Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
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CONGRESS-.
What Is Going On at the National
Capital.

The Senate Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections has taken favor
able action upon Senator Chandler's
resolution prohibiting the appoint
ment of Senators, Representatives
and United States Judges to perform
executive functions. 1t has also de-
clded, by vote of 4 to 8, to make an
adverse report on the resolution to
! seat ex-senator Quay 1t has likewise
| began its investigation of the charges
or bribery made in connection with
the election of Senator Clark, of Mon
/ tana
The dancer of tho bubonc plague
reaching the shores OF the United
States from the Orient on the Pacific
slae OF the cnHfi9cit is pronounced to
be even less Ihln on the Atlantic
side by the Marine Hospital Service
officials. They have studied the ap-
pearance and progress of the plague
from the start, and declare that it can
be stamped out as easily as scarlet
fever or similar contagious diseases
The alarm at present is not so much
for the United as for the Philippines.
Our transports have been stopping at
Hong Kong all the past summer and
fall without any danger of contact
Will the prague districts.
For all the years the Civil Service
Commission has been doing business.
1T has followed the desultory course
of maintaining no list of special or
technical eligibles for vacancies that
may occur. The result has been that
when some technical expert drops out
OF his place by death or resignation,
the commission, after several inter
views with the department or bureau
head who is interested in getting the
best man possible in the vacancy, ad-
vertise that examination will be held
and circulars are sent all over the
country giving the qualifications re
quired, the nature of the examination
and much other data. TO do this takes
time, and it is often months before the
eligible and suitable man is found
At the opening of the Senate Jan. 3
a large number of important bills were |
introduced and definite foundation |
laid for proceeding with the Financial I
bill. Mr.. HOar, of Massachusetts, OBJ |
jected to the summary disposition OF |
resolutions asking for information
about the conduct of the Philippine
war, and Indicated purpose to de.
mand consideration for such meas
ures. even at the expense of the Fiuan. |
cial bill
The House was in session Wednes-
"7v about fifteen minutes, and during
~. .,me had little furry uger an at.
tnr,nt tn,r. of M, Sulzer. of New York, to
secure consideration .or resoiutioh
asking information conctllIlhs .lie re.
lations of the Treasury iepai'Wene ie n-
with the National City Bank Vi we"
York. The resolution was refe,.eu 70
the Committee on Ways and Medis'
Every twelfth man who enlisted It'll
the recent war with Spain, according
to official statements, has applied for
a pension. Already there are 25.Oo0
applications on file in the Pension Bu
reau. and there will necessarily be a
considerable addition to this These
$4,000 applications, strange as 1t may
seem, have been made through WASH
ington attorneys. AS there were 342.
900 enlistmentS and 10000 re-enIlst-
ments, it is easy to estimate the pro.
portion of men who were disabled IN
the short campaign in Cuba.
The testimony in the case OF Mr..
Roberts, of Utah, is about closed, and
it is probable the report OF the COM
mittee will be presented to the house
soon after the reassembling OF Con
gress. 1t is proposed to call as wit
ness Marshal Letcher, of Salt Lake
City, and with Letchers testimony
the case against Roberts is likely to
close. 1t is expected to prove by the
Marshal that the third Mrs. Roberts
was married prior to the issuance of
the amnesty proclamation under
which Roberts claims immunity from
prosecution. Mr.. Taylor says ne is
satisfied that the report will be unani.