The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-02
Washington MISCELLANY.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The cabinet meet.
ing to-day was devoted solely to the consid.
ration of civil service regulations. The ses.
sion lasted nearly three hours. The discus.
sion was general but no conclusion
reached. A special meeting of the cabinet
will be held tomorrow, when it is expected
the matter will be finally disposed of.
The secretary of the treasury to-day sus-
pended Galere Green, special agent at
Jackson, Tennessee, pending investigation
of charges preferred against him of official
misconduct.
The l20th call 'r bonds matured to.dsy.
Redemption under the call, including pre-.
paid bonds is $ll,5c0,0O0.
The exchange of3l-2 per cent bonds into
per cents, suspended during April, was
resumed to-day. Ne amount surrendered
for exchange to-day was 100000 which
makes the total amount OF the exchange
$l3l 600 600. II is expected, the president
will, in few days, fiji the vacancy on the
Mississippi river commission, caused by
the resignation of Captain Jas. B. Eads
Its understood, the appointment
lies between Captain Henry Fladd,
OF ST. LOUIS. and General
S. w. Ferguson, of Mississippi. Repre-
sentative o O'Neill, OF *. Louis, mad an in
terview with the president to-day, in the
interests of Flad /.
The special commission appointed TO ey.
anime the books, accounts and money In
the United States treasury, in connection
with the transfer OF the office of treasurer
from Giliilan to Wyman, completed their
labors to-day. Themembers of the com
mission waited on Secretary Fol.
ger and presented their reports,
the contents Of which have already been
outlined. The only discrepancy discovered
was an excess Of 3 cents in favor of retiring
officer This excess existed when Giliillan
took possession of the office.
JudR Thoman, of the civil service COM
mission, said tonight that some of the
newspapers OF the country, in commenting
upon the selection OF keim as chief civil
service examiner had thrown all the
responsibility for that selection
upon him, and asserted that
he (Thoman) virtually made the nomnG-
tioh at the suggestion Of Senator Pendle-
ton. This, Judge Thoman says, is not in
accordance with the facts. The selection
of chief examiner was discussed frequently
and thoroughly by all the commissioners,
he (ThSmas) started for Ohio, It was I'M
derstood aud agreed that one of two names
ke.ms and another, should be sent to the
president. Eaton and Gregory were to
satisfy themselves and the person whom
they found to be upon the whole most sat.
lsfactory was to have his
Judge Thomas) approval. Upon
his return to Washington
April 10th the name OF Keim was unani.
mously agreed upon by the commissioners
and was sent to the president. Judge Tho.
man says Senator Pendleton never wrote a
letter 10 him or the commissioners or
Keim; that he (pendleton) neither
directly nor indirectly suggested
keim's fitness for the place, and that all
statements that keim was appointed at the
request of Pendleton, or upon his Tho
man's) suggestion, are absolutely false.
Representative Murch has to-day written
Secretary Folgerns follows:
DEAR SiR:--l had hoped before this to
have replied to suggestions embodied in
your letter to me on the 9th but absence
from the city of parties interested with me
in the pending INVESTIGATION OF the super
yising archIects office, and the
importance OF your suggestions
have compelled me to take more time than
/ would have otherwise taken, and | am
not YET reauy 10 reply fulIy, but
hope to be able 10 do so In
n day or so. will, however, say at this
that as the suggestion to place Alexander
on the committee is coupled with the con.
dition TO grant him leave Of absence for ten
or twelve days, which will delay the inves.
tigstion that length OF time, and as the fifth
auditor of the treasury is subordinate
OF French, the assistant secretary, a part OF
whose division 1t proposed to investigate,
| would most respectfully suggest with the
knowledge and consent of the
to substitute the name of
Hon. Kenneth Rsynor, solicitor of the
treasury, In. place OF Alexander. the fiiih
auditor. l believe the commission thus
will be eminently satisfactory
to all concerned. Very respectfully yours,
[Signed.I J. II. MuRcu.
The points In the letter OF Secretary Fol-
ger TO which Murch refers but does not
reply in tins COMMUNICATION, relate
to the employment Of counsel
and payment Of fees and travelling