Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-10-05
Civil Service Reform Discarded in a
Circular Issued by the Authority
of Secretary Endicott.
Qualifications Being Equal, Democrats
Will be Given the Preference
The Administrations Position.
New Fast Mail Service to be I'm
mediately Established-The Sem
ate Tariff Bill-Notes.
Civil Service sReform. ;,


WASHINGTON, Sept. 28-Perry s. Heath,
correspondent of the Indianapolis Journal,
has delivered to Senator Hale, chairman of
the select committee on reform in the civil
service, a copy of the confidential circular
issued by General Bennett, chief of ord
nance, which the senator says he will make
the basis of a request for official inquiry by
the senate. The circular is as follows:
ORDNANCE OFFICE, WAR DE-)
PARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, January 4, 1888.
To Commanding Officers of the National
Armories at Springfield and Rock Island
and of United States Arsenals at New
York, West Troy, Philadelphia, Boston
and Benicia:
While arsenals and armories are not
intended to be- converted into political
country are recognized. 1t is therefore
ordered that hereafter in employing or dis
charging employees of any and all grades,
other things being equal and qualifications
satisfactory, democrats will be favored, the
object being to divide the force in different
republicans. This rule will apply to
women and children as well as to men,
and will be strictly enforced.
s. v. BENNETT,
Chief of Ordnance.
Mr.. Heath informed Senator Hale that
he had shown the circular to General Ben
nett, who had acknowledged its genuine
ness and had stated it was issued by the
direction of Secretary EndicOtt.
INCREASING THE MAIL FACILITIES.
Postmaster General Dickinson, assisted
by w. L. Bancroft, general superintendent
of the railway mail service, has completed
arrangements by which a new fast mail
train will be established between Chicago
and New York, commencing on the 3Oth
inst. This train will be known as the
sNew York and Chicago fast mail east,'
scheduled as follows: Leave Chicago $50
a. NJ; arrive at Buffalo 11:45 p. NJ; at Al
.bany about a. M; Boston about 8 p. M;
reaching New York at 1890 p. m., being
twenty-seyen hours in transit from Chi
been made in east-bound mail facilities.
At Chicago direct connection will be re-
.ceived from ,east-bOund fast mail trains
from San Francisco via Omaha and Port
Land, Ore, via st. Paul, thus constituting q
fast mail service from the Pacific coast to
Ing OF one business day by arrival at New
York at 1890 p. m. City mail will be deliv.
cred in the early afternoon in ample time to
admit Of a response the same day for dis.
patch by the fast mail west bound, leaving
New York at 2 p. m. The most important
fact connected with the arrival at New
York is that all bank paper can be handled
by the banks and clearing houses on the
day OF its arrival.
READING THE NEW SENATE TARIFF BILL
The senate committee on finance devoted
four hours to the reading of the new tariff
bill to-day and reached the end at $3.50 p. IN
Senator Harris expects to receive from Sen
ator Beck on Monday the latter's sugges,
tiOns in regard to the minority report and
to be able to submit them to the committee
by Wednesday.
WILL TAKE THE OATH.
The supreme court of the United State!
will reassemble Monday, October 9Th, ant
it is probable that all the justices excep
Mr.. Stanley Mathews, who is ill, will be
present. Immediately upon the opening
of court Chief Justice Fuller will take the
oath of Office.
Concerning Brigham Young's Disciples
WASHINGTON, Sept 27.-Two of the fiv,