The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-23
The RICHMOND REMOVALS.
The Brady Case Will Not Be Ruled On
Before Congress Meets.
THEN The LAW WILL Be AMENDED.
The Removal ofW. 5. S.Archer by Mr. Bethel
Clear violation of the Civil Service
Rules, and Made for Political Rea-
sons-.Other Changes.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.-Special.-Th
| solicitor for the Treasury Department did
not rule to-day on the now celebrated
| Brady case as was promised ana secre-
tary Gage says now that the solicitor
| will not reach tho matter for at least a
week. This goes to confirm what l inu-
mated last Friday, namely that this
shifting-of-responslbili policy will con-
tlnue until Congress meets, when 1t Is
boned that the civil service law VIII be
I amended so as to reconcile or straiBhten
| o,,t certain conflicting statutes bearing on
the office of deputy collector OF internal
revenue. l am Of the opinion that the
solicitor will never rule on the case In
quesu2296i 26R POLITICAL REASONS.
! r,oiiod ON Major Bracket. appointment
- of the Treasury Department. To-
! dav and asked about me il' cn'ns llss,1ci ~ lie
| otfiee of Collector Of Customs BttlS' IL
said that Mr.. william Gay oHtI,n IN I'm
| .nnointed deputy collector on lhe ~"
| alloi,+' ticn Colonel W. S. Archer, re-
r,o,,ed This change was made i9r poiillss
ral reasons. and was a cledr Ilold'igh ~, 80
| tho spirit Of the ciNll stINI,v pa" ,,or,d 80
~ az letter When Mr.. beintl eultI'N
| on lt' .t', discharge of his duties Appoint
| ,lenf clerk Bracket told me that ~
| oniv change which could oe lnduc ih 'rD
office force at Richmond VIZ w. ,t,,,,,., nt
Utv and Inspector commonly knoMH NJ t,'
~ dCr,,tv This office was held by NJ.
| Barncv 'Frischkorn, and was -eNSeptg";
Nfr Frank &. Murphy was appoihleu& - ~
his stead. There was no on eoi'loI,i'II and I<Dorr
we're removed last week. Ana now oul,',
| tbc romoval Of Colonel Archer. eNcep.tu
Lv tho civil service rules on Wndl S''i,'' ,'l.
| to Doe mere tecnnicail'y. ~, "e.riioctor
| ccssor has the title Of deputy cohecty,i
| NM Is assigned ass cashier, ana as '''"-
| Ter he comes under the eXcgPie,9, e,9,lrnextyyfcr-
GETTING AROUND CIVIL SEitN ~ f.,
Tho customs office changes toseluer
with the internal revenue ONCE 'ndgfsIo
GO 10 prove that the represehtauNeSo i vi VI
Mckinley administration IN hlChili2l,,ii. 1.'i
with tho backing OF Appointment Niel di
Bracket and other oillGia's rcforr ,,,fr a. vcrv
smoothly. and are setting at nauBht tuc
.Ticecd oiyU service policy Of the Iftsi-
dent. Major Brackett tells me tnat ne ls
thoroughly in favor OF the clafslltu hsa
tom. hut that Congress must amehu we
iau, Ga as 10 make It clear and less con-
''' RracEott is n Republican Of great suavi-
fv and shrcwdncss Personally ne is ntn nIt n
liked by Democrats as wen aa h'puuil
c9ns. But the Civil Service Commlssloh'
1 understand regards him olticialiy as
second Eugene Higgins. MI. ill1|lll7 tt W.
the puissant office oi Appoli,eliilJ,i,,r ,,ration
under the first Cleveland administration
Ie was "a hcnchman Of Senator ,foi Ill,ll
and therefore. a spokesman Of the most
"Ii''' list As HIGGINS DID.
Notwithstanding Cleveland well-ue-
Gncd civil service rules. the Hon. Alr. Hle-
Gins was constantly finding loop-holts, ane
for while set the President s ponCy ~
defiance. lie brought scandai upon ~ ~,
odn,fnietratiOn until Mr.. Cleveland was
informed Of what was going on III ,,nS
annointuont Office. Then ne was cdit"
do1.n. We'll the civil ScrNice ON
eioners are thinking that Major Br4che.l
s "quoering" them, just as MT HIGGINS
MIR. T. NJ. Crump assistant auditor OF
tho Southern Railway COMPANY. ana ac.
inc auditor since the LIST OF NoNtnlurl
y,Lon Nr George :. Hobbs resigned VIII
nrobahlv be appointed auditor by the Isl
~ Ien,iarv. He is am able official. ana
his work cannot be other than satisfactory
10 President Spencer. ,,.-,..o- Of
Coloncl J. w. Richardson, REGISTER OF
tbo VIRGINIA Land Office, left Tor hich-
About the latter part Of next February
President Mckinley will appoint Postmas-
ter Cullingsworth's successor. IL IS uh-
derstood that Mr.. Otis II. RusseH ana
Mr.. Wray T. Knight will be the principal
applicants. Mr.. Russell IS close
friend Of Secretary sherman and he IS
also "a good friend OF the President lie
has too. l believe, some strong c.. a. r.
backing
1t is said here tnat the man who is ap-
pointed must have the backing Of Judge
Waddill.
Waddnrs support will be worth more
than Mr.. Shermans and the G. a. r.
combined People who think they are in
as psoition 10 know say the Judge is IN
clined TO endorse Mr.. knight.
Should Mr. knight. at present serving
as Deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue.
be appointed postmaster, Colonel Brady
would have 5000 job to give TO some
one of the Republicans now longing TO
assist I'M keeping the distllers and tobac-
co manufacturers straight.