, 1876-08-02

extent that 1t may be lawfully and constitu-
tional1y rendered. The President nses plain
language in treating tho question Of mssrder
aud terrorism in tho South, cllaractcrizing
tho Hamburg affoir NJ cruel, bfooashirsty,
wauton, and unprovoked, and declaring that
Mississippi is to-day governed by oflicials
chosen through fraud and violence such as
would scarcely bo accredited to saragca,
much less to civilized md Christian people.
THE BASIS OF C1v1L-sERV1CE REFORM.
Senator GoBpoN hes reported a bill in tho
Senate looking to tho establishment Of
competent and non-partisau interna1-revenuo
service. It is not likely TINT any action will
be takon upon it at tho present session of
Congrsss; but tho project, like all others
honestly looking to q publication of the
Government service, is worthy Of respectful
consideration. Con. GoHpoNs plan pro-
vilos tllat all appointments to tho rovenue
service shall DO iu tho lowest grades, viz:
Gaugers md storekeepors, and that tho
higher grades-Suporvisor Collector, and
Deputy -Collcctor-shall bo filled by promo
ton from tho lower grndca; TINT both ap-
pointments and promotions shall be male
upon tho result Of competitive examination
boforo local Boards. consisting Of two pcr-
sons from tho minority party mud ono from
the minority party; tint no applicant shall
bo refused examination becnuso Of adherence
to any political party; that tho examination
shall 1,o first M to moral character. aud
second rs to intelligence and capacity; and
Tint It shall be lawful for tho Commissioner
of Interual 1soyonue. with the approyal Of
tho socratnry Of tho Treasury, to remove all
snnerv;sora md all officers Of lower grado in
rho In,ornal Revenue Department from Office
| for inconpotcncy. for neglect of official
t1nties. for malfeasanco in Office, for having
monov for uolitical PURPOSES. or for using
o,,ic;al inAnenco for tbo sa1no. but mot with.
| o,,t tu,cb causo. This In q 1,.iof outline Of
thc l;l] giving its most essential fcaturcs
Its shirt IL nntloubtcl1y com,uendnble as in
t,,o r;vht diroction. and tho constitutional
nroyis;on m thu onno;ntinu mower vcsts in
r,roroV. +ho orthor;tv tn reon,oto t,,o men.
mar of sclectiur tho inen1nbents Of thu
snbori,;note nlocca in tho Government
eorv;cc Dut n NAV we'll In ioubted whet,,or
tho n,on 1von,d ba az cficicns as Tin nro.
;o,tar ov;1ont1v ont;c;,otes thoroh mn I'm.
rrovomsnt mon tin nroaant nys1om :" Tho
oh,roctcr of tl,o roronuo serv;ce wou,;3 do.
.,a,,i1 ~ 1oo, ,r,or tbo prcaident .vho ,vou,5
lava t,,o onno;ntmcnt of Tho socrotnrr nt
t1,o .rro,srrr ond tlo Commissioners of In.
tor,,o1 novonuo who wou1a in tnrn ,,o NIL,
=, ~on7a~ ,l,o acho,,o onorot;vo ar ;nonoro,
.ivo ,ccor1;ro IN t1,o;r ;no1;po,;on.
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,nevo him from tha tenu,ot;on of nnrt,so,
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ronaoo ~ tha novoromort n aru
o,hop INV thon t,ot w1';,,, ,,on,5 cn,tr;,,n;
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no,no ~ ,,ia Adn,;r;strot;nn ~ 80 a,,,a %
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