The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-09-10
WASHINGTON
Interesting Letter About the
Doings in the Nations
Capital.

II is well understood in Washing
ton that after the presidential contest
is determined and the next session of
congress begins many questions will
be Given consideration and possibly
disposed of provided there remains u
working majority of Republicans in
the lower house One OF these is the
nropoyed civil pension list. For a
long time much pressure has been
brought to bear upon congress by va
rims influences for the establishment
Of civil pension list for discharged
employees of the government. The
crv is that the departments are con
pested with superannuated clerks
whose service has been impaired by
age but who are kept on the pa.
rolls because to discharge them woul,
he to deprive them Of source o.
livelihood The reply is that il any
clerk who has been in the employ OF
the government for from fifteen to
fifty wears with short hours OF labor
and good salary has neglected to
proyide for the future, he is improvi-
dent and not deserving pension.
Commissioner Ware of the pension
bureau complains that he has 5l5 en-
ployes who are over 60 years of age
There are IA who are over 80 years
old. The presumption is that these
are old soldiers, in whose favor the
law discriminates, and that in any
event they are entitled to pension,
The weather bureau is another branch
of the government which feels old
age creening on, and wishes to dump
lot of clerks upon the pension list.
The trouble is the law also favors all
the old original clerks, who were
once enlisted i'll the service of the
United States, as part of the signal
corps stationed at Fort Mye1. When
he bureau was transferred to the de-
bartment of agriculture, and there
vas no more saluting OF corporals,
eutenanss, captains, etc, it was
royided that the old clerks should be
etained in the service. And they
aye run things to suit themselves
yer since. Now 1t is discovered
lat some fresh young blood would be
esiIablc III the inte4os oil the scieAce
ID verify in the way of forecasts,
t the question is how to get rid OF
e original so-called signal corps
en. Congressman Richards OF Ten,
ssee says that he proposes to fight
proposition to saddle the govern
nt with civil pension list, and
prospect is that most OF the dem
ats in congress take the same view
he matter, as we'll as many repub-
lbs
he treasury statement for the
9TH Of August shows deficit OF
4S,Si2. The secretary of the
eury accounts for this by showing
the increase in war expenses
pnts to S., 1862 900 and for the navy
1000 The increase in the pub
ebt for the same month is 6, Gil )
This statement, with known
ltioni in some of the trade and
facturing states, causes pessim-
p predict a prolonged business
ssion in the United States.
persons fail to take continen-
ew OF the situation. There is
lure in the crops this year and
for produce are uncommOnly
II any countries are growing
they are in the old world. The
Of the American Agricultural
20 has been going about the
Tor the express purpose of
economic conditions, says
VI will be the most profitable
the history of American agri-
This will fill the pockets OF
an larmer with gladness and
determine the character of his
and necessary precautions
taken by the military au-
TO preserve the health of the
oops who are now encamped
lalns OF Manassas, near this
Immediate outbreak of a
epldemic is expected, and it
rec OF four weeks for the dis
anifest itself after the sys-
Oeen poisoned by drinking
water. But the horrors OF