The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-04

speezfuEy urxed By sAe isrmerS q &c c9enfry,
bat much remains 20 he done 10 psriecs ne o.
E&nfxafkan ct this 6epaStmenE 20 h&& 4 mAT
fairly rslxe the exyec aliens which \ nns
aroused. II this eosasctisn sfesnfiea = called
60 the sugxestions coaaxaned in TIA report OF TIE
seerefary. WHICH Is kerpwita Submitted TIE
need 81 lsE eHice fer tAe department. such -
- provided Tor tbs ether exerutsve departments.
Ia manifest TIE failure Of tie last ecagresz 70
make "a usaal provssien for he punaifMEien o.
his annual reports sAsaid ~ promptly rene-
died The pasise interest," N the part and -
value Sc the farmfng community Is ATa SURE
not % be diminished uncer tAe organization ef
the depar nezl I re N mend tnas she
weafhsr ssTv1ne Be sspasstei from sss
war department and established 40
hareaz le the department. o. ssrcusuFe.
Thls an iuvosxe an ensire resrgan Ealioa bon
OF TIE weather kMfszn ard at are xsxusk cot
making os the hrss pnreiy civil orKaEstzNfssHn
and Of the latter parsly military ssa3 ogpA
TIE repnrl Of the <hsef ssnai oEaerr slows has
the wark Of tie corps on Ia military side Las
Be. Z desersorxting
TIE DssTEzcr o. eoIgxRrk.
The interest "a tie peoai4 Of the Dixtries Of
Columbia n ud 10 3 fss s4eht a In sae
Fr sssise Tor eonsideEasi a Of msssaF AZ ttHg
shr wno country. Hsv1ss DO Iestsatsre Of
f. cwns ethe munseabal or DC u. H. peosie
masf losk Kress fcr the regulation % tassss
eoacesas that are the subsers o. leca control.
Our whole psoe}e hsve snftsexs- thar nzriaosl
pitaa shonld be made ssFssegivs q beautiful.
and snove 81 that is sscIsl oyzeF saonl6 0e
maintained he laws rexaIstng the sal OF
int axisating drinks in ths district ssozld
be rev ss9 wivh vi@w 60 trFg ug tae
trafae unsrT stringent nnits aud eeaEsol
Ia the exetuf On OF the power COAT Fred afon
me ~ the act aaking appropriation foz the ex-
penses Of the DieaTtct ~ columb1a fsr the year
ending jane -. ISss. q d, an The 18th d&y 81
August lat appolns Radc1ph H u ring.
o. New orks Samuel NJ Ora. OF Rhode lslaad,
AMI FreierI p stearus. af Massachusetts.
three eminent s2nitary engfnaefs. 10 exsmine
and report ueon he ssssem OF sewerage exist
ing IN tbs Distrlcf Of Coiumbds The report.
which IL uot yst competed, wif be in Due
coarse submitted . CONGRESS. The rspsrt o.
the commissioners Of the aisrist i herewith
ansHnisted. and the sffeati IN OF congress %
called u the Suggestions Goa aimed herein.
THE woRLp's FAtR RRoJEcr
The pro osslf "a 10 OBJ erve the four handresfh
anniversary Of he discovery Of America By the
op nsEg Of . world fair or exposition n SINE
az our greaf 81 les viii be pre- entea for the
sidsraiton Of eosssess The Va ne snd en- crest
OF saeh a. exposition m ~ vel claim the pro-
nosion Of the seneral goTeri msnt
rHs CIVIL sERv1cs.
On the fourth day OF Ma ca las the cfvil ser
vice commission bad bar single member. The
vacancies were hllrf on fha lev attn d&y OF
Mar. and since then the commissioners ksve
been fnau triou going through STA an ads-
qua g foFre eugaxed In executing the law. Tl=ey
we're assure By hem that . cordial ssppost
would b. Elven them IN a fstthfu AM impartial
enforcement OF the sfaf1ts al les and Z gu =
ttoa.s scs.pfed IN ad q II Hxreto5nre the book
Of ellgibies has been eitset 20 everyone except
a. eertihcation was made upen The reputation
OF the apr. infing offceFs. This secrecy vas the
soeree Of mach suspicion aud Of many charges
OF savoriflsm Ia the admin stFAisCn OF the law
What Is secret IL al ssy : susperscd and what l.
open can b. IN eed. The eommissfon with the
full approval Of It's members has BOW opened
the list Of elig bles tn toe pun d. The
eligible lists for class6 d pos Offers and
customs houses are now publicly posted in the
respective Offices a. are also the eertineation
for she appointments. The purpose OF toe civil
service Law vas absolutely 20 exeIa1e another
consideration in eonne tfon with appointment
under 10. than thar Of merit a. tested ~ the ex-
aHinatoas- The basinesx proceeds upon the
theory thai bnth the examining board. and the
appointing On trs are absolutely igaornaf - 20
the piineal views and associations ~ AT per-
sons on the civil service Ifst II is not too much
g. say. however thks sone recent congressional
Investigations have some hal sh.kea pun4
coahdenee In the impAFfislifs OF the sci esfons
Tor appointments fhe reform Of the efrll
rsice y iia mske no safe oFsztisfsefoFy advsnee
nntii the present laws ard q equal admins
frnstaE are well established IN fae confidence of
the peapse. It VII be mr. pleasure. - IL q my
duty. 90 se,s that he law IL exscugsd with fair.
tess and ianpsstlslity. II some 81 - pFvFIssons
have been .Faadalentay esa5ed BY appoinsine
oeseers our resentment should not sHzgess th1
repeal q the LAW b1s ssi0Fm In 10 a1minfsfsar
son We shcmid have one sfrw az tie matter
and bold u y n sincerity that ts not feet q
b. TIE confederation thst thr party . which we
being IS for the time in poser.
Ay FredecesSsr. on sh. <Gh day Of January.
lisa. By IN executive order to take eject March
IS breugnt the railway q af servies anfeF the
ape atics Of the evil strwieM law Pr0Yisi0n |
sas made thai the order should take effect
s-soner "a any state wherever en- Ell gshi List Vas
sooner obfsiHed 0n tn liza az Of Msrch Mr.
Lyman, thea the on m fnbxr ~ tbs commits
sion reportes 10 me 4. writing has wuuld not
be possib 70 have the lis OK eiEihles ready BE-
fore May 1. and request that the taking eject
Of the order Be posfponed IN Il that time which
wss done subject 70 the same pFovisfan eon-
tasned in the origfpGI orfer - 20 whea the eli
gibie LIST was sooner obf2sned. As resalt Of
the revision Of ne new ruses OF she new csasas-
neatton aud Of The ineEust0a Of the railway mail
service. tue work Of ire commissions has been
greatly increased and the present. elersrai so-ee
II tsaad n BE inaeeqnste. I rec gamsna tsat
the addttionai els rks asken for b tn commits.
sioa BE grant q. The duty OF ayp.s n Sssnt IL
devclv BY the cons tuition or By tbs las and /
the appointing ofheefs are he'd 10 = high /
fessonssh ~ Ia it, sxerFise. The Rrowfh 1
OF he enlsnfry ard the co. SeqRa I Increase ~ Il
the ctNkl itSs have uaxufGed ths dHty 20 TIE
eentite tlissfopostieusse y Il eanEa be denfsd. 1
however tbsE the lab connee4sd ~ifh he nee-
essaFy wark Il increased a IN 10 the pom OF I
sc aAi distress ~ the sn iden sad exc ssivc de-
msnastaas are raafe on a. the satag adain- /
istEatfon. for rvRoFais sad appointments, bat on Il
The other hand 4 ~ r0t rue IN AZ tnranbencv Is
a conclusive Argument tor essiaa4see IN 4
ofsee. frnpeTstiy mcdefase G3el y - puh4sc 1
aasy and good alta Heut T. she eisrbarxs OF \
. Il Ennet BE s9dwt before the sFxu@ent i con-
pete whEa rs no a 4 ssnat1sss Ration ofheers
20 eogidset themselves 10 et assn i4as pofst.
1 a. epposests tnat 40 party es1n-3 alton or
bias az eta sn any wsy thu 9ee AZ b % their
pusssi dAtiss. can r. eAsf, stat the de-
mA for ~ oEais. ara satisfied inst both ia I
aud oas 81 the Class hea Tys gremt heaeat |
soaI3 accrue froE the alp on 81 same
sss n b whleh the csneess Nould
receive ERE dis insTton and bxn &c
ira n al private esapAe HsBts cones frorn -.
eessstoaai faithfnsntst aud efsetrn II the
p.rfasss.nre o ~. bar "a gessed 70 tss
b ads Of s1seasive dsnaff Hs ID ia they
eensa wAstAef 81 N hrntb kesas
erred sy ths trus afst 20 q. y asa -esn-
c4 ney~ aDd rsffng made showtnx she re- ntsve
mefis os clerks OF saeh as, his Ysssnx to be
e ar4ed - . Il merit Ia max na promo
ioaA ! 81 asa n s.ed 20 IA postmaster
E~ts fsi that b. can ut@an The bssss % FhS no.
por 70 ts efartmeai, and 81 fle4nsRs ia
speetionx. eesesse The telak xs KneF.t ef aass-
mse r Of co as They Il As spprsprs
kseEy tBdscA ess ia te Official register 40 se ort
81 she derarnenE Tnat Erfat 4 rnnins
xoa tbns b sivsa " ths whsle services DO
noa danat aud %. b record wouli be ne tess
6sssAse a83snss rsmevAls from oG4es1