Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
CIVIL SERVICE CHANGES.
.,vcORY AND THOMAN BOTH
SURE TO BE REMOVED.

r..tar I,aboring Under the DelusiOn
4n' - He Has Life Mortgage on His
aesca-.NIinisters Protest Against the
mediate Letter Delivery on sun
days.
,r,sH1NGroN, Sept. 30.--The Presi-
,.nt sayeral weeks ago, as was announced
T., these dispatches at the time, deter
I'D 10 replace Civil Service Commis-
s,o,ers Gregory and ThOman with better
, When Mr.. Gregory learned this de-
,a-riration he called on the President
od-oll blm that his resignation was at
mo Presidents disposal at any time. MIR.
r,onan did not have the grace 10 do this.
,rdeed Mr.. Thoman has all along be-
ro,ad that whoever else might leave the
civil Service Commission, he himself was
. 6xture. to be removed only by death.
HIS HOUSE PURCHAsED.
Ills upon that theory tnat he bought a
,o.idence here, for mis- salary as civil SER
,ics commissioner is his chief, if not his
orlv. means of support. But Mr.. Thoman
IN. reckoued without his host. The
President saw in his very first interview
WIN t9em that both Messrs. Thoman and
GREGORY we're unfit to be members Of the
civil service commission, and has only
awaited convenient opportunity 10 re-
1Isea them. Not being quite ready win
tbeir successors, he has not called for
their resignation.
Mr.. GREGORY CALLS AGAIN.
Yesterday Mr.. Gregory went up to see
hnF "a n n NJ
could have his resignation at any time.
Tie President said that he did not want 1t
ip.. vet. But Mr. Gregory understands
that his resignation, as we'll as that Of
Mr.. Thoman, viii be required. Mr..
GREGORY said Tonight that he would con-
unae 10 spend his winters in Washington
after he was relieved from service on the
commission. He is engaged, he says,
upon some literary work which makes it
advisable ior him TO be near the Library
of Congress. The President, it was
stated today, had not determined upon
the new Civil Service Commi issioners.
He will consult George William Curtis
aud other leading civil service refOrmers
before appointing them.
SUNDAY DELIVERY OBJECTED TO.
TIE delegation of Philadelphia clergy
mea. sent here 10 protest against the spe-
elal delivery OF letters on Sundays, under
tae new immediate delivery system to go
INTO oneraton, called on the President
and Postmaster-Gener to-day. They
laid before the President the objections
entertained by their constituents, to the
proposed employment of boys on Sundays
4 IN the performance of this duty.
4 Tie President referred them to
the POstmaster-General. The latter
3 promised to consider the matter, but he
4 gave the delegation ne encouragement 70
believe that uRsi special delivery service
will be suspended on Sundays. 1t will
\ not be. AS matter Of fact Sunday is
the day when 1t will prove most useful,
because there are fewer regular deliveries
. than on week days.
MARSHAL M'MICHAEL TO RETIRE.
Clayton McMichael announced to-day
taai be would retire from the Marshalship
. Of tie District of Columbia on Nov. /.
The Office is worth about $4,000 per an
mum. The Illinois men say that Col.
H John II. Oberly, now Superintendent OF
Indian schools, who recently declined the
dictatorship of Chicago, viii be Marshal
MeNlchaeis successor. The President
Fl likes him.