Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1891, Page 6

6 ’ CITY AND DISTRICT. ‘THOSE PRESENT WERE SILVER POOL TESTIMONY. THE CIVIL SERVICE Law. ——— Mon. A. A. Adee, Alex. D. Anderson, E. F. a EF The difference betwoen a loow vague | A:res, W. 0. Atwater, Justice Brewer, Justice | Representative Dockery Tells Why Senator 3 3 water, Justice 7, Justis a8 doast and an affidavit giving exact figures is a | Brown, J. Stanley Brown, H. B. Brownell, M. ‘Vest’s Appearance Was Delayed. Satentent Peeters he Coreen Berens, Wide one, sud of vital significance to a person | H. Beach, J. H. Bradford, ee abdwards Clark, | ry was zo PaRvEx> ms TEeTIMoNY Berxo orvex | 4 HEARING BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE 7O- “Mr. Porter himself, on page 120, seems to 3 in, C. vation, Hon. F. P. Du- doing good work for the public of all more : after than before having had four years’ experience. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, > | Oldest ! c “interested in the statement. Tue Stam swears FP. Dewey, Hon. Ie. L-’ Gibeon, NM. Bt. o its cirenlation, This isa point of great im-| Goodlett, Arnold’ Hague, Hon. A. Higgins, F. = “ Gren Ww |p. Head, A. C. Hallowell,’ Wma, Harpers CJ. portance to advertiser | Hillyer,” J. C. Hornblower, Senator Higgins, —— x Hawley, M. H. Hunter, Senator MeM THE YALE BANQUET. | lan, J.P. Iddings, A. W. Johnson, Wm. A."Meloy, G. B. Miller, C. A. Morrison, F. J. Newland L. E. Pangburn, I. W. Porter, L. H. Poole, P. V. De Grau, 8.'N. Pond, H. W. Raymond, J. K. Rice, E. K. Rawson, Dr. J. Foster Scott, DeW. A LANGE NUMEER GATHER AxD RENEW THE | C. Sprague, G. M. Sharp, B. C. Steiner, Gen. E. MEX OF THEIR COLLEGE pays—sexaror | ore - eve oe dong sor a ° i a | Andrew D. White, Theo. W. Noyes, Judge W. Woucorr MATFILY YRESIDES — BANLIANT | AMT |i C. “Millard, Rogee "Welles, as SPEECHES MADE BY DISTINGUISHED PERSONS. eS G. H. Wilcox, Hon. Mr. Springer, = vice consul et Havana: H. 8. Woodward, Jos. Yale men, to the number of sixty-odd, had | Wentworth. Rev. J. L. Ewell, Hon. Wm. D. ® glorions time last night at the Arlington | Bishop. N. Theo. N. Ely, D. KR. McKee, I. K. occasion of the annual banquet of | Willard, A. A. Folsom, E. K. Rawson, E. A. Aunnal Reunion of Graduates From That Famous Institation. UNTIL SENATOR CAMERON SHOULD BE RE- ‘ELECTED—HE WAS SATISFIED CAMERON'S WOULD ‘BE ONE MORE VOTE AGAINST THE FORCE BILL. Gen. H. V. Boynton, correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, testified before the silver pool investigating committee yester- day that a gentloman of as good reputation as any man in this town, who was here by sum- mons of the committee, seid to him that being in the room he had heard—he wished particu- larly to say had not “overheard”--a conversa- tion between Mr. Dingley and %ir. Payne. It was to the effect that Mr. Dingley and Mr. Payne were talking in regard to the testimony that had come out affecting Senator Cameron, DAY--THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN Pass xxaur- | Completely give away his case and to furnish NATIONS AND COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS— THE LAW NOW OPERATING. In response toa request from Mr. Leblbach, chairman of the House committee on civil service reform, Mr. Roosevelt of the civil service commission before the com- mittce at n meeting held at 10:30 this morning, to answer the statements made by Mr. Robort P. Porter, chief of the census bureau. Thero were but three members of the committec present, the chairman and Messrs. Dargan and Boatner. MR. PORTER WANTS TO AMEND. Mr. Porter started out by requesting the op- Reval ABSOLUTELY PURE Baking Powder AUCTION SALES. Largest ! Cheapest ! Best! AUCTION SALES. oa } 1 eac! ini i made of his | 0D TOMORROW. : a. a = ss > Merritt, jr., Senator Dates, Senator Stewart. | 4" each was apparently explaining to the other | portunity to amend the report o a FUTURE DAYs. the Yale Alumni Association of Wushington My Bs Renae Daven: Hieenter Bloch Uke’ heck ac kaa eft os Waeokstsaa: Gana fobs iouue oh < mcaaling ot Goa’ Gomme ian Seats tee alensne ones Wits © co. atcrioxtrm, ‘Puowas pownae, ane ——_ on itesal “en aca ANACOSTIA. fuch testimony was to come out, expressin | on the 9th of last September. He read from the | j . i Logan are ec. ts —— ee eee eee bo? surprise at the testimony and practically apol- | Teport as follows: id QUSEHOLD FURNITURE sistence and an ease that smac The Evening Star THE SCHOOLS VisITrD. a 2 ogizing to each other that it had come out it of the extreme fondness with which the chil- dren of the university regard their alma mater, even after the lapse of many years. There was astrong delegation present to represent the very young blood of the alumni, graduates of there vere almost as many jaxs nmmbers are dates of refer- for the present university student, and rk periods that extended away back before the war. The table at these jolly fellows sat was with the center arm the othera T: arm with the main stem ther seemed just a whit subdued by the close proxim: of the grave and reverend seniors whose forms were familisr enough on the tloor of the Senate and on the bench of the Supreme Court. Still, they evidently enjoyed Ives in a huge, tindeniable manner that ied by the unbending jollity of the repre- sentatives of the more ancient classes across the board from them. [ME MENTAL FIREWORKS. ‘There was = guod deal of disappointment felt wher, early in the evening, before the diners | had sat down, it was announced that of the makers of mental fireworks who had been ex- pected two of the most renowned were not to be 2 SineVeigh and Chauncey pew. Sexater Evarts was also an absentee, but thongh, perhaps, there was a little less brilliant linl oratory and wit pure and simple, ways sure to flow from the lips of the exponents of the great classes of ’53 and '56, who were adroitly pitted against each other on the toast list so that there would have been an between them had they but attended, it is quite certain speechmaking there was madé was of a prime order and second to none ever delivered in this city in the hearing of a company of diners. Woleott presided, in hi the associstion, ner at the cli an oceasion. In open- ing the section of the evening that is perfumed by the odor of coffee and the smoke of cigars, he mentioned the more than local influence ch Yale has upon her students and then made use of some remarks that might have been interpreted into something significant, in view of recent happenings on Capitol Hill. "He seid that the limitations of the legislative arm of the government seem to be nigh lost and that now it iv reaching out and touching almost every topic under the sun. It would be well, he added. if we legislate less as to the hab- its and theughts of men and give more thought to matters that have a bearing upon their cation in general. In introducing Justice Brewer he noted the wonderful but perfectly natural order of things which calls to the highest positions in the count ranks of statesmen, jurists ond thinkers men from Yale, and it was quite the thing, he thought, that there should now be two such ‘men sift ifig on that highest of tribunals, the Supreme Court of the United States. 4 “CINCH” ON THE SUPREME coURT. Justice Brewer remarked that it was the fune- tion of a judge, he had always thought, to listen, and many was the time that he had listened, so often and so long, and now he felt that he hadachance to get them—the lawyers— upon the hip and take his sweet revenge. He made some Very quaint remarks about the high and honorable body of which he is a member, with especial reference to Justice Brown. and he sid that it would surely seem at the present day as though Yale bas a “cinch” on the Su- Preme Court. When Senator Wolcott presented ex- Preaident Andrew D. White of Cornell to respond to the toast “Universities,” he called ‘attention to the fact—at least he aaid it was a fact—that whenever a new ¢ollege has come to the fronta Yale man has been at its head. Mr. White spoke for some time on the humorous side of his early efforts to reform the cause of education in America, the cold shoulder given to his schemes by his fellow educators, the denunciations cast upon his head by men who, he said, should have known better, and, finally, the unanimity with which these same opponents bave fallen in with his ideas and not only praised them but adopted them. He mentioned the ease with which fads are given room at Harvard and the correspond- ing dificulty with which they take root at Yale, and he went on to say that a fad issimply & worn-out custom that has ceased to be popu- lar in Europe and is brought here and cut up ——- pieces for distribution among favored A SCHOLAR FROM YALE. Senator Wolcott said. when Mr. White had taken his seat and he was about to introduce the next speaker, that it was very fortunate for those present that Prof. White was president of but one university. Senator Gibson spoke to the toast ““A scholar of Yale.” He reviewed all the men who had achieved distiuction after coming from Yale, and said that none of them i so thoronghly come uy: to his standard and fitted himseif for the title “scholar of Yale” a» Dr. Theo. Wolsey, the learned president of the university, when he was « student there. He noted asingle incident to his earcer which «weit upon a lecture given to him and a fellow student by the grave doctor for having re- moved the college bell. Dr. Wolsey had told ‘them that the trick might be done by a scholar, but not by # gentleman, and of the two he would prefer that they be gentlemen. The Senator warmly urged the prosecution of the collection that is being made for the erection of « monu- ment on the college campus to the memory of Dr. Wolsey. bright speech in Mr. A. G. Wilkinson made a Tesponse to the toast “Clasmmates. He remem- bered some very funny things about his own classmates, those of the class of 'S6, and spoke of the band, which was like nothing else that ever was or ever can be again. Dr. Depew. he added, was ther « musician of the first order, because in singing « fugue he would always end first although he started last. This was the grand test of a mans musical abilities. He made a pretty allusion to the arrangement of the table by eaying that as one's bait grew grayer and thinner he gradually progressed along to the center and head of the board. YOUNG YALE. Judge W. H. Taft. the solicitor general, spoke eloquently to the toaxt “Young Yale.” Be said that he did wt feel like a young Yale ‘War. for, although ke graduated in the clase of “78, his commencement day fell on the twenty- fifth anniversary of the graduation of the class of 53 and he bad always regarded himself as ous of the latter. Until he came to Washing- ton he bad not faltered in his allegiance to his adopted class, but since he has become a weekly contributor tothe «lumbersof the Supreme Court, which cortains two of another class, his faith ‘bas wavered. He is now raising an un- dergraduate of the class of 1910, he remarked. Senator Wolcot: said that he had a great deal mpatby with those old Greeks who grew tired of hearing Aristides called “The Just,” ant be thought that in the future "53 men sbould be made to talk about the class of ‘56 end viec versa. Justice Brown then responded to the toast, “The alumni of Yale,” the distin- Guishing feascre of whom, he said, was their ubiquity. Yale meu were to he found every- where and always ieading the sentiment of their town or city or wherever they might hap- pen tobe. Hespoke of one who had gone to Zalulond and for wany years was a leader of thought in the wilderness, bat who, alas, has recently fallen s victim to the unnatural appe- tites of his congregztion. Edneation, he said, isnot the little smattering of mathematics Which one learns if he mustend shirksif be can, but it is the bringing together of men and life and the training of man to grapple with exist- being ‘grew upin ‘and Dwight became nt of the eaiverity. Wiss be bad member of the class of "36 that what of | The classes of Misses Buchler, Layton, Scriv- ener, Brewer and Principal Petty were pho- | tographed in front of the schoul house yesterday | afternoon. Superintendent Powell visited the | focal schools yesterday and expressed himself jas highly pleased with their decorum and work. GEO. TM. BAKER'S FUNERAL. | The faneral of Geo. H. Baker took place yes- | terday from his former home on St. Elizabeth | Heights. Mincola Tribe, No. 14, Imp.0. R. M.; | Anacostia Lodge, 23, P.. and Columbia Lodge. No. 1, Independent Order of Mochan- jics, did him reverence. Interment was at | Glenwood. SOCIAL NOTES. Mrs. Sherzer of Jackson strect entertained several friends at dinner last Monday. Among those present were Mr. and Mra. Betts and Mzs. | Grimes of Washingtop, Mrs. Johnson Hardy of | Branchville, Md., and Mrs. Harry L. Jordan of | Anacostia. ‘There was a large theater party last ovening l composed of Mrs. H. Striker, Dr. and M | Chureh, Mrs. Capt. Coloman, Mrs. ford, Miss Miller, Mrs. A. Hoyle, Dr. J. C. Hill, | Mr. N. Hungerford, Mr. John MeMann and Mr. |W: ‘ade. ‘The bag sociale, held under the auspices of Emmanuel Chureb, closed last night. Those resent Were Mr.and Mrs. Tolson, Mr. and Mrs. Gates, Mr. and Mrs. Weedon, Mr. and Mra. Harnish, Mra, Anna Peck, Mrs. Burgess, Misses | Mildred Peck, Rosa Grimes, Isabel Gra | Hollester, ma Ryan, Alice King, Luey ‘oberts, Emina Roby and’ Alice Hardy. | The Anacostia Singing Club met Tuesday | evening at the home of Mr. Macrice Haines. The participants were Mi zuma Bowen, da Pumphrey, Grace Allen, Lizzie Wood, | Nellie Petty, Plazicke Grifiith, Jessie Darling. Flora Goodwillig and Eulalie Prevost and Messrs. Fulton Kerr, Warren Tolson, Chas. Tolsoa, Theodore Suell, Geo. Wright, Jos. King and Maurice Arnold. Mi:s Florence Brumfield is visiting Mrs. | Carrie King of Washington street. —— ES CONVICTED. He May Suffer Death for the Crime He Committed. Ernest Forbes a colored man, who in Novem- Der last criminally assaulted Miss Bertha B. Phipps, who lived with her uncle, George W. Hardesty, near Mount Zion, Anné Arundel county, Md., was yesterday tried in the crimi- court of Baltimore and was convicted. The verdict was reached five minutes after the case was submitted to the’ jury. The penalty is death, or from eighteen months to twenty-one years in the penitentiary. Miss Phipps lived with her motker at Mr. George W. Hardesty’s in Anne Arundel county. Hardesty was her uncle. She wes in the habit of milking the cows in the pastures. and this Forbes knew, as he had worked on the farm. On the morning of that day he followed her to the field, and notwithstanding her cries ac- complished his pu She went home and told her story. When the outrage became number of citizens organized hunting ies and started out to find the man. Miss ipps. as she testified yesterday, knew Forbes sight and name, and yet she did not at the ime she first told her story say it was he. Three other colored men were arested and two of them were brought before her for identification. She said neither of these did the deed. Finally Forbes was brought and she identified him. After she had done #0, and while one of the men was looking for a rope to tie Forbes, as he said, Forbes broke and ran away. Several shots | Were fired at him, one striking him in the shonl- der, but he got’ away. He was arrested next day and lodged in the Annapolis jail. Fear- ing lynching, he was afterwad removed to the jail, and the cnse was removed to the ‘The jury agreed in less than gfive minutes after they went out, rendered a verdict of guilty. There were 10 indications of approval from those present, as the cro had | been warned against any demon: verdict was received in vilence. Sentence was reserved at request of counsel. —s00 NEWSPAPER MEN IN COUNCIL. International Press Club Convention in Ses- sion at Pittsburg. Yesterday's session of the international con- vention of press clubs at Pittsburg opened vig- orously at noon. Foster Coates, who had begn elected president of the convention, occupied the chair. ‘The delegates had passed the morn- ing visiting places of interest und local indus- | tries under the escort of the committees of the hospitable local press club. ‘The roll call showed several of the storm-delayed delegutes from the far west present for the first time. Prominent among the new arrivals were the California Press Club’s five delegates, headed by M.H. De Young of the San Francisco Chronicle. Other prominent arrivals were James Whit- comb Kiley, the Hoosier poet; Walter P. Phillips of the United Press and Wm. Henry Smith of the Associated Press. The Press Clu mentberrhip represented at the convention was then announced to be far in excess of 3,000, embracing the clubs of all sections of this ‘country and Canada. Committees were appointed to prepare a plan for a permanent organization und to nominate officers for the ensuing year. A telegram of hearty greeting from the Syracuse Press Clab was read aud the report of the committee on plan and scope was next received. ———__+e-- THE REVOLT IN CHILI. British Merchants Getting Uneasy Over the Prolongation of the Trouble. Mr. [J. A. Duncan, Gladstone liberal, mem- ber for Barrow in Furnest, in the house of commons yesterday said there was much dis content among merchants at the apparent apa- | thy displayed by the government in regard to British interests in Chili, and gave notice that jhe would again question the government on the subject. The Exchange Tel hk Com- pany en oe ee desea seeeioee Chil, referriug to the report that the British minis- ter at Valparaiso was acting as mediator and that President Balmaceda was on the point of a his resignation, was received via Mexico and is auterior to ‘yesterday's news in regard to the successea of the revolutionists. ——— ceo ____— Starving Himself to Death. Geo. Harris of Newberu, IL, who is trying to end his mortal career by starvation, kas com- pleted the thirty-first day of his fast and is still alive. He might be termed alive dead man; no other term wonld describe him so well. Tuesday he allowed « ful of milk and as much beef tea to be given him, but it caused excraciating pain. ra tew wild features he relapsed into» stupor. There is rly any tisme over the bones and the cireu- lation of the blood has nearly stopped. Hie brea ith at times almost diss) yee me at other times ne breathes rapidly and heavily. ——_——_-o-____ Another Tuterna:ional Marriage. ‘The marriage of Miss Haller Horwitz,daugh- ter of Mrs. Horwitz of Baltimore, to Mr. es and palms and lilies of the valley. The rector of the church, Rev. Mr. Pease, assisted by Rev. best man. The bride was dressed in a white duchess satin — trimmed with satin brocade and a the investigation. He therefore siid Mr. .Dun- nell was justified in sending out the dispatch. Gen. Boynton declined to give the name of his {nforman:. | a ae Mr. Dingley suggested that it was entirely possible that he might have said he regretted exceedingly that any Congressman should bave one any act which made it necessary that such facts should be brought out; but that was very different from the statement that the com- mittee would have kept the testimony ont or had purposely delayed it. ‘That was totally un- true. As a matter of fact, both he and Mr. Payne wanted to continue the hearing gn Mon- day, but Mr. Oates wanted an adjourument. CEN. BOYNTON’S STATEMENT. Gen. Boynton was then permitted to make a statement in connection with the matter which he had for some time been endeavoring to make. He said that the day before the investi- gution began Mr. Stevens, who was in the same office with iin, received a message that it was the desire of the committee that he (Stev- ens) should cither be Inte next day or prolong his testimony. ‘The purpose of the committee Was to adjourn inmediaielyafter the conclusion of his testimony until the next Wednesday, be- Vest would not appear and give his testi- mony in reference to Cameron until after the following Tuesday. Witness had heard the same thing two or three days before. Taking cxe things together, be thought the cor reached very reasonable. . Boynton suggested that Mr. Tanner and Representative Abner Taylor might give the committee some information. WHAT MR. STEVENS HEARD. Mr. Stevens of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat said he was the onc who reported the interview to Gen. Boynton. Directing his testimony to Mr. Dingley’ he said ‘ou began talking in a whisper, became more earnest, raived your voice and were talk- ing lond before you got through. I heard Mr. Dingley say It struck me as if you were yy surprise and were trying to ex- plain it to each other. There seemed to be ex- pressions that the circumstances under which the testimony was brought out were peculiar, and that you regretted the time at which it was brought out. and Mr. Payne said that while something of the sort testi- . ns they had no purpose ex- cept to get at all the information as promptly as possible, and they thought the publications were not justitied. DELAY DELIBERATELY DELAYED. Representative Dockery testified that it had been his desire to have the testimony of Sena- tor Vest delayed as it war. He said: I did not want to bring out the testimony concerning nator Cameron untii Wednesday. I have no concealment about that now. During the time the resolution was pending before the committee T formed the belief that there were parties who might desire to use that testimony in respect to another bill. I was informed by a Senator that another gentleman had approached him (I do not use “approached” in an offensive way) aud suggested to the Senator that it would be just as well to let the resolution for an investigation drop. To that suggestion the Senator a proached replied that he could not afford to do that and that he wanted the resolution pushed. The Senator then asked the gentleman why he wanted it dropped. ‘This man replied that he did not cure about it himeelf, but that he understood that some of the *-boys” had bought silver; and the impression the Senator got was that they were nervous aud wanted the thing stopped. When asked to say who the “boys” were, the gentleman named two Representa- tives. ‘fhe conversation was given to me, and thereupon I pushed the resolution. Now, I will state very frankly why I wished the testi- mony delayed. believe that intluences were be- ing bronglit on the Senator in question (meaning the Senator who was said to be connected with silver speculation) to make him vote for the force bill, and so I wanted the investigation jelayed in the hope of getting one more vote. it'was justastraw which proved very sub- stantial, and 1 want it distinctly understood that I bad no assurances whatever and merely went on the common rumor that his vote on the force bill was doubtful. No, U did not think that the exposure at that time would enhance his prospects. Ms, Dockery said he wonld prefer not to give publicity to the names of the two Representa- tives who were mentioned, but he would do so rivately. Senator Vest was the man who gave ‘im the information about the conversation. 4 OTHER REPRESENTATIVES SPRCULATED. Mr. O'Brien Moore of the St. Lous Hepublie was the next witness. He aaid he had no knowl- edge, personally,conccrning silver speculation. of He hed heard that Ki California and Ketcham of New York were w ing to testity that they had speculated in silver and that Mr. Clunie had lost money by it. He had advised Mr. Peel not to serve on the connnittee, because Mr. Perkins of Kausas,who was his friend, had secured his appomtment. Mr. Peel was sworn and stated that this was true; but, he said, that if Mr. Perkins expected to be screened by his (Peel's) appointment, he had sawed the limb off between himsel! and the tree, for he would probe tlte matter to the bottom. ’ epresentatives Clunie —r2 a FREIGHT FROM FOREIGN PORTS. Railroads Forbidtien to Make Discrimina- tions en Through Bills of Lading. The interstate eommerce commission in an opinion by Bragg. commissioner, hus decided the case of the New York board of trade and transportation against the Pennsylvania Rail- road Company and twenty-eigitt other rail companica, involving questions of discrimina- tions rade and preferences given to foreign merchandise shipped upon throagh bills of lading from foreign porta to points of destina- tion in the Upited States through ports of entry tates or ports of entry in u for- jacent to the United States over ilar merchandise carried from such ports of entry tosuch points of destination in the United Stites. : ‘The complaint was sustained by the decision of the commission against the Texas and Pa- cifle Railway Company, the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Soathern Railway Company, the Louisville, New Orleans and ‘exas Railwa Company, the Ilinois Central Ruilrosd Com- pany, the Wubach Railroad Company, the Southern Paeific Compeny, the Union Pacitic Railway Company, the Northern Pacific Kail- road Company, H road Company, the Lehigh Valley Reilroad Company, the Canadian Pacific Ruilwuy Com- pany and the Grand Trunk Kailway Company Bt Canada, and each. of them was ordered by the commission to forthwith cease and desist directing that a rule be issued on respondent repro dem before February 6 why a examination in the civil se Mr. Porter—I do not know. It is evident that they do not examine applicants thoroughly. ‘Mr. Porter said that he meant to say that they were uot examined as carefully in. arith- metic as they should have been. ‘MR. ROOSEVELT'S ANSWER. Mr. Roosevelt then began to read his answer, which was quitt a lengthy document. ‘MR. ROOSEVELT'S STATEMENT. Mr. Roosevelt said he weleomed the chance of joining issues squarely with Mr. Porter as regards his comments on the merit system of making governmental appointments. “Mr. Porter's remarks,” Mr. Roosevelt went on, jthow that he appeared before your committee favoring the ol Patronage ayatem of making ppointments and advocating its reintroduction futo the departmental service at Washi His advoeacy of a system of non-competitive or pass examinations does not change his posi- tion in the least, for non-competitive examina- tions serve only'as.acloak to hide the naked- ness of the spoils nystem. Pass examinations or non-competitive examinations are absolutely useless as checks upon patronage appointments. They prevent the most incompetent men from being appointed to office, but they do not secure the appointment of the most competent, and they afford no check whatever uj lit ical appointments. It is idle to of the actual non-competitive examinations being fair; for the unfairness and favoritism come in in the choosing of men who shall be allowed to try them. Mr. Porter frankly avows his pref- erence for a partisan over @ non-partisan service, stating, on page 124 of the report, that he believes that there is no harm in looking into the politics of the individual to be sppointed, and that he is in favor of it provided it does not interfere with the efficiency of the clerks. APPOINTMENTS FOR “DEMOCRATIC FRIENDS.” “He adds that the majority of those recom- mended to him for appointment are republi- cans and that there has been a distinct leaning to republicans; but that to ‘a reasonable ex- tent’ his democratic friends have also had ap- pointments given them. It is hardly necessary to point ont that a service is not rendered one whit the less political in character because favored individuals of the opposite party hap- pen to have influence with the appointin power. If the appointments were divile: evenly among the politicians of the two parties they would remain just as much political ap- pointments as ever. The object of a non- partisan service is to get the appointments out of politics. To distribute themamong the poli- ticians of two parties instead of confining them to the politicians of one does not ulter the case in the least, leaving the method quite as ob- jectionable as it ever was. In the worst days of the spoils system influential politicians of the party in opposition could occasionally get their adherents appointed to clerkehips, and many appointments were also made Foug {.voritism of a non-political character, Mr. Porter says that he often appoints men for ‘my democratic friends.’ Any head of a burean under the spoils system is willing at times to oblige in this way his intimates in the party op- posed to him. Patronage has always been used in patronage oftices to subsidize ‘and placate leading Congressmen of the opposite party with a view to procuring legislation, notably in the matters of appropriations. “Mr. Porter makes some remarks about the system in vogue in England, which I do not feel called upon to discuss. Mr. Porter is him- self a native of England and is presumabiy better acquainted with at least certain of the political methods in vogue there than I am. but inasmuch as I approach the subject of ci e reforin purely from the American {point I donot think it needful to discuss attitude of England in the matter at all. PROMOTIONS. “Mr. Porter is to be thanked for having fur- nished usa most effective argument for apply- ing the merit system, including competitive ex- aminations, to promotion within, as well as admission to, the classified service. He shows how promotions are made under the patron- age system. His statement is, in brief, that he does not give promotion to any man unfit for it, but that le does promote any one who is both fit and is also able to procure the per- sonal intercession of a Senator or member of Congress. In other words, in making a promo- | tion Mr. Porter takes into account both a man's | fitness and also the strength of his political backing. We hold that his fitness alone should be considered. Doubtless the practice Mr. Vorter follows, of allowing political or per- sonal favoritism and influence to be among the causes which procure a man « promotion, is rife in most departments under the patron- age systew, and Mr. Porter's own account of his method’ offers abundant reasons why all promotions should be made under the super- vision of the civil service commission. . THE PERMANENCY OF APPOINTMENTS. examinations and think the results of our ex- perience will undoubtedly sustain the efforts which were made in that direction, though I am not in favor exactly of any system of barna- vleism. The greatest danger is the system of permanent civil service appointments and that dunger is becoming greater and is being fitted to certain classes and shutting out the common people from these examinations.’ ‘These two sentences seem a little involved, but apparently Mr. Porter is referring to the examinations a8 conducted by this commission when he dwells on the ‘danger’ which is becoming, as he as- serta, greater. If this is so his fears are not only groundless but are a little absurd. We do not make permanent civil service appointments. On the contrary, we hold thet mien ehould be retained in ‘the service only so lon; a3 they perform good work and should be removed the moment they cease to per- form good work. As for Mr. Porter's assertion or implication that our examinations shut out the coramon people, it simply has no founda- tion in fact whatever. Clerks must know how to read, write and eipher. Accordingly, our examinations test them in reading, writing and ciphering. I think that if Mr. Porter will make some inquiry into the education of those whom he calls the common people, in the land of his adoption, he will find that the great majority of Americans do know how to read, write and ipher. Instead of our examinations shutting out the common people, it is the examinations held by Mr. Porter andall examinations similar in kind which shut them out. His examina- tions are strictly limited to the small class which can obtain political or personal influence or backing, whereas ours are open to all American citizens without least regard to whether they are or are not adherents of influential ti cians, Mr. Porter says that he objects to bar- nacleism. So does this commission. Un but many more are retained under syutems tmente, intl luence is then to wympathy in about the retention of fucompelont emplertes Ait mostallof the mon now in the outs tan coveremionsl, temumajten ied tae coi committee 5 appointed before the civil service law went Into oltect. ‘THE VALUE OF EXPERIENCF. “Mr. Porter states that ho believes ina short term of service and thinks that four years “is fong enough for these chiefs of division and hovloo says that iP Tales X, Antrew— For wiat purpose i this imited partments; tint in the crection of separate ba- turn to the old spoils system in its worst form, “Mr. Porter says: ‘I am myself in favor of although he bas, in the sentence above quoted, shown that the system of examinations which he indorses will not as a rule give such good clerks as the system now used by the civil service commission. The Congresemen who introduce bills to provide for these de mental puss-examinations are of course merely trying to reintroduce the spoils system into the departmental service.” ‘THE CHARACTER OF THE EXAKINATIONS. Mr. Roosevelt then took up and contradicted statements made concerning applicants who came before him after having passed the civil service examinations, saying that Mr. Porter had unintentionally stated what is not a fact and had taken an examination meant for applicants desirous of performing one set of duties and thoughtlessly used it as a test for applicants desirous of performing an entirely ferent set of duties. En'reterenso to the num- ber of eligibles on the lists of the civil service commission Mr. Roosevelt said that during the year.1890 the total number entered on the clérk and copyist lists was 1,158, of whom 667 have appointed. He said’ the outcry raised over the alleged excessive number of iblee is in most cases simple clap-trap. In order to secure the best results the commission ought to have about three times as many eligibles as there are appointments to be made, whereas, actually taking all the lists together, the com- mission has only about two: and » half times as many. The quotas of states are now, he said, nearly even. He gives tables to show that nearly even justice to all the states had been done in the distribs appointments under the civil service system, while under the old patronage system was great irregu- ity in this respect. ~ SOME LIVELY TILTS. During the reading of this statement there were a number of clever passages-at-arms be- tween the civil service commissioner and the superintendent of the consus bureau, who was resent to —— his theory and practice of lepartmental examinations. During the read- ing Mesars. Stephenson and Greenhalge made their appearance, making five members of the committee present. At one point in the statement Mr. Roosevelt was interrupted by a question from Mr. Greqn- , and in answering it said, with con- siderable emphasis, that he made ita point never to make an attack upon another depart- ment or official, but that whenever an attack was made upon him he always answered it and would continue to answer it publicly, whether it were made by the Postmaster General 0: by Mr. Porter. 48 TO CHOICE BETWEEN THE THREE HIGHEST. At the conclusion of the reading Mr. Boatner asked Mr. Roosevelt whether when the three highest names on the eligible list were certified to for appointment, the two highest, for in- stance, being democrats, it was not the case that the two highest are over and the third ran appointed. Roosevelt said that that was a question whick he was not in # posi- tion to answer, but that he thought and was pretty sure that in_ninoty-five cases out of one undred the highest on the lists are the oues to receive appointment. In not one case out of fifty would the appointing power know of the itical tendencies of the aspirant. When asked whether the civil service law was operating in a purely non- partisan manner ir. Roosevelt ssid that the fact that the quotes of the southern states were full answered the question, and the fact that the vast majority of the appointments from Mr. Boatner's own state, Louisiana, were demo- erate would certainly show that ‘the law was being carried out in « perfectly non-partisan manner. In his opinion the law is bein properly administered in the departm service at Waxhington. He would question whether one-half of 1 per cent of the removals made in the past eighteen months had been made for reasons connected with political bias. THE LAW PROPERLY ADMINISTERED. In a discussion that arose about the conduct of tke census bureau Mr. Porter said that in the ficld work of the bureau, the most import- ant branch, and one that would cost the gov- ernment about #4,000,000, there had been no appointments made for politieal reasons. r. Boutner said that he was sure that there were many gross violations of the law and that dismissals for political reasons were made sur- reptitiously under the law, and Mr. Roosevelt sald that that simply went to show that there should be a law making it necessary that the reasons for removal should be certified to and made known to the clerk who was being removed. The fact that out of the 1,109 appointments made under President Cleveland's administration there had been but ninety-two removals or resignations during the first year of President Harrison's administration would certainly show that the Jaw was being properly administered. This closed the hearing for the day. ‘Wants the Partnership Dissolved. John B. Frey has, by E. C. and Campbell Carrington, filed a bill against Smith $. God- frey to dissolve the partnership known as the Washington Manufacturing Company (mat- tresses and spring beds, at 417 New Jersey ave- nue northwest), for the appointment of a re- ceiver and to enjoin defendant from inter- fering with the business. The partnershi plaintift was formed in October last, an: charges that the books have been altered and defendant has proved faithless to his trust, &c. injereat Capita, €L000,00, Br: Woabeae interest. Capital, $1,000,000. ‘H. Waasi Precident.—ddt. ~ sa “Jaunwanxt,” W. L. I. Armory, February 2 told. Novel attractions. ‘Changes nightly.— eee THE COURTS. Ciacurt Court—Judge Coz. ‘Yesterday—Walter J. Watson, administrator, A. Meintosh etal.; judgment of condemna- ion. ‘Today--Cochran agt. Nicholas, White & Co.; on tri jurty Cour: I. Tesierdah Gene tek Benitincee rele om cfondant and trustee, returnable February 4, granted. Opie agt. Ogle; E. B. Hay appoint BRUSUES. Absolutely trustworthy. improvements. None others ‘Health often gives fond parents very great anxiety and care. 8.-8. 8. is the popular remedy for children. ‘It is safe, palatable and does the work. David Zart- NDS CITY,” WITHIN OUR SALES ROOMS: HORNING, JANUARY THIRTIETH, N M.. CONSISTING OF A LARGE’ 8: OF YS. FANCY CASES, DOLLS AND A, E OF GOODS TOD. NUMEROUS TO EION IN AN ADVERTISEMENT. a3 ALSO 130 PAIK OF LADIES ¥INE SHOES AND SLiprEns WILL BE SOLD WI: oT MIT. 'HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. ASSIGNEF'S SALE OF, CONTENTS OF VAINT AND O1L Brok (0. 1742 14TH ST., CORNER OF SST. NW.” ci Qn FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY THIRTIETH, 281,commnencine at TEN O'CLOCK, I will sell Store No. 1742 14th st. mw. tho stock'of paints, of last Taw sienna, browns, Venetian reds (Engl American), Frincess, olive, bites, yellow ochre, arab; aren, gilders’ wiiting, de. Also the fixtures, Comprising counters, shelving, two 8. P. cases, &e. DUBA! THOS. DOWLING" Aictiousen a os Ste ATCLIFFE, DARE & 0O., Auctioneers, R ‘920 Fénnsyivania ave. nw. PEREMPTORY SALE OF IMPROVED REAL Fs- TATE ON WEST MARKET SPACE, GEORGE. TOWN, WITHIN ONE-HALF (i) SQUARE OF WASHINGTON AND range OWN RAIL- GeOkorTOWN MARKET, GUS CORP STREET. ij RIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY THIR. 1801 3 On FI TILTH. 1801. at HALE-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK, We will seil, at public auction, im front of the prem ‘Lot 41, Square 16, vaty-seven aid one-half feet on West Market Space, improved ly a. three-story brick ‘sores $1,800, cash, purchaser to assume deed of balance May J. 1802, secured by deed of cash, at option of purchaser. A it of Huirelat tine of sale. Terms to ve complied ‘OF right reserved to scllat risk and cont of dcianiting purchaser. "Ashford abstract: Jo%rd&ds KATCLIFFE, DARE & CO., Aucts, FUTURE DAYS. THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AT AUCTION, in Eu! part PLUSH PARLOR SUITE, PARLOR FURNITURF, IN SEPARATE PIECES: MARBLE-TOP AND | OTHER TABLES, BRUSSELS CARPETS, HALL AND STAIR CARPETS; PICTURES, WALNUT CHAMBER FURNITURE, IN SUITES AND SEPARATE PIECES; HAIR MATTRESSES, SPRINGS, TOGETHER WITH OTHER ARTI- CLES OF VALUE. A On MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY SECOND, 1801, commencing at TEN O'CLOCK, 1 ahail sell the eptize contents of residence 470 @ sireet northwest, all of which isin good condition: “esate [OMAS DOWLING, Auct. |. Auctioneer. a rT Homas Dowzine, THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF ELEVEN ROOMS. FURS NUT MAR- ARD. EXTENSION TABLE, DINING CHAIRS, CHINA AND. GLASS WARE, SOOKING, STOVE AND “kiTCI REQUI- ALSO . 1to STORE FIXTUR! MBRACING TERS, | of Go! TQHOW CASED hc. Be ABOUT OER TONS | on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY THIRD. 1901. com- | mencing at TEN O'CLOCK, I shail sell the entie con Tents of residence 225 fennay tenia avente se stubracing an lexceptigue ty fine vollectiow uf hone derneath of ‘ahss More ‘fixtures and awning in store un- [OMAS DOWLING, Auctionser. JRATCEIFFE, DARE & 00., Auctioneers, 920 Penns. ave. n.w. LARG7: AND IMPORTANT SALE OF THE ENTIRE FURNITURE, CARPETS, RUGS, &., CO™*- | Chairs, "Vomnees and ine-toom Fumiture of ev ‘about 300 other separat Lot Groceries, 2 N 2 Gree Sats te 1 Stone China, large lot ‘20 head of Horses, HOI CARRIAGES, WAGONS, RSES, CAERIAGEN, WAGONS, HARNESS, ALCLIFFE, DARK be R x © OO, Antone SEVENTH STI vA wenn di Particniar attention is called: unity to Secure Sue v. HORSES AND MARES. it years old und ‘Very tine stock. ALSO nty New and Seccnd-hand Weons, Buggies, Carriages, Daytons, Harness, Se. d. BeASINGER, JQ*tCLE, Dan & Co. 20 Penn, ave. now. CARPETS AND MA’ IN HOUSE No. odd TWEE! HWEST, FEBRUARY SECO KAM, ws &e.. CONTAINED NGTEGH STREET SS i. BROORS,* - bd. Th Nf Trustees, RATCLIFFE, DAK & : UCTION SALE OF FORFETIDI F. WARREN JOHNSON, Auct at the store of jusmnencing TUESDAY, FEBRUARY THIRD, AT TEN O'CLOCK fetal a, 3 Fins, € tous, Collar mgs, Lace Pin, Neck Chains, bain Gu d Set’ Kins, Colps, Diauionds aud cs, louse and moubted Solid Sily qwornings at 10 o'ci at 7 o'clock tntil ell the lots are sold. Please take . B. K. FULTON. venue northwest. | TRUSTEES’ SAL STOR’ FRAME HOUSF, With 18, D.ON SPI 1 TAINED IN THE ROCHESTER, NOS. 621 AND 623 THIRTEENTH STREET AND NO, 1222 G STREET NORTHWEST, COMPRISING IN PART: PARLOR SUITES IN VARIOUS COVERINGS, MANTEL MIRRORS, EASY CHAIRS, LACE CURTAINS, PORTIERES, COUCHES, BED | LOUNGES, WHATNOT, ENGRAVINGS, WAL- NUT, OAK, CHERRY, ASH AXD OTHER | CHAMBER SETS, SPRING, HAIR AND OTHER , MATTRESSES, PILLOWS AND BOLSTERS, | BLANKETS, SHEETS, SPREADS, TOILET | <1: WARE, HANDSOME MIRROR, FRONT AND | OTHER FOLDING BEDS, CHIFFONIERS, WAL- | NUT AND OTHER WARDROBES, STOVES, HALL FURNITURE, SIDEBOARDS, EXTEN- SION TABLES, ROUND TABLES, BENT-WOOD CHAIRS, CHINA AND GLASS WARE, PLATED WARE, TABLE LINEN, LARGE PLATED | COFFEE URN, SINGLE PIECES OF BED- STEADS, BUREAUS, WASHSTANDS, LEATHER- COVERED ROCEERS AND CHAIRS, MOQUET, BODY AND OTHER CARPETS THROUGHOUT ‘THE HOUSES, RUGS, KITCHEN REQUISITES, RANGE, PLATFORM SCALE, &e., &c., AT AUCTION. ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY FOURTH, 1891, BEGINNING AT TEN O'CLOCK, ‘We will sell at the Hotel Rochester, Nos. @21 and 623 ‘13th st. end 1222 G st. n.w., all the well-kept Furni- ture, Carpets, &c., contained therein, to which the at- tention of parties refurnishing is called. It will first be offered as on entirety and should not ‘a satisfactory bid be obtained it will, thom immediately ‘be sold in detail. ‘TERMS CASH. RATCLIFFE, DARR & CO., e27-atde Auctioneers. ([ROMAS DOWLING, Auctioncer. ‘THE ELEGANT TURNOUT OF HIS EXCELLENCY, SENHOR J. G. DO ALMARAL VALANTE, Inpertect order; Robes, Whips, &c. SEAT ae wid east infer do caie Tastee OY tion iB trunt of D DAY OF FE vCK P.M, all of ta 3 Ween tue southwest line jot musubered ter 10) a northwest line of Me red,and the ruzi:t said fot teu (20), cont with ‘Guar purchaser Is to ive Pruuamwory Hotes sec ; id, crall cash, at option of pur- terms of sale are not complete i. ten (10) LAR SALE OF D PERSONAL EFTECTS rate . 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