Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-02-17
WAsHIHaroN LETTER.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. 1873,

A"ieS, ucpditIiicHG fUleS, custom
rules and postal rules. There ar,
nine general rules applicable, will
one or two exceptions, to all part.
Of the classified service and ever
to some parts not classified. These
general rules contain many of tho
provisions and penalties of the old
rules. They forbid any officer OF
the civil service to use his author
lty or influence to interfere will
elections or to dismiss or cause tC
be dismissed any person because
Of such persons refusal to be co
creed in political action or to con
tribute money for political pur
poses or to render political service.
These rules specifically provide
that any officer, clerk or other en-
ploye who shall violate sections II,
-, 13 and Ia of the civil service
law shall be dismissed. These see
tons ineXlrcss terms prohibit Gov
crnment officials and employees
from being in any manner con
cerned in soliciting or receiving
any contribution in Government
service; prohibit the solicitation
or receipt of any money for politi-
cal purposes in any building or on
any property belonging to the
Government, forbid any officer,
clerk or other person in Govern.
mcnt service to discharge or pro
mote any person in the public ser
vice or promise or threaten re.
ward OF punishment for giving or
refusing to give money or valua-
blcs for political use, and prohibit
any person in Government service
or in Congress, or the employ of
Congress, from giving to each
other or receiving from each other
money or valuab!cs for political
use. The amended rules make the
punishment of dismissal for viola.
ton of these sections more specific.
The Senate, in executive session
"Wednesday afternoon, made short
work of tho British eXtraltion
treaty. Mr.. Riddlcbergcr, who had
the floor when the doors were
closed, resumed his denunciation
of the treaty. After he had pro
cccdcd for some minutes Senator
Stewart suggested that he had a
motion which lie thought would
settle the whole matter. He moved
to postpone further consideration
of the treaty until next December,
which was carried by two majoity.
That action is regarded as cquiva-
lent to Il final rejection as it would
require two-thirds vote to ratify
the treaty. The motion TO post
pone the consideration Of the treaty
was carried by vote of % to 2l.
AS 1T did not seem to he antici-
patel that an effort would he made
to dispose Of the treaty some of
the Senators had left the Capitol.
y scene that amused the Senate
galleries was witnessed OH the floor
of the chamber the other day.
During the morning hour Senator
Beck, tall aud stalwart in form,
WAS passing around the space in
rear Of the desks and was met
about midway and at head of the
main aisle by Senator Sawyer.
The head of the Wisconsin Sena.
tor reaches about to the shoulders
of the big-framed and ig-heartcd
Kentucky Senator. From the gal
lcry it seemed that Senator Saw
Yer had something of Importance
to communicate, for, as he con-
fronted the Kcntuckian, he stop
ped Immediately in front Of him,
and reaching up both arms so as
to enclose Mr.. Deck's neck in so
far as the shortage of Mr.. Sawycr's
stature would permit, he struggled
to reach the Kentuckian's ear.
The Wisconsin Senator occupied
an attitude of apparent discomfort.
He had to stand upon tiptoe, and
even then fell short of the car
which he was vainly striving to
whisper into. 1t seemed to be a
relief to both Senators when the
scene was ended