Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-12
BRADY'S REMOVALS.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS POSITION
REGARDING THEM CRITICISED.
An EVASION AND A MAKESHlFT.
.,.rv of Treasury and Collector
Understand Each Other-President
rromuIgRte Rule That VIII
Ema-cuirte the Civii-seryice Law.

WASHINGTON. d. c. November IL
,.....,.l THE announcement to-day that
-. Attorney General had declined TO
10. any opinion on the legality of the
.,,,tments made by Collector Brady,
-, the ground that only hypothetical
,.s. had been presented. was great
....oyise 10 those who have followed the
,s, More than two months age Sec
rotsrv Gage requested the opinion in ques-
zion. and az the time the Attorney Gene
-si was 40 impressed with the gravity
~ the principle involved that he refer
-cd the matter 10 Assistant-Attorney-
General Boyd. The result was an elabo-
,ste opinion sustaining Collector Brady
md declaring in effect that the civil
s.rvice law did not apply to deputy rove
.,e collectors. 1his opinion has been
q, the hands OF the Attorney General
r,ore than a month. and despite the most
,,rg-ut re1uests from collectors in all
sections OK the country. he had reiuseu
,,,tu to-day 10 even intimate an opinion.
The comment here tonight is not nat
,erlng 10 the Accomplishments nerve
and sincerity in the matter. HIS course
is REGARDED as an evasion, ana the re-
fsrcnce Of the matter 10 the Soiiclor oi
,be Treasury is accepted as makeshiit'
=, "a known that the present SohcloI
- tbo Treasury is hostile to the civil
.-,ice law. He was appointed from
-, ON the recommendation of Senator
Allison. and has given public eXpressio"
an cxtreme anti-civil-service views
afThn
,,1r him. The impression here Is that
l,'''' eacretarv of the Treasury and the
I,lloctor understand each other, ana
~. he status quo will be maintained
''.tn as said by a high Republican ON
'.J Tonight. the President promul-
80 "a rule which will substantially
s,,oscilate the civil service law. III was
,.osi,i,,elv asserted by the same oilciai
b.. within ninety days the Government
t,r,r,,ng Office and the Bureau OF En-
wing and Printing would be remover
from the classified service
COLONEL. BRADY VIEWS.
collector Brady. Of Virginia, talked ~
. ronorter to-day about the recent w
cision OF Judge Jackson lie SAN rac,,eon
'eThe recent opinion OF JuV VS. Suestion
dos moi In anywise involve the que3 i,tsl
,,5,, under consideration by the auIili' -,
Teton I'm respect TO the appointment y,
5o1,ntv collectors Of internal revenue; 90
bove not seen the full text OF JUL
JacksOns decision, nut lIolit 'strites me
~ n published in the press II s.i nj me
"a most remarkable constructor ol O IN
r,loin mandatory provisions OF ,Iieeesten.
mics as to the assignment anu u mo bser
,Denf of gaugers, which law mas n"' -
,a,asled NV any civil-service law. -,
aAsT understand the matter there hs'
I'm no removal of any gauger-ih IA IA
a. is admitted by all who are ntnre
with the subject that gause - cecretar,
lreerers. being appointed by the oeOi 49, ,hat,,
- az Treasury and executing my.
X,Ss "a the United states, are IN .i'
Classified service. and they callhoe s DC
moved except in the manner pr,,,ca or
80 ,be presidents recent ciVll-sei WE VI
5sr I am advised that there mas peen h -,
removal of any gauger or stol onI;
Collactor White, and that ne mas a.
attempted TO exercise ms au'n annryovai o.
~ vested i'm him. with the appIoHal =,
~ Commissioner Of Internal ReNehue, ~
n1taye from duty certain gauSers az ~
storekeepers and 20 assign o JIM "
mace of those relieved from uutS 90 &c
sssT,bis has been the practice. SO lar az ~
-, ever since the organlzalloh % -
Hntornal- Revenue Service. ana C, M
never been disputed, even by the Wv"
Service Commission. -, ~, annea
.'The government has taken an "p pTin
q, Collector Whites case, ana the V Q
ION Of every lawyer of prominence no
net here In Washington during the MI P'i -
few DAYS is that Judge Jackson WIN -
Overruled. .o,,,t,,aur n
denuty collectors Is, as ! have Sata Gu u
tirelv different. Under the ProNIslo rs. q
...5 a1AS Revised Statutes the powe
~ a1pointment Of deputy collectors am
20 reyoke such appointment, y seem
clear to my mind. is vested IN tne 49,, ~,
iactor and this plain mandatory proVvislos !.
- ~ lew has not been modified or limit
od nv nv any civil-service law. SO Tar as
am personally concerned it is to me
matter Of little or no consequee1.tS ~, N W..
t ti,o when involves great interest to IN
g e,ory, i'm so far as it may aftee
r. RESPONSIVENESS Of collectors upon thel
oficial bonds; and II may not be OUT - =
Iace for me TO say | have been Yer
n"rtJc,,Iar i'm reporting every detall o
NV action 10 the Treasury Department
Ia that n has been fully sustained