Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-03
BRADY'S REMOVALS.
cart. LAND LAYS MATTER BE-
FORE WASHINGTON OFFICIALS.
IS COLLECTORS ACTION ILLEGAL +?
II IL Claimed at the Federal Capital
That II Is-Manchcstcr Mail Deiiv-
Lamb 10 Speak nj Charlotte G.. II.

WASHlNGTON, ID. c., September a.
fsoccial) John Lamb. or
the Richmond District. is here to-day COR
TIE purpose of instituting an investigation
mio the extraordinary action OF Colonel
James ID. Brady, the new Internal-Revc-
ruc collector at Richmond, in removing
all The deputies and other employees In
DIS department., who were under the civil
service rules. and appointing emergency
omc.als in their places. OF course, it Is
well understood that Colonel Brady's OBJ
je,t Is TO put Republicans in the offices
l.rmerly filled by Democrats, regardless
a. civil-service or any other legal rules
20 the contrary. Congressman Lamb first
called at the Office of Commissioners For
man, who was again absent, but ne found
Deputy y-Commissioner Wilson. with whom
he had an extended interview on the sub
jc Ct. Mr.. Wilson held 10 the view pre-
,i1usly stated, that when Collector Ryan
went out of Office, by reason OF the ex-
r'ration Of his term, the tenure OF all
the officials appointed by him also ex-
pred. and that the new Collector was
authorized to appoint eligible persons un-
der the civil-service rules. When re-
minded that the clvil-service rules had
been utterly disregarded by Collector
Brady who did not select from the eliSi-
be list IN making his new appointments,
Acting Commissioner Wilson said: - hat
IS another question
Mr. Wilson appeared TO be somewhat
shaken In his opinion that Collector Brady
had acted in conformity with the law IN
making his new appointments, but I'm the
absence OF Commissioner Forman he de-
clined 10 discuss the subject any further
Congressman Lamb then called at the
Office of the Civil-Service Commission. but
found that Commissioner Proctor, the
president of the commission, was absent
from the city. Chief Examiner A. X.
Serven however, was in the Office, ana
De was very cordial and polite TO Mr..
Lamb. lie listened attentively TO the lat
ter's statement regarding the removals
and appointments by Collector Brady,
and seemed 10 think that his action was
illegal He declined to express any opin-
ion. but he furnished Captain Lamb with
c0pies Of the Revised Statutes and all
the laws bearing on the subject Mr..
Serven promised 10 aid Captain Lamb IN
every way possible and urged him 10 lay
the entire matter before the Civil-Service
Commission.
II is claimed here that Colonel Brady
has violated the civil-service laws. and
that his action will be speedily reversed.
President Cleveland. under a law passed
by Congress, placed all the officials IN
tfe revenue service, with certain excep-
uons in the classified service. under the
civil-service law. The officials recently
removed were as much under the protec-
ton II the civil-service rules as any
others ia the government employment.
and consequently Collector Brady's actlon
is illegal and unauthorized.
Captain Lamb called at the Post-Oince
Department in regard to the free-delivery
system for Manchester. and had an inter-
visw with -Assistant-Postmaster
General Heath. who promised TO give the
matter his immediate attention, and II
the appropria tions admitted the system
would be inaugurated In that city
Chairman ]. Taylor Ellyson. who is
here this evening. has made an appoint
ment for Captain John Lamb TO speak at
Charlotte Courthouse on Monday next.