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The Ever Recurring Problem Of
What to Do With Them,
PLANS FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
pyii Pension List and Retirement
Fund watchdog" Cannon on Plan
10 Beauty Washington.
spocIal Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Washington, Dec 9i.-An old ghost
has arisen which WIN not down ana
which grows more inslstent each year.
II ia the ever recurring problem Of what
TO do with old and wornout clerks in
the government service, Two plans are
7uggested-a civil pension list and the
cr@lion Of retirement fund raised by
assessment upon the salaries OF those
IN the service, a third plan is to
cast the old clerks adrift when they
can no longer perform the duties OF
Office. The first plan vs. impossible.
The third Is one which no head OF a
department cares To adopt and the
second, The only feasible method is OPP
uosed by an the younger clerks. who
say IL Is manifestly unfair 10 take q
part OF their earnings TO support those
VINO have made no provision for the flu
ture. SO il appears that nearly every
method of improving the service Is
blocked and the number OF inconpe-
ttrts Is yearly increasing. II is said
that at least third Of the clerks
nave reached stage whore they are
almost useless 10 the government
QUICK WORK.
Both houses passed without debate n
bill appropratlng Sl39, Si7 600. II Ia a
stupendous sum- but II Is distributed
among more than 100000 people. 1t
IS the pension appropriation bin. VIII
no one nov questions and which pro-
yokes no discussion No one calls at
tentlon to the large amount, which
shows that we have become accustomed
tc pey these large sums FOR pensions.
Some new members are shocked when
they first observe the rapid manner In
which the large sums are thus appro-
prlated. Upon further acquaintance
With congressional life, however. they
soon learn that no amount OF talk or
Gircussion would in the least change
The pension appropriation bill. The
pension system has come to stay
CANNON ON BEAUTY.
Mr. Cannon does not take kindly to
the vast scheme for making Washing
iCn beautiful. IL Is doubtful II II will
I've carried out while he has health and
strength When the Union station bin,
which Is a part OF the scheme, went
through the house last week. he object
cd strongly 10 the provision for plaza
IN front and incidentally talked about
the Identification plan. saying
Here II Is. this magnificent scheme
n model OF II rep0sing over here In the
library Of Congress, II was made with
out authority OF law and IL housed In
the great library of Congress building
without authority OF law There IL is.
Behold how pretty ! went over there
one day with my usual slouch hat on
and the man In care of II did not know
who | was. sized me up right the very
first time for Countryman from llli-
nois went around and looked at II
with mouth and eyes wide open. | said,
What Is this and that and the other?'
He pointed II out Said I. DO you sup
pose they Will ever do it2
oh, yes; II is begun now.
"What Is II 20 cost
The best information Is that when
completed II viii cost a thousand mil
lions.
Do YOU reckon that the people will
stand it,
"'oh, yes; nothing too good for the
capital city
But the plaza remained IN the bill
PRESIDENTIAL INFLUENCE,
Surprise has been manifested In some
quarters because the bin for the ad
mission of new states has not been
pushed more vigorously. The o0nclu-
sion is forced upon us that the attitude
OF the president has had a great deal
10 do with the matter Some say he
win veto the bin II II reaches him, |
while others SAY that he is simply
working quietly 90 have II dropped |
The IL or 10 Republican senators who |
are supposed TO favor the bill are not |
likely 10 be vigorous In their efforts to |
put Il through with the president !
against H.
TALKED FROM A BOX.
James Watson is entitled 10 a grea. |
deal OF credit said a man who knew |
the Indiana representative some years |
ago. "a man who had the nerve ia
fight Democracy In the old Holman dis |
trict and then succeed is more than |
your ordinary congressman. Whv,
when Watson was first nominated. |
there were places In the district where |
Republican speeches had never hee1 |
made and Republican votes We're never |
cast. Watson campaigned all through |
these regions which the Republicans
called Darkest Indiana He went |
into one town Of this kind and met |
some men who knew.
ITS no use OF your comm here,
Jeems We don't want to hear YOU |
talk
"'But am going TO talk. said Wat |
gou.
"'Where you goin' TO talk, Jeems? |
You can't get hall anywhere
"And this was true, for every plac |
was refused him As the conversation |
went on quite a crowd gathered.
We'll | am going 10 talk right here |
said Watson
He rolled out box, got on top OF Il |
and talked Republican doctrine. He |