The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-02-15
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
New Civil Service Order Pro-
tects Least Right OF
HumbIest Man."

removals which assures persons In
the government service that mo dis
elimination shall be exercised for po-
litical or religious reasons" and
which makes other important changes,
has been promulgated by President
Taft
The amended rule against discrimi-
nation In the civil service for political
or religious reasons will result in
giving absolute security within legal
limits to government employees, safe
guarding them against removal for
caprice" says a statement issued by
the civil service commission.
"In making this" it adds, "the pres
ident has published an emancipation
proclamation for the benefit of the
government employees, and has evil
denced his high regard for the least
right Of the humblest man and for the
right observance of the law"
Bryan to be First money" Witness
William j. Bryan will be the first
house committee on banking and cur
rency to testify in the money trust
investigation. Mr.. Bryan trod on the
toes of the Democratic members of
the committee when he recently de-
clared the money trust" thought it
could control the committee. The COM
mittee insisted that Mr. Bryan explain
what he meant, Notwithstanding that
Mr.. Bryan's adherents in the caucus
offered resolution, which was adopt
ed, expressing confidence in the integ-
rity of their colleagues on that COM
mittee.
Would Reduce Cavalry Force.
A reduction of the cavalry force
of the United States army from Is to
10 regiments, with a consequent re-
duction of the enlisted force of the
army by 1880 men, was voted into
the army appropriation bill in the
house after a bitter fight
The amendment would establish a
maximum of ten regiments of caval-
ry. The enlisted men in the five regi-
ments thus to be dropped would be
mustered out, but the officers would
be retained and absorbed into other
regiments of cavalry, or into other
branches of the army without reduc-
ton of grade.
Must Report Land Cases Within Year
To meet complaints of western
members of congress that adjudica-
lions of land claims were delayed,
Secretary Fisher has issued an order
to all the chiefs of field divisions of
the general land office, requiring that
hereafter all protested cases which
are pending for field investigation be
reported upon within a year from the
date of protest
Ii case be not SO reported, the
field chief must submit to Commits
sioner bennett, of the general land
office, an adequate explanation.
Investigate Florida Everglades.
The Florida everglades investiga-
ton, ordered by the house committee
on expenditures in the department of
agriculture, is under way. Solicitor
McCabe reoited the departments YER
sion of the dismissal of G. c.. Elliott,
chief drainage engineer, and A. D.
MoorehOuse, his assistant, declaring
that Secretary Wilson's action was
due entirely to the financial irregul-
arities charged against the men in
transference Of public funds, and had
nothing to do with the everglades re-
port, which it is charged was sup
pressed
The trouble was started over the ex-
ploitation Of Florida everglade lands,
millions Of acres of which have been
sold throughout the country by syn
dicates, and in which transaction GER
tain government officials are said
to appear in an unfavorable light.
National Capital Brevities.
The senate has passed a bill reduc-
ing from five to four years the time
ASSOoooAJ 4OA d11CuS 10 serve In the
navy to be naturalized.
Conferences of the two houses on
the joint resolution providing for d.
rect election of senators have decided
to report disagreement
Senator Jones. of Washington, has
introduced bill creating an Alaska
Railway commission and providing for
government-built railroad from tide
water to the Matanuska coal fields.
A majority of the senate committee
on elections decided to bring in a re-
port that the charges that United
States Senator Isaac Stephenson of
Wisconsin had bought his seat are I'M
proven.
The Underwood metal tariff revision
bill is meeting with much opposition