The state herald., 1902-03-07

The bill requires civil service exam
nation of applicants for consular
places.
Governor Taft continued his state
ment before the House insnlar COM
mittee Tuesday, dwelling on the good
and bad characteristics of the Fill
pinos. He denied reports that they
were cowardly and related an instance
In which few Filipino scouts along
with United States troops saved the
day. AS to their treachery, he said
this was due largely to their being be-
tween two fires.
General Smith, in command of the
troops on the island of Samar, cables
that Lieutenant Strcbler's scouts have
captured Lukban, the notorious leader
of the Samar rebels, and brought him
TO Laguan. The officials Of the War De-
partment regard the capture Of LUX
ban as the most Important military
event since Aguinaldo's capture. He
was run down on the island of Samar.
The place of his confinement Is a tiny
island In bay on the north coast of
'Samar. Lukban is one of the most en-
ergetic and ferocions of rebels. Ho Is
n half-breed, a 1iiStpre of Chinese and
Filipino STOCK Sandsh he has been an ir-
reconcilable foe from the first. He had
various fastnesses in the mountains of
Samar from which he would descend
upon the coast towns, and his reign
of terror was so complete that the en-
tire population of the island paid trib-
ute to him as the price Of freedom
from attack
In the course of his examination
Tuesday before the Senate committee
on the Philippines, General Hughes,
who was provost marshal general in
Manila during the American military
rule there. explained the establishment
of n hospital in that city for lewd wo-
men. He said that he alone had been
responsible for this act, which had
been so freely criticised in the United
States, and that he did not regret his
act. 'If the evil had not been
checked" said he, fully two regi-
ments would have been disabled by
the time of the outbreak in the follow
ing February" General Hughes also
told of the condition of the civil pris-
oners turned over by the Spanish au-
thorities when Manila was surren-
dered. There were 1000 of these, and
many OF them were cruelty ironed.
The irons Were Immediately taken of
the prisoners, and there was pile of
half cord of iron.
The most important development
Tuesday to the Tillman-McLaurln epi-
sode was the act of Senator Frye, pres
ident pro TEN. of the Senate. in order
ing the clerk of the Senate to restore
the names of the two South Carolina
senators to the roll. II this plan is
carried out, this act will be followed
by the adoption by the Senate of a
resolution before vote on any other
subject taken suspending the two sen
ators for some definite time. The order
OF Senator Frye for the restoration OF
the names TO the rolls was issued al
most Immediately after the Senate con.
yencd to-day. and was the result OF n
general conference among the Republi-
can leaders OF the Senate. When
asked for an explanation OF this order.
Senator Frye said: in my rulings
yesterday believe that was strictly
within parliamentary laws: that sena-
tors In contempt are not entitled TO rec
ognition either 10 speak or TO vote.
and that logically their names should
not be called. still adhere TO that
opinion. but. desirous OF shifting the
responsibility from the chair TO the
Senate. have directed the clerk TO re-
store TO the roll the names of the two
senator's from South Carolina" At the
conference OF the Republican leaders
Senator Frye's ruling was cxhaustlvely
discussed. the construction being that
the action OF the president pro TEN.
In striking the names OF the South Car
olina senators from the rolls and his
refusal OF n request 80 have their
names called was beyond precedent In
the Senate. and not entirely justified.
on this account II was decided that
this particular phase of the question
SHOULD bc Immediately taken up by the
committee on privileges and elections.
The attitude OF the Civil Service
Commission towards the political ne.
tivity OF government employees has been
defined In letters Commissioner Foulkc
has sen, 10 Postmaster McMichaei and
II. Francis Wood. both of Philadelphia.
III illr f-lttE W w bpu. tnt ruD'
stance OF which also Is stated In the let.
ter 10 the postmaster. Mr.. Foulke says:
I'VE object TO certain solicitations for
contributions. mndc 10y those In nuthou.
~, because they are, In effect. eocrclng
the political action OF employees: but
would II not also be cocrclng their po.
lltical action TO tell them that they
should not contribute and that they
must take no part whatever In cam
palgny For myself I have IN years
past always given n modest coniribu.
tion FOR political purposes and shall
not cease 10 do 40 In the future because
| hold office: hut I do not intend "a
give amy more or less on that account.
and ! do not want my example 60 ho
construed ~ nm niimaiion 60 any ON.
ploye OF this ollie that he is 10 Civ. or
not 10 give or that he IN not ns free "a
give 10 the Dcmocratic fund ns he II
10 the Republican fund. or ihnt he may
not ns freely giye 10 the faction oppos.
''i io me In my own party ns 10 the fac.
'lon not opposed 10 me. II he No lie.
rltcs. ~ Ia the campaign conifibu.
lions, II seems 10 me that the purpose
of the law Il 10 see that they are real
" voluntary and not actually or I'm.
plirdly coerrrd. and ns TO political ne
lion nnd activity II seem. To me the
purpose NJ the law il Tint n man should
he free io in what he likes IN office ~,
well ns out VI II. with the limitation
'hnt u must not interfere with his ON.
cinl duties upr In amy other way hiring
scandal or Impair the efficiency ~ III,
branch Of the service to which he be
longs IN the latter particular. nny ut.
ihck inni" unon that service or upon
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