The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-04
WASHINGTON NEWS.
News-Notes and Rumors From
The capitol.

Washington June .3-The president
to-day appointed John ii. Farley col
lcctor of internal revenue for the
Eighth district of Kentucky.
a. &. Menscal, civil engineer of the
United States navy has reported to
Secretary Whitney the arrival at
New York of himself and party who
have been surveying the route for mn
inter-occanic canal across Nicara-
qua.
The Post prints the following:
Josh Il. Fowler was dismissed last
Saturday from his position as chief
of the pension division of the third
auditors office in the treasury depart
mcnt, and yesterday he was appoint
ed as Il third class clerk in the same
division, position within the classiti
cation of the civil service. This APP
poiniment is another question for the
civil service commission rs il is said
TO be made on the ground that Mr.,
Fowler In being dismissed severed
his connection with the government
as completely as if instead of being n
chief he had held higher
Office. On this ground 1t is claimed
he could not be reappointed without
going through a civil service exami-
nation and being legally qualified.
Should the commissioners decide that
the appointment is legal one door
will be opened wide for filling offices
with ms many democrats rs any official
could desire. The head of Il bureau
can now renew his chiefs of divisions
and ill the positions by appointment
under the precedent made in the case
of Fowler, and these appointees caii
be reduced to clerks. The removal
of the latter creating the desired va.
cancies, new chief OF divisions eau
then be appointed and the same pro.
gramme followed until any member
of clerical positions are filled. This
~ ould he even more legal than tC
absolutely dismiss man and then ap
point him TO a clerks ship, without say
ing rs much rs "by your leave" by
the civil service commission.
The members OF the cabinet hav'
decided to follow President Clevo
lands example hereafter and will re
no visitors on Saturday.
The arrival at New York of the las
OF the marines; sent to the lsthmus o
Panama during the recent trouble
was reported to the navy department
to-day.
The president has amended rul
, ulne of the civil service rules, rclatin
to the examination of apprentices TO
office, by inserting after the word
mo person dismissed from the publ
service for misconduct" and beneat
3 the words "shall be admitted TO exam
' ination within two years after" ID
: following words: "and no person VIII
. has not been absolutely appointed e
!, employed after probation"
4 The secretary of the treasury hi
received from the board Of manager
of the Worlds Industrial EXpositio
at New Orleans, a statement OF the
: Indebtedness of which the followin
G is a recapitulation: Undisputed il
0 debtedness, S253,345; disputed IL
I debtedness, claimed $l50,337, rejeC
1 ed, $72,752; admitted, $775,S5; pr
II Iniums, $66,3SS. Total amount
a claims, RS97,3lS, of appropriation
N $395,000; difference, S62,3ls.
The board recently appointed
the president, under an act of co
gress. to examine aud report upon t
&c deienses and fortiiicatiOns of t
H. United States, met at the war depa
at ment at 10 this morning. There we
C. present; Secretary Endicott, preside
of the board; Gen. +. Barrett, chief
ordnance; Gen. Newton, chief of {
If ginecrs; Gen. Abbott, of the engin,
IS. corps; Capt. Smith, of the ordnar