Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-02-12
The Custom aEonse AppOintnl onss.

ment of the Coliector of Customs. Sarveyor,
Naval Officer and other chief functionaries III
the T. S. custom house at Baltimore, 1t may
not be unineresting to review the extent to
which the civil-service regulations, embodied
in the Pendeton bill and the rules passed n
pursuance thereof, are applicable TO the subot-
dinate appointments in that department.
From an examination of these regulations Ii
appears that there are only about fifty places Id
all in the several departments of the custom
house that are rot subject TO these rules, and
these places are either positions Of extensive
trust snd responsibility, or mere laborers,-
Among the present subordinate employees ths
following places are not subject to the ri IS =
Under tie Collector Of tie Port-The Cashier,
So 500; assistant cashier, 81, 500; tour watch
men. $40 each two markers, $50 each; slx
laborers $3.50 elch f"rem of I"hore's. $40;
messenger, $40 !: four porters, $500 each de
putty coilsctor, $500; six messengers, &c
each porter, S72O; eight laborers. S720 each;
keeper of scales room. $3.50 female examiner,
5000: store keeper. 5000; three hoatmen on
steam launch, at S120. $40 and S400 fireman
Oil steam launch. $40.
In Office of Ndrm Ofcer-DspUty naval off
Ger. 81 500 messenger, ST2O.
In Surpeyor's Office -Depsty surveyor s. SEE
messenger. 500.
In Sub Treasury Cashier $4,000; thr~,
clerks, 81. 500 each two clerks, 81 400 each
two clerks 81, 200 each; messenger, $50
three vault natchmen, $40 each one CLERK
81, 900.
This list does not take into consideration tn
reduction of force which has been recommend
ed by the retirisg officials and whieh will pre-
badly be Carried into effect by the present al
ninistration. The above list as will be- seen
includes some sixty places: bat it is ~ i'm
probable that the reduction OF force referred &
will bring it down below fifty.
This will no doubt he unwslcoms news L
many citizens Of this State who are aspirant,
for appointment in that department as it is a SC
unpleasant aud embarrassing 10 oug Senator:
and Representatives in Congress Who are re led
upon TO procure these positions for the snxlsu!
.spirsnts. As is already we'll known, removals
are only made in the places coming under the
civil service rules for cause other than 20 .itca
opinion and the .srira Mt to appointment must
first pass successfully difficult conpe,itiveeH-
animation.
We have been informed that there are an
average of about twenty applicants from eaca
county of this Congressional district for APP
pointmsnts In the custom house. Now r aru
it is remembered that, from t's list Of probable
appointments that are 10 be IN .de Blijimare
city must first have the share to wsics her
large population and comms ndiug influence
enttle her; and thea the remainder must De
apportioned between the tx enty-thr,e counties
OF the State, according to th,ir population sad
iuGgents, il will ne seen how much of disap-
pointed hopes there must be nouc the aumer-
Gus aspirants to these positions in the counties
of this district ana how impossible il viii te
for our influential and vgiiant Representative
10 take care of the large number who are ez-
pecting such favors at sis hands
We have thought it proper ,hus in ~iv-=ce
of the official changes sboa: 10 be made 10 in
form our readers Of the limited extent 10 which
change. in the subordinate employees OF the
custom house department will follow the
changes in the headships OF that department. in
order to forcshsdow in SOM r:easG-e the lis
appointment which will in -yiIsb,r f' i the
lot Of msny who are exaeciin- slaulo meat ia
that service, and 10 place our ah!, snd paius
t<kirg representative ia prer~r iEhi Is
well known TO rs. IS i, is doua;'ess 10 nearly
Ill our readers, that Hr. c3mptou is n, ~
with the civil service REGULATIONS
aud, in his anxictr to serve MS coasii'aea-s to
the fullest extent, u vsxsd At the orst4glo'
thrown in his way br those regulations. Il
ay not SAVIOR too much CT assumption for i. to
say here, however, rs We have said before. that
We do not concur with him in that opinion.
We believe that the c;vi! service law il bless
ng to this country. We believe thst the grsS'
good it has accomplished and viii acc5mpl 81
n the WAY Of rertrslizing the great ? trrissn
,rny into which the "spoits - stem had cAn-
7erted the governmen; evil service, vi more
han compensate for the private d!ss2p1 ntr,-at
t will bring TO m,uF ci;izeui. Besides i1js
very disappointment, which msv uow s"rn 50
bitter, wi. ultimately prove 10 se 4 be .'a: n
the disappointed for there il aoth'aZ y hieh
go robs a man of that independence aui s-lf-rs-
lance which constituents the ;rus digaitv Of
American citizenship, as place holding il The
government service and the short hoIiizE of
these places, which under the 'spoiIs sys;cru
was Sc precarious, totally units person for
all private industry thereafter and csnrert Is a;n,
into a worthless drone uoon sncie,s