Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-20
civil Service Reform !.

| WASHINGTON, Dec. IS.-In tne sen
ate yesterday afternoon Pugh Dem. Of
/ Alabama offered an amendment to the
pending Civil Service bill, which wa
ordered printed. It provides that per.
sons now in the service be subject like
other citizens to the operation OF the
Law: that the offices be apportioned
an, - the States aud Territories and
tne District of Columbia, according to
population, and directs that heads Of
Departments divide the persons now in
office into three classes First, those
who can be subjected at once, without
injury to the public service, to examia.
alton in competition with other appli
cants for the Offices which they now
occupy second, those who can be sub
jected to such competitive examination
within six months from the passage of
the Act, without injury to the service !;
third, those who can be subjected to
examination within l2 months. It is
further provided that the offices be ap-
portioned geographically, each to he
given to one Of the three persons stand.
ing uighest in the competitive examina.
s!!Ss, without reference to their political
opinions or affiliations; the whole force
to be reduced to tie actual require
ments Of the public service.
LoRDsBURY, n. NJ, Dec. lS.-
Three well.dressed masked men to-day
entered the Office Of the Detroit Copper
Mining Company, at Morencea, four
miles south of Clifton, and demanded
Of w. Church, the Superintendent, and
his brother to open the safe, at the same
time presenting their six.shooters. The
safe was opened and about $50 taken
by the robbers. A package containing
5000 was overlooked by them. They
are supposed to be the same men who
robbed Norton l. Stewards store at
Wilco1, few days ago.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lS.-"My son
can be reelected Senator if he DESIRES"
said old Simon Cameron here last week.
This and other remarks make the
for reports of reconcilia-
tion in Pennsylvania between the Stall
warts and Half breeds. Last week in
the Senate chamber three men sat on a
sofa-Don and Senator Cameron and
Senator Mitchell. This argues har.
mony heretofore unheard of.
New YORK, Dec. lS.-Edison's elec. |
trio light, says the San. is failure, be-
cause it is too dear. The light cannot |
be furnished much longer at the present |
prices. The public has been led to sus-
oect that there are also grave mechani-
;al difficulties to overcome before it
ian do satisfactory work.
DUBLIN, Dec. lS.-Biggar, member
If Parliament, at the inauguration of
The National Club in Waterford, de.
the Lord Lieutenant as a
English Peer, who hanged
Hines and Myles Joyce, although salts.
led of their innocence, in order to
.ratify the English Wings. Biggar's
were loudly cheered. !
Some witnesses at the recent investi-
.ation regarding the Phenix Park mur-
lers are said to have admitted that
hey had been practicing with revol-
'ers for the purpose of committing
murder. but did not regard the carry
ng out of their object as a crime.
The Dublin Evening Mail thinks
here is no doubt that Earl Spencer
Fill resign the Lord Lieutenantcy when
he affairs of Ireland are in a more sat-
,factory condition. Lord Reesburg
7ill probably succeed him.
Parnell estimates that $500, 600 ar.
ears of rent will be wiped out by the
Irrears of Rent Act. He believes that
lnce the commencement of the agita.
ion f30O, 900 reduction of rent has been
btained for the people. s. . |