Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-07
CAUGHT AT THE CAPITAL.

Ih1ru Rarty,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-The United
States Civil Service Commission to-day
made public its ninth report to the Presi-
dent. 1t shows that from July !, 1891, to
June 30, 1892, the whole number of appli-
cants examined for the five bronches of the
classified service was 19.46). of whom Il, l60
passed and 1900 failed to pass. Compared
with the previous year this shows an In
crease OF 396 in the whole number examined,
decrease in the whole number who passed
of 526, and an increase in the whole number
who failed to pass of 1,012. The whole num-
Der appointed in the year covered by this
report is rs follows: Departmental service,
ATS: customs service, l6l; postal service.
2, llS; railway mail service, 1,199, and Indian
service. 10; total, 3 96l; . decrease of ,434
over the previous year.
Ofpoiitical assessments the report says:
"This is the first time the Civil Service
commission has, in the midst of Presiden-
tai campaign, actively interfered to pre-
vent the collection of these assessments,
and it believes its action had most bene.
fetal effect, and that there was much less
assessing done than ever before, although
it cannot. be doubted that as it was alto
gether too much took place. In the opinion
or the Commission this practice will not be
wholly broken up until it is made penal
q
political contribution from q Government
employe in any place whatsoever"
All Rests With the Attorney General
The commission calls attention to the
systematic efforts made in various States to
collect assessments from Government en-
ployes. In all the cases it promptly pub
lished the facts in full and handed the
testimony over to the Attorney General.
The commission declares that the classified
service should be extended as rapidly as
practicable, rs. for instance, to clerks and
writers in navy yards, to the internal reve-
nuo service, to custom houses with % en-
ployes, and 10 free delivery postoffices The
National Letter Carriers Association, acting
in its capacity of branch of the Knights of
livery offices be classified. The letter car
riers are just like other American citizens;
they want to feel that when they do the
work of the public honestly, zealously and
intelligently, they should not be made the
sport of local political bosses.
The commission also urges the adoption OF
new classification of the customs and the
postal service and modification OF the
rules, so that the number of excepted places
and of places subject to onon-competitive ex-
animation may be greatly reduced in all
branches OF the service. The commission
thinks that the exceptions from examina-
ton in any postoffice may properly be
limited to the postmaster, assistant post
MASTER cashier, private secretary and per-
haps superin intendent of the money order de-
partment. In the same way the number OF
excepted places in the departments at
Washington should be greatly reduced.
Very serious harm, in theirjudgment, results
from allowing the chiefs of divisions TO be
excepted from examination, and they think
that they should be put under the general
rule ana be appointed by promotion from
within the service.
Some Retaliation Against Canada.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Frye in the
Senate to-day smacks very strongly of re-
taliation, and at the present time Is of moro
than usual interest. It amends the laws
regulating the transportation OF goods by
declaring that no mercandise shall be trans.
ported from one part OF the United States
to another part OF the United States in o
vessel belonging wholly or in part to sub.
ject of any foreign power, and such trans
deemed violation of law. The sailing of
any foreign vessel from one United States
port to another Is not prohibited provided
no merchandise other than that imported
In such vessel from foreign port shall be
carried from one port to another OF the
United States. The bill provides that the
President may by proclamation suspend the
right of carrying merchandise in bond
through the United States provided for
in the bill in case the Dominion of Canada
should at any time deprive the citizens
Of the United States of the use of the canals
Canada, as provided in the twenty-seventn
article OF the treaty of Washington. IL is
also provided that in case any export or
other duty continues to be levied on lumber
or timber OF any kind cut on that portion
of the American territory in the State Of
Maine watered by the Saint John and its
tributaries, and f1oated down that river to
United States from the Province of New
the President may suspend all
rights OF carrying so long as the export duty
Is levied.
Third Party Financial Theories.
The financial theories of the Third party
we're emphasized to-day in bill introduced
BY MI. Otis, of Kansas, having the volumin-
ous title ITO change our monetary system,
reduce interest, fix the unit of value, supply
the States with a circulating medium and
FOR other purposes" The bill is amendatory
to one introduced at the last session. It |
ixes the dollar us the unit of value, and de- |
,lares that all paper money mentioned in |
the act shall be absolute upon Its face and |
not in the form oil a promise. All money |
specified shall be full legal tender, provided |
that fractional currency shall only be a
egal tender in sums to the amount of SIS in |
any one transaction. In addition to the pro- |
visions for free coinage in the previous bill |
This measure provides that the money paid |
or the bullion in the Treasury shall be |
covered into the Treasury as part or the |
general reserve fund" Immediately upon |
;he passage of this act the Secretary of the |
Treasury Is required TO have coined all the |
gold and silver bullion in the hands of the |
general Government for any purpose; and |
TO have prepared at as early date as pos |
'ible 81, 800, ,0OO, 600 of paper money; all of |
which gold, silver and paper money shall be |
lsed to form part OF the general reserve |
und." The Secretary of the Treasury Is di-
'ected to prepare an amount or paper money
lot to exceed in volume so per cent of the |
assessed value of the real estate of the
United States as shown by the last census,
hen be held in the general Treasury as the
States Improvement fund, ," and only to be
)aid out upon the order of the respective |
governors and Secretaries of States Any |
'tate may avail itself of the provisions Of |
his act by joint resolution OF the Legisla-
ure, and the State is required to pay to the
United States an annual tax OF per cent on
III sums drawn and retained during each
ear and to open and keep i'll operation an
and general deposit department.
t the capitol of the State.
A Workingman's Protective Bill.
ga bill to protect American Working
men," Is the title of a measure introduced in
he House to-day by Representative Chip
nan, of Michigan. According to it's provis-
ons no alien who is q nonresident Of the
United States shall work at any mech nnical
rade or in any manual labor within the
orders of the United States.
Harter's New System of Finance.
Mr.. Harter, of Ohio, introduced a bill in
he House to-day that treats the financial
uestion in a new way. 1t provides for the
essation of silver bullion purchases on
anuary ], 1898, and for the sale OF 100, O00, 900
unces of silver for gold. Mr.. Harter thinks
he continuance of silver purchases would
My increase the ultimale enormous losses
f the country growing ont OF the act of 1878:
hat these purchases were destroying coni- |
ence ut home and abroad and stand in the !
athway of national prosperity to-day. The
CESSATION of these purchases OF silver would,
q thinlSs cnnsa q rnnaXnl nf fnreinn ,nnr. |