New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-06
BY the President: HAMILTON FISH secretary OF OF


dependence Of The United states the npety-aIh
US. GRANT.
nv the President HAMILTON FISH Secretary of state
GENERAL WASHINGTON TOPICS.
TIE CIVIL SERVICE Observation-Disclosures
TONS OF THE LAW UNDER WHICH 1T WAS
APPOINTED-MAIL SERVICE IN TIE SOUTH
THE BANKERS AND TIE NEW GOLD CEkrl-
FICATES.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNEl
WASHINGTON, Wednesday July s. 1871
The Civil Service Commission, which has been IN ses
sion at the Interior Department week without the cos
tomary formaity of taking the iron clad oatn sus-
pended their la5ors to-day long enough to perform hat
duty The Commission resumed, to-day, the discussion
of the proposltion open the offices in the gift OF
the Government public competitive examination ana
have aid them reports from the several departments
I'm this city, besides documents relative to the Ehglsh
Civil Service While 1t is admitted by those VINO nave
had the opportunities of observing that the system
OF examinations established in the Treasury De
partmcnt has a good effect in bringing to the Depart
ment much better class OF applicants and stimulating
the clerks now employed to faithful work. 1t ID
also admitted that the man or woman VINO passes 'he
most brilliant examination does not always make the
best clerk The would, of course be true OF other
officers The Interpretation OF the law under when the
present Commission appointed, wilcb makes IL CON
De-, upon the President the exclusive power OF appoint
men whereas that power Is now limited ny H"' anu
TO some extent delegated 10 Cabinet Ministers ana
Others il generally considered In official circles 10 DE
strained though is reported to be subscribed 10 ny one
or two members OF the Commission The general inter
uretation ia that the law gives To the President SIMPLY
the power to fix the terms of admission 10 om'e anu ~
proyide machinery TO see that those terms are oohP
with and that in way affects the appointing power
itself. .,,
II having been announced that the Second Controller,
Third Auditor and Chief OF the Warrant Division have
connved together to prevent the state OF Kentucky from
obtaining payment Of Its claims on account or the
political standing of the State, is proper explain
that the warrant 20 the claims of that STATE for
equppng troops issued June H. thirteen days before
the settlement of similar claim Of Connecticut The
claim for which the warrant is withheld, already eX
planned in THE TRIBUNE, is 10 pay for militia called out
by under State laws, and not by authority
Congress. This is the first claim Of this nature that
has reached advanced stage, and by law the seere-
tary Of the Treasury the only authorized to decide
whether this and similar claims come under the provi
siuns OF the act There is doubt that this question
will be decided armatyely hut the warrant could not
be issued in the absence OF the Secretary.
Many OF TIL persons in the Southern States 10 whom
the Postmaster General has awarded mail contracts
have failed to comply with the agreements they have
made In many they had capital or other facil
tiles for doing work for which they made proposals,
and I'm others were unable ITO obtain signers to their
bonds have al failed because the contract price
high enough TO pay for the service The WORK Is
done temporary contracts. II Dut Just 10 say
however that Notwithstanding these failures there has
during past year been constant Increase In the EN-
cheney of the mail seryice in the southern States, and
that the losses robbery and dishonesty so common
for several years after the close of the and fully ac-
counted for BY the unsettled state Of the country are
now very rare.
The bankers who instrumental in inducing Secre-
tary Boutwell, issue 500 gold certificates and after
such issue failed take single OF them, have be-
ola at he
TRIsrsE setting forth the facts aud after the publca
ton last week they took $4,000 worth Of Them shown
by the statement OF the Assistant Treasurer at New
York, Just received.
The Acting Secretary OF the Treasury has directed that
articles Canada intended for the international and
Industrial Exhibition OF the Mechanics Institute OF Bn
falo to opened the 2sth OF September and continue
to October H. IO7I shall be entered and bonded for 20
DAYS and that AT the close OF the exhibition, they may
be returned TO Canada without pay ment OF duty
The masters Of several vessels clearing from the port
Of New-York have been fined for negecng to note on
their 1nsnfess cargo their entire ading ana nave
applied 10 the Secretary of the Treasury for remission
of these fines but he has decided that the law must be
enforced.
Gen Spinner is expected home on the 10th OF August
and Secretary Boutwell, will return about the 10Th inst
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day called In 100000
NJ three ner cents of tie denomination OF 5000 In the
Numbers bel ween III and $50 inclusive, and $1,000 IN
the numbers j9 1,Sil inclusive Between the NUN
her, mentioned several certificates OF the denominations
bove mentioned have been returned leaving outstand
inc al 600 O between the numbers. The interest on
these certificates on August 81 aer whlch time
they Will he no longer a'aaoe &c icb nohey ieooi'o
OF any National Bank -, ,,,,.
In the Territorial Legislature to-day, the Judiciary
Committee of the Hose OF Delegates reported adversely
an The petition of number OF female suffrage advocates
Tor the passage Of act comforting the suffrage
an women i'm the District OF Columbia. motion TO re-
fer the subject special committee was negatVed Dy
The detailed statement OF spirits in and ont OF bond in
the United States MAY 1871 exhibits the fact that out
Of the $4,000 gallons OF Dranuy III tne country ouo i
heiug compounds from distilled spirits. The Internal
Revenue regulations OF last year concerning rut dls-
tlation which published lastly are undergoing
REVISION hut will receive only slight changes, except IN
the INSTRUCTIONS for making surveys, wherein very ma
terio notifications will he made. The revised reglla
tons will lie ready distribution in few days Infor-
maon received Indicates that there will be large pro-
Cuction from distillaon during the present year
Reports show that 92 grain and moasses dstlileres
were operation july 1871, producing lSOss gaohsOl
snirts daily June 1871, there pa dtsterles IN
operation with daily capacity OF ig2O5o gallons Tnus
appears there IL decrease III the daiy production pc
tween June and July ls7 OF II 220 gallons per day.
The decrease for the period Ia 1870 was 1871 gal
Ions daily OF the l92 distierics In operation July
unoS has 30 Indiana 10, Kentucky 80 Ohio 49, Pennsyl
wanna 30 Wisconsin, MARY land and virginia. tach o. ZEN
nes,ee = New York Missouri and Connecticut MaSsa-
ch,lsetts California and Iowa Arkansas Kansas Lou
isiana, Nebraska and New.Jersey each l. oi inc mo
Contracts were entered into to-day for mall service
on tbe new branch Of the New York and Harlem Rail
road, from Golden'S Bridge to Mahopae. ,o-,.,,.
has received the Grand Lodge OF England the
mtion splendidly enRrosed, recently passed thanking
the Masonic brethren of the United States for the
hearty ana entbuAartc reception gwen 10 the Earl de
GRAY aud RpOn Grand Master OF England
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