The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-10
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tho civil service Law
The Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore Sun says:
Colonel James ID. Brady. internal rcvc-
nue. collector of the Eastern district of
I Virginia. who recently removed all the
deputy collectors in his office and tcm-
poarly appointed new men without re-
gard for tho civil-servicc law or the
| Treasury regulations, had conference
with Secretary Gage to-day. While loI-
Ouel Brady claims tO have acted iu siIct
accordance with the law regulating me
appointment of deputy collectors and
| bis action was sanctioned hv The Score
tarv of The Treasury at the time. MT.
Gage is said to Doe somewhat inceusod at
the evident attempt 10 evado the civil
service law n the appointments OF new
Is has been stated I'm these dispatches.
/ Colonel Brady felt himself at liberty 10
appoint such deputies ms he saw ht, with
ont regard for c.viI-seryice rules. because
! at the time the appointments were made
tho Civfl-serv.ce Commission had not fur-
nishcd "a list of those eligible 60 appoint
ment in the collectors office. Since then.
however am eligible. list has been pre-
pared and sent to Colonel Brady. and Tho
CiNil-Scrvico Commissioners hold that hc
is bound GO select DTS permanent ape
p0'utoos from This list This is also un-
dora,ood t0 Dee Secretary Cages view of
the situation.
Colonel Brady. ON the other hand. holds
that if Doe could refuse 20 appoint the old
deputies he can refuse to appoint the men
who come to him with certificates from
the Civil-Scrvl'o Commission. unless they
are men hc thinks viii render good SER
Vice. I'm other words. 10 is understood 90
Doe the purpose of Colonel Brady t0 force
the CiVil-Scryic0 Commissioners 10 exam
iuc the mon De- has already appointed. and
aa soon as their eligibility is demon
strated. Colonel Brady said this after
noon that Doe had not violated the c.vil-
service law ln any respect. and dd not
intend TO do $50. TIE would make ptrma-
uont appointments Zoo his office bon accord
anco with the Civil-ecrvice regulations.
Further than this DE did not care 90 disc
Cuss the subject
While Sc is probable that Colonel Brady
win comply with the CiVil-eeryicC rccu-
lations. or that the regulations win be
made 20 comply with his wishes iu the
matter. DO is generally believed that the
men who served as deputies under his
predecessor. and who were euDuOeod to
Dee protected hy the civil-service law. win
not Doe relnstated. and the men recently
appointed Viii probably remain in office.
IL is this apparent violation of the spirit
of the civll-servIce law which aun0ys
Secretary Gage. because it apparently
calls into question the sincerity of his
own professions.
Il i- conceded. however that collectors
of internal revenue are given greater au-
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