The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-29

out Of the 100, 900 who will apply to hin,
for appointments
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A deluge of demands for opportunity to
serve the government-with proper
emoluments--is sweeping over the adj
vance guard of Democratic congressman
in Washington Thousands Of letters
asking for government employment. have
been received, and the Senate and House
posto66ces are working overtime handling
the mail
Speaker Champ Clark is keeping four
stenographers busy debating replies to
applications for positions nnder the in
coming ADMINISTRATION The Speakers
clerks estimate that during the brief time
since his return to Washington be has
answered several thousand such letters.
While the Speaker has received great
er number of applications than any one
else. there have been no lack Of letters
to other members of Congress who have
reached Washington.
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President Taft may find it difficult to
secure from the Senate during the coming
short session of Congress, the confirma-
lion Of nomination for important Offices
10 be sent to that body. There is
marked sentiment among Democratic
now ia Washington to bold up
all nominations of consequences made by
The outgoing President
Democrats who favor this plan point
out that the country iniorsed the candi-
Hates and the policies of their party and
overwhelmingly repudiated those of the
party. The Democrats now
here who advocate the holding up of
raft's nominations point ont that they
would have further Justification for this
course in the outgoing Presidents motor
ous slowness in filling vacancies. For
months he has left open such important
positions as that of the Bureau Of Chemis-
try. in the Agricultural Department, TO
succeed DR.. Harvey W. Wiley In other
words, the President has been playing
politics with important places
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Over the barriers of few late Autumn
lays one may behold the coming Of the
and the rush of thugs that at
Tend a Government Winter In few
laws the throngs of curious will be surg
ing thru the corridors of the Capitol. |
rhe committee rooms and louugiug
places will be peopled numeronsly. The
.iiy will have its OVERLOOKING population.
There will be life and spirit Of the kind
hat session OF Congress brings.
II will be a matter of-facl assembling.
The Legislative recruits will not be parti
cipants. That is reserved for the later
ioings Of the new Administration after
il has been inaugnrated. All of the old
eaders. all the old friends aad likewise
all the old enemies of the last two SUM-
mers of legislative activities will be in
he press Of things. And they will 10
about their tasks and their leisure as
though new page were being turned in
of story.
No single measure of legislation is dis
,nssed in relation to the Congress soon
20 come together. This is for the very
good reason that no important single |
measure of legislation will likely be en-
acted Some odds and ends from the |
last session may be attended to. The
penurious economists of Government !
will be less disposed TO cry our against
which can be charged up
to an extravagant Republican regime
Public building bills and river aud har-
Dor hills of early 1913 will be TOO old for
discussion in the next contest
Therefore, the Treasury doors will not he
as securely locked and harredlas of yore.
This fact will enliven the hopes Of the
friends of local ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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in order that adequate facilities may
he provided for the handling of parcels
post business fficirntly and on,a country
wide scale at the outset January I. Post
master General Hitchcock has asked
every postmaster in the United States to
obtsin from the business public informa-
ton as to the probable extent to which
the new system will he used.
Each postmaster has been provided
with circulars which set forth 10 detail
the provisions Of the parcels post law. the
rates Of postage and an explanatory
statement concerning the delivery Of par
GELS post matter. Attentions also is di-
rected to the fact that such matter may
be registered and also insured against
loss.