The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-20
WASHINGTON cORREsP0SDESOE.
e. wAsuIsGros, May Q, 1870.

Jenckes Civil Service Bill was very. severely
handled In the Senate few days since by May
nard, bingham and Peters, and 10 save u from de-
offered back 70 the committee II Is said that this
bill proposes reform In the Civil service, but as
naT as am able 10 understand It, II proposes rather
70 lem%l,o the CIVIL service: give three crs Tss.
mIssioncrs, into whose hands the whole appointing
power Is b. be thrown, thereby constituting Star
Chamter, or organizing vast electioneering ring,
affecting thereby the interests OF the whole people,
Second, II provides for competitive examination,
thereby, excluding the honOrabfy. discharged sol.
diers ~ great extent, and In lieu thereof the
aristocracy, or those who have been liberally cd.
10 dcmoraiiIe the Civil service, as the officers OF
the government havea tenure or Office Mr. May
nard rduculed tho idea Of examining the officers
and employees Of tho government stating that 70 v
thirteen years, and that 10 examine the applicants
for the Offices, estimating avo applicants f6r each
situation Il would take about sevcnty-nve years:
bingham declared the bill unconstitutional, and
Peters of your STATE struck fair out from the shoul
der giving tho measure somo hard blows, declar-
Ing Il o Utopian scheme and humbug. IL seems
10 me that there Is no probability OF any Civil
The senate has passed. resolution giving 70 the
immediate heirs Of persons belonging TO the Navy,
lost in the Oneida, sum equal 70 twelve months
pay OF such deceased persons, IL hardly seems 70
Precipitation. for charitable purposes aud certainly
this appropriation cannot bo made upon any other
grounds The government seems " be very iavor-
ably inclined howevcr ~ the navy especially " the
officers. A short time since Commander Chas. 3.
NJ Casley died, and although quito we'll or In this
worlds goods, the Secretary OF the Navy passed up
on claim allowing nearly one thousand dollars Y, 70
tho Cabinet die, 1t has become customary. now 70
pay 10 their heirs sum of money equa! tOa years
salary, In Gen Itawlns case or tho case VI stan
Associate Justice. mention these facts 10 show ~
what we are M nation rapidly tending and that Is
10 an AristOcnacy. II Clerk In the department
''shufncs OF this mortal coil" bis pay Is stopped,
Instances his funeral expense. are paid, by sab-
scriptions from his associates In Ohce. Ben. VII.
sons Army Bll also recognizes the Arstocratlc feat-
ure, for makes provision That ~ mustsrlng o1s ..
ten years, that they will receive, two ycsfs pay
and emouments, officers In the service between i've
and ten years pay, ono and half years pay with
emoluments, officers who have seryca iess .nan nve
vision Is made for the private, who has served upon
very low wAgrs he 10 % be mustered out without
any extra pay because he is . y,,p.is. ,,. -.
I have always looked upon Senator Wilson ~ the
champion of the laboring man, the exponent OF The
.i.he. Of The people but In this case certainly
refrre. the appropriations made are made solely on
charitable grounds; they cannot be upon other and
common Glasses and paironsins the iun.entiai and
honestly believe that there 10 ~ much danger ~ se
present tine of ccntrarlng the power o The govern
inent ~ In any period of Us history. Irecord bow.
ever with pleasure, the action of the commtiee on
the Judiciary upon le case q Mrs.. lincoln asslnx for
q pension. The cotnmlttee rrporff unfaVursby uIpn
me Conclusive, ,isi NJ Lincoln va. siyii oesr and
,s. ne ~ .ss .s oe.f % s.sss II.
probably decide NOT % Eiye Mrs. iAncoln pension
The Indian question at The present tle j. exciting
considerable aienteu, nsd wen nay. br by present
sppearances, we shall soon become Involved In Q
bty var brought on. not by the red men, but by the
whites. In the discussion In the senate few days
since the Little Usage Indian heserS In Kansas
senator Morrill, ~ Maine, gave very lneld expose oi
the Indian dinculty TIE senator condemnei the bill
before the senate becaase they prOpsse - take s-
session of this reservation Aftrr oar governments Wy
benefit and stated that there were some D1D of while
squatiers upon these Indian fesrrynttoua. and that
Was proposed o. send the forres Of the government to
protect these whte men IN Tins uniAwfaliy holding
is,.ses.lou of tbe sou of the resi man.
senator Morrrs speech made psSfoand impression
upen the senatr and The arEsnsens bat be prr.entsI
one ananswcrabe. He declared thai evcry treaty had
b.sr b!Slsn By ne vs,s. md ,. sys & .fss.ss Mo- ss
1s;Ion are due % senator Merrill r his ptoupt set
Ion In this cas-, and for The as.ar.nce that seresnsr
srrvtInred Ereat deal of interest u taken In the
eoosc ehdrru % this city. and UPON the Sabbath they
ars ssfefed iu sclsools SOr nstrSettou. se "isand
seven iandrs recently orrsnlss. bat In very noar.
ishine cspdition Thc Nov Enri.sd pcepe s-en % be
rress IN thls iasd.bie snsesprise, ard soas .tisr.
Mr. s1sS, .Ss % q yTs, ,.ss s. ss,s s Sss
sat What Mrs. lIamln rccrivcs - much piea:arv IN
prrstinr ovrr Q eiass of cvorri ehiidrvn, IN this
ehJo - when sssisias Ars 0rans In rssss.lss osaA