi.
: capacity count in their eligibility t
a permanent position.
The trouble has begun in the House
to extend our customs and iutprna
,, revenue laws to Hawaii Porto Rice
and our other Colonial possessions
The constitution SAWS 10 effect tn Al
:, these laws shall be the same anC
= that no import duty shall be levied
8 and collect as bet Reen the states
anywhere in the United States. but
the "stIict constitutiOnaliSts" allow
that this does NOTING le the Colonies
:, On the face of it, this contention
would seem to be nonsense, a. tn,
, Constitution undoubtedly intended
to include all United States territory
, That view will probably be a ,ceL t ii
There is an immediate and CRYING
: demand from Hawaii, Porto Rice
and the Philippines that their pro
j, ducts be allowed to enter our port
= at once, duty free, but this is opp D. eC
: by those members who reside in sec
!, tions whose productions would b.
:. cheapened by the free entry and com
: petition with the productions of th
o colonies, and the Ways and Mean
!, committee OF the House, which wishe
J to report 10 favor Of free II ,waiiaI
= products is antag onzed by Mr.. Ru
sell of Connecticut of the Committee