The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-17
CASE OF MISS TAYLOR
REPUBLICANS HAVE REFUSED TO.
LET IT BE HEARD.
The Civil Service Law May Be Tested
in the Courts by the Discharged
Clerk.
lSneclal 20 The Post

Washington, June 16.-The republicans
In the house today demonstrated the inet-
fectiveucss OF the laws governing EN-.
ployes In the classified civil service by
voting practically as a unit to adopt com
mittee report recommending that Repre-
sentative shallcnoergers resolutions bear.
ing on the case Of Miss Rebecca Taylor
ne laid on the table. The democrats voted
soldly against the report and McCleary
Mimi. Bromwell ohio and Miner (Wis)
voted with them.
Miss Taylor Is the war department clerk
who was summary dismissed by order
Of the secretary Of war because she wrote
and published IN local paper an article
criticising the administrators policy In
the Philippines, In direct violation of rule
., section x. Of the civil service regula.
tons no charge to which she could make
a reply was lodged against her prior to
her removal and Representative Shallen-
berger in his resolution requested the sec.
retary of war TO send to congress the
cause and reasons" for her dismissal. The
only letter bearing on the case which has
not been mentioned In these dispatches
was written by Secretary Root to Chairman
Gillette Of the house committee on reform
in the civil service last Saturday. 1t re.
cited that, in the opinion Of the writer,
Miss Taylor had been given a sufficient
opportunity TO explain, and concluded as
follows; 'No head OF a department can
maintain effective administration IL he is
obliged TO depend upon the services of
clerks who are so violently opposed to the
success Of the work in which they are
engaged that they are unable to refrain
from public denunciation OF the PURPOSES
of the work and public insult to the presl.
uenr"
Miss Taylor says that she will appeal to
the courts and thus test the validity Of
the civil service law.
Being in the minority. the democrats can
do but little toward seeing that Justice
Is done ana a great principle upheld, but
they viii do everything in their power to
get the facts before the public and let
1t he known that the right Of free speech
Is denied employees Of the government and
that civil service regulations are held as
nausht by the president and his folio Hsrs.
The democrats demanded an ave and no
vote on the question today and the result
showed 100 in favor OF the report recon-.
mending the tabling OF the resolution ana
81 against 1t. Miss Taylor had another
criticism OF the republican policy IN the
Philippines In morning paper today.
Washington, June ls-The house com.
mittee on reform OF the civil service TODAY
voted to on party lines To table The
resolution calling on the secretary of war
Tor information as to the dismissal OF Re. |
pecca Taylor. clerk of the war denart.
ment' The case has excited some attention
because Miss Taylor was dismissed for
Nlltlng letter appearing In a Washinrton
by y,,W,Spapsr headed The Flag shall Stay
int, and critieislng the presidents All. |
tude IN reference To the Philippines 80
Nharman Gillet presented the con,rIt
zee zee ail Tue correspondence which had been
lofWnrded by Secretary Root. Tbis In
GUIDED a letter from Mr.. Root TO the chair.
The opportunity for explanation ,r ytoto
ment Afforded to Miss Taylor with exnpess
reference to section s, OF clvil servIrc 1,1o
TWO was deemed by the Department "a Ih,e e
Il iuil ana substantial compliance win tbe
M ~, sSrNlee Jaws, aud clearly was so under
'he rulings OF the civil service routu,fssia,,'
No mead Of a department can innlntein
Senecu.e administration n he is obiigad ~
ushehd upon services OF clerks who ar ~
Nlolehtiy opposed 10 the success Of tho worI
,,n Mnin theN are engaged that thcg are
OF me purpose ~ the work and nnhIii,,d1,n
insult The president" N puul'cy |
-, ne other correspondence fnciudtn,. an.
,sAEior ietter acknowledging anthorsbin
ME MSss nsse' ShalIeI appeared lps.
Cndl were the democrats MENU 1enor |
s stn VINO voted against tablInr ths reppn His'