Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-03
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WAsuINuToN, Feb. 2.-Secreiary
Chandler said to-day that All examination
of the papers and persons certified to him
by the Civil Service Commission sa ts tied
him that all OF them were untitled for
the work to be done, for the reason that
they were deficient in penmansbip, copy
ing and orthography. lie returned the
papers to the commission with a simple
statement To that effect. He did not
wish hii action to be understood as an
attack on the Civil Service law, as he had
no intention of attacking that law. He
was strongly in favor of the Civil Service
act, bnt did not feel that its provisions
compelled him TO accept clerk whom
he considered incompetent. He would
rather have vacancy IN his clerical
force than to appoint man whose ex'
animation papers showed him unable to
meet the requirements. He hal refer
red the matter back to the commission
in the hope that they would send him
the names OF more competent men to
select from. lie could not, how
ever, be bound by the action of the
commission in the matter.
Investigation of the Department
of Justice,
WAsnINGToN, Feb. Attorney Gen.
eral Brewster to-day placed at the dispo'
sition of the House Committee on Ex.
peniitures in the Department of Justice
the entire force ef special examiners to
be sent alone, or with sub.committees,
to investigate alleged Irregularities of U.
s. officials. A subcommittee, accom-.
panied by a special examiner, will prob.
ably go to New York in shert time to
investigate the office of the Supervisor
OF Elections. AT u meeting OF the Com
mittee resolution was adopted recon.
meuding that sub committee be ap.
pointed TO examine certain Star Route
evidence which the Postmaster General
thought, if given to the public. would
interfere with the prosecution of the
eases now under investigation by the
Department.
Hancock on California.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-The World has
interviewed Hancock on his California
trip, in the course of which he said 81
may say that had great desire to again
visit California, where | was once
stationed for some three years. | had
been all the way across the continent on
horseback, and l wanted to try it by rail,
Twenty-Five years had passed since |
had been in California, and was, of
course. prepared for the change, having
read much of all that has been written
about that wonderful country, but
confess frankly that was astonished,
Where left a wilderness found popu.
lous cities, with hotels and other public
building that are equal to any in the
East.
Secretary FOlger SustaIns Mrs.
Milier's Right TO Apply for IL
cense "a Master Of II steam
Vessel.
WASHINGTON, Feb. . Secretary Fol
ger, in letter to the Inspector OF steam
Vessels. reviews the application OF Mary
A. Miller, who seeks to be licens ed as a
master of a steam vessel on inland
waters, says; II know nothing impera'
tive in the reason of things, in natural
law, in public policy, or in good morals,
why woman, if she is skilled,
honest aud intelligent party, and pru,
dent enough, may not have command OF
q steam vessel and navigate it and man
age and conduct the business carried on
with it. To do that is TO be
master of a steam vessel" The Secretary
in quoting from the common law and
statutes ON the subject, remarked that
any person, whether male or female,
may paddle his or her canoe, or steer or
conduct his or her own vessel. 81 see no
reason in written or unwritten law why
Mrs. Miller may not lawfully demand an
examination and, if she prove herself
duly qualified, have license TO serve as
master OF steam vessel; nor is there
need to talk, pro or con, on social statns
or on womans rights, socalled. Having
been put ON God's foot.stool by Him she
has a right to win her bread in any
moral, decent way, which is open to any
OF His toiling creatures. Ii sno chooses
to do so as master OF steam vessel, It is
an honest calling, and ii she is fitted for
it, though clothed in skirt rather
than breeche,, she has a right
to follow it, and no one should say her
nay. The Secretary concludes Let the
local inspectors, putting behind them
all Thought of her sex, without antago
nism and without partiality, make en-
quiry as to her character, examine the
proofs offered as to her capacity, her ex'
perience and her habits OF life, and il
satisfied that she can lie safely entrusted
with the duties and responsibilities Of
master OF steam vessel, let them grant
her n license