Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-09-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Suit Entered Against the
POStm sster General.
Complaints Against the Ding
ley Civil Service Law.
EXAMINATION INFORMATION CIV.
EN- FREE.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 1897.
Other officials are just as deeply in
terested in the suit brought against
Postmaster General Gary and First
Assistant Heath, by John G.. Woods.
superintendent of Mails in the Louis-
vile, KY Post Office, to determine the
right heads of departments have to re-
move officials in the classified civil SER
vice, as are the gentlemen directly
concerned. A temporary restraining
order, forbidding the removal of Wood
was granted returnable last Saturday.
and directing the Postmaster General
and his first assistant to show cause
Why IL should not be made perpetual-
The hearing was postponed one week
from that date. A test case is to be
made as both sides wish to have the
matter definitely settled by a decision
OF the United States Supreme Court.
SO no matter how the case may be de-
cided, an appeal will be taken, and
when the case gets on the docket of
the Supreme Court, Attorney General
Mckenna will move to have it adyanc-
ed FOR early hearing. 1t is also expect-
ed that the case will be so handled in
the Supreme Court as TO get q deci-
sion that will cover other points of the
civil service law than the one directIv
presented by this case. 1t is highlv
desirable that heads of departments
should know the exact extent of their
authority over their su ubordinates.
REDUCED DUTIES.
M. Patenotre, the French Ambassa-
dor has been consulting with Secreta.
ry sherman with view TO securing a
reduction in some OF the duties impos-
ed by the Dingley tariff upon products
OF France, by commercial apreemenr
between two countries. The articles
upon which he is especially desirous
OF getting reduced duties are brandy.
champagne, still wine and vermouth
ana paintings, drawings and statuarv
and the reductions asked for iii ava~,
age about 2596. The President has an
thority 60 grant these red ductions with
out the formalitv of treaty, whenever.
in his judgment there are satisfactory
reasons FOR doing so all that is needed
TO put them into effect being procIa-
nation 10y the President The Dingley
tariff also provides for reciproeitv
| treaties, but they must be ratified nv
the Senate and approved by the House
alter they are negotiated, before thew
become binding This is the first time
that the House of Representatives has
been recognized as part of the treaty.
making machinery OF the government
INFORMATION FREE
Those who are Offering to sell the in
formation about examinations etc
which the civil service commission
FURNISHES to all applicants therefor
Tree, nave grown so numerous that the
commission has issued an announce
language:
mo person has any information of
Importance to applicants, concerning
examinations which cannot be obtain.
eo without cost from the commission.
All claims to the contrary, therefore,
are Representation" !"
DooKED IN HALIFAX
Naval officials believe that the send.
ing of the battleship Indiana TO Hall
fax to be docked will, after all. he a
good thing, because they think it will
convince Congress Of the necessity OF
providing for ample docking facilities
OF our own. 1t is hoped that it will
not be necessary to send any mora
( warshlps to Halifax to be dOcked.
IOWA NOTIFIED
In Difference to & complaint msda bx
the Swiss minister, Secretary Shermsy
has written letter to the Governor ~
, Iowa, quoting the following provision,
i from the treaty between the limited
state and Switzerland "No higher inn
3 post, under whatever name. shall h,
exacted OF the citizens of one of ths
: TWO countries residing or established
in the other than shall be levied nno,
the citizens of the country in which
J. they reside, nor snv contrihntion
e whatever, to which the latter shaIl NO
II be liable. The Swiss Minister claim
that Iowa has laid a tax upon the nra
h MUM income of European Insurano
Companies greater than the tax inn
p posed upon the premium ineoma n
, American Insurance COMPANIES. an,
that the same is a violation of tn
trea'y rights of Switzerland.
OPINION NOT READY
& Attorney General McKenna MI,
II make public his opinion of the con
struction that should be placed uno
d the cause of Dingley tariff law. imnos
ing discriminating duties, which Sec
le retary Gage has asked for, lust as 500
n as- he prepares it. It is not true tn .
he has delayed the opinion to aws;
the return of President McKinIev i
ie is too important q matter to be dispo,
y ed OF OH handed, even to ston tn
y senseless clamOr for an Immediate AZ
~ clson which certain enemies of tn
'A Dlngley law are making. No interest
Will sntter by little delay.