New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-18
CALM AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
THE SCHEMES SPOILED BY EXPOSURE.

~o,,rcrop HIDDEN on "OFgTCIAL BUSINESS
coScrssroN TO CIVIL SERVICE Reform.
The Civil Service Examining Board at the custom
House met yesterday and passed upon =, ,v nppIe a
In the exsninatson las, , nsl@ and Kane, Of the
Tclecrors Office have consented to act unsi ne
Ciyii Service Commission accepts tnelr t the
tors Owing TO the absence OF members " ia
C from Washington the vacancies esn H.
he filed at present. Examiner MusmaVe; y, otber
Surveyors Office, has not acted WIN os ss Snr.
members since ne The res AgpUraisep sent az
ofiea request that another examination po
soop to fiji vacancies as examiners Oh % on tne
There are large number Oh P ~ he made by the
Goiiecfnr and no inconvenience Nouia iosunSs H.
that once IL the Board Of EXAMINERS snoq,u $50 ~
without quorum ior n NV one name On the eligible
a. aireadv sent TO the Collector lie mas not f re-
tnrned that certificate, nor MADE any reqav1lo oces
stIer Nomination of candidates for sncn pIaces'
NJ Kerry ono of the newly appointed 0ePu.c5
was acting as Collector yesterday. ne svu o
nothing more would be done at presen, s ss
A. - recommendations for examiners 10 III tso an
cies and no person had been recommenuou - a. a.
Civil Service Commission Tor tno yacai,,oy =, 49,
Board of Examiners caused by nj. na ioct the TX
ton The exposure of the plan 10 PACK .ne I nA
aiming Board has temporarily caused susPea5,
sion OF work in that direction IL was Iepoi W
yesterday that nothing more wouIa ue are o.lv
few 81 the new appointees who would De sui!sste
for the work required OF the ,EA shiIis
B,ard by Boss thompson, anu iHO! ~" IL - :
office 40 short time 9s TO know pract,cany noon
Ing eff Custom House affairs. III Is sa'u .la afore
REMOVALS in the Custom Honse will he MACS peiole
furtber recommendations are sent 10 TIE piEii I'll
wee Comm,ssion No reply has been IeeoiVco W
Surveyor Beattie to bis letter to the Oo'I. .s'on
Tccormending his youthful private secretary az au
cvaminer This genial young man, VINO qntii ~
Gently was employed as stenographer Id oroke h
ofiice has been the recipient OF many c9ngia.uia5
fions from 1.-THE boys" over his newly olsc"soiv"
abilities as Custom House expert, 50 Rehe et
naiv mentioned in the Surveyors let
ter 10 TIE Commission. Az Wa. .ho
nortea at the Custom House that the
Xvii Service Commission would make no appoint
mcnts as Examiners unit reply was receiNeu ~
letter sent to the President 10 ascertain now ne
stands on the question OF permitting the Coiegrol
and Surveyor 10 dictate the appointments. lhs
Tresiaent ~ now in the AdFrondacks, and frleno
~ Hnhert o. Thompson's has 1een sent tnere 70
consult with him in regard to this ana other sun
iects concerning the disposition OF tue ioeai p"'
ronage. ., -.-os so;d
Collector Heddens absence Yesterday was t sa,o
70 ba "on import official business. III was aitei-
way5 learned however that be had gone TO sara
foga TO assist Hubert y. thompson IN us
efforts TO nominate Edward Cooper for Goyernof.
The official business was supposed 10 ne t1aU "a
Surfing the politicians that Mr. IhomP9ohs pie4 ti
Uonld he respected. Surveyor Beattle was at ul-
most Yesterday. Walter Edmunds whose SIX
Inanths Evolutionary term as assistant gauger eA-
pired Yesterday was regularly appointed 10 the
office AS it was stated az the time "hen o'nci
probationary assistant gaugers were removed r.
GENTLY that Edmnnds would also 60, s snls
change was regarded as concession TO Clyii ser
Wee reforn However the Surveyor is frank in his
expressions of contempt for thlS schoiastic NUN
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