Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-09

ted for decision 10 lrSb ASslstaut rust
master General Jones by Congressman
Erdman, Of Pennsylvania.
This question Is whether Democratic
letter carriers who were dismissed from
the service during Harrison's admins
tratlon on purely political grounds are
not entitled 20 reinstatement?
Z The letter carrier forces in all cities
OF considerable size are under the civil
service law and IL Is cOntended that the
dismissal of carriers by Republican
postmasters under Harrison, solely for
the reason that they we're Democrats,
and not because they were delinquent
or inefficient, was a violation OF the law
and should now be corrected by rein
stating the discharged men 70 their Tor
mer places.
A precedent for such reinstatement
was set to-day by Secretary Of the In
terror Smith, who restored to their old
: places several former employees Of the
pension office, who were dismissed with
out cause under the late administration.
The letter carrier forces in free de-
livery cities throughout the country are
now almost wholly made up OF kepuO-
licans, and there Is little chance OF the
Democrats getting in, unless IL is
through a ruling that discharged car
riers shall be restored. Congressman
Erdman submitted to First Assistant
Jones, on which TO base a ruling, case
OF this kind from Allentown.
Another branch OF the postal service
10 which a similar state or affairs exists
is the railway mail service.
This is now under the civil service
law, and is filed almost exclusively by
Republicans.
, Democrats who were appointed TO
places in it when Cleveland was Presi-
dent before, were dismissed because
they were Democrats when Harrison
came in. An effort will soon be made
to obtain ruling on the point whether
these dismissed Democrats should not
now be restored to the service.
West Virginia got but Que new fourth
,class postmaster to-day; w. j. Short
was appointed postmaster at Sun Hill,
Wyoming county, in place OF L. l..
Shannon, removed.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
The President to-day made the fol-
lowing appointments:
Joseph G.. DOnnelly, Of Wisconsin,
10 be Consul General OF the United
States al Nuevo. Mexico; Van Leer
Polk, of Tennessee, to be Consul Gen
eral OF the United States at Calcutta,
India.
To be Consuls Of the United States
d. ]. Bartello, OF the District Of Column
bia, at Sonneburg, Germany; Mar
shall p. Thatcher, of Wisconsin, al
Windsor, Ontario; w. II. Seymour, Of
Alabama. at Palermo, Italy; John Pat
ton, Of Michigan, at Amherstbnrg, On
tarlo; Frederick Opp, Of Texas, at Bres-
lau, Germany; Alex. s. ROseuthal, Of
New York, at Leghorn, Italy; VIM. II.
jackson, OF Indiana, at London, Ont. /;
Claud Thomas, Of Kentucky, at Mar
seilles, France; Pulaski E. Hyatt, Of
Penna., Santiago, De Cubs; Frances II.
Underwood, OF Mass, at Leith, Scot
land; Newton b. Ashby, OF Iowa,
at Dublin, ireland; Jacob I. Childs, Of
Missouri, at Hankow, China; Max Gold
finger, OF New York, at Mannheim,
Germany; VIM. h. Robertson, OF the
District Of Columbia, at Hamburg, Ger
, many; Louis A. Rettaliata, OF Mary
land, at MeSsina, Italy; Charles A.
O'Connor, of New Hampshire, at Var
mouth, n. s.; Julius Muth. OF New
York, at Magdeburg, Germany; Frank
G. McGhee, OF Mississippi, AZ Hudders-
field, EDgland.
TO REORGANIzE THE PENSION BOARDS.
The question OF reorganizing the
boards OF pension examining surgeons
throughout the country, is just now un-
hu
Commissioner Locbren and Deputy Com
missioner Murphy. There are 1,25O Of
these boards, each containing three
members, aud their work Is very i'm
portant factor in the administration OF
pension laws aud IN the adjudication OF
claims. Officials Of the department
state that careful examinations have re-
Vealed incompetence aud gross care
lesSness In the work OF some Of these
Boards, and in some instances the evil
denes indicates that improper infu-
ences have been successfully applied TO
secnre reports in pension claims fSvora-
Bile to the applicants. In view OF these
facts IL has been decided 10 give this
branch OF the service a general over
hauling. While no formal plan Of
reorganization has been announced il is
the stated purpose Of Commissioner
Lochren, with the approval Of the Sec
retary, to appoint on these boards only
men who stand in the very front rank
OF the profession in their respective
localities and men who keep we'll
abreast Of the times in medical science.
Another infiexible condition TO appoint
ment will be that OF unQuestiOned integ-
rity. The politics Of applicants will not,
It Is said DO made OF first Importance,
although all other things being equal,
Democrats undoubtedly will be given
the preference. An official, speaking of
the matter to-day. said that recOmmen-
datioBs by men OF known character in
the medical profession would be more
eficaclOusin securing an appointment
on pension boards than II made by
politicians The work Of reorganization
will soon be>beguE
coMPErEiy hsrATED.
the relnstatel lowing
named persons army,
end whose sen naion