The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-09
NO FURTHER CHANGES.
An QUIET ATCOLLECTOR BRADr's
OFFICE.
TIL, Colonel In washington-The Fight OF
Dismissed Deputies-The Civil
Service Defined.

There were no changes in the Office OF
Internal Revenue Collector Brady yes
terday. for the Colonel was out Of tho
city all day in Washington, he having
gone 20 the National Capital by TUESDAY
nights train.
Col. Brady. II was stated at the Office
was not in Washington strictly on Dusi-
ness connected with his office, though II
was said that he would doubtless Visit
and confer with the department while
there. The object of his visit Is under
stood 90 be 70 wind up his connection
with several contested election cases, IN
which he was engaged when appointed
10 the position he HOW holds.
Quiet preparations are still I'm progress
for the fight which the officials when
were dismissed by Colonel Brady intend
making against his action, but nothing
definite has yet been made public.
The New York Evening Post Of Sep
TENDER 4th. contains an article which
clearly outlines the position taken by the
contesting deputies. 10 says in part:
-.OUBLES OF HIS OWN.
Mr.. Gage Just now has some troubles or
his own, which press upon him uncon-
fortably His Collector Of Internal Re
venue al Richmond, Va, col James d.
Brady. has been making n clean sweep
Of his deputies, TO the great disgust of a
number OF the very best Republicans IN
the state. o. III. Russell, who was POST
master Of Richmond during the Harrison
administration and who observed the
civil-service law with such fidelity as TO
draw forth n voluntary letter Of approval
from the Civil-Service Commission, is
leading factional opponent of Collector
Brady on this issue. Again, the Colcc-
tor az Dallas Texas. y. y. Hunt by
name. has been sweeping his Office clean
OF deputies and clerk. The latter was
secretary Of the local board OF civil-ser-
vice examiners. and regarded by the COM
mission as an especially competent man.
THEORY OF COLLECTORS
These Collectors proceed upon the
theory. widely promulgated among the
spoils politicians. and originating. IL is
said. I'M a legal opinion given by the
present Commissioner of Internal Re
venue. that the tenure of a deputy eX-
pires with that Of the Collector under
whom he is serving. As an immediate
sequence OF this assumption, no deputy
can make a lawful seizure or perform
any other act involving official response
bilitv after his chief has passed out Of
office The idea is. OF course. absurd. II
is contrary 10 all the previous practice Of
the lnternal-Revenuc Service, for IL
would mean a complete cessation OF the
activities Of an Office for the interval
whether short OF long IS no matter-be-
| tween the retirement Of one Collector and
| his successors choice Of a stan I'm order
| 10 let the governments business proceed.
n new Collector would thus have 10 APP
| point his predecessors subOrdinates
| afresh. or make a hasty choice Of new
| subordnates for himself. with tho usual
unsatisfactory results of trying 10 do i'm
! portant things i'm q hurry.
ADVICE TO GAGE
The proper view 10 take Of this mat
| ter. and that which all Secretary Cages
| best friends hope he will take. Is that the
| classification or deputies and clerks
! supersedes and annuls any prior rules
! or practice in respect to their tenure.
and. I'm connection with tho Presidents
| latest order. insures them against arbi-
| trary removal for political reasons. The
| recent decision Of Judge Jackson. which
| caused so much cOmmOtOn IN civil-scr-
| vice circles. means. If IL means anything
| that a subordinate holds Office independ-
| emit OF his superior. There is on record,
| also. an opinion Of the Attorney General
I'm the specific case of the Steamboat In
| spectors. that the statute providing for
! their examination. which was I'm effect
| prior 10 the enactment Of the civil-service
| tHis WIS ItIfhI'N 10y lNt itANfl- iil Wow
/ of these cxpositOns of the law, Il seems
| 20 need little argument 10 prove that
| when the places I'm the intenal-revenue
! service were classified the civil-seryice
act stepped in and established a new sys-
| tenn Of appointment, removal, and tenure
/ throughout.
Former Collector Ryan has completed
! his August report. and turned over the
/ key 0f hls private office 20 Mr. Charles
NJ Wallace, custodian of the Custom
| House.
10 is said that among the appointments
which may be made hv Colonel lady ir
| the near future Is that of Mr.. ollie Flip
| pen. present treasurer of Cumberland
county. whose name is ON the eligible list
The Times received the following tele-
! gram from Washington last night.
! collector Brady Of the Second Nlr'
| ginia district called on Secretary Gage
to-day and explained the recent dis.
charges made by him en- his Richmond
office Colonel Brady says he is keeping
within the civil service law. Ills cxpla-
nations were satisfactory to the Score
!