Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-20

mine, shall conduct personally or by per-
sons approved by the advisory board, all
| investigations and examinations for admis-
sion into said departments or for promotion
| therein.
9. Any person who after long and faith
ful service In a department shall be in
capable, by mental or bodily infrmities, for
the efficient duties Of his position, NAV be
appointed by the head of department at his
| discretion to a position of less responsibility
in the same department.
10. Nothing in these rules shall prevent
the appointment Of aliens to positions in
the Consular service, which, by reason of
small compensation or other sufficient
cause are, in the judgment of the appoint
ing Board, necessarily so filed; nor the ap
pointment Of such persons within the
United States where indispensable to the
proper discharge of the duties Of certain
positions but who may not be familiar with
the English language or legally capable of
naturalization.
II. No head of department, nor any sub
ordinate officer Of the government shall, as
such officer, authorize or permit or assist in
levying any assessment of money for politi-
cal purposes under the form of voluntary
contributions, or otherwise upon any person
employed under his control, nor shall any
such person pay any money so assessed.
II. The Advisory Board shall at any time
recommend to the President such changes
in these rules as it may consider necessary
to secure greater efficiency in the civil SER
vice. d.
Is. From these rules are excepted the
heads of departments, Assistant Secretary
departments, Assistant Attorney General, and
First Assistant Postmaster General, Solic-
itor of the Treasury, Solicitor of Internal
Revenue, Examiner of Claims in the State
department, Treasurer ofthe United States,
Register of the Treasury, first and second
Comptrolers ofthe Treasury, Judges Of the
United States Courts, District Attorneys,
Private Secretary to the President, Consuls
and other public Ministers, Superintendent
of the Coast Survey, Director of the Mint,
Governors of Territories, Special Commits
sioners, Special Annual Visiting and Ex-
aiming Boards, persons appointed to posi-
tons without compensation for services,
Dispatch Agents and Bearers of Dispatches.
strOhmeir OF ais.
United States Treasurer Spinner, author
ICES the emphatic denial of statements sent
abroad from this city to the effect that As
sistant Treasurer futile viii retire from
that Office in consequence of recent develop
ments of the Morden-Johnson defalcation.
To-day the Grand Jury found true bill
of indictment against T. A. Morden, charg-
ing him with embezzling S12 900 the money
belonging to the United States, and against
Seth johnson charged with embezzling $10,-
600. The Grand Jury also found three in
dictments against Michael Strohmeir charg-
ing him with forgery in endorsements on
the certificates of pay Of the Beatty Com
pany of Tennessee.
The Ghost of Wilkes Booth.
Mr.. Lewis presented a petition to the
Senate to-day from Richard II. Garrett, of
Carolina county, Virginia, asking compen-
sation to the amount Of S2,525 for his barn
and goods destroyed by Col. Baker to effect
the capture of John Wilkes Booth and D.
C. Harold, in 1865.
The Legal Tender Opinions.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States to-day announced to
the bar that the opinions in the legal tender
cases would be read at an early day after
recess, and that the delivery Of these had
been postponed at the request Of the mi
nority.
SenOritas.
A delegation of Cuban ladies called on
the President to-day with reference to Cuban
affairs. They will call again tomorrow by
appointment.