The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-06

more discriminating and good tenn
lpered radicalism of The carpet.bag
ger, we had counted the Republi.
cans fortunate but they cry Kill
Ehiml kill him!9
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[Fum Our Regular correspondent.l
WASHINGTON, May 2, 1885.
The employees in the Depart
ments here are complaining that
their minds are 10 such a pe.ufbed
and distressed condition that they
are incapable Of doing good work.
Their perturbation aud distress IL
from a fear that the rascats will
pretty coon be turned out 1t
would be extremely agreeblo to
them to have each a personalletter
from the President or the Cabinet
Officer in charge saying in effect:
well done thou good aud faithful
servant continue to draw your
salary, smoke, drink, be merry,
curse democrats, talk politics,
tiirt as you have always done dur.
ing the alleged working hours Of
the long halcyon period of republi.
can ascendencyi the late election
was a farce, and the change Of I'D.
ministration was a change Of
names, nothing more. But the
PROBABILITY is that a large number
will receive in that fatal yellow
envelope a very differently worded
message before the first day ofJune.
In spite Of tue alleged mental per-
turbation it is a fact patent to all
that never before have these de.
moralised public servants worked
so much and so well. There is
doubtless still room for improve.
ment, for the margin on the 4th,
Of March 1885 was almost limitless,
and many have not yet got their
hands in,
IL is understood that there will
be some sweeping changes in Vir.
ginia, very soon, and that other
states will be taken in turn. The
people there are chatting Under the
Malone rule, aud are clamoring
for all his appointees to be turned
out. Malone had an understand.
ing with President Arthur by
which he had all the state patro.
mage in his own hands. He made
use Of this to turn out foftico both
democrats and republicans and
filled The vacancies he thus created
with men from his own party, who
are the strongest partisans. Near
ly all the offices in tho state at The
present time arc occupied with
Mahoneites, and the Congressional
delegation is naturally anxious
that these men shall be removed.
Mr.. Cleveland is in favor Of this
view also, aud will accordingly soon
make Wholesale changes.
A new set OF rules and regula.
tons governing the Treasury De.
partment has just been issued by
Secretary Manning, going into eff.
feet May /. The principal changes
are in regulating sick leaves aud
reporting violations Of the rules,
Visiting among employees, smok.
ing, and reading newspapers are
prohibited.
II is required that all current
business must be disposed Of on
the day during which it originates.
All letters that cannot be answered
at once must at least be ackuowl.
edged upon the day Of receipt.
Ono Of the rules provides that
the report of deficient and de.
linquen: clerks, required by the
18th section of the act of Aug. 26,
1912, will be made monthly, as re,
quired by said aCt;andin all cases
where clerks having higher salaries
are less efficient than those having
less salaries, that fact shall be re.
ported, that the salaries may be
arranged on tho ground of merit
only.
The rules conclude with the fol.
lowing statement
Heads Of bureaus and chiefs Of
divisions are directed to cause
mounted copies of these rules and
regulations to be posted in a con.
spicuous place in each Of The rooms
under their charge, and to require
a strict observance Of all said rules.
The duty Of reporting any viola.
ton Of these rules aud regulations
is strictly onjoinod upon the off.
GERS Of the Department. They are
considered absolutely necessary, in
view Of the present pressing con.
ditiOn of the public service. They