Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-02-21
Our Washington Letter.
rpu Oar Regular oouv.Pssisu,J
wl.nrsoTOs, February IS. ISIS

proved by the President are dl''S'a ln'o
Tour p.ri.-ssnsr.l rules. departmental
rules. custom rule. ard postal rules
There sre nice general rulss sPpliestle'
9TH one or too exceptions. TO ell parts
of,ks classified service and s,sn 10 some
part, no, classified. These general rules
con,.in many Of the provision. and PEN
.his. II the Oh rules. They forbid any
efFicsr of the civil serves TO use bic aa-
,kofi,y O. ithsshes 10 ii,erfsfe 9Th sl'e-
ton. or 10 di,mi.. o. cause 20 b d.mi',-
Cd ..y psr,on because q saea Psf'oa'
refusal 10 he eosre,d Ia poliie.l action %
10 Contribute money for political purposes
or 10 render political service. Thee
rule. specifically provide tia, any oflssr.
clerk o. other ,mploys -ho shall violate
,sesiot. II. ~. ~ and 4 Of the civil ''f'
vice Ia. shall be dismissed. These Sec
ton. In express term, prohibit 0o'sfa-
srnmen, sfieial. AID employees from b.
ins in any manner oohesrnsd IA soliciting
OF rtcsiying any Contribution o. sssss'-
men, for political ParPc'', from any pei
son 10 Oovtfnmen, ssrvics prohibit TIE
solicitation % resiP, o. any nossy Tor
political purpose, Ia any bsllding or 90
any property belonging TO The Oo'sin-
nsnt, forbid any cffcsr. clerk 90 other
person in Government service 90 discharge
o. promote any penon IN TIE paoile ser
vice. or promise o. ,hre.,sn reward ofPas-
i,hmsai for giving or refusing 70 give
money o. valuable. Co political as. ,sd
prohibit any p,ron Ia Govtrhmsh, ser.
vice OF In Congfsss. CO the employ 81
Congres,. from giviss 10 each other OF re-
esi,ing from each other money Or ssla.
able, for political use. The .mshdst
rule. make The punishment q dismissal
Coz violation Of these sections more 'Pe-
eife.
The ssna,s. 10 creative ss,,ioa Wed.
ns,daJ afternoon. made short -ork q The
British sIu.di,ioa treaty. Mr. Riddle
berger. Who bad The hoo' -hsn tie door,
were elcssd. resumed his dssaneiaiioa q
the treaty. Afer he bad proceeded fof
some MINUTES Senator Stewart suggested
TIA, be had . mo,ioa which be though,
-oald settle the -ho!. affair. lie NOV
cd 10 po,ipos. farther Consideration q
The treaty until nsI, December. -hieh
vas carried by ,wo majority That &C.
ton !, rss,tdsd Istqaivaleni 20 q haal
rj,e,ioa q. !, would rsqairs .i"o third.
vote 10 piiiy The treaty The mc,ios 70
po.ipors tie eot,.lsrA,ioa q the treaty
vas e.uisd BY vote o. % 10 q. A.
!, did not seem 10 b saiiciPaisi that 80
,aof, would b made . dispose Of ihs
irrsiy some q ibe Ssnaior, I'D left tie
Capitol.
kumon ~srs 10 cirrulsiioa impariins
,sni. polilicL phase % the v0'si that
senator, frisaily 10 The Admiaptrsii7H
voted ssaia.i po.ip5ssmsni. bat these
famor ate dsniol. lisaI there So
10 division oa Atmihi'laiioa lloss
There &, taxi ola motion 20 rcorsldsr
b, ing eri,rd senator Ril!lsbsisrf -ss
fairly o,siwktlnsd ui.h eJusr.igla,igas
a. the o,trhfo~ q The tftA'y.
A tesns ihAi amused tie senate gal
lsiis, ~., witnessed On he door q The
chamber The ether day Dang The
mornipg hear Senator Beck, Tall std
r.lu.rt 10 form. "a. passing afcunt tie
space Ia rear % he desks AID 80 met
about midway ssd ~ bead 81 The m.in
ai'!s BY Ssnaiof Sasysf. The bad q
the W,cor,in senator ftaeks. sb0ai %
tie shoulders q ihs big.franed aad tis.
hearted Ksniueky senator Ffom tie
gallery t seemed that senator sAuysf
bad ,onsihing q imporisses 90 eonma-
nie,ir. icf. a. b. eoafroa,,t the ksn.
tuskiaa be stopped immsdis'sly IN ffoni
Of him. sad. reaching up both arms % a.
20 itelo,. Mf. Beck, neck ia % fsf a.
the .kou.se Of Mr. ss-yst, stature
would permit. be struggled 20 rs,eh The
Ksniuekiin. ear. TIE wsool'.a SssA.
,or occupied az attitude of,ppar.ni Dis
oomfyri lie had 20 ,;Aad uroa uP,os,
Ard ever thea ,s.l short q the ear -t.eh
be ~, 'Gisly ,in'iss 10 -ti'P,r into.
IL seemed 10 be relief 20 both Senator'S
-ksh The ,esEe ~n ended
SoSis,y i on The ,iP-,Os u sIPseisrey
regarding the coming ball a, iks Ctirs's
LSg,,ioa. witch p'omi's, 70 y The Eo.i
brilliih, sf,ir q ID. ,sissa A.ihcush
ths ei,H.or i0' ,ieksi, Is ,siy sist'. ihs
niai,isi !, hrmly resolved 10 eotfss ki'
la,il.,.os, to be Psi,onll AID oais.sl
fiisnd'. ,hd unin,.i,d guest. uil be
placed IL the highly snbIul"iag posi-.
too Ct being dscliaei admission ,h0aA
they have the imPadsses to Pfsssn, them.
,tlt,, A. d., door. III. l.,i ofiAs favor.
Cd Ill be 10 it, had, o., man So
kso~, BY ,i.ht ,n4 name every 90 u
,k. ia'iisd su,''' .td every ons .to
come, 20 iks zr.ad tnifsEee n the l..
s,iion viil. -iikou, kso-ing b.. BE- IN
'Fse',d by him. l..