The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-09
EarreaSo tho Snlnr;Gs,

The first move towards ciYil-serytce re
| form by the new Administration Is fore
| Swallowed in the following, which appear
in the New York Times washington cor
| re$pondencc) and the Washington Natioa0
| Republican. the Presidents organs:
"a mcst important question, which vii
| probably como early before Congress at thu
approaching session, Is the Increase OF sa!a
rieS for the moro important officers IN inc
civil service, and probably complete ~
grading Of the entire scale. This Is moi 4
new movement. True civihSeryice reform!
demands il. There has not been session OF
Congress for year: IN which the pressure for
I'll tic! oaSc Of salaries Of one grade or all
other las not been felt. The necessity oi n
very material increase or some OF the salaries
has hecu generally acknowledged, "a the Blu
l.au officers are shamciuily undergrad, when
t! is considered that they are the officers
Immediately responsible for the efficient,
honest transaction Of the Clerical labor o! the
Departments, aEd that n!any OF them, u, for
instance. the Indian Commissioner, are
charged ~ law with great administrative
duties and trusts. The Very highest order
nI business and executive ability aud charac.
ter is needed III these positions, and cannot
be secured without the greatest Giftlcu!ty, nor
long retained. 4 haIfiozcn or more Of The
very hest Bureau officers are just on the poiut
of Tc,i@n;nY Ia 20 into private employment.
1t i doubtful ii lmlf the Bureau Officers
Hive on tie saluries paid them hy The
Government, and none CT them do who ti&yr
incomes from other sources. The Cabin,
Officers, too, laye to spend thousands Il
year III addition to the pay CT their position
or else diSappoint the people IN their HAN
nrr Of living and entertaining. For Cahl-
net officer, 10 keep house here and entertain
In style ut al! fitting the position, ut least
ST. ,GJV to SIC, 600 per year is required. They
are allowed but $1,000. Whether there will
be ans movement made to Increase these
salaries, and those Of the Supreme Court and
the President, is uncertain, but there IL Ger
tainy ii prospect CT its being brouched. Tie
salary OF the President must be raised be-
tween now and The 4th OF next March, In Or
der to have il take effect during any part OF
President Grants second term. tits certain
that he will not ask 10 have his own salary III.
creased, Lor will he exercise any influence TO
have il Increased, but II the proposition Il
made in Congress TO raise II $4,000 per yeAT
it will hardly iIeet With much opposition. II
il more likely, however, that an Gppropli!'
ton will be made Tor new Executive nan'
sion. The clerical work OF tho Executive
Department Is fast demanding more room
than tho limited space now given to 1t In the
White House, and the whole of that build
ing may probably be devoted TO othcia
purposes. 1t II not at for dwelling, aud nc
private gentleman Of wealth could be In
duced 10 live in it. 1t Is all old plan to have
dwcI!ing.h0uSe for the President In n diff
fcrent part OF the city and use the White
House as an Office, and 1t Is now quite tim'
| far it to BIZ carried out. Public Interests a.
we'll az the comfort and health Of the PreSi
dents family require this, and very likely Il
may lie brought forward this winter, else il
certainly will be by the next Congress-"