New-York tribune., 1872-03-04
PRICE FOUR CENTS.

on Saturday there two speeches made in s SUD
dh IN n tae House one by Mr. Hay Of Illinois and me
otner Dy MT McCrary OF Iowa. bill for the proposed
amendment was introduced two years ago by Mr.. Co
plrn OF Indiana, and recently revived by Mr.. Me
o! tenure for four years 70 all civil officers unless
moved for incompetency or dishonesty. McCrary said
OUT OF the appointing Of unfit persons the remedy
was NOT 70 be found in Civil Service Commission and
system OF competitive examinations. The great evils
grew o9t Of the power 1 removal from Office
Crary said was the contemplated reform Of enabling the
people 10 eject their servants 70 serve them federal
the proposed amendment He also spoke in favor OF
Dill recently introduced by himself providing for an
equal distribution appointments in the departments
at Washington among the several Congress Districts
This measure has many advocates in the House, but 10
Reform the first principles OF which require the abandon
ment Of the idea that appointments are patronage, in
which States Congress Districts, Conessnen
titled 20 share.
The House Committee, TO whom referred the
luton 10 make inquiry into the alleged use OF Seneca
sandstone In the construction Of the State Depart
ment building, have not yet undertaken the work.
Members Of the Committee state that the examination
will Do begun the earliest possible day, and that the
delay has been thus far OccasOned by the illness OF Mr.
Muet OF the principal Witnesses and the fact that
the weather has been too unfavorable 20 make the
animation Of the stone in satisfactory manner
Representative Beatty OF Ohio deserves credit for fire.
0uentiy calling attention to the large sums OF money
that squandered upon The Congressional Gto5e for
little other than crafty the vanity OF Congress
men, lie mas fecehJlF gone IuftncE IMAM 10 Het'y
point the magnitude the evil and has proposed
remedy in carefully prepared b which provides for
the printing Of The Globe at the Government Printing
Office and for issuing only about 1000 copies, one for
each member OF Congress, and the remainder Tor br
ries in the various states and In Washington By these
Mr. Beatty estimates that the cost for each Con-
gress be reduced by SJO0.OO0 MriBcatty be-
lieyes the country Is not benefited IN the least Dy ts
publication IN full OF the proceedings Of Congress He
thinks the press and the Journals OF the two Iouscs
would preserve all the people have any use for but no
does not hope To make radical reform "a 10 abolish
The Globe altogether His object Is therefore To diminish
the ma gnitnde Of the abuses by essening its cost
The Post-Oices established. P0stmastrs appointcd,
&c. IN NewIOrk for the week ending Feb 70, lel2 were
follows:
High Westch Coluty W O. Wheeler NJ
honblccus lister lev r. 1rumbul r. u
North Tioya T. D. Lake " W.
Loreuta y VI.
POgruAsrEts APPOINTED
COus Centre. Lng County BEN amin hou.ion.
fOu Hunter Montgomery County kteneter howaId
" ashugton County John Norton
Is
Honghon Greek .Aleany County......Wm. d. s'oUins
Ltte Neck..... Queens tOunIg.......B s. 4. Poole
IO4 Centre S'rea Count Peter Ia folfe'te.
Mnden Montgomery tOLny...Joln H. Keller
NAME tHANpzD.
PUcs C,rns p1,chess iltes, ami Waller F0wbTdge
APPOINTED z. NJ