New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
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washington February p
DROP 4 NICKEL. DRAW a CLERk-ln a
heated moment on the floor OF the House To-Day
Chairman Cannon OF the Appropriations CoTnrnittee
yUho will be Speaker Of the next House, gave his
candid opinion OF the operation Of the C1Vl service
machinery. Well he remarked In one Oh MS
hesfratfng philosophical mannerisIns. we nave tne
Civil Service L is here 70 stay. and although we
don't like il is is nevertheless true that we nave
not the courage to defeat IL All the head OF
bureau has to DO is drop nickel IN the sor anu
draw somebody from Maine or Montana tnar
happened to pass the prescribed examination afrer
being coached by professional coacner Ior me
ordeal Mr. Cannon was defending the provision
in the General Deficiency Dill WIlIcn eLdoSs cI7 C-
TO choose their confidential clerks without 1Va.g
Srne,3s1or rarortad hotIv that Mr.. Cannon had
made the most violent attack on the civil service
1naachine" that he had ever heard on the hoo&r Or OF
the House in nis twenty years of service Ine
gentleman, ne continued wants a-1,- C17 I69sa and
md some merit somewhere in some one tor tnese
appointments.
COMPLETELY BLANkETED-Hepresenta
Lacey Of Iowa. tells story OF how tne WHO "aS
once taken out of his sails by an Iowa specimen
oF Young America Judge Lacey was depicting IN
graphic terms 10 audience in the httie 'to"n o
Avery the evils which mad resulted from the vi
son bill. and dxeIt with especial emphasis on the
fact that capitalists were afraid TO invest their
rnorey. and were therefore boarding u oeeAIils
10 illustrate his point that there were no avenues
open Tor profitable investment, ne salo-
Now. gentlemen ask y9I 2Io m y your s{ oIS YOU
do with il? That's the point Wnat wouio you uo
VIZ TEarH was perfect quiet for moment; hen sud
denly youngster. sitting on the ga1ery i ran WIN
wei what would you do with it2" repeated
'9fgs l15S F1aSe bmT tombstone was the answer
SIGNAL. CORPS WORK ON MAINE COAST
Although the rnaneuvres OF the army and navy on
-ba Maine coast will not begin for many months
aT-e a
them SUPPLIES are being sent 10 Portland ana
the plan OF work is being prepare Inc most iil
nortant permanent result OF the last nanosuxies
was the placing Of the New-London ArIllery LIS
,-,c+ in nerrecr condition To accomplish TINS.
,a,1, r,iias of wire overhead part, but for the
most mart cables between the various .sillds o9
which forts situated were !ala- @ ~, AZ ~ rfart
sIa+a - of nreparation General Greely hopes 70 pc
able 70 accomplish the saIn@ p1 pgaIlsis ary The
nisns for the rnaneuvres nave been drawn; ana aIl,i
are & at present rhe IN !s ssn it Corps is The s
Of the service 20 start the "ork OF l-0N A'
the great war game
GOOD FOR FACE vALUE--One OF the patenr
LAWYERS OF this city recently secured patent ror
client and thereupon received request for copies
op the design which priz-ted BY the govern
nant and sold al I'VE cents copy. He advised his
client 70 send him 80 for the ten eopies de-
sired A few days later his mail carrier denVerec
70 hin, Bile communication Half dollar.
strip Of paper bearing the address pasted across
the other was simple method employed % ror-
wsrd the money. and IL had come without delay
and without trouble, furnishing novel coullleh-
tarv on the accuracy OF mail service
EVERY SIX YEARS.-Mr. Pettus whose wen
worn frock and baggy trousers have long Oeeh
a ,aarure OF the Senate startled his colleagues re-
Gently by appearing In the Senate chamber N a
new suit OF clothes No sooner was the ruh uu'h
of this surprising innovation appreciated thae ue
genial Alabama fIr.st made the putt "a -
merous jokes and II slyly limited tnat n TnII
Eacoming a dude Finally, rising 20 me -
bafphr 0f his i've feet and the clg1lty =. -,
efg6Ty-two years Mr.. Pettus saiG stlS ,o =
- ns,y Senator and consider I n enuIlec 70 Z
nav suft OF clothes expect 70 p11cnAs" ~
suir every time I'm rs-eisctsd