Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-08
CIVIL SERVICE.
SENATOR DANIELS ATTACK UPON IT
COMMENDED.
JsuH-Tho Outrage kill-Iuterststs Com
mercs-0ovsrnor Enl and Secretary
Whitney, Agsip-OFerrall.
Irrom o. ReEnlar Corrosnonnonil

tFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, February 7.-Nearly every.
body "a taking to-day about senator Darlers
sttack OF The ciNil.scryIce humbug. This
sham hasn't bad such m sirlng since Senator
Vance Jumped into the system aud EXPLAINED
its onC-sidcd workings. The Virginia Sene-
tor has never taken spy stock 10 the theory
that Is advocated ny he MugWumps. and II
s. pity that epv man who claims 10 hive
toJud sense sR0uld vote 10 couiiuue a sys.
tom that has filed the departments AZ
w Arlington with ~ incompe ent a lot
IL CLERKS as could De sctalPd together.
TIN ISN'T the worse pert u T..
fGgs extension " the sss'cm has kent
80 q pack Of Old political hummer. that were
put IN TIE departments during Grants last
administration None o. the virginia or
North Carolina Democrats have snv use for
ony such idcle a. have prevailed. Mr.. Cox.
afoTmcr representative from North Carolina,
got tsngcd up with the herosv, ans old
Judge Beuneit who was IN the same Con-
gross, propactcaly rei0qrkcd that Il Mr..
Cox thought hts people hciieved In any such
humhug as CivIl-service reform. so-cillcd, he
would gel e.. Mr.. Cox WAS len.
Senator Daniels remarks are entirely
0frOD0s. but unfortunately thcv will notaysiI
RnVthing. as The appropriation Tor tbe civil
Service Commission vlli Dee made. The
commissioners are bound 60 DO paid until a
Din is passed wipin2 ON the offices. Some
- these DAYS Congress wiI knock the whole
kit higher then . blue bird cVcr got IN me
ar sud nobody VIII cry. j. is The opinion
~ msny lending Democrats that Senator
Daniel did not 20 q ht 100 f1r in what be
said q tlo miserable system put upon
fhe country bv Mr. Pendlcton. Of OHIO.
aided by a number of MueWurps snd Re-
puhicaus. representative O'tcrrali. u
Virginia, is ne much opposed a. Tho system
sS Senator Daniel. and everybody knows thst
fenalor-elect Barbour regards u a. tue
Sillie.t sort 0i monkey business.
Routine business is engaging thc attcu-
ti0n ~ both branches n tongrcss ~ This
time. AMI thor" i.n'f mucn going ON OUTSIDE
~ appropriation bills. u i- we'll Inst the
regular Appropriations are being made 80
cary rs there * lots 0i important business
thst could ne}er he reached this session il
The appropriation bil, are allowed 10 drug.
Nr. Hills expects to hsye the t9ri3 ban in
The House Dos the 18th ~ the month. The
report Of ihr Way. and Neaus Committee
Will recommend The rejection of me Senate
hlll, snd there VIII Doe "a biz debate oi pcflurs
n week o. ten days. but VCrY icN member
81 either PARTY think any compromise cn Doe
reached. n IS not yet definitely known what
proposition Mr. Mills and us friends viii
make. They Gre snNious 10 press the free
wool and free lumber clauses, bus ~ course
these will be st0uiiy opposed hY tae tcpub-
leans. Free lumher is wanted I'm The vrsi-
Tte states, bur partisan feeling gets away
with the pocket when il come, 10 e question
Of voting Tor anything advocated by Demo
crafts.
The %Ecpublcqus ri The Senate and House
nre getting ready go start thc o|utragc-mill
mp brissly. and 10 win grind in me House
when the S~nalls.Elliot coute.t clsc comes
up.
Tho interstate Commerce Commission
heard today The case of COX nrotAcrs against
ltbe Lshigh-N valley coal and Bulrosd Com
pany. The Cox Brothers are large pro-
ducefs ~ anthracite coal. ava troy claim
That Che J. 'hlgh r%aiiroat, being practically
the owner of tAr coal company lands.
IL discriminating against Them, and
That therefore thct cannot got IA
y0rahlc rate. to Underwater. Bach side had
eminent counsel, aud Use ARGUMENTS were
stroBg. The csse T. very important one, re
~ viii affect The price of coal 900 Glanv pats
Of the country. uO matter which way it, is
decided cox Brothers claim that IL they
can gct fair rates me price VIII come down,
aud the LDhigh Company Insist int they are
acting fairly. The commission VIII soon &C.
eide the controversy.
Governor uiI', yi-iito Washington is stll
being talbcd Of hy tuc politicians. liis op-
poncnt. aIc trying to make 10 appear that
very icW u'opie attended the reception Il
Secretary WutUrY's yesterday. ihi- is not
80. 10 WAS % OUr reception aud tho DeWO-
Gratis from li SECTIONS were clad 10 meet q
man against whom neither iepubIc,nism
nor Mu-Wumppfry could prevail some peo-
uIc nre WONDERING why Mr. WUIufV