The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25
POSITIONS IN
GIFT OF TAFT.
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They Are Now a Subject Of
Much AeartburnIpg,
THE FEDERAL JUD6EsHIps,

These Posts and 9hose Of the Collect
ors Of Internal Revenue Are In Con.
siderable 0emand-1hs President i.
Exercising Special Care In FiIijno
the Judgeships.
Washington. April 23.-[Special. J.
Relatively speaking there are more ap-
plicants under the Taft administration
Tor the positions Of collector of inter
nal revenue than for any Of the places
which have good salaries attached to
them. as salaries run. The reason for
this is that there is no fixed term for
collectors of internal revenue. A ma
1orlty of them have been holding on
Tor from eight to twelve years, many
having been appointed during the first
administration of the late President
Mckinley. collector is bonded every
four years. but no new commission is
given him as the law requires for post
masters and other officers of the gov
ernment. In states which have vet
eran Republican senators the collectors
are not being bothered. but they are in
some states. Kentucky being a notable
instance. Heavy pressure is being
brought upon Senator Bradley. who
has just come in. to have changes
made in these Offices. the other crowd
thinking that the fellows holding the
jobs have been at the public trough
long enough. If Mr.. Hopkins does not
secure reelection in Illinois there
will be similar movement doubtless
out In that state If new Republican
comes to the senate, for, like Kentucky,
Illinois has number of these collect
ors. The collectors in the small dis
tricts get just as much pay as those in
the big revenue producing districts.
This inequality never has been correct
ed.
Slow Work Picking Judges.
President Taft keeps telling his call
ers from among the congressman that
he Is going to be pretty liberal in TAX
ing their advice about filling most of
the vacancies that occur, but he will
insist upon picking out federal judges
himself. Having served ON the circuit
bench. he is particular about securing
good judicial timber. He has candidly
admitted that it is painfully slow work
to find men he wants for judges, and
that is why he has deliberated SO many
weeks in settling the cases of judges
who were held up in the senate at. the
close Of the Roosevelt administration.
House Taking Holidays.
While the senate is wrestling with
the tariff bill the house is doing prac-
tically nothing. The latter body is ad-
tourning as general thing from Mon
day until Thursday and from Thurs
day until Monday. 1t was in 1897.
while the senate was considering the
Dingley tariff bill. that had been sent
over from the lower branch. that the
then Speaker Reed of Maine hit upon
that program to prevent the taking up
OF bills he wished to have held back
until the regular winter session. A
great many of the representatives have
I scattered to their homes. and quite q
party have gone on a trip to Panama
3 to ind out Just how construction of the
big canal is going on. They are anx-
ious to be posted so they can be pre-
pared to take part in future discus
sions that will rise when many extra
millions probably will be asked for to
$ nush the work on toward completion.
Students Flock to Washington.
so great has been the rush OF Wis
itOrs this spring that the hotels hardly
have had accommodations for them
They have been coming in droves from
almost every part Of the United states
and Canada. Each year there has been
noted increase In the young people
from the schools who are brought here
10 net IN idea Of how the general gov.
eminent is conducted. but this year
i the attendance of students has been
far In excess OF any previous move
ment OF this sort. Some days tine
crowds at the capitol have been &c
large that the conductors OF the eie'
yators were almost worn out
chandler,s Views on Present Condition:
Ex-senator William e. Chandler Of
New h0mUSOlFC. " AO hCNl'S :" ~'>>
watch on governmental affairs. says
that this country is undoubtedly com
United and will be for some time te
the principle of protection. The tarin
hill soon to be passed he does moi
think is expected by its, hackers tt
produce any great amount OF aodi
tional revenue. In his opinion the e1
iRency of the situation simply demands
that the expenses Of the government,
win have to be cut down. His beiie1
= that halt will be called on extrasa
CAN'T appropriations and that this VII
Sc the chief contention at the reguia'
session OF congress next winter.
Glasses Pineapple IS Luxury.
Representative Clark OF Flori0'
claims that the pineapple IS luxury
. and the duty on it should be heavi''
increased. He advances two reasons
one IL to enable the people OF MS stat'
Is uti1ixe the surplus land on wnicn tn'
,,ineappie can be successfully grown
81 - -z...-<r~N ~, a.cO that the contest I0l