New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-20
NEVS NOTES AT THE CAPITAL.
pr.rrtI LEAVING THINGS IN GOOD
SHAPE FOR WILSON.


POSTMASTER WAKEFIELD WINS HIS FUN
AGAINST THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
FREDERICK DorcLAss's EsTATE-AP-
poINrMENTs- INTERNAL REVENUE
RECEIPTS - PARDoNs by
The PRESIDENT
Washington. March lo-AGlirs in the Postoihce
Departmcn, are in such forward shape no" ,0,,
there Is no reason why If 50 inclined "' - ,ha
could not Immediately reinqush the car 80
office of Postma sier- General AS II - NV -,
Mr. Wilson is not ready to assume his nc" o'''' ~
functions. and Mr.. B.sselrs domestic d't'"s. -
arc not owlrs to an existing lease Of his mouse ~
Buffalo perfec; they VIII 49," ir ,1. de-
I,ffment TO cali for Mir Bssels personal sGpr
vision lie expresses only one regte' az l,in@ T.,
certan reforms mainly bearing upon secona-c ca
matter were not sufficiently apprecA'e,di IS onrr''
Ton ION The work Of the department noweyer, IS up
%s and n 1 rsr rnSs i O. T
Tho mention of the Presidents birthday ceeora-
ton Yesterday recalls the fact that Hecre,a's
gresham WAS s!xty-three years old on 9uhuas'
having been born OF st. Patricks Day, ls5Z' Inc
Secretary Of state is the Oldest heihoei y, Wv
Cabinet the next in point of axe being '"s nr ~
tar isry 10 OF AETsSG onSy Secretary Herbert
permitted his siyty-hrst birthday on onn@esi man
in IN" cabinet is secretary smith who was porn Gh
in 1853. Secretary Lament was oity,ornnv;eneral
ruary O. Secretary Carlisle and A'torey oissclI
Oiney were born in 1855 s,1 'SS'''
in lsi7, aud his successor. MI "ilso"' al '
Two long and stubborn fight between the civil
Service Commiss' on and Postmaster Warh"id' OF
Baltimore over the removals and appointments
made by the postmaster in his Office, when were
said by the commission to have been Illegal was
to-day settled by Attorney-General Oiney' VINO
was called upon for an opinion in the case. lie
decided that the removals and appointments MADE
by Postmaster Werield legal. The case
dates back November l. when the postmaster
made removals OF superntendonts OF divisions ana
clerks in the Office and Informed those 20 be as
charged that their services would end on NoNem-
Der !. Those succeed them were informed OF
their appointment AZ the same time ON November
, the President issued order putting these
places under the Civil Service law The Postoiice
department did not receive official notice OF the
removals GnUi November j. but the notllchtloh
~, dated November !. The commission took the
matter up with view 10 proving the appoint
approve tncm Postmaster WarGeld appointed
seven OF the original eight appontees a. watch
men, intending to promote thein Mhtn an oppotcc
tunity offered lie informed he department OF
these appointments on November ); on ny em .r
. the Acting First Assistant PoSunaster-1eheIdl
Informed Nj. WIrhcld that he would approve the
II hey We're IN arrarda4cg ,b WIZ a ine
more postmaster advised the department of the
promotion OF ne W%tchnen men oossn "a t an
Postmaster WarneId. which resulted n many
bcrs Of Congress ami leading lawyers OF baltimore
10 upholn NJ a,"yn, ~ ,I,SS rs..yaJ no,"o
~ ,beir enpolntment prtor t. November l. and the
fact that they ala not qualify nor enter upon
c0ec, did not impair the validity OF the appoint
mcnis. The decision Of to-day viii probably gov.
other cases IN offices throughout the country
where there are similar disputes
The persons chfhy interested j." me
OF the estate % the late Frederick pousiass- tn"
/ .t,,. aud ,bulr., ana ,heir ..cal advisers. is
/ .,,hrcatio, ,..r.c,rp tho existence Of supposed
an. he IA. accident and the probable course Of
ar, on 10 be- taken hy them OF ether Of them. ae
law o. the psir.i requires wa. 'l1 VIZ '1" ,t
! 9h't. ,'' - - "a. "J,,'une1, is In the
h,ads OF any person not directly Interested in its
execution. bur u u IS IN ne possession % on. VI
~. n''ft, u 49, "y he .wi,5hoId for six
months Mr.. Douglass has been dead less than
/ ih.riy days.
r,.. before ,hc rreadcn, lrf Washington on his
.l... t -c,nroIu,ed Alfred u T.nsIey 20 be
/ o"'"F "' '''l''''" >, ~, -.
postmaster at S''uN fAhs' : l'tS"Y "oi'''''a
In he closing hours Of the last session The com,
mission %aH nov ',Snou. no"n,,'' ~ % sc'rJ re-.
untt ',,u"> ar" T% ,,troIntmoni ~ rnslev win
n j. SAIL. prcc.p!tate an exciting executive debh'e
IN The senate "p'" Inc 'e"'''"'''''s '' '''S''''
Inc DECORATION oi th' '""h'''S'o''' ''"'"' ,
/ which is 70 Dee when completed The finest ana
NO., .,,s,tr i,liti,g ~ rs kind ia tho World viii
M -, - - ..t,so 3, cbere,. ~ th.
/ -. ,..,r piasbe.ld NJ Noo,- York has been
/ nmminsIon,d 10 paint picture IN the crown OF
! the dome and another on the crown OF the lantern;
la fatGr has pevn Iii Io ne work an The
| n'"i MI T., fhe main entrance nall Carl Gutherz
! VIII make seven pictures ia the ceiling OF one or
! the rendiug-rooms. other artists who nav" re
! c-ly.d commissions are Edwin simmons George
/ " MAYNARD. William l.. Dodge and keni on COX.
/ Each artist Is to select his own designs
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