The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-30


not alluded 20.
I learn ON good authority that Colonel
Bradys deputies appointed In september
VIII continue In office undisturbed.
The oustcd deputies made q hopeful
fight on civil service lines and n one
time IL was believed that they would WIN
In their demand for reinstatement. but
the legal lights connected with the al
minisiration practically sustained Brady
and as "a result the President allowed the
matter to pass. IL IL believed that the
President viii modify his order placing
internal revenue deputies under the civil
service rules so as 20 take these officials
from ont the operation Of the law.
The main pOirt IN favor OF the collector
aprointing his deputies without reference
to civil service regulations hinges on the
TACT that these deputies are bonded 10
the Collector and not 10 the head OF the
Treasury Department.
Colonel Brady. as counsel for the tnree
virginia contestants fpr seats IN Cen
craer. Will return 40 Washington next
week
Concrcsgman Swanson. who he's re-
mainCd I'm Washingt ton during the nOAuay
recess. expects 10 attend the inaugura-
tiau Of Governor Tyler lie ana his
wife viii probably leave Tor kichinoha
senator Daniel called on tho President
to-day but did not disclose for publication
the nature OF the business under discus
sion.
senator Pritchard. Of North Carolina.
chairman Of the Senate Committee ap-
pointed TO consider the operations or the
clvii service Jaw tells me that the next
meeting Of the committee VIII pe hCid
January Gth and th4t hy the Nth ot INC
mouth. be viii 10 ready With MS re-
uu.f. ,.,
ne senator IS ciassod as an anti-civil
service refofmeT bat, mindful or the laet
that the presiden rs committed 10 tnv
civil service law the committee VIII only
favor certain conservative moulH-d-
lions of recent executive orders
n rs said that Cleveland 'blanket
order" issued toward the close OF MS
term placing over forty thousand onici1ls
aud EMPLOYEES Of me government IN tns
class fed service VII be- one. fIllcna+u
committee will probably mako Ieco"
m.ndat lions that viii effect about iour
tn0u.aud people now supposed 10 pe IN
,hr Iussidcd scrs Ice in this numbor
will ho included It is thought. deputy
collectors. deputy marshals, and assist
ant district attorneys. ,
Elrly in January Senator Danici anu
g,oucrcsS-nan jones VIII arrAuge witn the
President 20 present the committee "i
Arrangements for the dedlcdtlon OF ,hc
WASHINGTON mCu'mcnt al NakeHc.H. Va.
The committee i1pc that the a'lh "l
Apru viii .it tue convenience or 'hc
President but should Mayor Mckinney
have hat date fncd, some othct time ii
the spring vii be suggested. nc ,oIh-
mittce VIII Do accompanied 10 the w hte
House by a bcvy ~ ladies. representing
the Daughters or inc American keNclu-
tion-a number from the Chapter M tf-d-
erlcksburg and "a LcMbcr fr)m the Ihap-
ter here. ,
Internal Revenue Commissioner fof-
man and Mr.. y. B. scott. the comIni--
sioner-elect. called together on me Ffe-
sldent to-day. the former 10 say eood q
bye and the latter 10 pay ms formal ie-
spects Mr. t0rman has held over uhth
now as Cod Democrat lie returns
10 his home. M Illinois 10 resume the
practice of law. inc new commissioner IS
not welded 20 the civil service reform
idea. and the chiefs OF division ~ the
internal 8cvelur Bureau arc somewhat
nervous about tteir future
Mr. Henry q. Mcloncy. clerk or the
United states circuit Court ol Appeals
al Richn ond. Wa in the city to-day ana
paid his respects to Chief Justice fulleg'
No court officer is more highly este. nnen IN
ihe Department OF Justice than Mr. Me-
loncy.
Mr Jas. H. Eckels the retiring comp
troller Of the G. rrcncy. leaves for Chicl2o
on Friday to assume the dut'- OF pIesl-
dent Of the Commercial Nati.-al hahh.
Ta is ag rnuch-st Gold Democrat as
over When Nr. Eckols was appointed ny
Clc-slaud there was much dis5ails-
faction expressed ON account or the ap-
uOinfec's youth ana inrfncrehce ih tue
banking business Iut he had not peen
in Office long when he won the respect .ot
inc business community by MS MARKED
ability and practical sense. he has been
indeed ln eminent slccrss-an ideal COMP
trollcr. Socially he VIII b. greatly miss
ed in tho official sct." Every Comptrol-
Ter 0f fhe Currency but one has stepped
out of office into bank presidency at
big salary. The exception was Mr. Iren-
holm. ana he accepted the presidency or
"a trust company.
Couaraesnan James \. walker IS OK
pected ,n Washington this week. during
the holiday recess be- mas been busy read
ing the evidence and the briefs In ne con-
tested election cases before his commit
tee In The three Virginia cases alone the
printed matter covers over seven thous-
and pages
Mr.. ". NJ. Co,uing. Of Richmond. was
I'M Washington today.