The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-10


WASHINGTON, Jan. s.--The bill
agreed upon by the caucus of the house
Republicans for modification OF the civil
service law, has been printed. and copies
OF I. were distributed yesterday after
noon. IS Substantially tne same meas
ure as that introduced the fourth instant
by Mr.. Evans. OF Kentucky.
The proposed measure IS now in the
hands OF the committee on reform in the
civil service. 1t provides among other
things that the civil service law shall ap-
ply only to clerks. copyists, counters,
computators and drattsmen, VINO receive,
salaries not less than 5000. and not more
than $500 per annum, when employed
in the several departments. Institutions
and bureaus in Washington, and in the
various public offices Throughout the
country, in which as many as twenty
five persons, exclusive OF letter carriers,
are employed. also to railway mail clerks.
and to letter carriers IN cities where
more than ten carriers, exclusive OF sub
stltutes, are employed.
II eXempts from the provisions OF the
law. special examiners OF the pension
bureau, the confidential clerks. secretar-
les and stenographers or heads OF de-
partments. commissioners and bureaus,
the secretaries to posimasters, customs.
collectors, revenue collectors, pension
agents and other public officials eIumer-
ated, and also exempts the government
printing Office.
The tenure OF departmental employees
under law is fixed at flve years. with
power vested in the head OF the depart
ment to reappoint, remove. transfer or
reduce any person so employed under
proper restriction. promotion or transfer
shall not be ordered upon political or
religious grounds.
1t Is inferred ty some OF the advocates
OF the proposed measure that the COM
mittee 10 which 1t has been referred, will
be 10Th to report It back to the house, but
this has been provided for. In case the
bill does not come. back, within rea-
sorable time, there are two ways 10 get
1t before The house, One Is by adopting
a resolution. discharging the committee
from Its further consideration, which
will bring the bill up for consideration.
The Other Is to introduce bill 20 abol-
tsh the civil service commission, and at
the proper time, re-introduce the modi-
fication measure. as 4 substitute PROPOSE
ton. With both these methods open TO
them, the advocates OF amendment
are but little concerned about what the
committee on reform in the civil SER
vice service" may do. In ten days or two
weeks one or the other OF the motions
suggested will be made. That the house
will vote to modify the law Is apparently
beyond question, but 1t cannot be said
that there Is q majority for the bill in the
senate.
There was recently strong talk Of ex-
ecutive action for exemption OF many
places covered by the famous blanket
order. Issued by President Cleveland.
The President Is contemplating the issu-
ance Of such an amendatory- order, but It
is now believed he will wait until Con-
gress has mad its say.
{ Bills have been introduced In the house
as follows: BY Mr. Dovener, TO grant a
pension to Ella F. Snider. By Mr.. Dorr.
10 provide for the purchase OF q site and
the erection OF a public building thereon
at Hinton, W. Va, and similar bill for
purchase OF q site. and erection OF q
building at Bluefeld. W. Va.
BY Mr.. Acheson. 10 correct the mill
tary record OF John Blue. OF uniontown.
Pa. and bill to empower the court Of
claims to hear and determine the claim OF
Mrs. Jane w. Mason. Washington.
BY Mr.. Dauford, to grant pension to
Jane E. Zck. of Steubenville, Ohio.
Representative Dovener has been ad-
vised by the pension commissioner OF the
Issuance of an order to John jackson to
appear before the medical board at
MoundsviTie, for examination; that the
claim OF Captain F. H. Crago, OF Wheel.
ing. is being examined, with a view to |
final determination. and that she claim
OF Mrs. Rachel Carpenter. OF COTS. |
Rltchje county. IS also advanced to the
point OF final action. which will be taken
at an early dag.