New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-09
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
FEATURES OF SECRETARY MORTONs AN
NUAL REPORT.
CIVIL SERVICE RULES FOR FOURTH CLASS POST
MAsTERs-RELTEF OF DESTITUTE sEAhEN-
TWO REMARKABLE CASES BEFORE

TWO REMARKABLE CASES BEfOhf
THE SUPREME COURT
Washington Nov s-Secretsry Morton will prob
ably be the first Cabinet officer 70 make his annua
report public II will probably be given to the
press within the next ten days The Secretary II
eevoting much OF his report consideration OF the
new bureau established by him some months ago
called the section OF foreign markets. Secretary
Morton will call attention the bulletins issued on
this particular subject each being devoted 10
country with which the United States mas lais'
business relations In the order in which they nave
been Issued these bulletins relate - American traie
with Great Britain. Germany, France. Cahaua anu
the Netherlands. He calls attention TO tac' Ire
ouently overlooked that the people of the Ne'her-
lands are the greatest traders per capita Oh viz
earth London not excepted The total trade or the
Netherlands is considerably more than ohe-hah d.
much as the total foreign trade OF the Ohi'eu "."''
although the population OF the Netherlands 10
less than 100000 Civil Service reform Will Hiso "
discussed Secretary Morton is an ardent champ'o"
OF Civil Service Early in his administration Una
nrotectlon Of the service thrown over every
emplove except the chiefs Of divisions ana the
Secretary found that II worked so well that IN May
he secured an order placing these oifciais III '''
classified service. Now the only persons III INC
Agricultural Department not in the c'as'neu ''i'
Ice are the Assistant Secretary, the chiei c.rn All
.he chief Of the Weather Bureau MT Morton WIN
~ M - Gin service has operated TO the I'M
movement OF the work Of MS Department anu W..
sadvocate It's extension throughout the PUBL
servJce The report when anaiyzed. will illustrate
the evolution OF independent SaOlnet o ns =,
The Secretarv's first report consisted largely OF an
esssv on what the Agricultural Department was
and what its duties should be- Inc ssconr OIL NJ IT,
Worton made recommendations. some OF the NOR
important OF which Congress ignored Inns yea.
viii be seen that sscre1apya acfe5 on his own re-
cn"nsihltv The abolition Of the seed division was
-ppCnsnaed but Congress failed agree with him
abolished II anyhow. ard thar II u - - Las
suitable building WIZ nave by the 9 seed division fitted
~" ,or the overcrowded bureaus engaged IN sciehlc
research The Secretary VIII not puDrsH '"g detectsd
a.i,ng heir quotas OF seeds sensation when was
promised when the seed division was aoosneu, ne
p.' iav the facts before the proper committees II
INV inclnation 10 restore the seed division appears
All che members OF the Cabinet were present at
the regular semi weekly meeting to-day. Inc frs'
dsn, drove in early from Woodley and transscts;I
eo,ne business before the Cabinet assembled al il
O'Clock.
-,h President to-day took the first step toward
nn,,,n4 fourth-class postmasters IN the classined
pervice by amending the Civil Service rules SO 'na'
they will hereafter read as follows
Ana posto1ce shall be consodatei with and
made part o. another Bss smpeys. Of the once
thus consolidated whose names appear o. the
Of said office approved by the Postonce CepsaaT
ment anu an ~ saif order be employees Of said
free delivery office and the person holding on me
u nus con.oldated with said free delivery office
may be assigned to any poson te Ter sf
act wSich the Pos.master-General may direct.
rs,,a,s from Caracas received to-day and bearing
date Of November l. state that no ultmatum from
Crsat britain with reference 10 the Yuruan incident
had vet reached the Venezuelan capital The cara
cas- newspaper9 faye 10 Presg cable to
them from New-lorK
The State Department spent s2i 400 30 In the last
fiscal wear in relieving destitute American seamen
r,bo were stranded in foreign ports over $1,000
Of this amount was used by United States Consuls
at various ports in paying for the homewarl
passage Of destitute seamsn ana me a ara
rears due to sailors nearly 100000 anording relet
10 more than l.OU men
Secretary Morton, In an interview published TINS
morning speaks sarcastcally OF the elections as
being a remarkable vindication OF those frienos
OF the Administration and opponents or the wilson
bill Senators Hill and Murphy, OF Newt orK'
Smith Of New-Jersey. and Bric.. Of Ohio. care
fully stating that he spoke only for himself. the
Secretary adds:
The recent chastsement which has been admin
istered to the Democratic party by democrats az
themselves will undoubtedly be remembered by me
delegates to the next National Conventon. Inc
recollection will teach those delegates that ths
platform or 1870 must state polllCdl al"
doctrines unevasively. unequivocally and truth,
fully with terseness and COURAGE me Natioh "a
Convention will further be logically convinced De
fore meeting ii TO me. that honest money II
necessity 10 honest people ana an nohess 40 az
mnistration OF individual and Government analrs
Such being its faith that convention must declare
in favor OF currency depending upon gold FOR rs
ultimate redemption To my mind two units OF
value are absolutely unthinkable Personally. am
in favor OF a declaration In the next democratic
National platform squarey committing the part! 20
gold monometallism. The richest In resources o.
must have the greatest attainabie unnuctua, LIN
purchasing power in all OF It's coined money ne
eod ana Silver pieces Except the subsidiary ones OF
the latter metal which wear the mint stamp OF thIs
Government should have bullion vaiue equsl u
their coin value.
Judge Psrkers FOR the Western Dis,rict OF
Arkansas has sent up two cases 70 the supreme
Court OF the United States this week which present
unusual features Alexander Allen appeals FOR the
third time from Judge Parker's sentence OF death