Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-09

effort to have congress take up the
ouestion of exempting labor ana
farmers organizations from the Sher-
man act, directly and not by legls-
lation in an appropriation Dill. he
moved that consideration or the sun
dry civil bill be suspended until May
IL, that the senate interstate COM
merce Commission be directed to re-
mort on the advisability OF such ex-
emptions and that If found advisable,
n should accompany its report with
bill for that purpose. On motion OF
Senator Martin, the Cummins propos-
al was laid on the table and severai
minor amendments proposed were
beaten by loud chorus OF noes,
and without requiring record votes.
Before the final vote was taken the
senate spent three days in DEBATE on
the labor clause and scores or SEN
ators spoke on the subject. Speeches
on the Republican side indicating an
apparent willingness to see the Sher-
man law amended and made more
specific, may lessen the difhculties OF
President Wilson in putting through
his reported plan for change In this
law.
The Underwood tariff bill, pro-
claimed by the Democratic party as
the answer to its platform pleoge to
revise the tariff downward, was pass
ed by the house late yesterday. Inc
vote was 2S1 to 139, five Democrats
voting against the bill and two Repup-
licans voting for 1t. Four Prosres-
siyes supported the bill and IA op-
posed it, while independent Progress
siyes Joined with the majority. When
Sneaker Clark announced the vote In
loud tones that revealed his satis-
faction in the arrival of the day he
long had sought, eXuberant Democrats
hoisted a stuffed Democratic DONKEY
over the heads Of their colleagues IN
the rear of the chamber, faint ZIP,
pie of applause followed ana the SaVeI
fell on the first chapter in the history
of President Wilson's extra session OF
congress. With the bill after month
consideration on its way to the senate
there was a rush Of representatives
for their homes tonight. In the mouse
adjournment will be taken at a time
beginning next week until June 1. LII
the meantime the senate finance com
mittee will study the bill While tne
house ways and means commlttee WIN
organize committees preparatory TO
the transaction Of business next
month. Republicans and ProgresslVes
led respectively by Representatives
Mann and Murdock, protested TO tne
last against the measure, the lowest
tariff bill ever written, and proclaim
ing as the Democratic avalanche
bowled them over the virtues OF ol1-
ferent tariff commission plans. Re-
publicans who voted for the Dill were
Cary and Stafford, Of Wisconsin.
Democrats who opposed 1t were:
Broussard, Dupree, Lazaro and MOT
gan, of Louisiana, on account OF tne
schedule reducing sugar 20 per cent
and sending it to the free list in three
years. and c. B. Smith Of New YORK:
Progressives who voted for the Dill
were Kelley and Rupley, OF Pennsyl-
yania; Nolan Of California and bry-
an Of Washington. Kent OF Calltorna'
formerly a Republican, but now an
independent Progressive, also voted
for the bill. Progressive Leader Mur-
dock and 13 Of his Progressive 1ol-
lowers voted with the minority. Rep,
resentative Copley, Progressive, aio
not vote, answering present 10 MS
name.
Washington, May Z: All fourth
class postmasterships, except those
paying less than $3.50 a year, were
thrown open to competitive examlna-
tions by an order issued today by Pres
ident Wilson. These positions are re-
tanned in the classified service, but
about $4,000 incumbents who were
covered" in the classified service by
executive orders Of previous admins
trations, will have to meet all comers
in competition examination to holo
their positions with civil service pro-
lection. In a statement making TINS
order public, Postmaster General
Burleson announced that 1t was the
purpose Of President Wilson and him
self to extend the classified service
to include presidential postmasters
of the second and third-class, prob
ably within a year. This may require
legislation by congress, he said. His
plan. which will be laid before the
president, will provide for qualitca-
ton test for incumbents and appI-
cants ''in keeping with the import
ance Of the Offices" Under President
Taft's order of October Is, 1912,
fourth class postmasters were divided
into two classes; class "A, tnose
drawing more than $500, and class
3D." those drawing less than $500.
Competitive examinations were pre-
scribed for future applications for class
"A" appointments, while the class
"B" positions were to be filled upon
recommendations of postoffice inspec-
tors. Today's order leaves only the
offices paying $3.50 or less to be filled
upon inspectors recommendations.
Rules ana regulations 10 govern lue
administration of the new order will
be worked out and announced by the
civil service commission as soon as
possible In his statement, the post
master general said: II feel that
President Taft's order Of October Is,
last, did not go far enough in that 1t
failed to apply a merit system to the
entire service it was aimed to cover.
1t had the effect of placing within the
classified service a large number OF
postmasters who have not been re-
uuired to demonstrate their fitness for
such appointments. Fundamentally,
a reform movement has for its pur-
pose the righting of an existing wrong.
Therefore. If the application Of the
merit system to the postal service was
needed in order to correct an exist
ing evil, then the scope of the order
affecting the change should have been
broad enough to have corrected as
far as possible the condition then eX-
listing as a result of the former sys-
tenn as we'll as TO accomplish the de-
sired results in the future. Political
considerations have in the past very
largely controlled the selection of
fourth-class postmasters, and under
this order Democrats must be held