Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30

tFrom our Respi.r Correspondent,

From our Regular co-respondent)
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 20, '93.
Secretary Carlisle is showing the
country just what democratic profess
sions OF reforming the Civil Service
mean. For many years there has
beer rule in the Treasury Depart
ment requiring newly appointed
chiefs of divisions to take non-com-
petitivs examination, merely to test
their general knowledge and intelli-
gence. Several Of the Democrats
appointed chiefs Of divisions by Sec.
Carlisle have simply through lack of
ordinary intelligence failed to make
even fairly creditable showing in
those examinations and the examin-
ing committee has been compelled to
report them unfit for tbs positions
they had been selected to fill. Did
Mr.. Carlisle make other and better
selections in place Of these men?
Not bit Of it. He simply exercised
his authority Is Secretary and issued
an order changing the rule, making
j. read that chiefs Of division in his
department may be excused from ia
king the departmental examination
At tho disorstiop Of tho Sec. OF the
Treasury. Tho result Of this order
will be that the incompetent Demo
Gratis will draw the salaries Of chiefs
while their work will in reality be
performed by competent Republican
clerks under them. No observant
man doubts that reforms are needed
in the civil service, but he who thinks
that they will be made by this admin
jstration Is doomed to disappointment.
The Geary Exclusion act is to be a
dead letter, not~ outstanding the Su-
prems Court decision, until Congress
meets, If no longer, it having been
decided by the Cabinet to spend what
money is now available, ~ we'll as the
100000 that will become available
July l, in prosecuting and deporting
those Cinnamon who are In America
in violstion Of the anti Chinese law
Of 1884, and to Jet the unregistered
Chinese alone.
There is much speculation ~ to
the influences the administration
brought to bear upon ex-Secretary
Fairchild to cause him to withdraw
his resignation as chairman Of the
committee recently appointed to in
vestigats the New York custom house,
sitter having twice refused in writing
TO serve on the committee. Mr..
Fairchild has lost friends by allowing
himself to be ooerced into doing
something that 1t is well known he
did not wish to do.
The Democratic Commissioner of
Pensions seems to lack the courage
Of his conviction. A few days ago it
was stated by his close friends that
no had concluded that the medical
boards should be made up hereafter
entirely Of Democrats. There WAS
such a unanimous kick against the
manifestly unjust proposition that he
made haste to make half-hearted
denial Of his intentions to put it into
effect. He admits that he favors
such policy, but says that when the
sentiment Of the locality in which the
boards do their work favored a mi
nority representative on the board he
would appoint one Republican and
two Democrats. II there is COM
munity in this country in which pub
lilo sentiment favors making these
boards political machines composed
solely OF the members of one party,
it is good community for fair mind
ed men to get ont Of.
Tho Spanish Infapts Eulalia and
her suite are in Washington, and SO
far everything attending their enter
ts,nment has moved smoothly and
apparently satisfactorily to the Span
iards and to the administration. The
royal party paid their respects to Mr..
and Mrs. Cleveland by making an Of
fetal call at tho White House Satur-
day morning. in the afternoon of
the same day Mrs. Cleveland, accom-
panied by Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. Lamont
and several other ladies returned the
courtesy BY calling on the Infanta at
the hotel whore she and her suite
we're quartered in royal style. To-
morrow evening Mr.. and Mrs. Cleye-
land will entertain the nations royal
guests at State dinaer in the White
House, the other guests being the
members of the Cabinet and ladies OF
their families, members of the Su-
preme Court and their wives, and all
If tho nomhars of tho Sapsta and