The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-02


pass A member OF the national house OF
recently introduced a measure repeating
the civil service Law. There is hardly an
officer IN the United States having at his
command the selection OF subnrdinates
bur wishes that civil service continue in
force. Six years ago when Capt. WATSON
succeeded another Republican there were
over COO applications filed with him for
appointment 70 the thirty-six offices at
his disposal. When Mr.. Saunders assumed
the duties Of collector there were over
loo Democrats In line for the fifty Of
fees at hts command. Under the exist
ing depression Of business interests 1t is
more than likely that If the next cor
lector Is not protected by civil service he
would have 70 satisfy AZ least ZOO APP
plieants with fifty-seven Offices As q
rule, every applicant is endowed with an
inmovable idea that he alone is especially
entitled 10 the Office he seeks, and that
the collector In particularly obligated TO
afford the necessary relief. IL is like be-
iny Ia an asylum for the insane. where
every patient believes that he is perfect
b sane. at the same time readily con-
cedIng that all the other patients are
crazy.
Salaries Quickly spent.
The life OF customs officer is never
satisfactory. There Is too much idleness
and decided tendency to cultivate q be-
lief that the government owes the en-
ploye a fat salary for life. The oppor-
tunifies for spending money are mucn
greater than those for saving it, Out of
rsle hfty-seven employees In the service to-
day il would be impossible TO find more
than half a dozen who have saved more
than ssf0 esel, during tie last four years.
A young man can save more money on
hal sol. uSspd in 3.
ciaI undertaking. In the government se--
vice. to be sure, the clerks work six hours
a day and four on Saturdays, and on Holt
days they are exempted from so-calied
labor altogether. and IL is just that sys-
tenn that cultiyates laziness.
Positions That May He Open.
However, in the event that the whole
sale extension of civil service protection
over Democratic appointments may be
annuiled or rescinded, ii might be well to
be conversant with the amount of patron
age subject to the disposal of the next
collector of customs. aud this list con-
tains such information
Port Townsend office--Colector of Gus
toms and disbursing agent, j. c. Saun-
ders. annual salary s.. 800: special deputy
collector and cashier, W. Bowen, $1,000;
deputy collectors and clerks. S. b. House,
Barthrop and j. III. Caustin, salaries 81 500
per annum. clerks, John Payne. G. III
SchoonmacEer. ID. III. Kenaga and c. c.
Warren. si,soo per annum: inspectors. G.
W. Phillips. George Hubbard, W. A.
Hutchinson. Thomas Brophy. Fred NJ.
Terry and 3. A. Brinker. salaries 81 per
diem; deputy collector and clerk. q. II.
Weber. $3.50 per diem; clerk. w. III. Will
cox. 1900 per annum. messenger. Patrick
O. Brien. $500 per annum: janitor. c. H.
Pink. $40 per annum. and Inspector. A. Nj.
Godfrey
ss....,t1. s.t .s,rt r,ox,..x. ~-,1-. ~
Mcdonald. annual salary 5000. inspect
ors. j. $. Latifner. T. r. Delaney. G. p
Miller and +. p. Lotus. s. 30 per diem:
deputy collector and clerk T. T. Chris
tan. So per diem: Inspector. j. +. Lord So
per diem.
Tacoma ub-port-Depufy collector.
Henry Drumm annual salary 5000. dep
uty collectors and clerks s. w Delacy
and j. A. Plum. So per diem: inspectors
j. w. SHOWER and Richard Roediger. at
ss5A per diem. and james Dorsey and p
Il. Keaney. az 50 per diem.
Port Angeles -port-Deputy Collect
or, ". h. Clark. 81 no "A year, and f. p.
Fisher. at $3.50 per diem.
Whatcom suh-port-Deputy collector
and clerk, L. W. Stenger, $3.50 per an
Rlaine sub port-pepnty collector and
clerk George A. Eiisperfnan salary 81 500
4 year. and inspector. Thomas A. kenne-
dy salary s. per diem.
Everett support Deputy collector and
clerk w. X. Stockbridge. salary 81 20 per
year. and inspector. w. j. Gillespie. sal
Msrcas-peputy collector and mounted
Inspector Hush Mccoel salary si.aa
Northrort S0h-pcri-peputy collector
and clerk. Martin Nsloney salary SaDfa
per amnum; deputy collector and clerk L,
j. Lyons. salary s. per diem and tempo
rary Inspector. ". II Hutchinson salary
s. per diem: deputy collector and clerk,
A. J. Ferrandtna. salary $f.en
Sunas h-pnrt-Depnty collector and
clerk. I. ]. Flanagan. salsry 81 80 per an
mum
Roche Harbor sub-port-Depaty collect
CT and clerk. F. ID. Warhass. salary sl.ea0
per anuum.
Aberdeen suh-port-Depnty collector and
clerk. Peter Angen. salary $1,000 per an
num-
orevine station-Deputv collector ana
mounted Inspector J. 7. Mcdonald, salary
s. - per diesn
Anscorses - Inspector. Roswell x
Brown, salary 81 per dag.
Vancouver II c.-tnSpeefor Jasoer r.
Miller, salary $50 per diem.
In addition there are thres inarslxratgo,
inspectors appointed by the secretary of sa,e
treasury ard assigned 60 this district
They arc ]. e. Walker. of Tacoma " n
Goariey, Of Sunas. and J. II. Meponala
81 olympia. aud each receive a salary u
81 ner diem.
There are two Chinese inspectors. +. D.
SCHUYLER and r. r. Iossey, who arc ,tnasr
the direction Of Special Ascent cullar,
and are appointed By tbs treasury deparI.
useut.
Inquiry Into Civil Service,
WASHINGTON. May 1.-The Senat.
COMMITTEES which has undertaken an o.
NtsEfSafion OF the working 81 ire civil
service lsw had It's seeona meeting te.s.s,.
tFfgchard. Ledge aaa Chiffon consurtSs
tae INVESTIGATION. The civil service an~,s
a5lHSien Was represented by PreSA9e,,
h'eSlof and George Watts. Letters vrav~
presented aFon Secretary isaug and Pcs
ths civil service laNs should 10 e,,tt.,, s''',s
eat Swing tae epsnson taat they shog.i8 -
Heaitet' although tAey recunnssatEsi "a
changes. ~