The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11
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The Coming Changes In the Depart
menEs. Something About the Civil
Service Law and Its Methods. The
Senatorial fight in Colorado.

The Coming Changes In the Depart
menss. Something About the Civil
Service law and its Methods. The
Senatorial fight in Colorado.
Editorial Correspondents Daily News.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec z, 1884.
The feeling IN departmental circles
has become somewhat easier since the
announcement from various quarters
that the removals of clerks In the gov
eminent service will not be a. summary
under the incoming administration a.
had been anticipated, but there is, after
all, no positive assurance that such
removals will not occur.
The whole matter is peculiarly one In
which protection does not protect MI.
Cleveland is said 10 be an obstinate sort
Of parsonage who is to some extent
committed to the idea of civil service
reform as promulgated In the civil
service act; but granting that he is
entirely SO, what does 1t all amount to?
Under theclVii service law rs it now
stands, every subordinate clerk is at the
mercy OF the head of his department.
He may he dismissed for cause or with
out cause If for CAUSE; 1t must not be
that ne refused to make a political con
tribution, or that he refused to cast his
vote 81 the dictation of q superior officer,
but as no cause is required none need be
stated, and this part OF the law is
As practically imperative as the rest
This may be surprise to the advocates
of civil service reform throughout the
country, but It is true nevertheless
The civil service law does provide
that in the matter of appointments they
shall be made only after competitive
examination, but clerk so appointed
may be deposed fifteen minutes after
wards and there is nothing In the ect to
prevent It. Still II is beginning to be
felt that removals IN the early days of
the incoming administration wi be con
| fined to heads of bureaus, chief of
divisions, and 20 such other employees of
the government as are not 10 the CLASH
filed without reference to the civil ser
vice law. In view of this feeling the
heads of bureaus and chiefs of divisions
are busilY engaged in putting their off,
cial houses In order and preparing them
to he turned over 10 good shape to their
successors. One thing Is especially
notable in this connection, and that is
that no one appears to have anything to
conceal or cover up have interviewed
several heads of bureaus and flnd that
anxious to give up offices of honor and
emolument-they are glad of q change
that will give opportunity TO disprove
the allegations of fraud and corruption
that have been so freely made 10 times
past.
Congress opened with something less
than its usual fl urish. 1t was under.
stood that but little beyond
routine work would be attempted at the
present sessions; but the investigation
mill has beens tarted and there is nc
prophesying how many committees il
will have running within the next
month. The Follett committee is likely
to prove boomerang, sword cutting
both ways; and if Marshal Wright Is
called upon to give reasons for all his
acts during the Ohio election there will
be some rich reading.
| Senators Ingalls, aud Plumb are both
here and have settled down to hard
work. No state IN the Union is better
represented IN the senate than Kansas,
and II is matter of C Ingratul alton that
the outlook IS so favorable with re-
gard to Senator Ingalls, being his own
successor for another term.
This sllusiOn calls TO mind the senate
rial election at the coming session of the
Colorado legislature, in which
the Hon. FL. NJ. Teller, the present
able secretary of the interior
will be candidate. Mr.. Teller Is moi
seeking the office; but his numerous
friends, citizens of Colorado, who lave
their home interests at heart, have de
termIned that he shall have it; and II
large executive ability, close attention tC
public duties, coupled with thorough
integrity have any weight over msdioc
rity and money IN such a contest, Mr.
Teller will be the next senator of the
United States from Colorado.