The National tribune., 1892-05-19


ence. 1t is whispered about that Hassan Ben
Ali. aside from his official connection with the
Worlds Fair, is, with his retinue, earning an
honest living travelling with a circus.
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! The House Committee on Reform in the
Civil Service, which is making an investiga-
ton into officials connected with the pub
lie service at Baltimore had Attorney
! General Miller as witness last week. Chair
man Andrew asked Gen. Miller concerning
Biddleman and William III. II. Sutzler, of the
| United States Marshal's Office in Baltimore,
whose removal had been recommended by the
| Civil Service Commissioner for soliciting con-
| tributons for political purposes. The At
torncy General said he had 10 knowledge that
the removal Of these men had been requested,
or that proceedings against them had oeen
recommended. The only report of Commits
sioner Roosevelt received at his Department
WAS brought within the past few days, since
his return from the South. The Department.,
said the Attorney General, kept no list oil en-
ployes of Marshals' Offices. He had had no
knowledge whatever that the men named nad
been indicted. No request had been made 10
him TO look into the matter. but if there had
been he would have investigated it, and, if he
had found that the accused employees were
guilty of direct violation of the Civil Service
law, he would have proceeded against them.
lie thought the most direct way to get at the
facts was to summon the United States Marshal
at Baltimore. The men charged were appointed
by the Marshal The Marshal, said the At
torney- General, had told him nothing thai
would implicate any of his deputies
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There Is trouble among the Washington
newspaper correspondents, and as usual the
trouble is over woman. Miss Ruth Kimbali,
the accredited representative of the st. Paul
Mimi Globe, though properly supplied with
a ticket TO the Press Gallery by the Press Com
mittee having charge of the gallery, is refused
admission by the doorkeeper to the sacred pre-
cincts allowed correspondents, and it seems that
the doorkee is supported by majority OF
the Press Committee. Miss kimball is still
urging her claim to recognition in an unobtru-
siye manner, and has never attempted to force
her presence upon the male correspondents
against their will She has asked for no special
privileges Oh aCCOuut VI ueI Sex huu Az S'NAJ
way has commended herself by her conduct to
the regard OF our professional brethren. This
case opens up the question, which everybody
feresaw must como at some time, whether sex
is to be bar to the enjoyment of full oppor-
tunities il any calling. The only objection
raised TO the presence of woman in the CALLER.
les is that her presence might make the man
ners and conversation of the other occupants
less free.
President Harrison last week appointed the
following gentlemen as the Board of Visitors to
the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md: T. Z.
BoutelIe, Of Maine; Bishop Quintard, of Ten
nessee; Thomas Dolan, OF Pennsylvania; ].
Albert Walker Of New Hampshire; John Rus
sell Young, Of Pennsylvania, and Edward Vale,
of Kansas. He also appointed Gen. Lucius
Fairchild, of Wisconsin; A. J. Cassatt, OF Penn
sylvania; Gen. Felix Agnus, OF Maryland;
Gen. Samuel Dalton, Of Massachusetts, A. G.
Ho-ey, Of Oregon; Capt. Alfred NJ. Ogle, Of
Indiana and John w. Lindsay, of Georgia, as
the Board of Visitors to the Military Academy
at West Point.
The House Committee on Civil Service Re-
form have agreed to report a bill to exclude
from political influence the 81 900 fourth-class
postofiices of the United States The bill pro-
vides for the division of the country into pos
tai districts, and when vacancies occur open
competition shall be announced by the Post
office Inspectors, who shall recommend the best
man to the Postmaster General, after receiving
s.;.n
regardless of the political utilization OF the ap-
plicants. The bill also forbids Congressman
or other Federal officials to make recon-
mendatioDs or to interfere in any way with
these appointments, and removals on political
grounds are prohibited. Il is estimated by
the Committee that the extreme cost of the
proposed system would be $4,000 for 30 In
spectors. Mr.. Raines, Of New York, will SUBJ
nit minority report on the bill, which will
hardly be popular measure, as most of the
members Of Congress like to have q hand in
/ the appointment of Postmasters in their own
districts, and they will hardly vote away their
rights in these matters.
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| After considerable opposition by the free
conaee-of-silver men in the Senate, Hon. T.
| Jefferson Coolidge of Massachusetts, was con-
| frned by the Senate as United States Minister
| to France to succeed Hon. Whtelaw Reid, on
| Thursday May IL. The opposition of the sill
| yer men was due TO the fact that Dir. Coolidge
made report against plan for bimetalic
conference between the United States and the
! South American Republics, while he was a
| member OF the Pan-American Congress which
met in Washington last year. The opposition
/ was not serious enough, however, TO prevent
| Mr. Coolidge's confirmation by O handsome
majority.
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| Still another investigation has been author
| lied by the House Of Representatives, and this
time il is private concern that will have to
! answer FOR any wrongdoipgs they have COM
mitted. Mr. Oates Of Alabama, reported q sub
stitute for bill from the Committee On Judi
ciary, last week, providing for an investigation
OF the Pinkerton Detective Agency, and directs
the udiciary Committee OF the House to make
such investigation, find out the character oil
their employment by corporations engaged in
the transportation of interstate commerce and
| United States mails, the number SO employed
and whether such employment has provoked
breaches Of the peace or caused the destruction
of property, and all material facts connected
with their employment by transportation com
panies, and TO report to the House by bill OIL
otherwise. The resolution was adopted, and th,