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spective OF politics, continue to dis
cuss the resolution recently adopted
by the Senate calling upon the heads
of the various Government Depart
ments to supply the names, number,
compensation, etc. of employees who
have been assigned to work by the
President during the past year and
whose appointments were made out
side the civil service. 1t is claimed
by many that the Executive without
legal warrant, has appointed college
classmates, rough riders and other
friends to all kinds of special offices,
ignoring entirely the civil service re-
gulations. The resolution, when it
was brought up in the Senate, was
acted upon without a dissenting vote,
not voice being raised in defense OF
the President. Now the Departments
called upon are busily engaged in
gathering the information in order to
Lave it before the Senate during the
present session.
1t is said that within the last few
years, probably during the term of
the present administration, the
number of special appointments OF
employees who have no fixed legal
status, has increased from 700 to 5000.
Many Legislators believe that an APP
pOintment in the clerk class, made
outside of the civil service, is mani
s.festIy unfair and unjust to the hun
dreds of people in all parts of the
country who spend weeks and months
preparing for civil service examina-
tons, who are placed on the eligible
lists, but are superseded by those who
are not required to come up to any
special standard of fitness. Just what
good will come from the recent resoiu-
ton, remains to be seen.
Another Trip for Taft.
Secretary Taft has begun prepara-
tiuns for his second trip half way
around the world and back, upon
which he will start the latter part of
March. He will go first to the isthmus
to inspect the canal work and make
an elaborate report to the President,
but whether he will be accompanied
by Congressional party, as was the
case on the last journey, has not been
decided.
After Panama and a short rest in
the United States, he will turn his
steps to the PHILIPPINES where great
things political are expected. His
visit will be so timed that by leaving
this country the latter part of August,
he will arrive in the PHILIPPINES at
the opening of the Legislative as
sembly. He will bear to the members
OF the first parliament OF our far East
possessions message from the Pre-
sident, and it is understood that he
will also have a little advice of his
own to submit.
If he outlines to the assembly q
policy by which the islands would
!, eventually be turned over to the
Filipino people, it is believed that his
supporters for the Presidential nomi-
nation will use it as slogan to win
favor with the growing number OF
people who are clamoring for the re-
linquishing of the islands to the
Filipinos. -;
Civil War Relies.
Washington is about to lose what is
probably the most interesting and
valuable collection of civil war relics
in existance and which is owned by
Mrs. John A. Logan, wife OF the late
major general. These relics have
long been on display at the handsome
residence OF Mrs. Logan, but within
the next few weeks they will be placed
in the State Capitol of Illinois, the
legislature of that State having ac-
cepted them and made proper prOvi-
sion for their removal and exhibit.
Among the most interesting things
in the collection are the battle flags
of the Army of the Tennessee, COM
manded by Gen. Logan. The flags
are torn by shot and shell and stained
with exposure. There is a valuable
Mexican hat, placed upon Logan's
head by the first President OF Mexico,
olso the old muzzle loading Enfield