The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-24

FL Paso you VIII stop abuses and the
smuggling which is attempted at your
place.
Protests galore came in to the presi-
dent from Texas, that state having at
least a dozen applicants for the posi-
ton. These protests. however, were
Unheeded and Mr.. Garrett was ap-
pointed.
Utah Badly Represented.
II happened in at the civil service
commission" said Senator Kearns to
The Herald's correspondent, for the
purpose of finding out something of
Utah's representation in the classified
service. I was surprised to find the
state very poorly represented. This ap-
pears. hewev6r to be partly the fault
of the people of Utah What they
should do j to take every civil service
examination that. is held in the state
for clerkshi Js and other offices, and
there is little question but majority
Of those who pass viii receive appoint
ment. The government is in need OF
skilled stenOgraphers and typeWrlters
and clerks in the various grades, and
the only hope for the state for repre-
sentation in the federal government IS
through the medium of the civil ser
vice So that / would impress upon
the citizens Of Utah the urgent neces-
sity of qualifying through examina-
tons for the positions which the gov
eminent is waiting to distribute.
Tillman Growing Solemn.
Senator Tilman grows more and
more solemn with each congress. His
grim face is kept smoothly shaver at
present, and he resembles a clergyman
more than a statesman. His expansive
collars have been growing lower and
lower and his black ties larger and
larger. His Prince Albert coat re-
mains unchanged, and he is always
arrayed like a raven. A western SEN
atOr who sits near Mr.. Tillman re
marked the other day that he was
pleased with the location Of his desk.
when we get around to euloSies,
said he, "all / viii have to do is to
keep my eyes on Tillman. He is SOM
bre enough to make anyone solemn,
and a glance at him viii be sure to
bring forth d flood of sOrrOwfuI trib-
utes."
Senator Mason, his rotund form
shaking with meTriment and his face
shining with gOOd nature, made his
first speech Of the new session last
week and it was a plea for the pure
food laws. AS soon as the Illinois
statesman rises at his desk to make a
speech il is safe to say that the sub
jeCt will be pure food. Mr.. Mason is
a walking eXemplar Of his own doc
trines. and is the most contented
looking man in the senate. He has
reached the stage wherein he cares
not whether his necktie is on straight
or his hair thrown back in true sen
atoriaI style. He is the cOntented man
of the senate. and his motto is:
There is no sin save that of un-
kindness"
Roy Rich in Washington.
Roy Rich. a well known Utah boy,
son of Ben Rich of ogden, is
here as the prOtege Of Senator KeaTns.
Mr.. Rich has a position on the senate
side of the capitol and COincident with
his duties he is studying law at the
Columbian university law school. He
stands high in this institution and at
/ the close Of his first year study he
took the hOnOrs of mis- class in oratory
and debate.
Senator Dubois of Idaho is advanc-
ing rapidly. He is now in the front
row of the senate. Coming in as
new senator. although he had previ-
Ously served one term, Mr.. Dubois was
assigned to a desk in the rear row,
quite near the entrance from the cloak
room. The seat was 50 easily Access
sible that Senator Vest, who is quite
feeble, preferred it to the desk which
he has occupied for so many years
directly under the presiding officers
eye but which could not be reached
except by a long tour down the senate
aisles.
"WiU you change places with me?'
said Senator Vest to Senator Dubois.
with pleasure" was the reply. And
so now Mr.. Vests diminutive form is
barely observable under the shadow
of the gallery, while Mr.. Dubois man
" form looms up prominently IN the
omen foreground