The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-14
The UNCERTAINTY OF OFFICE,
4 Yirginian Whom HOke smith Prayld
for Gets His Discharge.
SCOPE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Collector Ryan Advocates the fl"0''s
Internal Revenue Deputies 'n"o'
Rules-Ibo Malone Site

NJ William Ryan. collector OF internal
r,,..,,,,o accompanied by his chief
doputy. Mr. W. II. tyler, came up rom
1,i,bmond last night and spent most OF
thc day 80 he Internal revenue Depart
,ocnt with Commissioner Miller. The
subject of thc new regulations and
blanks for the collection OF the income
fax was the theme OF their Sscusson.
Nr. Ryan also paid lengthy visit to
rs old townsman ana personal friend
tyH Service Commissioner John Proc
tor. of Kentucky. They discussed the
placing of thc deputies iu the Revenue
Department under the Civil Service, and
Nfr. Proctor stated that later on he
would call tbo attention of the President
% the matter. Mir. Ryan SIS strongly In
1ator of placing The deputies in the ser
NfeD. aud at the request OF Commissioner
Proctor Dee will submit his views and
reasons iu writing upon tho subject
Ncssrs. Ryan and Tyler left for Rich
Uonl tonight.
HoRE SMITH PRAYED FOR HIM.
The uncertainty ana unsatisfactorlncss
90 oihee-holdIu1 has been thoroughly eX-
smpIinea iu the case Of Mr.. " II. ".
Moran. cf Loul0un county. W.. who has
iuHt been rclea ed from further duties at
OIL. Census once. Mr.. Moran was oditor
of tho Enterprise at Hamilton, aud is
u'W ANA loyal Democrat and efficient
party worker a few months after Mr..
CI.reland~ iu4l lTatiou Mr.. Moran
through CONGRESSMAN Meredith. WIS ap-
pointed iu tho Interior Department. and
consigned TO the Census Bureau. tie knew
of The coming temporary character OF TINS
bureau hut WAS promised transfer
when tho time came. Ldst summer MT
Moran WAS ill with the typhoid fever
and for wooks h's recovery WAS doubt
ful but iu The days Ct his GONZALES, cncc
hc v1s made Elad by a Letter from me
chief clerk. Nho wrote him that Socre-
tarv Hoke Smith wished 20 say that me-
remembered him daily in his prayers
and hoped for his recovery. This looked
Very suspicious tor whom great ana pious
politicians ike Nr. Smith begin Offering
mp real bona hde prayers for YOU. Il ~
safe to take regular John Warnamaker
reduction in your salary. on make
bIrgaiu-countcr sale oI your Job; but
Mir. Moran is trustworthy and truthful
man. and hr was bouycd l1 his lllntes
lv the belief that his name was nightly
winged to heaven from the sanity lips
of h.z great and good friend. and ne also
felt solid Tor the rest of this adminstra-
tiGu change however. rs stamped upon
ail things human, and While th" prayers
of the Secretary were answered ana MT.
Moran got well and returned 10 ms work
last fal the pious Georgia genuemah
seemed TO forget his supplcations oi SIN
months since. aud Mr. Morau's name was
moon the long list of Census once clerks
dropped from the rolls last month
Ain Moran is a cultivated ana excel
lent Gentleman and his clerlcal I''oIu -
Of tE. highest order. lie VIII now aeNole
an
labor
THAT MALONE sIrT.
Al is the opinion of those w"o ShouiI
h w,u informed ON the 1uhjrci lHdt
III. much agitatrd question Of 'WhtI'
-, ..,..... . now Government Printing OF
nr..' vuI be disposed Of 10y mis- 'oliti '97'
s.i. COMMITTEE ou Rules have agreed 10
Grant one. and if possible. two Gays 10
.fr. Commfttae on Public EuilAhES anu
Grounds for be consideration oi hilia Ic-
uorted hy IT, and IL lis und,rstoou 'H",
The FIRST matter 10 Dee considered VII
nth, purchase oi "a bJldius site Tor the
-. pr,utinp office. The general im-
ur,seion now is that the Malone lot VIII
H.. chosen iu fact Congressman hailN-
baad chairman of the committee. VINO
has always opposed ,he purchase ol TINS
,r,uud virtually admitted to-day that
The General bad fairly oulsitipped ms
,ntnpetitors and greatly Improved the
chances ol selling his lot.
CONGRESSMAN Bower, of North Carolina
,,nl ucxt week make am effort to secure
consideration for the BIN introduced by
him al the beginning of TINS congress
pfovldiug for the ciecuon OF Govern
rneut buuling o. Winston and Salem
senator Ransom yesterday secured the
passage of bin In the Senate appro-
1rIlling $4,000 FOR a Government build
ing. TO Doe used Jointly by The two cities
aud am effort viii Zoe made 10 substitute
tins bill for the one reported from the
House committee.
The uufavorable report yesterday pre-
ecrted in the Senate on the bill providing
for the election of United States senator's
bv popular vote was quite surprise TO the
advocatcs OF the measure Two members
of the committee. Senator's Iurple ana
Bamcl, VIII present separate views. dis
seutlug from the opinion of tle majority
OF tAe committee and lively debate
may be expected when the bin comes
up in the Senate for consideration.
VIRGINIA Nsws MOTHS
The bin for the relief of Washington
and Lee University will Ice called up on
the FIRST of the last six days of this con-
a.ress and there Is little doubt of Its
p3sSae, by. the House Mr.. Tucker has
charge Of the Dill bat the whole Viz
ginia delegation feels q deep interest in
its success.
Mr. J.. d. Duncan, private secretary 10
Senator Prltchard. OF North Carolina,
is seriously ~ with pneumonia His
brother Senator Duncan OF the North
Carolina Legislature, is here with him.
EN-Irnited States Marshal John &.
Watts. oi Tazewen arrived here this
morning on business with the DEPART
mcut or Justice.
Nir. John -. Biggs OF Wilhamston; Dr.
II. A. Freeman. OF Bennington. and Dr.
George W Long OF Graham. are among
The prominent North Carolinians at the
Metropolitan.
There were no appointments Of fourth
class postmasters for Virginia to-day.
The only North Carolina appointment
was that Of l.. J Zachary. at Grange
TransyIvania county, vice IA. t. Hart
Yenoved IA. l.. W.