The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-22
TRACY'S SCHEME.
How Civil Service for the Navy
Yards Is Regarded.
Senator Chandler Thinks the Plan a Good
One II Not 0YerdOne.
4 Prize for Railway Mail Clerks TO Com
pete Por-Army Orders Needed In
prOYementS Of Yaqulna Bay.
special to THE MoRNINa CALI.

WASHINGTON. April 21-The proposed
civil service in the navy-yards, as already
applied in New York and Norfolk, and
which will soon be put in operation at Mare
Island, does not meet with much favor
among many naval officers hereabcuts. Sen
ator William E. Chandler of New Hamp-
shire, a prominent member of the Senate
Naval Affairs Committee, was in this city
to-day, and being asked his opinion Of civil
service as applied to the navy-yards said
" l do not understand that Secretary Tracy
is going to call upon the Civil Service Com
mission to supply him with f0remen or
mechanics, but what he proposes is COM
mendabe You know there is a law which
provides that no employe of a navy-yard
shall be removed because Of his political
convictions nor be appointed
UNLESS HE IS COMPETENT
And skilled. On that statute Secretary
Tracy may build up system, which. if not
too elaborate. may be productive of great
good. Yes, was aware of the existence of
that law when 1 was Secretary of the Navy,
and was governed by it. l never removed
pointed one because he was Republican.
1t is good law and should be enforced"
"Who will succeed Mr. Eimunds as Sem
ator from Vermont"
~ nave understood" said the Senator,
"that the Governor will certainly appoint
the Secretary of War, and that is the gen.
eral belief up our way.'
ARMY ORDERS.
With the approval of the acting Secretary
of War ordinary leave of absence granted
to Fist Lieutenant Laurence d. Tyson,
Ninth Infantry, Department of Arizona, is
changed to a leave of absence for one mouth
on surgeons certificate of disability, and
in addition four months ordinary leave of
absence is granted him with permission to
go beyond the sea. The following transfers
in the Fifth Cavalry are announced: Sec
ond Lieutenant John q. Haines from Troop
& to Troop ID; Second Lieutenant Andrew
G. c. Quay from Troop ID to Troop NJ; Sec
ond Lieutenant Samuel G. Jones Jr. from
Troop NJ tu Troop &,
RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE PRIZE.
The General Superintendent of the Rail
way Mail Service will present gold medal
to the clerk in the whole service who makes
during the year ending December 81, 1891,
the best case examination record. The rules
are:
First-The examination first in order will
be upon those States for which the clerk
competing distributes the mail when on reg
ular duty.
Second-Clerks below Glass 5, after hav-
ing passed upon the States regularly dis
tributed by them. will take up such other
States as are distributed by clerks in higher
grades upon their own lines, after which
they can make their own selection from
such other States as may be distributed in
Nl.f.
selections from adj Joining visions.
ThlId-Only the last examination upon
any scheme or State will be placed to The
credit of the clerk competing.
Fourth-A knowledge OF connections and
obedience to orders will be prime consider
ations in making the award
Fiith-None but clerks regularly en-
ployed i'll railway pOstofi.es can compete
for this medal
YAQUINA BAY.
Senator Doph called at the Office Of the
Chief Engineer to-day and urged an eXami-
nation Of Yaquina Bay TO ascertain how
much Ii will cost to obtain an additional
depth of water. 1t was replied that 50 fal
Congress has not provided for any sucl
inves stigation and no new work can be com
menced without legislation directing it. The
Senator urged that report be prepared tC
give the next Congress all the Information
on the subject now at hand. The department
10 luIOIHeu tldG WltHlu low udyS MdJDl
Handsbury Will submit report con
cerning the matter of improving the chan.
mel Of Columbia River to the sea.
CALIFORNIA PATENTS.
The following Californians have been
granted patents: Miles B. Dodge, San
Francisco. steam-engne; George II. Mer
rick, San Francisco, faucet; Peter Horton
Oakland, pin-holder; John I; Smith,. San
francisco, Journal box packing; FIant
Walker, Los Angeles, sewer man-hole
Frank Zan. crate and display stand fol
brooms ana shield for broOms.
CALIFORNIA PENSIONS.
The following Californians have beer
granted pensions: John Meredith, Henry
P. Markle, Owen Loughlin; Sarah, widow
Jeremiah Wilson; Webster P. Bruce and
Philip MOWrie