The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gen.
eral Topics from
the Capital.
Dec. >. 1905.


Of the civil service pension scheme
have eoue strongly TO the front.
and bill has been prepared for
presentation 10 the coming Con
gTeSs for the creation Of a civil
pension liSe- This Is DOT the first
time that the plan has been
urged. bRt the advocates OF the
bill who would ike 70 De bene-
1ciaFies under tbe scheme have
formed an association aud are
toIS year working harder than
ever 10 Try 70 force their oil
through. Ii mas be said in al
vance that there Is very little
probability OF the Dill even get
ting "a the report stage. but the
plan has the very enthusiastic
support OF all the government
CLERKS al whom there are more in
Washington OF coarse than in
aav other cry in the country.
There are LITTLE shOF. OF 5000
people II Washington who draw
goyergueut salaries. There are
slsour 20. Oo0 II The country at
large. and if one includes in that
estimate the fourth class post
masters. there are fully a quarter
Of . million employees on the
government rolls. The advocates
II Tie present bill say that they
do not propose 10 put any extra
harden On The government but
merely Ezus 20 make II compul-
SoFy that small percentage Of
each clerks wages SdalI DC held
oy hls department sad placed in
he hands OF the Comptroller IF
TIE Treasury 70 form 4 pension
fGud - that K can Dc drawn on
for Supersuuaatei clerks This
sounds very veil on tie face Of il.
bus Eben il ! remembered that
u vii lake a large amount Of
clerical machinery 10 run this
tUEl AID the government will
y expected 10 pay for that and
slDos1 certainly TOO will be asked
for help IN starting the fund. :
It sill y seen that II Is not such
= cheap scheme after all. And
L ! = certainty that this plan i
oaIs an opening wedge for
wider scheme Of civil service
pen slogs that the government
all * ssksd 10 father. Il nav
te remarked In passing that
sllce the foundation Of the gov
eEuGeal, . peE cent. OF the
eliJre revenues Of The government
b2ve Eo1e 70 the support Of the
AMY and layy and for military
EsIa>soas Is i scarcely aav
EoudeE IN tie face Of This record
-lz1 CoogresS ! : litcie >hv IT
0Ee-iug s1e door 20 civil service
PsuSlouS a. al. The plan has
o<Su tiled abroad aad be results
nsT5 LOT been vegy sz1iSfactory.
Eugs80c las . civil service pen
ss02 sEsteD il addition 10 Der
army pSaslV8 and "a the next
logical step tkey ale nos sgi-
lzEl1E u England for . general
Cd 2EE p<aslOa scheme. That
also : The loElesi outcome Of the
eva service iacone il this eoun
Try
IAe-e : 10, tie slightest pros
Eec1 q free trade or anything
Ike II With The Philippines. but
CSl01el Clarence Edwards. chief
q she BaFssa Of Insulsr Affairs.
las reoo11e1dei II in his report
1zsE jsS1er5 "a ore OF tie crying
Seeds Of TIE islands Colon I
Edwards who knows tie islands
I'D their seeds th0r01 shly. SAYS
TAI there are three things need
e fcE their material prosperity.
7sZelg > marker. : bank from
Which t5sg ca borrow on resS-
cradle terms aud traaSports
tl0a liceS- TIE government has
already Authorized the cohStrne-
-lOa & zA0zSsui niles Of rail
Esvs II 1ss Islands - that the
LATTER p.sE1 q the triple recon-
Zs1s5z-lo1 vii not b. urged inst
aoE- Bat Col Edwards SAYS that
there Is reed fo- The markets and
- eszk- To secure the first, he
ASKS 70 have TIE datieS removed
froZ al articles except sugar aud
i0a2sSa. EAich are 10 Dc subject
= AZ q IS per cent. Of
tx DiaEley rates This IS nrae-
I1csllE -Ae recommendation Of the
- csl1ss3 CARTS bill which PASSED
11s Ho1se al the last session and
VII - latoo3aeed again with
2o01E The sane chance of run.
1s2E he gs10sles OF the Senate
n Il lad before. The beet sugar
aid E0eaoeo interests are said TO
- Eas o1lE ones seriously oppoS.
l2g re measure. Thew will be
farther iaceasei q. Col. Edwards
E1dlElco21 recommendation, thar
A. II ed 81 tie ten year period
ea1xerssd ~ the treaty of Paris
E1iea eoSed The var With Spain,
lAe lst21dS should BE given abSo,
L1tsly ne trade. This measure
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