Arizona republican., 1897-12-05
Coils of the Civil Service System
 Not Easily LoOSened
ASKING FOR RECIPROCITY
The French Fixing to Shut the
 United States Out
Commissioner PoWderly Likely to Encounter Senatonal Obstruc- tion-The Naval Service is Rap idly Becoming Desirable.

Washington, Dec. 4.-PromoIers of the civil service law are greatly pleas ed over a recent order of the treasu.y y department directing the collector Of internal revenue to observe for the present the civil service regulations in making appointments. Collectors of internal revenue generally have heretofore held that the terms of of flee of subordinates of their predece5- sors expired with that of the preced- ing collector, but the civil service commission and Secretary Gage have held differently. It is believed that the order, which is now only tempo rary, will be made permanent
 It is anticipated that a fight will be made in the senate over the confir- nation of Terrence V. Powderly, nom mated during recess as commissioner of immigration. It is asserted that great many labor people are opposed to Powderdy, and that the Ge. man Americans especially will fight him.
 
 of the appointment of ex-Congress- man Kiefer of St. Paul, and senators from states having German popula- tion have been requested to vote against Powderly's confirmation. Pow derly, however, says he will be con frmed.
 While congressman generally think the outlook for currency legislation is not at all bright, Represen. ative Morris of Minnesota thinks otherwise.
 There is little doubt that we can pass liberal banking law, au.horiz- Ing the establishment of national banks with small capital, and to all low them toi increase their circulation to the extent of their capital stock this issue being secured by the estab- l1shment of a guarantee fund, after the manner of the Canadian banking system. I think it possible to eyo.ye a system which would meet the ap- proval of the house for the retirement of greenibacks without a bond issue. There will be no resurrection of the silver question
 The Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune says that con- gress will find the Dingley bill has done all that could have been expect ed of 1t during the four months test Which 1t had. During this time, the government income has surpassed by m the Wilson law for the corresponding period, indicating that when the inn portations reach a normal condition and all the effects just prior to the enactment of the Dingley bill are passed the law will produce ample revenue.
 Information has reached the state department that while the French government is ostensibly strongly in favor of reciprocity treaty with this country, whereby it will remove bar riers against American meat products in return for concessions in it's own interests, members of the French legislature are considering a bill levy ing a prohibitory tariff on many Amencan products. If the bill passes. France will become practically a closed market to the United s .ates and Ambassador Porter will be di- rected to make an earnest protest against the measure
 The new German ambassador was formally presented to the president a few days ago. It is said that he will soon begin negotiations with this country which will seek to secure a repeal of the sugar bounty clause od the Dingley bill, which materially af- fronts German sugar producers.
 Colored office seekers, principally from the south, have been more per sistenit and clamorous during the pres eno administration than during the incumbency of any president since the war. President. Mckinley, since ms Inauguration, has probably beer worried more by this class of office hunters than by the large majority which is composed of whites. The colored brethren assert that they have come to Washington to demand dheil rights, and thus far they have sue ceeded in harrassing the president with deluge of denunciations and vast eoncourse of delegations, which have made the chief executives life burden. The colored office seekers tell wonderful tales of the promises made to them before the election b, MT Mckinley's friends, and some O. them do not hesitate to criticize tht president on account of his alleged want of appreciation of the coIoraC / vote.
 Recent enlistments in the United States navy indicate that that estab