The Elbert County tribune., 1900-01-25

denied thaf the tHitiHHh IColr' ~
''in sympathy with Great Brifnln
the South African war 10 stamp OF
the liberty OF the people, and wltai
Mr.. Balsour. In the House of Con
mons. made such n statement. 'h
should be met with eoinc sllsscia'm
from this side of the Atlantic II
declared tlint the English people thee
selves were not In favor OF tiiie Wa.
which "had been brought on br
sharp Cabinet minister engaged Nit
gold speculntors." Mr.. Hale spek
with unusual force. decisiTen'f
and earnrstncss. even for him. and y.
passionate eloquence claimed tE
closest attention OF every auditor.
A spirited debnte on the rhilinrh
question occupied the attention 81 ~
Senate for nearly three hours Monday
Mr.. Berry, Democrat OF Srlsaii: n ,. 1ir.-
addressed the Senate In support OF ~
resolution recently introduced by NJ
Bacon. Democrat. Georgia. rceErhia
the disposition of fiie Philippines. II
was followed by Mr.. Pettigrcw. Silvf
Republican. South Dakota. in supro
of his resolution OF inquiry. Mr.. Peti-
grew WAS very bitter III lis attack UpJ
the administration. Mr.. Wulcpit. X
publican, Of Colorado, replied 70 sif.
Pettigrew. scnihingly arrnigBlng lie
South Dakota senator for the attiiudi
he had assumed on the Philippine qucS
tIon. He declared his belief that u
Aguinaido himself occupied the seat IL
the Senate occupied by Mr.. Pettlgrew
representing the people of South Dd-
kotn, who had sent their sons ns sol
diers TO the Philippines. he would be
too patriotic. too devoted to the inter
ests of the country, to assume the nttl-
tude assumed by the present South Da
kotn senator. Mr.. Wolcott advcrted al
so to the speech recently delivered by
Mr.. Beveridge. Republican. OF Indiana.
sharply crlticising II for the spirit OF
greed which seemed TO nnimnte the sell
ator in making such dellverancc. Al
the conclusion Of the Philippine discus
sion, Mr.. Rawllns. Democrat. Of Utah,
addressed an elaborate argument TO
the Senate in opposition TO the pro-
posed financial legislation.
senator Morgan. as chairman OF the
Senate committee on inter-oceanic ca
nails. has presented written report
upon the Nicaragua canal bill. The re-
port says. AS a provision for the ma
val and military defense of our conn
try, whether insular or continental,
this canal is Indispensable. and the
closer It's location Is made TO our states
on the Gulf of Mexico the more eff
eient Will be Its protection TO our
coasts on the Atlantic and Pacific.
Pearl harbor In Hawaii. and the har-
Dor OF San Juan III Puerto Rico are the
true military dcfcnscs of the canal
against attack by European or Asiatlc
powers and they give more secure
protection to its eastern and western
outlets than any fortress, however
strong, that can be located ut or near
its connection with the sea. Measured
by the income of the Suez canal. Mt n
corresponding cost. the Nicaragua ca
nal should yield. with equivalent rates
of tolls. mt least twelve per cent. on
$40, 100000 II Is too severe tax up
on credullty TO ask the adoption of the
prccnrlons water supply at Panama in
preference to the two grand lakes of
the Nicaragua route, one of which is
100 miles long by forty-iive miles broad
and affords nearly seventy-fivc miles
of fresh water navigation for the lar
gest ships. as part of the canal route,
and together they supply more than ten
times the water needed to supply thc
canal line from Lake Nicaragua 10
and to the whole world that whatever
canal we shall build and control on
the isthmus Of Darien shall be as open,
free and neutral to all nations as its
corresponding gateway, the Suez ca
nal"
The sixteenth annual report of the
United States Civil Service Commits
sion has been submitted to the Presi-
dent. The report. while containing
much information of value concerning
the operations of the commission dur
ing the year, deals with number of
subjects of general public interest. The
remarks of the commission on the i'm
portancc of n merit system In our
COLONEL possessions; the need of max
ing some disposition of superannuated
employees; the Improvement shown in
the reduction Of the percentage of re
movals throughout the service. result
ing from the requirements of the law
and the order of the President of July
"a. 1897. looking to Its enforcement,
and the advantages 10 be gained by
the classification of the force of the
library of Congress and the municipal
service of the District of Columbia. de-
serve special attention at this time.
y
statement In regard TO the extent OF
the classified and unclassified service,
from which it appears that there are
approximately 10000 classified po-
sitions and 100000 unclassilied pc.
sitions; of the latter. 71,001 are oceu-
pied by fourth-class postmasters. There
are 19,4i0 positions In the executive
service in the District of Columbia
and more than 10000 distributed
among the states and territories. The
commission states that the expendi-
lures for salaries for the entire service
classified and unclassiiied. Is approxi
mately S104. 100000 per annum. n large
increase having resulted from the wal
with Spain. The total number OF ap-
pointments made during the year on
certificates of the commission was
9,056.
The correspondent of the Chicago
Record. who is n Republican, criticises
his party as follows: II looks rs If nj
the reciprocity treaties negotiated by
Mr.. Kasson under the Dlngley bill
would be hung up by Congress as an IL
lustration of human sclfislineSs and thu
inconsistency of the Republican party
The platforms of the st. Louis conven
tion and other previous conventions II
feryent terms demand the application
OF the principle Of reciprocity TO oui
foreign commerce. The Presidents in
augural address and messages to Con
gress advocated il. The speeches o1
the spell-binders throughout the las
campaign described the beauty and ad
ynntages of reciprocity in trade, ant
promised great results II the Repub
lean party We're allowed to negotiat,
treaties. The late Mr.. Dingley and hi
colleagues of the committee of way
and means made great demonstration
to deceive the public, and inserted wha
they called reciprocity clause in The
last tariff law. which was framed $,
that it should be imperative. but Mr.
Kasson skillfully managed TO maxi
something out Of 1t nnd concluded ar
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