The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-16
THE POSTMASTERS.y
ANEW scAIMk THAT IS PROPOSED
To DoAWiy with Appolstiss thtm-Ths Vile oil
the Author Of the horrisoa nili-A SircuE.
Minded W0mah-Soelsl Pssii,,ti,s 1t the
Capital Afttr Esattr-Gtnsral Notes,
From Our Special Correspondent,

A'o" of sVHt1a LVTQ1ohde1H.
WASHINGTON, D. G., April 15.-There ar
several members OF Congress who hav
lately devoted great deal OF time 10 III,
formation Of some bill which shall extent
the civil service act 10 the pcs.masters col
lectors and other officers. Bu. up to III,
present time all their schemes have led ts
no result The civil service committee O.
tho House has endeavored 10 evolve some
system which will do away with the pres.
ent plan Of appointing postmasters through,
the favor OF Congressman. But they have
as yet thrown no light upon the dark prob.
lem. The idea Of elec.ipg postmas,e.s has
suggested itself to the committee. but the
idea has died in the bud. :, =
The Constitution expressly provides that
these officers shall be appointed by the
resident, and in order to overcome this
objection u constitutional amendment
would be necessary. The proposition to
throw the appointments open to competa.
I'VE examinations Is not regarded as ieas-
ible. :
hCIhD uS ADVER9RLfs
A bill wasrecently introduced providing
for commission to be appointed in each
State whose duty it should be 10 advise the
President in making selections. This
scheme was acted upon adversely BY the
Civll Service Committee, and will not be
heard from again. The great obi iec,iops 10
tho commission plan lies in the expense
attached to it. II would simply allow tile
President to appoint about a hundred nd.
di'ional eitice'holders, whose salary would
increase the expense account at lees. $500.
000 year, the only result OF whic. ould
6e TO transfer the selecting power from the
Congressmen TO the commissioners. The
best minds in and out OF Congress have de-
voted great deal Of thought aud care 10 this
perplexlpg question, but as yet the solution
Of the problem has not been discovered,
SHE Is THE BRAINS.
Mra. Morrison, wits Of the author oil the
horizontal tariff bill, turns up as the brains
OF that measure. A few days ago she read
in newspaper an Interview with gen.
tleman who took VERY positive grounds
against the spirit Of the bill. This gentle.
man spoke in very sighting terms Of the
Morrison bill. Mrs. Morrison met him a.
a social gathering, and having told three
or four OF her lady companions about this
interview, he was in turn interviewed by
the ladies. Mrs. Morrieon Put her thumb
on the article in regular came.to.in,fr.
view.the-editor style and said: : =
81 uppt n kppu n ,.n,, ..,.1I.
these thiRgs2"
Ths GentlenaD, who ia member from
protective" St.e, blushed and replied
that he said in substance what The article
quoted him as sayipg.
well, am assonished! thought YOU
knew more about the tariff than that,m re-
torted the Illinois lady.
what do you know about the b:li?' the
member inquired.
II know a good deal about i. Iknoy
it's q good bill. ! know it ourh. to be
passed, and that the party will na1 sorry il
it does not pass. Is really trus that you
men are going 10 endsavor to postpone con.
sideration Of our bili?" replied the lady.
who hopes to BIZ mistress Of the White
Horse.
AseI "A1N SiS0 LAG kue uUcE, We WOuIl
like to hava it postponed smother week.
Some o! our members desire to attend con.
ventions."
.' WANT IT POSTPONED.
y: will not be postponed. No not one
day. When Tuesday comes il will be
called up. All Inc proteesionia.s in Amer.
ica cqnnot help disposing Of it one Way or
another. SEQ what you are up to, you
want to reduce Es strength by DELAY.
give you this warning 30 that il you intend
TO oppose the bill on the floor OF the House
you may prepars your srmo- and your Tea-
pons for the fray" .l... - -.
the geatleLlsp VINO had this converps.
tion with Mrs. Morrison says that be has
no doubt from what be learned OF her. and
the familiarity she displayed with the
Morriecn industry slauchtaripg bill that
she has been Mo.rson's main couns.I in