The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-17
THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
SENTTME 40 IN FITOE or ITS
1B,OLUTE REPEAT.
Mr. Turner Ad,ocstes { Appointment OF
Mrs. Gen Long as osimsster OF Char
IottesvIlic-narshai Clar,s's Hopes.
TINES BIZ Eau. RAPLFY BUILDING. :
WAsHISGToN. elruary 10. 1898.

NASHINGTON. eLruary 10. 1898.
The executive session Of the Senate. and
the monotonous roll-cals and flibuster
ing in the House. made this a duh day
at the Capitol. The iilibustering I'm the
House was over an effort 10 side
track the Bland coinage bill. and the
absence Of a quorum Of It's supporters
gave an opportunity 10 delay, II not
defeat his bill.
The civil service has broken out again
in u new place. and Commissioner Roose-
welt has hurried away to Connecticut 20
find out whether the State Committee
has issued a circular calling upon the
State and Federal ofiice-hoders to con-
tribute to the campaign fund.
There never has been an election. at
least in recent years. in which the Gov
eminent employees did not contribute 10
the campaign fund. All this Mr. Roose-
welt knows.
The law upon the subject is very
specific
The sentiment here does not seem to
be IN favor Of an absolute repeal OF the
Civil-Service law. but the coming bill
will probably provide for the abolish
ment Of the existing board Of commits
soners and relegate the Civil-Service con-
troll 10 the separate departments. each
making the necessary examinations and
rules TO apply 20 the clerks Of their
respective departments.
The announcement that vote would
be taken on the Bland bin az O'Clock
to-day kept the entire Virginia and North
carolina congressional delegation in their
seats These gentlemen are an I'm favor
OF me DILL and will do their whole duty
towards establishing a quorum.
= rk for Mrs. Lorg
Congressman Turner was presented 10
the President yesterday by Senator Hun
ton and had q very pleasant interview.
Before leaving he recommended the rcau.
pointment Of Mrs. Long as postmaster at
Charlottesville. in which he was joined
by Senator Hunton.
To-day he called on the Secretary OF
Agriculture. but found 10 vacant places
to his credit.
Congressman Marshall called on Public |
Printer Palmer this morning with Mr. |
Browne, Of Nythevile. whom he recon- !
mended as proof reader. There We're no /
vacancies. but the Public Printer promised /
him an appointment later on.
United states Marshal Charles Clarke. |
v hose resignation has been accepted By /
the Department Of Justice Is I'M the city. |
lie IL attending the United States District /
.oufi now in session at Alexandria, as
Marshal Jack IIudgins' appointment has
not yet been confirmed by the Senate.
ihere IS rumOr that an effort is being
made TO prevent his confirmation. and
hat General Alahone's influence with the
republican senators is chiefly relied on
o accomplish this result few years |
lgo Marshal Clarke and the General were
he bitteries foes. but the hatchet has
'een buried and apparently forgotten. and
new and lasting friendship has sprung
70 between them.
Hon. X. II. Cardwell. speaker of tho
iiEinia House Of Delegates. Is i'm the
ity. lie Is also attending the United
tates Court al Alexandria.
A Moi.s' Request.
Sending agricultural and flower seed are
y no means the least important OF
Dnsressman's duties and for some time
Re private secretaries. and in many cases
t. congressman themselves have been
lsily engaged in preparing ana trans }
lttlng the different varieties 10 their .
instruments. That the rural voter knows
nat he wants and does not hesitate 20
{ his wants be known, is shown By the ,
moving moderate request received to- |,
~ by member Of the Virginia delega- !
On; Please send me few seeds-pcas. z.
ans potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes beels !,
'ilne plants Strawberries. raspberrics, ,
Ia blackberries; one or two plum trees. !
eubarb plants. sample Of corn. water T
elon. canteloupe sorghum seed alfalfa :
~ different varieties of flower seed" =
course, the congressman is expected 10 ,.
nd them or else be black listed for not D
'kng out for the farmers portion OF =
constituency. (.
'sinia Post Ofices. :
there were no changes in fourth-class ;
stmasters to-day for North Carolina. :
d only two for Virginia as follows =.
j. Hickman. at Hickman. Franklin ;,
lnty. vice j.. T.. Hickman. removed }
i u. III. Kerster. at Newport. Giles =
inty, vice Mrs s. H. Smith. removed. -
special Office has been established at =
eeio. Franklin county. Va, with Joel ,.
Flora as postmaster. ,,
he post-ohice at Dido. King George =
Inty. has been removed one mile from =
mer site. =
Ir. Rowan G. Charles the recently-ap- >
nted postmaster al High Point. \. q ),
; been commissioned. =
Ir. James T. Beason. al Mooresboro 2.
C., and Miss Mamie X Dickinson. af ,
'key Mills Va, neWly-appOinteI post \,
tiers have been commissioned =