The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-26
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MATTERS At WASHINGTON.
Civil Service Reform.
Mr.. EvartS and The Cabinet.
New State Department Building.
Army and Navy orders
The Philadelphia Registry Law.
and Navy Orders
The Philadelphia Registry Law,
FROM WASHINGTON, ,
The Civil Service.

The Civil Service.
Special Despatch to The EUenirg Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-Messrs. Trumbull,
Schurz, and others who strenuously urged civil
service reform, and secured the passage of
resolution and an appropriation to carry it out,
intend to call the attention of the President to
the matter at once, and steps to be taken for
its immediate Inauguration.
The qualification hereafter in all the appoint
pents under this act is fitness aud not political
considerations, and all recommendations to
office by members of Congress and others must
be submitted to competent board of examiners.
Mr.. Evarts and the Cabinet.
The name of William NJ. Evarts is mentioned
in connection with Cabinet appointment under
President Grant.
This gentleman, who is now here, says he
knows nothing about it, and furthermore would
not accept any position under the Government.
The Joint committee of both houses having in
charge the selection of material out of which
The New state Department
is to be constructed, after careful examination,
have to-day decided to adopt granite. There
was q large punbe of specimens of building
stone before the committee, some of them much
cheaper, but the committee decided that granite
would be most durable, and in the end cheapest.
The Seneca stone ring, who supposed they had
they had the matter thoroughly GXed in their
favor, are immensely demoralized at the deci-
sion of the committee.
The Reform Movement.
Several leading gentlemen are here repre-
senting the reform movement, who propose
making combinations to secure the nomination
of Senator Trumbull or some other pronounced
refermer for Presidentin 1872. This movement
claims to represent some of the most prominent
newspapers of the country. Judge Trumbull
who is now here, has been sounded on the sub
ject, and is very reticent. He thinks it little
early to bring out Presid entail candidate.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Exclusively to The Eve'li'sg telegraph.
Naval Orders.
Commander John II. Russell has been ordered
to the Mare Island Navy Yard, California; Mas
ter Frederick A. Howes to the receiving ship,
New York. Assistant Surgeon 4. +. Magruder
to the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
E Captain m Thomas IL Patterson is detached
from the Washington Navy Yard and appointed
senior member of the board relative to inven-
tions.
Captain II. X Davenport is detached from the
Bureau OF ordnance and ordered to duty as a
member of the Board of Inventions. Captain
Reed W0rden is detached from the Mare Island
Navy Yard and ordered for examination for
promotion. Commander s. S. Breese is detached
from the Naval Observatory and ordered to
command the steamer Vandalia, relieving com
mander Sicard who waits orders.
Lieutenant Commander 3. +. Day is detached
from the Ticonderoga and placed waiting
orders; Lieutenant Commander Charles s. Cotton
is detached from the Wachusett and ordered to
the Ticonderoga; Lieutenant Thomas N. Terrell,
Masters w. II. jacques, H. B. Mansfield, Will
liam ]. Barnett, K. E. Carmady and P. j. Cum
niDgham, and Ensigns L. Il. Bixler, N e. Mason
and G. h. Brown are detached from torpedo
duty. May 1, and placed on waiting orders.
Second Assistant Engineer William Bailie is
ordered to the Navy Yard at New York.
Master E. w. .Remey is detached from the
Pawnee and awaits orders.
Chief Engineer William 8. Stamm from the
Pacific fleet and placed on waiting orders.