Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-01-15
WASHINGTONLETTER
CIVIL SERVICE DEBATE
Post Office Frauds-The
President Busy With
Nominations.
From Our Regular COrrespOn lent J

From Our Regular Correspcn lent
WASHINGTON, Jan 0th,-is9S
Hslnus rrodifythe civil service law. or
VA viii ioin hands with tins democrats
nd repeal the entire law. That,ln Ell,
feet ia the notice that the hundred
odd repuhlican members OF the House
10 favor modification OF TINS
lev have served upOr the other repuo-
l;csn members OF the House during
the debate, which is not yet over
There has been much pla'n talA vi
the subiect, and there viii De more
A sample is the following. from the
sp. ech OF Representative hepouIn, =.
To-a. ssIn some things the Old system
- ;ts vorss- was superior TO the new
Nv colleagues in this house Know tne
n.l;fieations OF their constituents,
md in the selection 81 candidates TOT
Office have everything at STAKE. Dc
s,eve that there "a greater DroDaDhltS
- ,,,ohitv inactiou. wisdom in select
ion and beneficence in results IN tn~
old rvstem than in thls darkeneo,
suhterranean, irresponsible meihoo We
have fallen into in this later time.
presentative Clarke. OF n, q :, salo
.bst he favored modification OF the law
an
dom of the Civil Service Committee a.
10 how far, but that ANY old thing
rvac halter than the present law Inat
Committee is now considering the Dill
;ntroducei last week. which connnes
.ha oDerstion of the civil service law
10 nositions paying from $500 to III eOO
wear. inclusive, and to locahties
where the employees exceed 20 III nun
= bsr.
HAWAIIAN TREATY.
ITO .reatv for the annexation OF
us-sii was to-day taken up by the
senate and the intentions is TO hole
div executive sessions for It's consio-
er.tion until il IS disposed OF. In
nrl;cv of the friends OF annexation l.
- allow it's opponents to do most %
the talking. go as to get the oeDAts
over "a soon as possible, in order tna'
there may be no excuse Tor delaying
a vote. 1t is TOW the genera pei'e
that the treaty will be ratlned, owlnl
II 20 the announcement of the number o
= S.to~s Who were in doubt o
6 ,ha;r Intention to vote for ratification
= eeRMANr's RECIPROCITY.
o The last European nation to take
q D,sce in the line OF applicants Tor re
Il P.~Soc;tv treaty with the u. s. is Ger
d Inv the country which made blu
IL ,The1 the Dingley tariff bill was pend
&c ING that was promptly called oy COT
yress and President Mckinley IN
re clause OF the tariff that brought Oel
It many's pride down TO asking icr rec
~ procity is that which imposes auuI''oI
On n dutv upon sugar brought from coCI
~ tries that pay an export bounty on ~
re cor When the German ambssssdS
rsonested that reciprocity negotla
st IONS he opened he was informed I'M
cd h;a Government must take the mr.
a stem nv agreeing to remove the
strictions now imposed upon Amer
X can cattle and beef imported into de
ols many,
no FOOD FOR ILoNDIKRRs.
Tho administration is dong eve
ra- thing possible to expedite the sendil
We OF food TO the Ksondike region, as Z
he President and all the members OF {
( Cabinet believe that relief Will
ia needed bv the gold seekers before !
les oular traffic is resume on the 1uk
or; river. Agents OF the government q
now bringing q number OF relndt
pie from Norway TO carry the food. viii
IN will all be ready and on the grou
when the reindeer get TO Alaska.
nas OUR JUDICIARY.
ia There ia probably no provision
the the Constitution of the q 5 that IN
me ished more proof of the wisdom OF
makers. or that is more revered
he our ueeple. than that which provi'
lion for our judiciary system. But moth
suits the Populists, except per o
ian. notoriety or gain for themselves,
the Senator Butler. OF North Carolina
ASK aims at being the Popuiists boss. wa
an entirely new judiciary system,
)ck- Judges to be elected Tor terms OF eli
cIa- gears. and has offered a JOINT resc
lst tion proposing 20 amend the consil
cted ton in accordance with has io'
ent, There Isn't the slightest probability
5 any such change, but that it should
ans even proposed is warning 10
country of what might be expee
should the people ever allow the
,o7 antics to get on top.
e. NOMINATIONS PLENTIFUL.
de During the three days that
!. to Senate was in session in the week
he closed. president Mckinley,
ring more nominations to the Senate
lived in any single week since he was iDaU
he rated. hut so ne of them were re
reat- appointments
Illfnl Old accountants were rot surpr
tical when it was found necessary tt a
II be don the Dockery system OF audi
nostmasters accounts, because OF
inter covery fraud. This system was ad
with I'D during the Cleveland admins
7b5 P tion as the result of an investigatio
, was a commission, headed by Represe
en- at tive Dockt ~ of Missouri. and 1t
nt an nointed out at the time that it was
lt is of oppor unities for fraud. No
they than nine ways in which disho
strial postmaster could rob the Govern
ents. have been discovered by Sixth A
K tor Castle, who has thrown U'iS
system and introduced new
The new system was specially int
TO detect the frauds made possib
"a - the Dockery system and although /
'oo - only been in operstion week
con- cs done 40 in q number OF cases
q 10 Government was probably robbie
r.; m ~ MANY thousand dollars under
/, Inc Dockery system of auditing Post
y sne order accounts. Auditor Castle
i Ian ask Congress to authorize the EN-
1 Nam ment OF a special force to go over
10, check up the old accounts, belle
'oOoi' that the stolen money can be rec
ed. and the thieves punished, by
o.he- iag proofs of the thefts.
whole