The National tribune., 1904-04-28

der, where all immigrants coming from
Russia to the United States must be eN
amined before entering Germany, ant
coercion often is used to prevent persons
ers from travelling unless they take pas
sage by one of the German lines.
''Saxony recently has passed a local law,
or decree. that no persons wishing to pass
through Saxony en- route to the United
States shall do so unless they hold a
ticket or order for passage by one of the
two German lines, or have 400 marks per
adult and 100 marks per child. The ticket
Of any other steamship line will not be
accepted in lieu of above conditions.
The French Secretary Of the interior
has refused to permit the French Railroad
Company although the latter was willing
to do so) from making as low rates pro-
portionately through France for passen-
gers landing from American line steamers
rs for those landing from French steam
ers. The object of the bill is to prevent
such Determinations"
Children are nothing if not original. and
their originality takes startling phases at
times. In one of the Washington schools
the other day the teacher wanted to show
her pupils off to some visitors and tossing
aside books. the teacher directed the lit
tie people to play they were animals or
wOwing," chirping, Growing and mewinS
such as YOU never heard in all your life
before. One little girl was dead quiet.
however.
MARY, can't you be something's asked
the teacher winningly. "YOu are generally
the readieSt one in the class"
"Please. teacher. / am being something
replied the child bashfully.
"And what might you be imitating!
asked the teacher encOuragingly.
"Oh. I'm playing hen laying an egg
was the startling reply. "Ill cackle after
awhile That ended the experiment.
Representative Bankhead Ala) found
a big basket of roses on his desk when he
got back to Congress from his hard-fought
campaign in his district. 1t was from the
attendants and nurses at the Government
Hospital for the Insane. Mr.. Bankhead
recently introduced a bill to increase the
compensation of those employees at the
asylum from $1S to $40 month. and they
look upon him as their champion in the
House.
By a unanimous vote the House at
tached a rider to the General Deficiency
bill. which is designed to strengthen the
Chinese exclusion act
Representative Joseph W. Fordney. of
the Eighth Michigan. and NJ. r. Patter--
son of the 10th Tennessee Congressional
Districts. have been renominated. The one
is Republican and the other Democratic.
Over $4,000 has been received for the re-
lief fund for the families of those injured
and killed in the explosion on the Missouri.
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The House Committee on Reform in the
Civil Service has unanimously reported a
compulsory retirement bill. This retire
ment is to become of effect in 1907. and
20 years is the limit for service in the
Government under the provisions of the
bill. For long time there has been de-
pension, so that when old age overtakes
Government clerks there will be something
for them to fall back upon. 1t is thought
that if this bill becomes a law it will mean
death to all effort for civil pension.
This is and has always been hard
question to settle equitably. While many
20, the majority are practically superannu-
ated at that age and cannot do good SER
vice. 1t seems cruelty to turn them out
Of office. and yet no Government can be
considered an elemosynary institution, and
all Governments would soon become such
if there was not some way of taking care
of useless employees. The Committee con-
sidered the question long and exhaustive
ly. They came to the conclusion that when
q clerk had worked for the Government
until 20 years Of age. he should have some
thing saved, and that it should not be con-
sidered hardship or an injustice to in
sist upon his retirement.
1t is a well-known fact that very few
Government clerks lay up anything. 1t has
come to be considered that under Civil
Service a clerk would die in the harness.
and as the Government is safe and sire
paymaster. the average clerk gets to living
right MP to the last penny of his income. if
not a few dollars over because he is sure
that every Is davs Uncle Sam will fill his
pocketbook. and the future-well. the pres
emit we have always with us. and the flu
tire can take care of itself. This is one Of
the reasons that young man should not
take employment in the Government 1t
very soon gets him into a habit Of depend
ing on the. surety of the Government pay:
ing its obligations. and he learns TO dread
getting out and hustling for a living. when
payday is sometimes months in arriving
Under this bill there is to be n re-classif
cation of employees also.
Senator Frye is very fatherly sort oil
a presiding officer. Senator Hansbrougl
On. % was very anxious about a measure
| of his the other day, and asked about il
in open Senate. Mr.. President Frye go
| very busy at his desk and did not pay
| much attention to the South Dakota Sena
| tor. who insisted on an answer.
"YOu had better keep quiet for a min
| ute" observed Mr.. Frye. presently in thu
| most fatherly tone imaginable: I'm tryin.
to fix the matter up for YOU" 1t wa
fixed all right. and a few days later tn,
bill came mp and passed.
That the House leaders are getting q lit
tie anxious is shown by the circular let
ter which was mailed by the Republican
whip. Mr.. Tawney, to all the Republican,
last week. 1t recited that from that tim,
on conference reports, rOIl-calls, and meas
ures Of paramount importance would max.
necessary the attendance of all Republi
cans at all sessions. That some kind of
lash is needed was shown the other da,
when the Democrats caught the Hous,
without a ma jOrity and proceeded to pusl
| through some Democratic campaign ma
terial in good shape.
Representative Perkins IN. " was il
the chair the other day and Speaker Can
non was in his private room attending Il
some important business, when the bell
which is a kind of riot" call to tn,
Speaker and tells him that he is needed il
the House at once, rang with an awfu
b-r-r-r. The Speaker raced into the Hous,
followed by his private Secretary. eacl
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