The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-11
At NATIONS CAPITAL
Roosevelt vet0es Census Bill
as Return to Spells
System.
MAY PASS 1T OVER VETO
Simplicity and Dignity Mark Ratifl-
cation Of Taft and Sherman
in House Hall. II
MAY PASS IT OVER VETO
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Washington, Feb. 9.-President
Roosevelt in message to the house,
returning without his approval a
the next census, because of a pro-
vision that appointments shall be
made on the basis of non-competitive
examinations, said:
THE evil effects of the spOils sys-
tenn and of the custom of treating
appropriations to the public service
as personal perquisites of profession
al politicians are peculiarly evident
in the case of great public work
like the taking of the census, a work
which should emphatically be done
for the whole people, and with an
eye single to their interest"
AS passed by congress, the bill
permits representatives and senators
to designate persons for positions at
ter they have undergone a single ex-
animation
An attempt will be made in the
house, according to the plans of
house leaders, to pass the census bill
over the veto of the President. The
action on the veto will be post
poned probably until an opportune
time next week
The formal ratification of the cleo
ton of W. H. Taft and James 8.
Sherman, to be President and Vice
President, respectively, held in the
hall Of the house of representatives
Wednesday, was one of the most
ceremonial events attending the po-
litical life OF America. Simplicity
and dignity marked every feature of
this function, witnessed by the two
houses of congress, by members of
the diplomatic corps, by leading Off
Gals of the government and by a
brilliant assemblage.
When Mr.. Taft becomes President
he will ride in an automobile fur
nished by the government. That
question has been settled by the
adoption of the report Of the con-
ferees On the urgent deficiency bill,
which carries an item of $4,000 for
the purchase, care and maintenance
of automobiles for the use of the
President"
The appropriation Of 100000 to
enable the secretary of agriculture
to continue his campaign against the
foot and mouth disease, which was
also in dispute, was reduced to
$4,000 and adopted.
The house committee on public
buildings and grounds have agreed
to favorable report on the Roden-
berg bill to purchase the Oldroyd
collection of Lincoln relics, now To-
Gated in the house in Washington in
which Lincoln died. The bill also
provides for the purchase of prop
erty adjoining the house in order
that the house may be made fire.
proof.
The applegrowers of Oregon have
manifested much concern over a bill
introduced in congress by Represen-
tative Porter, of New York, making
change in the size of apple boxes
and in other ways undertaking to
regulate interstate traffic iE apples.
Protests against this DILL were filed
in quantity with Oregon representa-
tives.
For experimental purposes in the
line of naval development and in an
ticipation of the possibilities of the
future, the ordnance bureau of the
navy probably will undertake the
construction of 14-inch gun that
will fire a 1400-pound projectile.
Designs for such gun were made
more than year ago
pEEnRM CANADIAN SENATE.