New-York tribune., 1886-03-17
1 BEOW At CIVIL SERVICE REFORA
REoRGANIzATION OF THE COMMISSION.
APPOINTMENT or JOHN II. OBERlN AND OhA'|E'
IYNAN-WAsHINGToN COMMENT
Try rr1rGRApu TO TnB TRIBUNE.

WASHINGTON. March 1G.-Thc President
complced the rcorcanizat Of tie Civil --'a" COM
mission to-day by the appointment of l"h' ' ''''''
~ Illinois t. Nil the vacancy caused 'f 'h' transfer '
Commissioner Trenholm to the Cotfr" Dr-.lH d" '''
Currency ana by the appointment OF '-.i.'r ''-'
Connecticut. to he Civil Service Com '--"H'r l' ''
porman g. D. atom. resigned. The t'..-'f "' '''.'.'
.,oncr Trenholm and the pror.o.'u ' t. i.Wtn "''
has hitherto occupied the most OF .u.' '.tI.." got '
Commission, were anticipated In .--. "..l''
time ago. This agpoutn ent oi .r
was a complete surprise. His n''" ".'
mentioned iu connection with tb' on. Do .."
Com,uls,ione- indeed, # the President A'' %. .'''
rrrepe Ui,cp, 10 this important place the arpoih. .'
could scarcelr have produced greater establishments
"Bisboo" Obcrlv, as he is tamIliary kLo"h oi
account " hs bland smile, sua' manner ana ', ' :"
aayins husoli in iauItlcss Oro2drloh mas 'I' "' '
heen one of IA, most active pol clans IN the west lie
i, clai,uaI ~ the Illinois Central Committee' ll' mas
occprcl Offices of nrc les Importance ever since '
Wa, able +, toll the difference between caucus anu
MAYER meeting iIo vas one OF Morrison mos "''I,'
lrutcnant5 ir Springfield last year In the n'i' 'O''
contest which ended in the election oi Echefu lO-"" ~
tlc Senate When not eng,cst III Springfield ho was
seen in Washington lowering H. bird prey o''F 'ho
a,partucu, in seareh o. ii oils dmaEns layVi@ts at
the li,e House His frantic efforts TO prevent people
from dropIinc him into npocuout de-uetude 9'' 20
he the talk the town lie aop ID to he MasAa i"1 'e
Northern District OF Illinois. The President EuNiu H"'
apVnNt MN TO tlt llatf hoNt''i' 'li-i' "''l
AMI dssus,d the good Bishop tlrnci his back upon
Was1iuton In the rcseuCa Of intimate friends he gave
wont ro Ms feelings IN unmis lkab.e augdast "c'd
Democrat as lie was. lie dcspdir"d o the iuJme"' his
pa ty rs long 20 least, ga It sd by Nj cleveland
BLANK h'u' le would say i0i q look at tho WHO
House, hu.;ine bis nose IN fr'g ant l0t OF Mih.'
blank bat. Hlul" But a sC't answer tulncil aWa'
wrath and in due time Nen the President appointed r
"Bi,hnp" superintendent Of Indian schools sunlight
once more illuminated his features ard happiness
reirncd within his soul IL il the p e-3euts own AZ
pontmcut" was aid at the Whit Ilo1-o to-day NO.
body was consulted. the Bishop" did n)t hno"
what was ia s,co FOR him The President ikel the way
in which ne discharged the dlues " the Office and
greatly aomircd hIs report H. suggested We
Bishops n,mc to the CabIet WHO uualumOnSiA Hp-
proved the caoc-. They thousht 1t wO.d he popular
among the Democratic moS,es and hcIl to mlh- li'
Cvi service CouuI-SOn aud ITS WORK mo Deltl i'ai'
with them tlan Las enjoyed heretofore Iht seems
tr enough, nat among hcpUbhcahs tnt qu'Httoh ~
What Nitl become OF civil service It'om il tne
CominiSsiO Oa is 90 hr handed over 90 politicians
1e tuItut Oi ChaleS Lyman IL lot r'cciFe"
With "A great doai Of enthusiasm by Rel ubltaliS.
There j., lurking suspicion that Mr. Lyman X mol 80
GOOD a Republican ~ he ought 10 he To oct rs thc
minority Der O the Comm s-lun. lie sald 10 uti
however: cast my first NOt- III November. l9ht'
Abr ham Lincoln; from that time To thls nave
been "a consistent Republican ana nave never Nolc'
any other than tht Republican lc6et
OF the appoint Oi Mr. Trenholm aS tohlioIler OF
the Currency II is necessary Only 10 say lh't n was
banker before he accepted the post Oi ClV service Com
missioner and taat his views the silver question are
tLose ~ the Ainiu.- tratOn His Flace, 100, l.
understood oOneenHi To hls tastes bhah te
old one. rAeFe some dis" pp"lntmrHt, LuMtEri'
among Western POLITICIANS. WHo tho Sii the o,'i
ship be given to the west instead OF TO the