, 1870-10-23
WASHINGTON.
Secretary Cox's Rules for Appoint
ment in His D3part-
ment,
>Quartermaster General naefss
Will Reply to Secretary
WcIleS.
s,ee;a, tA-?str9. Ia The Chira 70 TtEbane.

SECRETARY coxs AuLEs. |
WASHINGTON, 0rt- 92.-The following is the cir
,.uar ec1t by SecsetAEg'Cox, to the hea1s OF tie
lnscarx IN hts department, prescribing rules for
,nr examination OF csuttd1tea t1r app7intraent.
The kYs:cE1 had been highly fucceksfal IN NJ
Grafton for Forae months previous: int in order
to meet the constant demand that pcrs7ns Should
lie appointed upon the a,male wish OF politicians,
It seems nut to have teen lubt t.hcd among the
regulations OF tie department:
DkrAKrAEST or Tux IN1ER1oR, l
WASHlSGr y. d. C., July 7, is1hf
S!R: In order tu lHcEease the et1lcteatT NJ the
clerical force ot tnis department, and to elesa'e
1at standard, huye nekermEn'*1, in future Ap-
PointEsnts. to establish the system of competitive
lnaticis relating TO no In the bureau to which
The refsonE a5e d. sienate.'. toae'her with gen
s5 tos sse4anss sr. IN a'e,' H.
and os1hoEraphy+ The exaniaar1on viii
he conuncted Ii writing. md e%ch refson will A.
relieve t6e e1stntn'rs from mtg ca4rse Of t fs7os
ttism or prejudice. The reat pamc will be written
On separate rar%r. md. Together with the IL
Fnmch name. nlsrztl n Au enyr| n" which wilt he
tcated and mot onencd nt til the standard Of sp-
otica1. under his assu;arsI na0c shall have
1,oco, md I.aiinnfm IN = s:n. which iastcr numoes
reed he 0tta,n.1i n sacn'c mn appointment.
Each question, 1"eethcr wt'h iae tctscE q aopA-
s:a1t, Will hare es-rtxtn p>Tef in the sca&c, to be
1aese powers viii tqr.i ill., maxi9nm number.
aet @ TIT Fl, requires sha, tss-i* Il exa1'ncfs ssSi
conset of chir's of bu'eaux OF the of,ce
aae n *oen aoeefnsr rn aRo'ons Rtn tMo etne1s 70 ,o
L.. selected by the 5Ife,e' heals II the tepsrt-
1ncnf,I desire that ynu sill select and report to me
IS Isl iao:aHenty CON eomretent, fEsm sacwlrdre 81 ,se be
work OF four HfHcc, ahsi IA gene al subjects to
r.! IN connection IN y 1n'.rlf. ar, same one, 70
r- per whcnnv*r vreanr!"4 "czur The Y csetary
viii l.sue designations to the class
r. lst On sss,e IN! ses~'v~ H. npro,nsnsoE eas:as
II III experience In the s.cnsns Ufllce, I an cou-
n 'o' II a o annv o1
m. :ho>c will hc F'l. ctrd ~ho arc Thoroughly
cnrnpc'+a', Rutl t1ss tho trarsecsto1 OF public
l.&ir-ss IND The nr'mpt ~.'d rt1lccnt dacharGe
susJ, ]. II. Cox, Secretary.
MISSOURI rn117Ic1AHs
t:r-rra: Shepherd. chairn an Of tic mcclure
r.1s ot tae n, publican s'qr.J IN Missouri, has
~ 1t ,uokt OF tho past Nc' here, and hai sevet
e.,.,.sul attons With th- fEesidcn', Senator Cam
.,.u, md political friends of The latter.
AErL1 To vE1LEs-
0nt,,e-master General Mega has rrerarctl
,rI5 To ths late atta-k NJ ex-SectetarJ Weliea
which hc will publish in few days.
TUE NGsrKAuAs cLA1M-
TEc President has written a or !rr to the SEE
1eiaEy ot the Interior to euspcntl all action upo
The McCasr7han cla,r, SO Al 10 let 1t &
a.a:n IF furc Congress- TAts was 1t the sucltatso
nf IuhEr raschat, nf T. xaa, chief counsel In III
case. This naR given rise to report that the re-
l:t.s:ion Of the Secretary was written upon 7,
s...vlrr this order r'nm thc President. II Is pos
t4yclv known. however, that the Presidents lett,
~ cc,stIng The rsSgnatlnn ua7 written ten ia,
p t,tfo,e he gave the order IN the McGnizahan cas-
ITO the Associated Preaat
APPOINTMENTS.
WAEnlSEInS, Oct 93.-1E' tnlloning u3poin
nj nts NcYt MaH+ t,v nc P-Hstfcnt tO-tay: Isa1
s. Wkr,'en, af Ohio. L. tar Agent at New Mrxtc
tnIacfo +. ZIP r, IT Ifi:'n's, tuiaa Agent at Nc
Mexico; jain j. T.: !'ch1ow. OF New York, Inhi!
iA-ri:t II Utah: S. u. vi hanson, Of the Distrt
Of Columbia Indian iA*,tlt a New Mexico: The
rh ;us d. t7r1titt, Of 1sltn"!., 1:4eh Agent nf i
Chuc'a1s aid tiicAa>aw@: Nm. r. Thra
Cn3fesl Stater Matsh8! for the Southern Dtstr7
CT Ohio: $ n. Ashrreit T. United States Attt
nts fut tho TcfIitJty nt New Mexico
iS1ERv1Ew.
Majn- GeneralW. !. ii4ac OK, who arrived |.
ni:,hi, visited the White House tais morning
COX pany with Gcnrfaf SarrmaN. and had
lengthy interview with r Ptesslienf-
SEW SECRETARY oF TIE INTERIOR.
The President an Hg conferences #
*ccEct1fy Ecu: r.s II aEt EOtnrlts.t 4ner belanO
dag, tfr result bf ~hich Inns tcen the 2edn!fc
Termination TINT Dclatn hc appointed secret
ct Tie Interior. Win rs'Gar't t. the appuutnl
NJ t@nn,snls ssioncr d! Inrr1ra' Revenue no decis
has yet lIceu male lIy tac President
Eatance IN the TreA-u.g--t:n J, ~, ,S0t, ,tA1.
e:r,iil S1a,I $40 IL Eutd. bcs4lilg certiflca
currency, I'll, 81, ,9s4.
The President orjnfnred sslac 2. Sheppard
prAiscr Of Merchandise II II. Louis.