New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-22
AFFAIRS AT TIE CUSTOM HOUSE.
CIVIL SERVICE MEN MAKE INQUIRIES.
APPROVING MR.. ROWE AS ExAMINER-wHAT MR..
EATON HAS TO SAY.

| APPROVING MR.. ROWE AS EXAMINER-WHAr MR..
EATON HAS TO SAY.
Dooman B. Eaton, chairman, and Mr.. Lyman, CHIEF
examiner Of the National Civil Service Commission
spent yesterday at the Custom House. trying to calm
the that has arisen with regard to the nterprea
ton of tho Civil Service law Protracted conferences
were held with Deputy Collector Barry (who holds the
sceptre while Collector Hedden is up in the mount
aims that to say resting from his labors performed
In Saratoga in connection with the meeting of the
Democratic State Committed Surveyor Beattie and
Examiner Comstock. 1t must be accepted that the
conferences most harmonious and that there is
better understanding all round, as both Mr. Eaton,
Deputy Collector Barry and Surveyor Beattie said so.
Ono of the objects In calling upon the Surveyor was to
mako tho acquaintance of Mr.. NcKeOun, the private
secretary to Mr.. Beatte, who has been nominated as
one OF the examiners Of the local board but is away
in the mountains sick, and will be well in about two
wecks'
Mr.. Eaton and Mr. Lyman spent more than an hour
with Deputy Collector Barry, and fully discussed the
Civil Service laws and their application They also dc
cared their intentions with regard to enforcing them
Deputy Barry asked how soon the Collector would
be ready TO submit names for members OF the Ex-
aiming Board az substitutes for those who lad
signed. He replied that the Collector would be back
Monday and though he did not know bis intentions
he supposed that he 0uld ac. promptly
MI. Idltu 0nu MI. Lyman ucAl Cdiitu upOn Ia
amiuer COmstock. and after few moments inter
change of views, they met with Surveyor Beatie and
held long consultation with closed doors. At the
close of the conference Mr. Eaton dccl 'ed that the
talk was a most pleasant one and that the trivial
Misunderstanding" which bad been reported were the
result OF ml-interpreatiOn OF corIespondence Inc
lercnces he said moi 80 great n had been an
tcpatcd, and he had doubt but that mst'els would
20 on moro smoothly.
Continuing. Mr. Eaton said ." have no doubt
that tie ,acanoc- made in the Examining Board. y
te e, euuOn Of some OF the members. will be filled
-tti, ial tJIy e. all Interests. When the young man,
Ktoun returns from the mountains. be viii probably
be- appourcd So far, ! know OF nothing against hlIn
uul,-4 II he that | think lie ls rather young Tor tue
position. Edward Rowe ol the Appraisers Vihce has
been approved of as examiner 10 succeed Mt Stevens
who recently resined because the dude- Of boih POSI-
tious w ere too aIduOus. Nr Rowe Is very emcient
man. aud for twenty years a member OF the Brook
ism Board Of Education lie was recent appointed
assistant appraiser. I am going 70 rington to-
10 attend 10 certain matters ana ~In turn 10
New-iork on Monday newt do NOT ttink ihat any
questions viii arise betW tie Commission ard the
Custom house othcal- which viii not DC ami'aDy as
surveyor Beattie was a-ked # he had cnv expression
Of opinion make with regard 10 the conference and
4ulIugiv replied: " oh We have had little talk aud
| think Uc understand each other. / will )uly IA
that 80 Tar A. the Civil Service rules concerned, my
dr- X mad my pigeon holes are perfectly clean
Thomas Babcock lr secretary % The custom House
ENmiruug Board, officially informed Acilng oueetnr
Barry. Yesterday. that tho board would meet IN Room
NO. l0I, Post ofce Building. on September s. and eX
awiu" candidates for assistant gaugeis openers ana
pa-.cr. sugar samplers, aud examiners oi silks,
wo''.u~ and worstcis.
The Custom Hou-. brokers. o. rule. complain
l.rls 1i not being able o. have their business "lth
the Collector und surveyor attended 20 promptly rs
they would like tGyiug that they subjected to m
necessary delays and uco.., enieuccs. One OF them
said Yesterday: ION cannot conceive OF tho differ
euoe between and before the chang IN the heads
of departments. When Collector Robertson was here
h, door was always open and admitted 20 him
20 once aud matters OF reference were disposed o
ev,rdf fou-ly Now II want 10 see the Collector we
have tO send IN )ur names ana q memorandum ~ the
nature of our business and then take our turns aiteT
tie politician. nrc through. such "A thing az gong
iir..f q thc Collector is not thought or Inc same
m.r bc said Of the Surveyor. II we want to confer
with him generally find that thero are number oi
politicians who must be attended 70 first
>euuior lin Campbell, the prospective congress
man from the With District, stopped on his walk
toward the Custom House yesterday. 10 give express
sion 10 h- views on Civil Service " What - the news
AZ tho Custom House g. he asked
Commissioner Eaton aud Chief Examiner Lyman
ha,o been couirrrug with the heads Of dcpartme1ts
wu- the reply.
Dorman b. Ea,ons frual. ! know him when he
wa hunting around for oic0 which he nnallv got
lie might we'll ray he's bigger man than old Grant
Wei. Grant Is dead
What do you think Of Civil Service "
" I'm against it. dead against IT, No decent young
man should be- IN favor of H. Mckeoun, who has been
named a- one of the examiners, Is one Of my consut
ueuta and q splendid Young fellow he Is. lie ought
10 be- appointcd. But I'm opposed 20 Civil Service.
DO think II will be- scus-cd ia tho State C0nyCn-
ton sure IL viii be one of the issues