Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-12-23
eva service Com mission.


states to collect assessments from gov
eminent employees. Ia all the cases it
promptly published the facts in full
and handed the testimony over TO the
attorney general The commission
declares that the CLASSIFIED service
snould oe extended as rapidly rs prac-
tIcaole. As, for instance. to CLERKS
ana writers in navy yaris. To the In
terna revenue service to custom
houses with twenty-five employers ana
10 FREQ delivery postot,ices.
The National Letter Carrier assoc
citation. acting in lis capacity 0f II
branch OF the Knights OF LABOR nave
recommended That all free delivery
officers be classified. But letter car
riers are just like other American eli.
zens. They want to feel that when
they 90 the WORK OF the puplic non
estly zealousiy ana intejiigentiy. they
should not be MADE the sport OF local
political bosses.
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ton OF new classification OF the Gus
toms ana postal services aui ,nOGiii-
cation OF tho rules so that the nun Der
OF excepted places ami OF place, sub
lect to competitive examination.
may De greatly reduced in all branches
OF the service. The commission thinks
the exceptions from examination in
N IN ha / i,o
TO the postmaster, assistant posttnas-
ter. cashier private secretary ana uer-
haps superintendent OF the money or
der division. In the same way the
number OF excepted places in the de-
partment at Washington should be
greatly reduced. Very serious harm
Ia the commission judgment results
from allowing the chief OF divisions to
oe excepted from examination, anu IL
thinks they should be put under the
general rule and be appointed Dy a
promotion from within the service.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Frye in the
senate smacks very strongly OF retail
alton and Mt tho present time is of
moro than usual interest. 1t amends
the laws regulating the transportation
OF goods by declaring that no mercn-
andise shall be transported from one
part OF the United States TO any part
OF tho United States in u vessel oe-
longing wholly or in part to subjec,
OF any foreign power, and such trans
portation via any foreign port shall be
deemed violation OF Jaw. The sail
ing OF any foreign vessel from any
United States port TO another is moi
prohibited provided no merchandise
other than that imported in sucn YES
sci from foreign port shall 90 carried
from one port to another OF the United
States.
The bill provides that the presiden
may, by proclamation, suspend TIM
right OF carrying merchandise in Dont
through the United States provided
for in the bill. in case the Dominion o
Canada should at any time deprive Tn,
citizens OF the United States OF the us,
OF canals in the Dominion in terms o
inequality with Canada. as provide,
by article XIV OF the treaty OF Wash
ington. IL is go provided that in tn,
case OF any exporter. ana duty contin
ues to be levied on lumber or iimoe
OF any Kind cut on the portion O
American territory in the state o
Maine, watered by tho ST. John an,
Its tributaries ana flowed down tn
river TO the sea where Tue same i
shipped to the United Stutes from tn
province OF New Brunswick. the pres
ideut may suspend all rights OF carry
ing provided for in This section as ion.
as the export duty is levied.
The financial theories of the thir,
party were emphasized today in bill
introduced by Mr.. Otis OF Kansas. hav
ing tho yoiuminous title: TO Chang,
Our Monetary System. Reduce Inter
est Fix the Unit OF Value. Supply IN,
States with Circulating Medium an,
for Other Purposes.
The DILL is amendatory 10 one intro
duced at the last session. 1t ike
The dollar as the unit OF value, ami lie
clares that all paper money mentione,
in the act shall be absolute upon i;
face, and not in the form OF promise
All money specified shall oe full iega
tender. provided that fractional cur
rency shall be legal tender in sucn t,
the amount OF Is in any transaction
In addition 10 the provisions for ire
coinage in the previous bill. hi
measure provides that the money uai,
for the bullion in the treasury shall b,
covered into the treasury as part o
the general reserve fund"
Immediately upon the passage O
nj
required TO have coined ali the silve
ana bullion in the hands OF the gen
eral government for any purpose: an,
to have prepared at an early date a
possible 81 800 600. 600 OF pane
money. oil OF which gold. silver an,
paper money ali TO be used To form
part OF the general reserve.
The secretary OF the treasury is I'll
rected to prepare an amount OF pane
money not to exceed in volume % pc
cent OF the assessed value OF the rea
estate OF the United States. as snow
in the last census. TO oe held in Tn,
general treasury as the states improve
meut FUND, ami only 10 be paid on
on the order OF the respective cover
nors ana secretaries OF state
Any state may avail itself OF th,
provisions OF this act by joint resolu
ton OF tho legislature. and the stat
is required to pay 20 the United State
an annual tax OF | per cent on aii sum
drawn and retained during each yea
and to open and keep in operation ~
exchange and general deposit depar.
ment at the capitol OF the state.
Ohcisi Vote Of Kings COUNTY.