The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-08-31
NEWS CONDENSER,
WASHINGTON VIEWS xOTEs

The appointment bureau Of the treasury
departments hold the opinion that the civil
service regards the appointments to be made
hereafter as commencing afIesh in respect
to the appointment among the. states. the
first appointment, that of Miss Mary E.
Hoyt of Connecticut, being that OF the
highest lady in the $500 class, without ne.
spect in the number of persons in the de-
partment from Connections. Appointments
will be made irrespective of the Quota
from each state, until such ouota be
filled from any given state by new appoint
ments. Then, however, the persons having
the highest records-if hailinn from the
states VIII Sc quota is full-will have to
stand aside in favor of the next lowest,
VIII: Sc states are now fully represented il
proportion to their population in the new
appointments.
Eaton, presiGentof the civil service COM
mission, had conference with the acting
secretary of the treasury on the 2lst inst,
in regard to the right of the latter to make
certain promotions in the treasury depart
ment under the civil service commission.
1nasmuch as they had not yet prepared
suitable regulations covering this subject,
and as such regulations would not be en-
forced until they should receive the appro.
val of the president, the acting secretary
held that the department was at liberty to
make all necessary promotions at once.
Under the regulations heretofore in fol ce
ury department to be Allied by promotion,
and action on these will be taken in a
day or two.
The commissioner of the general land
office has been investigating certain reports
reaching that Office of extensive depreda-
tons OF public lands adjacent the Canadian
boundary line. While the facts have been
somewhat exaggerated, the commissioner
is convinced that depredations on great
scale would soon follow. Of timber al
ready stolen, large percentage has been
seized BY the government, and criminal
proceedings will be begun against the guilty
persons. The secretary of state will also
cure the surrender of offending Canadians
to the United States judicial tribunal.
The first appointment in the treasury de
partment under the new civil service rules,
was made recently to fill $500 vacancy in
the national bank redemption agency in the
treasurer's Office. The civil service commits
sion certified the names of four ladies to the
acti secretary of the treasury, who select
ed that of Miss Mary F. Hoyt OF Connecti-
cut, the first on the list
Postmasters commissioned; Iowa, John
NJ. Byers, Lincoln; Wisconsin, L. L. Gun
derson. Cumberland; Minnesota, Mansey
Ross, Hill; Dakota. Edward Lee, Thomas.
Postoffces Observation-Disclosures, Stsmsgar,
Brown county. Mail Messenger Service Es-
ablished-Montana, Gallatin, Gallatin coun-
ty,from Northern Pacific railway, two miles,
often as required.
The treasury department has called for
reports from boards of immigration organ.
lied under the acts OF congress as to their
proceedings of the last fiscal yesr. It is
presumed these reports will contain ualua-
BILE statistical information, exhibiting the
character and progress of the work OF these
| boards in their administra ion of the immi-
grant law.
Commissioner Dudley anticipates that the
publication of the pension list will make a
great increase in the work of the Office, be-
cause it will bring thousands of letters from
every part of the country, protesting against
the granting of pensions to persons named.
The comptroller of the currency author
| ICED the Coin Exchange National bank of
| Chicago to begin business; capital 81, O0O,-
| coo.
| A young woman found $500 in green
| backs in one of the United States treasury
waste baskets.