Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-16
recognized republican party of the

andria and Fairfax county, large num-
hers of the democrats of this city
would have gone to hear him at both
those places. -.
Az certain rich republicans in this
city have subscribed literally to the
republican fund that has been raised
here to help to defeat the democratic
ticket in Maryland aud Mr.. German
next month, some of the latter's many
democratic friends here are trying to
raise q small sum to help to pay the
legitimate expense Of the political cam
paign the democrats are now making
10 Maryland.
II is rnmored here that the favored
terms that have been afforded the Nor
gan syndicate for the purchase OF the
Union Pacific railroad at the foreclosure
sale next month we're in fulillment Of
a bargain by which that syndicate SUBJ
scribed two million dollars to Mr..
Hanna's corruption fund last fall.
The armor plate board, Commodore
Howell, Lieutenant Eudicott, Capt.
Mccormick, Lieutenant Perry and
Lieutenant Fletcher, accompanied by
Lieutenant Chambers, secretary, and
G. W. D. Knight, clerk, and NJ. V.
Richards, Land and Industrial Agent,
| of the Southern Railway, will leave
! here to. night over the Southern Rail
way to look up the advantages at diff
ferent cities in the South for the loca-
ton of the projected government armor
plate plant. Birmingham, where they
err;va Tomorrow night. will be the first
place visited. They will remain there
Two DAYS. Next day will be spent at
Sheffield, Ala, and from there Chatta-
Dooga, Knoxville and Elizabethton,
Tenn, will be visited. The boar1 will
be absent on the trip week or ten
| days.
The President received the Putnam
| Phalanx, of Hartford, Conn.,, early to-
day. They we're returning from the
Nashville Exposition and marched TO
the White House grounds and were re-
| ceiyed by the President in the East
room. Then came 80 surviving mem
bers of the First Massachusetts Heavy
Artillery who also we're received in the
East room. Soon afterwards Secretary
| Alger came over from the War Depart.
ment and disguised with the President
the case of Capt. Lowering of Fort
Sheridan.
John A. Kasson, recently appointed
envoy to negotiate reciprocity treaties,
spent a short time with the President.
Senator Elkins and Representative
Dorr, of w. Va, besides talking to the
President about appointments, took &C.
casion to speak in favor of the 20 per
cent. additional tax on foreign goods
| imported through Canada. About mid
day the President received the General
Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons,
| which has been in session in Baltimore
| President Mckinley is member OF the
order and was presented medal COM
memorating the centennial of the order
{! In the United States.
The case of the collector of internal
revenue at Richmond, Va, whose re-
moval of deputy collectors just after
his assumption of Office created much
Interest at the time, and against whom
charges of violation of civil service
laws were made, is now before Attor.
new General McKenna for decision on
| points submitted by the civil service
commission as 10 the status of deputy
collectors. The issue involves the
status of all deputy internal revenue
collectors. The question submitted by
the commission follows: Are deputy
collectors of internal revenue officers
of the United States; does the term
| of Office of such deputy cease by
reason of the going out OF Office of
the collector under whom he was ap-
| pointed and the taking of office by a
newly appointed collector; are they
properly in the classified service and
subject to the provisions Of the civil
service act and rules? The commission,
in brief transmitted to the Attorney
General submits that it would certainly
appear that deputy collector is not
| only an officer under the most approved
definitions and. under the decisions
made by eminent jurists, but that the
statutes themselves expressly and dis
tinctly recognize a deputy collector as
@ United States officer. AS to the Sec
ond question it is argued that the dep
| uty holds over until his successor IS
duly appointed and that an affirmative
act, not only on the part of the collector
himself but of the commissioner of the
internal revenue, is sine qua non in
vacating the Office of duly appointed
deputy. As to being classified, the con-
clusion of the commission follows:
"That the provision of section 1853,
Revised Statutes, and of the
civil service act, are not incon-
sistent or in conflict with the
provisions of other statutes relating
to the appointment of deputies of in
ernal revenue; that the Presidents
action in directing their classification
was following the clear intent of Con-
gress as indicated by the precedents es-
tablished by Congress itself; that their
classification is distinctly authorized
by the direct language of statute, and
that this authority has been duly and
regularly exercised, and deputy collec'
tors of internal revenue are in the
classified service subject to the provis
ions of the civil service act"
The following fourth class Virginia post
masters were appointed to-day. Benns Church.
William P. Jordan; Cuckoo Miss N. Ivy
Burnley Medlock, Anna Williams Oldtown.
James Williams jr.; Penola, E. M. Coleman;
Peols Mills, James q. Dulaney Stanards-
vile. Mrs Helen Bray Stephens City, C. NJ.
Peery Timberville, David J. Driver; Vienna,
E. L. 8. Bouton.
A Virginia democrat who, though engaged
in the public service here, was dismissed
merely in order that q republican might have
his place, when he applied for reinstatement,
was told that there were two serious charges
against him, one that he was democrat and