The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-01-03
Wasbington Chat

Congress has been losing valuable
time during the long holiday adjourn
ment. The session is short enough
anyway and not few representatives
have declared that the long recess il .
serious handicap TO both Houses. As
the recess cuts of eleven OF the
seventy-eight working days OF the
session, it will be seen that some tall
hustling il necessary between now
and next March, il the plan Of work
outlined At the beginning il TO be
carried through.
This session considerable more
time has been occupied than usual in
the reading of the numerous mes
sages OF the president, for in addition
TO tine regular message, which was
unusually long, there have been six
special ones, all of which have con-
sumed not less than three full days
in reading. Then, there has been
much time lost through putting off
until after the holiday recess, the
discussion OF several important
measures, SO taking things altogether,
it is safe to predics that this congress,
like the one before it, will have the
usual congestion OF business at the
close, when sometimes, as many as a
halt dozen Of the great appropriation
bills remain unacted upon until the
very last hour when nothing but con-
| fusion reigns and when there is
liability to grave error. 1t will be
remembered that at the close OF the
first half OF the present Congress an
appropriation of three millions of
dollars was made in error through the
haste to bring the session to an end.
Perhaps the proposal to do away with
the holiday adjournment, except for
brief Christmas recess, will strike
responsive chord with an increased
number OF members as we'll as with
the people throughout the country.
| There is no truth in the report that
women in the postal service are being
Disseminated against, neither is it 80
that the post-office department. will
favor women to the exclusion of men.
Just how 80 many conflicting rumors
got in circulation no one knows but
OF late numerous letters from women
have been resolved by the postal
officials, the women inquirihg whether
it was so that there is prejudice in
the postal service against their sex.
The department announces that there
has not been and is not now any dis
elimination against the employment
OF women, either married or single,
in positions where they can be pro-
perly placed.
One prominent official has declared
that women in any line OF postal
work in which their employment is
practicable, are usually careful, faith
full and we'll paid. The records show
that of the total number OF clerks in
oAC p0AoAAOAO Al VSoAAAAoOAs -
per cent are women. The salaries
they receive range from $240 to 81, 300
q year, the average clerical salary OF
the women being 41.44O, against
81, ,26s for the men.
| Outside OF Washington there are
employed 1914 women ae assistant
lpostmasters in first and second class
Offices and in grades below that posi-
tion there are "a 500 women employed
as clerks in post-offices with salaries
ranging from e40O TO q, 200 per year.
There are 700 women postnasters OF
the fourth class 253 women ~ carriers
in the rural service and not few who
are substitute carriers. Women are
constantly being appointed to the
many positions and it can be put
down once and for all that they are
having an equal show with the men
At all times.