La Junta tribune., 1902-03-08

Prince Henry of Prussia on Thurs
day visited Mount Vernon. placed
wreaths on Washington's tomb and
planted a linden tree near it. In the
evening he dined with the President.
The Congress OF Mothers elected the
following officers: President. Mrs.
Frederic Schoff. Philadelphia: first vice
president, Mrs. Robert Il. Cotton. North
Carolina; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Bertha c. Wead. Chicago: treasurer
Mrs. Fred T. Dubois, Idaho; auditor,
Mrs. j. +. Dolliver. Iowa
President Roosevelts attitude to-
wards the project of reclaiming arid
lands will probably figure largely in
the growing popularity of the New
lands-Hansbrough bill before the
house. says n News special The
presidents views have not changed
since the delivery of his message
TO congress and on several oc-
casions recently he has given evidence
thatt he is heart and soul with the
Westerners in their government irriga-
ton measure.
The subcommittee of the Senate com
mittee on privileges and elections
which was appointed to formulate
OF Senators l'illman and McLaurin of
South Carolina, for their offense to the
Senate of last Saturday, practically
concluded 10 recommend that the two
senators be severely censured for their
conduct, and to limit the punishment
to censGre. This position is due large
ly to the threat of Democrats to discuss
any action for suspension at great
length. They recognize the fact that
IL SO disposed the minority can obstruct
all legislation for an indefinite time and
probably continue the present session
OF Congress far into the summer. Some
OF them also hold the view that cen
sure Is more severe and certain form
OF punishment than suspension. These
are the reasons which have led the Re
publican members of the sub-commit-
tee to agree to a resolution of censure,
and nothing is left to complete the pro-
ceedings but TO secure the assent of
their Republican colleagues who are
not members of the subcommittee.
Colorado postmasters commissioned:
Mark G.. Woodruff, Amethyst; Jerry
s. Olney, Crested Butte; Walter ..
Clark, Aspen: Amelia Williams, Glen
wood Springs: Wesley ii. Ogle, Lake
City. w. A. Morse has been appointed
a substitute letter carrier at Victor.
Pensions granted: William II. Jones.
Trinidad, $40: Susan T.. Webb. Denver.
IS: minor OF Jacob Jacobson. New
Windsor. $40: Apolopio Ramierse Ca
peritO. y. NJ. So. Patents granted:
Leslie II. Abee and $. A. Sewall
Denver. stopper or closure: Aaron Il.
Allen, Pueblo, securing device for rail
way ties; Bastian w. Begger, Florence.
cyanide process of metal extraction:
Amos II. Black, Lamar. sulky hay rake;
Wilson ]. Carroll, Denver, cash regis
ter: Walter G. Cox. Denver. shirt and
collar; James B. Hinchman, Denver
fire-proof flooring; George d. John
stone. Denver. tramway for hoisting
and dumping apparatus; Robert a. Me
Grone. Denver. insect destroyer: Levy
L. Stevenson. Trinidad. acetylene gas
generator; William Thurmond. Hills.
borO. n. NJ. ore concentration; Paul
Whiting, East Las Vegas. n. NJ. safe
ty valve: James Candlish. Rawlins,
Wyo.. bolt cutter and trimmer.
The attitude OF the Civil Service
Commission towards the political ac-
tivity of government employees has been
defined In letters Commissioner Foulke
has sent to Postmaster McMichael and
X. Francis Wood. both of Philadelphia.
In his letter to Mr.. Wood. the sub
stance Of which also Is stated in the let
ter to the postmaster. Mr. Foulke says:
I'VE object to certain solicitations for
contributions. made by those in authori-
ty, because they ARE. In effect. coercing
the political action of employees; but
would 1t not also be coercing their po-
litical action to tell them that they
should not contribute and that they
must take no part whatever in cam
paign? For myself l have In years
past always given a modest contribu-
ton for political purposes and shall
not cease to do so in the future because
hold office; but / do not intend TO
give any more or less on that account,
and l do not want my example to be
construed as an iniimation to any EN-
ploye OF this office that he Is to give or
not to give or that he is not as free to
give to the Democratic fund as he is
to the Republican fund. or that he may
not as freely give to the faction oppos-
ed to me In my own party as to the fac
tiOn not opposed to me, II he SO de-
sires. AS to the campaign contribu-
lions, II seems to me that the purpose
of the law is to see that they are real
ly voluntary and not actually or i'm
pliedly coerced. and as to political ac-
ton and activity. 1t seems to me the
purpose OF the law is that man should
be free to do what he likes In office as
well as out OF 1t. with the limitation
that 1t must not interfere with his Off
cial duties nor in any other way bring
scandal or impair the efficiency of the
branch Of the service to which he be-
longs. In the latter particular. any at
tack made upon that service or upon
the administration, OF which it would
be part, would necessarily be in der
ogation OF sound discipline. We who
are strong believers In the merit sys-
tenn should not take SO extreme view
that 1t could not be sustained in princi-
pie and would not be justified by public
opinion"
OBJECT LESSON TO GUARDS.