Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-27
POST OFFICE RULES.
, VERY EFFICIENT CODE PRE-
PARED ny MIR. LILBUaN MYERS.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM Law.
=, Il Pronounced by Republicans n
DcIusion-The Ncst-Tuclcr Con-
tc.t-Nnlkcr's Ugly Position-Ncw
arms for che Volunteers.


WASHINGTON. ID. G., January o.
.s,..ial)-Assistant General Superin-
london, IAbun r. Myers. as chairman
ho Board of Promotions Of the POST
,n.e Department, which is composed OF
addison Davis. OF the Third Assistant
r..tmastor-Oonerars office; Carter b.
k,ere. chief OF the Division OF Appoint
..rt undcr the Fourth Assistant Post
r.stor-Gcneral. and W. l.. X Barrett
~ ho supply Division. under the First
Assistant Postmaster-General, has just
completed In most creditable and
.t.laciory manner set Of civil SER
.., rules TO govern the Post-Omce De-
-.r,meat The document will make a
small book. when printed. Of some
twenty pages or more. and It required
r,at labor. diligeut inquiry and care in
-leparation.
The rules have been submitted TO the
.Vu Service Commission. by which, af-
.f close scrutiny. they have been APP
proved. and Mr. Myers. who drafted
.r.,l after they had been acted upon by
ey the commission. They have been
r1mu'gated by the Postmaster General,
Ind are now in operation in the depart
rrrt 10 IS stated that similar boards
.. promotion in the other departments
fhe government are considering the
question OF adopting the rules. or rules
.01ralent 10 them. which is another
..mpument 10 Mr.. Myers.
Do is evident that the Republicans do
N he
Service Commission and its rules. and
.r enort VIII be made TO amend the
'.U TO as 10 effect the removal of De-
recrats. and the substitution in their
r.Ces OF Republicans. Representative
Baker. OF New Hampshire, recently Of
f.rea an amendment with this in view,
and spoke as follows on the subject:
A DELUsION.
"lfr Chairman: That the American
pcoplo would welcome and gladly MAIN
fafn a constitutional. non-parusan civil
service. ia which continuance In Office
should De dependent solely on efficiency
and good character, have no doubt
would vote for slch a reform, unQer
proper conditions. had ] an opportunity
today. but that something which has
been r. asQuerading for years in the name
of civil-service reform is not reform
or a benefit 10 the government or the
people. IL has never been honest or SIN
cere II was begun In misrepresentationi
u has been continued in deceit ana
cqlumny. Ii IS 81 delusion. and lacks
lfttle II any, of being "A stupendous hum
bug Without proof but with bitter de-
uunciation, the strictly legal system OF
appointment which had been sustained
hv the approval Of the fathers Of the
republic. and the practice of every adj
uinistration for more than a century
Was condemned as spoil system anu
then az ever since every one VINO mas
not approved without question the So
called 'civil-service reform has Deen
slgmatlzed as "a spokesman. ana de-
L0unced By all the followers OF tne nc"
scheme as an enemy OF good government
This has been done without reason OF ais
CretiOn md with great injustice.
"Cu the other hend. the new plan was
II once proclaimed as a reform and as "a
merit svsten.' and this without con-
siferotion of IT'S practical results. II Is a
change, but 1 DO not regard II, as en-
forced, as reform, or as lnVolEhS any
spccial merit. IL has not retained the
lneritOri0us clerks I'm Office; neither mas IL
supplied their places with those more
merfoT.ous CT efficient
This IS just an indication Of what viii
Dc Attempted but it IS extremely doubt
mi q any caange can be made against
the solid opposition Of the Democrats,
and those Republicans who are pro
nounccd and strongly in favor Of the
civil-serVlce law
GENERAL JAMES 4. WALKER.
The Post to-day contains an interview
with Representative Elisha b. Meredith,
a. the Eighth Virginia District, i'm the
course OF Which Mr.. Meredith was asked;
..v-hat IS the sentiment of the people
tr Virginia with reference TO the decision
Of the House upon the conIsS,1 eo-e'ec'iol
case OF Yost against Tucker
afr Meredith said:
"Ihe people OF Virginia are very much
erauhed with the result. It was uni
TersaHy believed that Mr.. Tucker had
been fairly elected. and there Is . SENSE
q grauifca-ion that The kepuDucahS ot
ID, House. or the majority of them at
least had the courage ana manhood 70
t.ard by their convictions, not only IN
TIE report from the committee, Out alsO
up0n the floor of the House. me lIlen9s
III General Walker the gallant command
az 81 the StOneWall Brigade, are sOiIy ne
made slch a bitter fight against tucker.
" The Judges and clerks Of electiohs We're
...l rascais as he described them, IL Is
. matter Of some WOndeTment 10 many
Tr-in.srs how he ever got 10 Congress
.r1n a district that has heretofore peen
Democratic, and IS now certainly close.
Among The Virginia Democrats here
r s generally limited that several mem
Iars oil the present delegation who failed
c. rs-elect,on TO Congress have the gu
l.natorial bee I'm their Donnets.
NEW ARMS FOR SOLDIERS.
Representative Tyler who is member
OF me House 0Cluul4ttND vi ~Ai-4Nt" ~
remDsance with requests and resolutions
frsr, the military Of Richmond and Nor
io,k and other portions Of Virginia, APP
reared before that committee to-day ana
made "a strong appeal i'm behalf OF new
aims for che soldiers. He smoke Tor some
f.- and endorsed in high terms the
DBL. recently introduced by Representa-
r.fs Iuu and which Is now before the
committee. This bill authorizes the Sec
rotary of War 10 issue TO the Governors
gf the several States and Territories such
I.mter of Springfield breech-loadlns
I.fes cal.bre s. rs are now required
Ior arming an of the regularly organ
izel armed. and equipped militia OF each
Gt..e and Territory that are not ALREADY
supplied with that arm; provided, that
tH. arms now in their possession De
r.rr-I into the Ordnance Department
without money credit go
representative Linney, Of North caro-
Dina to-day introduced "a bill authorzlng
tae Secretary Of the Interior to place the
name of Jere Smith. a sergeant or Coih-
Gary r.. Thirteenth Regiment OF Iehhes-
t.e Cavalry. on the pension roll at the
r.le If g2 Der month IN lieu OF tne
pension he As now receiving, $ per month.
An effort 20 increase this pen
Sion 70 SIS per month failed, on account
~ The inconvenience Of the committee
Che bW was referred and ordered TO De
printed.
PERSONAL POINTS.
A. Heller j. sitzenstating, ana ).
a. George Of Virginia. arc at the HOW
tri Nouse.
p. j.. Baker and wife. Of Norfolk Va
tf. no the oxford. 49,