The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-01

abolished, salaries increased and
salaries reduced. The work will be
complete and accompanied by an index
that will make it one Of ready refer.
ence. It will not BIO ready before the
first of May.
A Republican Senator, who stands
high in party counsels, said o-day that
the proposed Senatorial investigations
OF private characters and the re-
organization scheme would come to
nothing this session. They could not be
considered while contested seats are
under discussion and when that subject
is disposed OF the Senate will probably
adjourn, as quorum would otherwise
disappear within two days after the
President notifies the body that he has
no further business to present to it.
Secretary Carlisle is having prepared
list of employees Of the oTreasury De-
partment with the salaries they receive,
and will have it arranged by States.
When completed it will show the mum.
Der OF employees credited to each State,
the aggregate salary the people from
each State ceive, and column show
ing what, by the law of apportionment,
each State should receive. The list has
been prepared already to such an extent
as to show great discrimination amonr
States, some of the States having many
moro clerks than their propet quota and
others less. The District of Columbia
is credited with more than 1000 out of
5000 employees, when its quota, it is
said, should only be eleven people. Sec.
rotary Carlisle, it is understood, intends.
by every means in his power, to reduce
the District of Columbia's list of EN-.
ployees that the States may receive
their proper quota of appointments.
Secretary Carlisle was busy to day,
this being the last of tho month, in
making official changes in the Treasury
Department.. He called for the resig-
nation OF IL. G. Mclean, chief clerk of
the architects office, and in his place
appointed Charles e Kemper, of Staun-
ton, Va. The resignation of Crank
Smith, chief of division in the archi.
tect's office. was rendered and accepted.
Gen. Daniel McCaulley, late appoint
ment clerk OF the Treasury Department,
was appointed chief clerk of the immi
grafton bureau, vice Hall, resigned.
Two messengers were discharged and
two Democrats appointed in their places.
One OF the discharged men had been in
his place twenty one years.
SECRETARY MoRTON's PLAN.
Secretary Morton, of the Department
Of Agriculture, has devised plan to
test the fitness Of applicants for posi-
lions In the department. that are not
governed by civil service rules. Each
aspirant in filing his application will be
required to answer certain questions as
to moral and physical fitness and also
questions bearing upon the work he
desires to perform. This will enable
the secretary to more accurately deter-
mine the qualifications of applicants
ana attain high standard of work in
the department..
A delegation Of Virginians from
Loudoun county. headed by Representa-.
tive Meredith, appeared before the COM
missioners of the District OF Columbia
this morning and demanded the re.
moval OF Yardley u. Brown, clerk in
the auditors office, on the ground that
ne Is an offensive partisan. 1t was
during the latter part of President
Harrison's administration that Major
Halford, the Presidents private secre.
tary, urgently requested the commits
sloners to appoit Brown.
Several other prominent Republicans
interested themselves in the matter, and
one day, upon motion of Commissioners
douglas, Brown became q District en-.
pioye. Representative Meredith, az
soon as the board had assembled, ex.
planned that the removal of Brown was
urgently asked by tho Democrats OF
Loudoun. Brown, he said, runs a Re-
publican newspaper known as the Lou
don Telephone, and during Cleyeland's
campaign of 1884 it contained q mum Der
OF scurrilous articles against the execu-
tive. The speaker handed the commits
sioners several papers with marked edi.
torials.
Meredith explained that IL the com.
missioners paid no attention to this
matter he proposed to go to the Presi-
dent and have the man removed Tho
after was informally discussed at
meeting OF the board, but as vet no
definite action has been taken.
1t is reported that ito moro promin.
emit foreign missions will be filled Mon
day. Hannis Taylor, OF Mobile, Ala,
it is thought, will I'll tho Spanish
mission, and John Van Allen, of New
York, the Italian.
MessfS. O'Ferrall and Lawson, the
committee appointed by the Virginia
delegation to ascertain the Presidents
views in regard to tho distribution OF
patronage in that State, reported to a
meeting OF the full delegation to night
Iheir report was to the effect that tho
President would not bind himself to an
appointments recon- mended by tho united
delegation, but would give duo cor.
sideration to their recommendation.
N view of this action six applicants for
tne various appointments at the Presi.