The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-26
HOPE or THE PIE HUNTERS
r:ivll SERVICE ORDER TO BE
AsPOGATED.
The President Worried About the -FOUR
Years Tenure of Office. Fight
on Internal axes.

Washington. y. c., May 25.-(Speciap
,bo Rcnublicans are still schcming to
pet around the blanket extension "fd'r
issued Inv Mr.. Cleveland last May when
,.o,oro5 into the civil service all the &C
sirobln ncsitions which heretofore l'ad
boan regarded as the lawful prey OF the
snoilsmen. It is said that when the dc-
6rrncv appropriation bill comes up n
tbn SENATE an amendment viii be Tackled
ON repeating so much of the evil service
law as extended by eX-Presid2nt CIcVe-
land If This is done it will leave the law
exactlv as Mr.. Cleveland found II four
wear, ago and it would remove from 'Ae
classified service many thousand Offices
which arc now filled 10y comp h"tive eA-
animation. am told that PIES !ent Me
Kinlcy would be wiling to Hik! s'.'h 4
hin. This is the only hope Of the vast
army of oficc-seekcrs WHO are d1liF IN
uloriac the administration for pie. An
o,he, report is that after the passage ~
the tariff bill President Mckinl'E will
ROTOR the matter 80 Attorney ;5enerdl No
Kenna for opiniou, as TO his right to re-
neal or modify Mr. Cleycands order cA-
tending The classified sertire 30 al
branches Of the Government. There Is
mo doubt in my mind but il the near flu
ture the civil service rules and resu!a-
tiops will receive a thorough overhaul
ing.
II has been commented N rs rather
significant that up to date President Nc
Kinley has failed to recognize any OF me
A. p. \. leaders who took conspicuous
n.rt in the last campaign. It is whispe'-
ed around that Mark Hanna made deal
with the A. T. A. fellows in several OF
the States and while they may have de-
liyered the goods as per contract II Is
known that they have not yet been IN
vited to the pie counter And that Is not
the worst of it; they are not likely to
get even a smell of patronage.
The four year tenure of office IS Wof-
ryng The President. The pressure for
place is 50 intense that he can hardly
withstand it. AID yet he has pledged
himself 10 civil service reform. However.
ii was said today tina; he had hit upon
plan that would give him some slight
relief. lie vii hereafter hold that the
four-year term begins from the date Of
appointment anu not the date of confirm
alton. and that in the future that rule
will hold in all offices that were filled
during the recess four years ago. This
means that there 7 win be numerous
changes very soon in the office Of United
States District Attorneys, United States
nlarshals and internal revenue collectors.
Applicants for this class of offices now
in the city are tickle1 almost TO death
oyer this new rule. for it means to them
hir earlier seat ut the pie counter.
Tie Democrats il the Senate will
make i hot fight against the internal tax
Oh tobacco. and i'll this they viii have the
help OF several Western Republican Sen
ators With perhaps, one exception,
the Democrats will oppose the increased
tax on beer. and in return for their as
sistance those Republicans who are also
opposed to tie tax viii vote with the
Democrats to repeal the Senate amend
inent increasing the tax Oh tobacco.
President Mckinley is anything but
pleased with the tariff bill in its present
shape lie would rather have the House
bill. and 50 would Dingley.