The National tribune., 1897-06-17
WEEK IN WASHINGTON.
Events o: General Interest in the Nation,
Capital.

Events OF General Interest i'm the National
Capital.
Tuesday, JUNE S.-The Committee on Civil
Service Reform the other day reported as an
smeDdment to the deficiency bill Senator
Galiingers proposition, recently introduced.
which reads: NO laborer of any class
employed by the Government shall be
iiscintied in the classified Executive Civil
Service, and all Civil Service rules here
tesore promulgated with respect TO this
lass of employees are hereby abrogated"
Ihe amendment Was se!erred to the Com
mittee on Appropriations, and will undoubt-
eddy he incorporated in the deficiency bill
when il is reported TO the Senate. Ii is also
expected that il will be adopted by the SEN
ate. Senator Pritchard, the Chairman Of the
Civil Service Commit says that other riod-
fcations of the present system will nnfonbt-
eddy Ice suggested in time. 1t is likely that
Deputy Collectors of Customs and of Internal
Revenue will in time be exempted from the
operations of the Civil Service Law.
WEDNESDAY,, JUNE 1.-THE latest in regard TO
tile Japanese Hawaiian difficulty is that The
Hawaiian Legation in Washington is ad yised
OF three new complaints flied against its
Government by Japan. One charges Ha-
waiisn customs officials with discriminating
against japanese wine in favor Of the Cali
fornia product: another takes exception to
an order of the Hawaiian Board of lmniirra-
tion to the owners of plantations requiring
them, in making contracts for oriental labor,
TO make these contracts for two Chinese for
one japanese in every case; the third CON-
plains OF an order displacing a japanese
physician on plantation. The Legation is
also informed that there is no abatement of
the Japanese demands account OF Ha-
waits position with reference to Japanese
immigration.
THURSDAY. JUNE l0.-The resignation of T. O.
Munce. Chief of the Stamp Division OF the
Postotfce Department, Was rendered and &C.
cepted. The Postoftice authorities sometime
ago discovered that an immense quantity of
newspaper and periodical stamps were in the
hands OF dealers and advertised Tor sale An
investigation was quietly set afooi. and il was
learned that the stamps had been procured
from man named Colman, a clerk in the In
terror Department. When arrested he
claimed that he secured the stamps from
Gunce. The Postofice officials have been
investigating the Who'll. matter, aud on the
strength of the report in the case called for
Guncc's resignation.
FRIDAY. JUNE ll.-Fourtk Assistant Post
master General Bris;ow has again broken
tic record for this Administration in the
number of postofices filed in one day.
To-day he appointed ISL Postmas;ers. the
highest number appointed by him previously
being Monday, when his list contained I53
Changes. OF the number appointed 81 were
to fill vacancies caused by death ald resigna-
tioDs. aud SO TO fill places declared vacant
afier Tour years service. Four Post uas IS
were removed for other causes Ninety-one
o. the appointments were TO places in Ken.
lucky l6 in Ohio aud 13 in Pennsylyznia
sATUEDAy. JUNE 1.-THE Republican Seua-
tors held two caucuses in the effort 10 agree
upon course of action TO be pursued with
regard 10 the Hawaiian Reciprocity Treaty
in connection with the sugar schedule Of
the Tariff bill. There were half dozen
different propositions submitted. The whole
sGijeci was fuslly referred by the caucus
10 tie Finance Committee, with the under
staneiag that il its recommendation should
not oe satisfactory the provisions shon.d be
presented TO the caucus when formulated.
SUNDAY, JUNE l3.-The Red Cross held an
other meeting today in the interest OF
sufferers of the Graco-Turkish war A
large number Of those connected with the
movement occupied places on the platform.
Among those who took part in the exercises
were Mrs. Lsfetra, Countess Di Brazza. Mrs.
Jane Ellen Foster Mrs. Kate ". Barrett DIR.
Quinn, OF the Catholic University, and Zen.
resentative Livingston, of Georgia. A col.
lection was taken up, which Melted large
sum.
MONDAY, JUNE 14-In every public school
there were nag Gay exercises, the program OF
which was according to the lucas OF the
teacher Of each school as to what was proper
In the morning the streets were filled with
youngsters going TO school, each with q flag
Many business houses displayed flags. and
the city wore rather lively appearance than
usual. good program was carried out
r1der the auspices Of the W.R.C., at one Of
the hslls.-At the Republican caucus to
night the beet sugar bounty proposition wa
rEit ra nj nd fha
amendment was referred to the Republic.r
members Of the Judiciary Committee.
cnAr OF THE CORRIDORS.