Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-20
THE CIVIL SERVICE Law.

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THE CIVIL SERVICE Law.
MI. DiackSurn sassais. . Minority Re-
pert 10 the senate.
\. ACCUSES rzs MAJORITY or uspe rHrrR OFFICE
10 FURrHHR PARTY INTERESTS HE pKFENps
PRESIDENT cIKvELASps ADMINISTRATION or THE
LAw-sonR REnARKs ABoUr KErpBrIcASs HOLD
ne ovKl
senator Blackburn to-day submitted q volumin-
Gus minority report from the committee on the
operations on the civil service, and asked that &c
be printed with the majority report
II Is declared that an effort had persistently
made By the majority Isns The q
covered by the present Administration, and
all Efforts 70 bring out the facts
under previous sHs repuSIican adminsstratioss
were invariably denied by strict party vote: De-
spite the efforts OF the majority, however. me re-
Several OF their witnesses that all the evils and
abuses complained OF to-day came down 70 this
Administration as an inheritance.
THE LEvrne or ASSESSMENT
upon Government ofiicials for partisan purposes
was in general, II not universal, practice prior 10
March, 1885, and discrimination In the matter OF
appointment because OF political views was
BY no means a novel feature, nor one which mas
been introduced by the present ADMINISTRATOR
TEE NEW YoRK cUsron HOUSE.
The Testimony with regard TO the New York Gus
tom house. it Is declared, shows that nine-tenths
OF the witnesses who testified were dismissed on
Gals anxious to air their grievances ana 10 tell
what an outrage had been perpetrated by reason
OF their dismissal from once.
The minority declared that after reading the
majority report carefully, the CONCLUSION Is wen
nigh irresistible that an Improvement OF the civil
service OF the country was not the idea kept IN
W. trainers
70 enlighten the country as was proposed In The
devoted TO the analysis OF the ties imony taken
with respect 10 New York, Pennsylvania, Mary
land and Indiana, and the points made In the ma
lority report are discussed al length
REPuBLlcANs IN OFFICE
The report concludes: al this proof, taken from
four cities or from four states is 10 be accepted
evidence or the present condition OF the public ser
Vice .nrous bout the country, Intelligent men VIII
realize and honest men Will admit that to-day,
after nearly four years OF democratic rule,
there are ten republicans holding ONCE ana draw
was one democrat In the service on the 4th OF
March, 1875. Under democratic Administration
Is not TO be wondered at II, conditions
being equal, preference has been given 10
democratic applicants Tor ONCE. Plato dreamed
oil an ideal republic, but the world witnessed
court or law mas EVER sen ~ nv hnmsn xrS
dom that vas perfect Whether the civil service
law be good or bad, truth and candor
more just and fair under this Administration than
ever before. whether the fidelity with which
S the President resident and his subordinate Officers
wise, may be disputed, but the honesty OF pur-
pose With which he ana they have endeavored 10
execute 1t cannot be truthfuily denied An army
oil hoding-over republican officials is to-day draw
ing Its IA .intenance from the Treasury OF this
couRtry, and II current report be true,
CONTRIBUTING FROM THEIR SALARIES
to the effort that Is being made TO dislodge from
af hey
their places. In the light or the proof suppressed,
and In many Instances distorted, as the
majority report shows IL 10 be, the question nat
made, employing more reckless and desperate
methods, 10 serve or save more desperate
c Is to BE- made that in every Instance eyey
ofncer OF the Government superior and subordl-
nate, has been exactly ana Judciaily fair and has
able bias that comes from sincere conviction,
but TAR minded men Will lake up
the record and Will declare that this Administers
ton has not been locking 10 an honest, earnest,
persistent and successful effort 10 execute the law
and make good the pledges that IL and It's party
gave 10 the American people"
COndemning Land Tor C0lu mbia Road.
The jury TO condemn the lands OF the Blake
heirs, Maria 7. SIoddard and W. Walter Phelps
TO be used In widening Columbia road at
the head OF Connecticut avenue. made up
their inQusition this morning. They awarded the
first-named for 6.32LE feet, Including a stone
WALL s.. 500. Maria 4. Sto idard Tor ,3Os feet
S3,30s, and w. Walter Phelps for e,547.47 feet
| $L615.
No AGREEMENT YEr.-The jury in the case OF
Geo. W. Covington, charged with rape, which re-
tired yesterday morning, had not come into court
at O'Clock this afternoon.
SENTENCE SUsPENpEp.-In the Criminal Court
to-day, Chas Talbert, q young coiored boy OF
| seventeen. charged with the larceny OF s4s from
| the residence OF Sarah K Todd, pleaded guilty.
Mr. w. L. Bailey made an appeal for him, asking
a suspension uf sentence. The court after ad-
monishing hum directed suspension OF sentence
during good behavior.
MARRIAGE LIcESsEs-Marr1age licenses have
Tighman and Nancy Parker; VIM. Hooper and
Matilda Baker.
OFFICER HnBUs FINED sl0.-In the Criminal
Court this afternoon George j. Hlbus, a police
of1cer, convicted OF an assault on Helen Dyson,
asked the court 10 consider the Character or the
woman he had TO deal with.
Miss MCBRIDE GRANTED FURTHER TrxE.-In the
Criminal Court, before Judge Montgomery, to-day
the case OF Mary j. Mcbride. convicted, with Jno.
SIS llJh street on June 30 1887 was called Col
Jack Brown said he had been requested by Gen.
Manning TO ask further time in which TO prepare
motion In arrest OF judgment and a bill OF eX-
ceptionS The court said that II was now four
months since conviction, and unless some a1irma-
coed to pass sentence Mr. Taylor asked that The
same course be taken in the case OF Mcfarland
ana IL was done.
The LAST OF THE STREET RAILROAD CoNvEx.
T0N.-The street railway convention Is a thing OF
the past and the men with the white buttons In
their coats are rapidly disappearing from the
TO count their nickels and tickets, 70
declare their dividends, and TO tel everybody
what a glorious time they had In Washington
one OF the last ones left Is Secretary Richardson
who was busy to-day In clearing up after the con-
vent1on.
IIe exhibit In Willard Han Is melting away and
the handsome cars in the street have been covered
with Canvas preparatory TO their return to their
owners.
The LATEST LIE DRoiT PARK TRoUBLE-The
casys growing out OF the trouble IN L. Droit Park
last saturday night between David Washington
the aged colored special policeman, and a number
OF residents or Howardtown, on the other side OF
the tence, came up In the Police Court to-day
Capt. Howard l. Prince appeared for Washington
In the interest or the park residents. and Gen.
Birney appeared Tor the How ardIown residents
The Testimony OF witnesses was very conflicting
The 'outsiders" claimed that the trouble grew Out
OF the attempt on the part OF Two coored girls
named Fultz and Shreeves TO pass through the
park ana over the Line OF the fence where the
boards have been taken down. Why the SPECIAL
entity explained. The mothers or the girls We're
soon upon the scene and Washington drew his
club Some negro took the club from him. and he
then drew his pistol but did not attempt 10 use it.
Marian Shreeves mother Of one OF the children,
was put under personal bonds Angelina Fultz,
mother OF the other child, was acquitted OF q
charge OF assaulting Washington. A charge OF