The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-03
WASHINGTON.
The Civil Service Advisory Board in
Conference with the Cabinet.
GENERAL APPROVAL OF THE new SYSTEM
Success of the New Loan in the
European Markets.
BURNSIDE WANTS TO BE A MARINE
Annual Stock Report Of the De-
partment of Agriculture.
eJOHN BULLS BILL FOB FRESH FISH.
More Runors of Senatorial Cor
ruption by G. M.
PROTECTION TO GERMAN IMMIGRANTS.
Annual Stock Report of the De-
partment of Agriculture.
GJOHN BULLS BILL FOB FRESH FISH
More Rumors of Senatorial Cor
ruption by G. M.
PROTECTION TO GERMAN IMMIGRANTS.
Warmoth Confident Of Victory-The Geneva
Award-Arrival Of the SANTANA
Bay Lobby.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Q, 1873
Treasury Order to Purchase Bonds and
Sell Gold.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has authorized the
Assistant Treasurer at New York to purchase
$1,000 900 Of bonds on each Wednesday and to sell
81, 50O, 600 OF coin ON each Thursday during the
month OF February.
The New Loan an Assured Success.
Topographic advices received here from Europe
indicate that the offerings for the new five per cent
funded loan Of the United States will be in excess
of the amount advertised for SALE A part of the
soan however, having been reserved for sale in
this country the Treasury Department is in receipt
OF numerous applications and letters OF inquiry
from the national banks, showing general dispo-
stion to exchange their present securities in the
Treasury for the fves. This action is precipi-
tated by the fact that the loan is open for subscrp
ton but for short time, and by the further fact
that the other issues authorized by the Refunding
act bear only four and half and four per cent in
terest.
The Geneva Award.
The wrange among the lawyers In Con-
gress about the manner in which the award by
the Geneva Tribunal is TO be distributed is increas
Ing in bitterness, and may any day break out into
war OF words.
The Advisory Board or the Civil Service
Csbinet-The New System Approved
and Likely to BE Extended.
BY invitation OF the President, George William
Curtis and other members of the Advisory Board
Of the Civil Service met the Cabinet during the
past week at the Executive Mansion for the pur-
pose OF interchanging views az to the operation
u the civil service rules. The testimony of all the
Cabinet officers was Unexpectedly favorable. 1t
was conceded that as a rule the persons entering
the service under the new system are superior in
both capacity and efficiency to those appointed
under the Old plan, and the cessation OF importu-
nifty for Office is great relief There is no likelihood
that the administration Will recede from the rules
rs applied to the New York Custom House, where
the pressure for place has been greatest. The
prospect seems to he that their operation will be
extended. 1t is well known that the members OF
the Cabinet were not at first generally in accord
with the Presidents views either as To the neces-
sity Of reform or the feasibility Of the plan pro-
posed. Their testimony as to the rules may,
therefore, be accepted as conclusive. The attitude
Of Congress towards the measure has also been
greatly changed since the beginning OF the session.
Finding the,President is in earnest in enforcing
the rules, Congress seems to allow him to carry
out the measure without opposition, or at least
obstructing legislation. The relief from importu-
nifty. extends to Congress as to the executive
bers are glad to be relieved OF what was at best
more dsagreeable tax than privilege which
they should not care to retain. 1t may
be mentioned that the. Board OF Examiners
for the Treasury Department is preparing an
elaborate report to the Advisory Board OH the
operation OF the rules in their department and in
the New York Custom House. The report gives
complete history OF the proceedings OF the Board,
and describes in detail the nature OF the examina
tons, the system Of making and marking up the
results and the eject Of tine system on the service
1t will be accompanied by interesting statistics
showing the results OF the examinations
and giving the residences, nativity, eeuca-
ton, occupation and standing OF each candi-
date examined. The standing OF candi-
dates will be averaged according to age
education AND occupation, so that IL may be seen
what class of competitors excel in the examIna-
lions. This will prove interesting to all who are
sincerely DESTROYS OF Judging the measure not by
preconceived notions of its probable operation but
by its practical results, and who wish to know
exactly what civil service reform in the depart
ment amounts to. The favorable result Of the
meeting OF the Cabinet and the Advisory Board,
and the promotion OF Mr.. Benedict to the position
Of Surveyor OF the Port, which has always been
considered political prize, are likely 70 prove
extremely reassuring to the friends Of the REFORM
Vice President Coifax on His Deposit in
Bank OF June 22, and in Further Ex-
plan alton.
Mr.. ColIax has not been absent from the Senate
any day this week, as enormously telegraphed,
having presided more or less every day. lie denies
the autographed statement that he expects to
prove his deposit OF June ~ came from messrs
Shoemaker, G. II. stewart or A. b. Bowen, but
expresses confidence in his ability to fully vndi-
cate himself He also states that alter McComb first
testified last Winter about some letter he had from
Ames, ~ 80 some OF his rulings as Speaker, he Co
fax) addressed letter to the chairman OF the
committee asking that McComb be required to
either produce the letter or to point cut the ru-
ing so that 1t could be examined by any paria-
mentary expert as to its correctness. Mr.. Cofax
desires to 60 before the committee the very day
Mr.. Ames returns to the city, their conflicting
statement shaving been given thus far in presence
of both.
The Louisiana Investigating Com NIT
tee-The Warmoth Party Confident OF
Victory.
The fnends ofGevernor warmoth assert that the
witnesses 10 be examined this week before the
senate Conmittee'oa Privileges and Elections wall
develop plan OF systematic frauds carried on by
Kelogg's supporters the principal of whom in the
First Congressional district are ready IN swear IN
their part in the transaction. Belden ex.Attorpev
General OF Louisiana, who is alleged 10 have heen
party 10 tue Kellogg conspiracy has been sum.
moped and lett New Orleans this evening. exnact.
ing to reach Washington iD time to appear before
the committee on Wednesday. Whatever NAV no
the acton OF the committee In delaying the inyes
tigati0D Kellogg's opponents are sangunc that
the testimony TO he ELECTED will sustain
the original charges OF corruption and fraud. It