Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-16

Jobs Under Civil Service Rules.
speeial Tstorcra % tAs Rs0is,sr.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May IS, 1909
Some time ago Postmaster General
Bissell decided that in making changes
lin postmasters he would regard the
flour years term Of the Republican in
cumbents AS having begun when they
Received their permanent commission
from the President after they had been
confirmed by the senate.
In all the other departments or the
government the policy has been adop-
he'd OF dating the four year terms OF
Republican incumbency OF Office from
the time they took charge Of said
Offices, without regard 70 the date OF
their confirmation by the Senate or OF
their permanent commissions.
In other words when a Republican
has held an office and drawn the salary
thereof for four years, no matter what
he date OF his commission, he Is re-
arded as subject to removal. Under
Postmaster General BSselPs ruling
many Republican postmasters are liable
10 be kept In Office for five years instead
A
by Harrison after the special session OF
the Senate adjourned In the spring Of
1859 and were not confirmed until the
Senate reassembled in the following
December.
Among the latter class OF Republican
postmasters Is the postmaster az Wheel
Ing. He was appointed by President
Harrison about the middle OF May, lSS9,
-. .r.fNf q halrs hrfF
was not confirmed by the Senate until
0the Goth OF the following December
Representative Pend!etOn has been
targuing aud labOring with the PoStmas-
tier General for some time 10 induce
him 10 change his ruling In this matter,
and has pointed out 10 Mr.. Bissell that
the President himself has by his action,
shown that be considers the tenure OF
efice act and civil service laws satisfied
when Republican officials have drawn
} the salaries Of the ofices for four years
no matter what date the commission
bore. But Mr. BiSSell refuses 20 bulge
from his position, or change his ruling,
and so Il seems settled that Wheeling
will have TO be satisfied with Demo
RRtic postmaster
As A cmasgglAs GIFT.
should also be spid in this cOnnec-
tioh for the benefit pf candidates for
cierkships and lettef carrier places in
the Wheeling poStofice, that all these
positions are under the civil service
law, and those who want TO get them can
only do so after undergoing civil service
examination. The places Of assistant
postmaster, janitor and watchman are
not under civil service rules, but these
positions are filed on the recommends
tion OF the postmaster, so that there
will be nG change In the incumoentS OF
these places either, until new post
master is appointed.
WEST VIRGINIA POSrNiASTERS.
The following s.Virginia postmas-
terS were appointed to-day: AT ArnOttS-
Vile, MonOngalia cqunty, Mrs. Nj. A.
Smith. In place OF Aavins ArnOtt, re-
hoyed; at Tunneltoh Preston county,
NJ @. Gibson, In plake OF !. A. Miller,
resigned: al Tyner, Wood county, ). T.
Family, In place OF NJ. ). Black, re-
moved.
Joseph s. Bragonier, OF shepherds
town. w. Va, to-day filed at the Treas
ury an application for appointment as
chief OF a division ia ihe Sixth Auditors
Office. +. L. Cattle, \ Hsrper's Ferry,
applied for the pOstid b of assistant pho
tOgrapher IN the Treasury.
Ex.Secretary Of ktate Ohley and
Charlie HaganS are lmopg the West
Virginians who arriH1 in town to-day.
Senator Faulkner 80 FOR New York
this afternoon, an Twill return on
Thursday. lie goe attend meet
ing OF the Senate q Wlbittee on lmml-
grafton, OF which hd member. The
committee will to- row watch the
landing Of large nu .sr OF ftmmigrsnts
expected on incom ;. steamers from
Europe, so as 20 nQ the working OF
the amended immigr tion lays and the
regulations formulate by ths Treasury
Department TO carry the PROVISIONS Of
the laws into effect.
COL ALEXANDEt CANPBfLI~
Col. Alexander Camb bben, OF bethany,
Is In the city frequently these days, and
when he is here he cad usually be found
entertaining n group u eronieA Ia the
lobby Of the National Rptel With stories
OF his experiences In parts Iof the
world. A Few EVENING" ago 9he Col
onel related % an interested Knot OF
friends recent Experience OF
his at the Agricultural Depafk fkment.
IL seems the Colonel hS a
friend, good democrat, enjoyed a. a
clerk In that department. NThN
gentleman recently became somewhat
uneasy about the tenure Of his Office.
as Secretary OF Agriculture, Morton
has been making changes right and
left, and he feared that the Secretary.
not knowing be was a Democrat, might
chop his head of some dds day without
warning, so the AgkNltural De-
partment clerk reH ASted his
friend Campbell TO 6to SeSre-
tary Morton and speak Md word FOR
him, so that be would be N ined. Col.
Campbell was willing. but fOrtuuate-
IL did not know the Seer ~ ary. How
ever, be knew that COL lnick Winter-
smith, Of Kentucky, was / friend o. Mr..
Morton. aud he got Coll Dick TO 10
down with him 10 the Agticultural De
partment.
when we got there" tOl. Campben
said In telling the story. ~ be mad 70 waiS
few minutes before weAcould see the
Secretary. When we vi admitted "a
his room, we hadn than got ins