The New York herald., 1875-03-11
w A ASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, March 10. 1878.
CIVIL SERVICE,


CIVIL SERVICE.
At yesterdays Cabinet meeting the President
called attention TO the statement in his last an
nual Message that II Congress adjourned without
legislation on the subject or civil service reform
he would regard sucn action as disspproval
OF the system and abandon 1t SO lar as
competitive examinatlons were concerned.
Agreeably to that notice no yesterday stated
his intention to abandon 1t, and the Officers
oil the Cabinet were requested to give notice OF the
fact accordingly. and rhe departments have issued
circulars announcing the abolition OF the Clvil
Service Reform rules governing their respective
departments wherever operative, and announcing
return to the former method OF appointing en-
poyes, as provided for by section l64 OF
the Revised Statutes, enacted June 20, 1874
which is that "no clerk shall be appointed
to any department. IN either Of the
four classes until he has been examined and found
qualified by board OF three examiners, to con.
sist or the chief OF the bureau once into which
such clerk is to be appointed, and two other
clerks, TO be selected by the head OF the depart
ment.n
All the sub-boards Of civil service reform
throughout the country are abolished by these
orders.
Secretary Bristow will probably to- morrow issue
his tormai order calling in $50 OF fvetwenty
bonds. The numbers and dates OF such bonds are
not ret known.
SENATOR BooTH's STATUS.
Senator Booth says he will not go into caucus
with either party, but Will, like ex- President
Johnson, OF Tennessee, act independently Of any
partisan determinations.
ILLNESS OF PAYMAsTER Boaos,
Paymaster Boggs, Of the United States Navy is
lying dangerously Ill at his Georgetown residence.
REVENUE DECISION.
Tne commissioner OF Internal Revenue has do.
cided with reference to the tax upon medicines
under the law Of February g. 1875 that two classes
heretofore held to be liable to the stamp tax arc
condiri0nally exempted
Ftrst-Onlcinal medicines or medicines made
and compounded according to formulas published
In authorized standard medical authorities. but
which have heretofore been put up In style or
siae IN 10 1hat Oh patent or proprietary
cinal or made and compounded according to un-
published formulas In the first OF ihese cases the
condition on whlcn the exemption Is made to de-
pend is that tne formula snail be published on the
label and Dispensatory or Pnarmacopna or Phar-
thorlty where such formula is published shall be
distinctly referred 10 on the label.
In the second place, no proprietorshp must I've
claimed, and to remove all semblance or any
claim to proprietorshp or claim to have any pri-
vate formula, or occult secret or art for making
or preparing the same the maker or compounder
must publish on his labels the exact formula
which he uses. so that the medicinal article may
oe free and open to the trade If they see ut to
make or compound the same article. The formula
In all cases must be published in and in man.
ner, and indicated by such weights and measures
os are generally adopted by the standard medical
authorities
MARSHALL PACKARD.
Marshall Packard left Iof New YORK tonight to
act as side arbitrator before the Louisiana Com.
mttee In The settlement OF the political din cuites
in that State.