Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
PORTER SAYSIT WON'T WORK
The Placing of Census Employees
Under the Civil Service.
GENERAL FAIRcHlLD ACCEPTS.
He is Willing to Serve as a Member OF
the Board OF Indian Commis-
sioncrs-Good News for
Veterans.
WASHINGTON BUREAU, TIE OMAHA BEE, !
513 FOURTEENTH STREET,

has something to say in relation to the pro-
position to place his Office under the rules of
the civil service commission. He called upon
the president to-day, for the purpose of dis
cussing the subject with him, aud before he
went he said he knew it was the intention of
the trainers of the law not to place the cen
sus officers under the civil service law. The
principal reason for this, he said, was that
the great bulk of the census employees were
employed for a very short period, and 1T was
concluded that it would not be right to bring
people from distant points of the country to
this city for service lasting probably not
more than six months. Under the civil SER
vice commission the rules in regard to state
quotas would, of course, have to be observed
Then, again, the appointments of the four or
five hundred special agents were made, as a
rule, from the cnumerators who had shown
ability and energy. The enumerators were
employed for only few days, aud
their appointment rs special agents
extended their service to several months.
AS to the appointments of experts and high
grade clerks, Mr.. Porter said of the twenty
five decided upon, twenty had been engaged
on the last census. Another employe had
been selected, but he had declined to serve.
These men he said had been sought out and
urged to take the places, and in this way
He thought that they would not have ac-
cepted under the usual certifcation from the
civil service commission. The question, Mr..
Porter said, would be considered by Secre-
tary Noble, but from his standpoint he did
not see any advantage to be gained by ap-
pointing the employees oil the census Office
through the civil service commission. The
census office had special work to do in
certain time, and he was of the opinion that
the trainers of the law were right in decid-
ing that it ought not to be placed under the
same conditions as the permanent executive
office.
GENERAL FAIRCJIILD ACCEPTS.
General Fairchild has notified the presi-
dent of his acceptance of his appointment as
q member of the board of Indian commits
sioners. The board is now complete and will
probably proceed to do the work assigned to
1T at an early day. The southwestern peo-
pie are exceedingly anxious that the work of
the commission shall be brought to close at
the earliest possible moment in order that
the results which are hoped for may be de-
layed as little as possible. General Fair
child and the other members of the commits
sion may probably come to Washington for
instructions before proceeding to do their
work. but they will doubtless bring it to a
final end at the earliest possible moment.
GOOD NEWS BOZ VETERANS.
The amendment to the civil service rules
providing that old soldiers and sailors who
were discharged by the late administration
may be restored without the formality of an
examination was signed by the president
yesterday. A statement has been published
to the effect that this amendment was op-
posed by the president and that he had to be
won over to its support, but the statement is
untrue. The original proposition was to
amend the rules 80 that anyone who had been
discharged from the civil service
might be restored whenever the
do So but the president thought this change
would be too general. He called the atten-
tion of the commission to the fact that the
statutes particularly provided for prefer
ences to ex-soldiers and sailors of the union
army and he thought that with this as a
ground to work on, the rules of the commits
sion might be so amended as to permit the
change, so as to provide for the reinstate
ment of the ex-soldiers and sailors. This
view met with the approval of the commits
sion. The rules were amended and signed
by the president, and are now in effect.
LAYING OFF THE EXTRAS.
Public Printer Palmer, owing to the fail
ure OF the appropriation for his office, has
been engaged for the last few days in decap-
itatIng number of the employees of that big
establishment. He will try and maintain to
The fullest extent the best features of previ-
Gus administrations. and he will improve
upon them whenever he can do So The dis
mlssals, which began yesterday, were abso
lutely necessary because there is not enough
money available to carry on the work at the
present rate. Mr.. Benedict, the late public
printer took care of all the friends he posi-
bly, could during the last few months of his
administration, and besides this there was
an unusually large amount of work to be
done. Mr.. Palmer will make very few ap-
pontments until after the lst of July and it
will be many weeks before there are any
large additions to the force employed.
DIR. LOWRY REAPPoINTED.
DIR. III. b. Lowry q member of the PEN
sion board at Lincoln, Neb., under the last
administration, has been notified that he has
been appointed on the new boara which was
organized two or three days ago by the ap-
pontment of Drs. Beachy and Haggard DIR.
Lowry was an examining surgeon under
Pension Commissioner Dudley, but resigned
before his term of Office had expired. He
went to Europe and spent six months of
study in medical college. Upon his return
to Lincoln he was again made member of
the pension board there by Commissioner
Black. The retention of Mr.. Lowry by
Commissioner Tanner is in recognition of his
efficiency as an examiner as well as his ser
vice to the party. Mr.. Lowry has alwas
been republican.
DR.. j. V. Nelson was to-day appointed
member OF the pension board at Winterset,
and Drs. Il. w. Seiby and Samuel Bailey at
Mt. Ayr, la.
MISCELLANEOUS
]. w. Love, OF Fremont, Neb, arrived
here, this morning, and secured q passport
and letters of introduction to various con-
suls IN Europe, and viii sail from New York
on Saturday for Liverpool on the Cunard
steamer Etruria. Mr.lLove will start di-
rectly for Parts on reaching Liverpool, and
will be in the French capital on the Fourth
of July. He expects to be absest from the
United States eight or nine weeks.
A new postoffice has been established at
Adavilie, Plymouth county, Ia, with Eliza
Scott as postmaster.
A new office has bean established at Mt.
Clare, Nuckolls county, Neb., nine miles
southeast OF Lawrence.
PERRY s. HEATH.