Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-12-29
Gen. Malone and Civil Service Reform

Mr. Malone thought direct accounta-
bility of public officers to the people the
safest guarantee of The proper discharge of
their duties. The executive heads we're
and reform could not be affect
ed by lntsrposing an irresponsible agency
like this commission between them and
their responsibility. Turning from the
bill, he proceeded to comment On Mr..
Beck's resolution for an investigation and
said it was q one-sided proposition to pro-
pose TO Investigate one side of the cam
paign in Virginia and not be willing to
investigate the other. He assured Mr.
Beck that he would go with him in the
support Of any measure within the bounds
of the Constitution to secure fair and
free elections and TO prohibit and punish
the use OF money in connection with
them. To tighten the burden OF the in
vestigatirg Committee, nd for the salts
faction Of senators interested. ne would
state that the circular letter referred IT,
had been sent to 252 of 1880 postmasters
in Virginia, and of these only ninty-two
responded.
Of the other Government officials in that
State, about go iD number, the latter had
been sent to forty-six and only thirty-slx
responded. In the departments in Wash
ington. exclusive of the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing and the War De-
partment, there were 342 employees charg-
ed to Virginia. The circular had been
sent to 80 Of these, and responses were le
ceived from 40. No authority over any
of these employees had been consulted
about the circular, or informed to whom
it had been sent in any case. Or what re-
Spouse had been received. He had moth
ing to conceal about this matter. In re-
gard to the remarks made by Mr.. Bayard
in the debate On the Beck resolution for
an investigation, in which he spoke of
statements published last fall, 'that the
decapitation of unfortunate office-hOlders
from Virginia Was SO general that blanks
were kept to be filed out with the names
of the victims removed because they re-
fused to prostitute their places for politi-
cal ends" MIR. Malone said: Apart
from the criticism levelled at my conduct,
there is implied here serious allegation
against the conduct Of The departments,
which would not be becoming in any place
upon such authority as that which the
Senator has taken. TIE prophecies and
usages Of this Chamber do not permit me
TO characterize this statement as it deserv-
es, but | will say that it is, from beginning
to end, and in all its parts, untrue and
without the slightest foundation in fact"
Mr.. Beck-I hope the Senator from Vir-
ginia will avail himself of the opportuni-
ty to 60 before the Judiciary Committee
and make all these things clear.
Mr.. Mahone-I shall be happy to meet
the Senator from Kentucky and his party
sympathizers in the State of Virginia he
fore that COMMITTEES, and will say to hin,
now that Damned be be that first cries
hold! enoughH' (Laughter.l
Mr.. Beck-I hope he will go there and
stand up.
Mr.. Mahone-Whsn 1 shall fail to stand
up it will be time enough for the Senator
from Kentucky to suggest that l shall
stand up
He tt en- proceeded to characterize the
statements about h anks for decapitatlng
purposes rs an afr cious calumny from
some unnamed newspaper and defisd the
production OF any such BLANKS or the
name of any Government employee who
had been removed 1T his instance, direct
lY Or indirectly, f,l refusing to contribute
or to prostitute his flee for the benefit Of
the Readjnster party. During his tenn
Of otiico oriy four employees had been re-
moved Oh. MS m ,tion and Of the 342 Off
ces constituting Virginia quota tive
thirds were occupied by non residents.
Mr.. Beck said in off ring his resolution
he had merely recited notorious facts,
which he desired to have investiga ed and
proposed to refer the matter to the Com
mittes IA Judiciary. Whether the Sena-
tor from Virginia had any right to call
upon postmaster and p0stmistreeses il
Virginia was among the things he de-
sired AZ eftaIItI.
AS t. Hny temper exhibited by the sana
tor from Virginia about what had been
done in Il is matter, or his remark that ii
bx nj iec Of s.o fad h,-
would use stronger language MIR. Beck
thou hi he had don nothing which y oult
bring him under the Virgipii cod8 T'trr'
were a COED many unsettled "atfaii>
genllam3: ia that State, and per-
haps they had batter ba settled before ali,
were made about going out
siaa the state. a. want is the truth,
said Mr. Beck | don't want to 6ghi
T iaughtell and if tie Judiciary Commit
tee report that everything done by the
senator from Virginia and the Readiustel
party is All right. shall be satisfied. The
senator from Vermnit Mr. Edmunds) can
be relied upon to do lis allies justice in
all matters Of that ind. [Laugnter.1
A London dentist uses a small incandes-
cent caraon lamp TO illuminate the cav
ty Of tte fDo,lti du! ing dental operations
Il is fitted into ii yu!cahite cup and cover
ed for safety with a glass shade. The
lamp is stated by tn inventor, who freely
offers its advantages TO his fellow dentists,
''to give bright li4it just where it is
needed, without pro !ucing undue heat. !"
Rev. Roland D. Grant has resigned the
pastorate of the Baptist church at Pougll-
ke' psiP, \. Y. HIS congregation COM
piairel that lie ate With his knife, wore
blue shirt 1t fashi nable watering place,
and was guilty Of o. her crudities which
hey could not stand.
TIE Uni,ed States Supreme Court has
advanced one OF tie Virginia cases affect
ny the payment IF the debt of the State,
and Involving he constitutionality of the
act scaling down the princi-
pal ard interest. The argument in the
,ase is SIT for Janraly s.
Gen. Chalmers appeared as assistant
counsel III the election cases en- Trial ID
,he United States COurG at Oxford, Miss,
Friday, and ann unced that he had
oeen retained by the government to assist
in The prosecution.
A Wisconsin millionaire divided his es-
tate among Lis three children, with the
provision that half Of each portion is to be
kept by trustees until the child to whom
it is left is 80 years cid, and then is not to
be delivered until lroof is given that at
least one-h&lf of TIE portion previously
paid has nGt been sGnandered.
DR.. Geo. w. Wisener a Baltimore oca-
list, cured a rich man Of blindness, and
the grateful patient bequeathed him
large property. WI en- the man died years
after, his daughter was left a pauper. and
she wrote to the Doctor for aid. He at once
sailed for Europe and placed the entire
fortune in her hands. Now that he is dead,
5hs act is recalled to his credit.
A young lady of Oakland, Cal, married
a brakeman in pique, and then returned
TO her family and kept the wedding secret.
w hen it was discovered she sent for her
husband and expressed her desire to live
wi tn him. He agieed TO this on the con-
dition that at the Ell of six months size
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