Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1898, Page 9

WASH. 5. WILLIAMS, Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. Established 1845. “ANYBODY” —ean sll cheap furniture and carpets at cheap prices, but when it comes to the best grades, no cther merchant in Washington has ever ret our figures. Go-carts and Carriages. A splewlid Reed Go-cart, with @ + bic Weel Sess csriecsiass > built Teed Baby € h all the latest looks like a cre “Quality” Matting. the best Cotton-warp Mat- - - ‘taia’ rolls pon rolls of it inthe swellest houses of the northwest —it is good enough for anybody—and the price is only— $5.50 roll. 10-wire Tapestries. lo-wire | Tapestry 65c. s Carpet, %e. yard re. Oir price.... shkoi Rugs. 0) Wash B. Williams, 7th& D. mb9-6od $18 or a $35 Suit. Folks interested in the art of Fotografy Will find here whatever fs needed for suc- cessful photograf taking. Printing and De- yeloping as well as Enlarging to any required size—is something we are especially skillful at. Try us. Walford’s, 909 & 477 Pa. Ave. _mb 20d the price of "08 Iroquois. and yet for scorchers. | Iroquois CycleCo. 14th St. N. W. “THAT REMINDS M me ‘laid Changeable affects me. I weat fortify myself against it with of a Little PRIVATE MAGRUDE, TOCK WH now and then, That’ istulf” to keep, Fon wel © best JOHN H. COR. CONN. AV “Damn with fatnt praise, assent with civil leer, and without sneering teach the rest to sneer.” —POPE. All the Patrons of THAT BEST Se. CIGAR EVER MADE, CUBANOLA, however, “Less with load praise its excellent smoking qualities, “and teach the rest to do like- Long Iavana Filler, Sumatra Wrapper, Hand- made—nothing eam be better. ass dealers sell them. Wholesale at Richard & Co., 628 Pa. Ave. N.W. JalT-m,w,f-2m,28 FOR EASTER!! Call and see our elegant Spring line, or send for samples. Dress Coat and Vest— Vi and Worsted Thibets, to order, $15.00. unas, Diagonals Trousers— Neat Striped and Checked Worsteds, to order, $5.00. Covert Top Coat—in all the newest shades, to order, $15.50. We do what some tai tailors promise to do. Open evenings until 9 o’clock. A 941 Pa. Ave. N.W. fe2s-m,w&f-6t The Robinson Oils. “They lubricate more snd outlast other ofls.”* W. C. Robinson & Son, fe25-8tf BALTIMORE, Md. 1325 F St. N.W. Burchell’s Spring Leaf Tea sold at 50 cents a pound. If you taste it you will want it more than you will the money it costs. LittleTailors, # L Expert Tailor. THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1898-1 PAGES. The hearty response to our special spring offer shows conclusively with. wha welcome the good news was received. We want you to remember that ow: antee of absolute satisfaction holds just as good, whether your order calls for an _ . Nothing is skimped—nothing is slighted. Every garment bears the unmis- takable stamp of superior, high-grade custom work. 2 ’ May we book your order for a spring suit? An elegant line of strictly All-wool Suitings, in new and stylish effects, finely trimmed and of thorough home custom work, for.......2s.+0s ‘Another special will be Elegant English Co- vert Top Coats, in the fashionable shades, to or- der for. (cccicisione ome oces se ane ane ak ane G. WARFIELD SIMPSON, “20 1208 F St. TRB EXEMPTION FAVORED ort. of the Senate Civil Service Committee. A 700 EXTENSIVE CLASSIFICATION Confidential Offices That Should Be Excluded. POWER OF THE PRESIDENT The report of the Senate committee on civil service and retrenchment, pursuant to instructions of the Senate resolution which required an investigation into the opera- tions of the civil service law, was submit- ted to the Senate today by Mr. Pritchard, chairman. The report states that after a careful examination of the present condi- tions relative to appointments to the civil service, the committee is of the opinion: “First. That the executive has the power to make such modifications as may be fcund advisable, and therefore no legisla- ticn is needed. “Second. Tke cmmittee is agreed that the classification has been too extensive, and that certain places that have been classified should be excluded from classifi- cation so that appointments may be made to them, not through examination, but the pleasure of the head of the department or bureau. “The committee, therefore, is of the opin- ion that the President should make certain modifications in the existing civil service rules, and should restore to the heads of departments and the heads of bureaus the appointment of certain classes of ofiicials. The committee, however, recognizes that its province in the matter is purely ad- visory, since it has no legislation to pro- pose. “In making these recommendations the committee is acting upon the opinions of the heads of departments and bureaus, based upon their experiénce ‘and also upon the testimony of those who have been and who are in a position to make their opin- ions and their advice valuable.” In the Treasury Department. The committee recommends that deputy collectors in the internal revenue service Palais Royal, A. Lisner G and 11th sts, The Trade Sale-- auction--of Hinrich Sons & Co.’s House- furnishings stock ends the series with bargains for every home in Washing- ton. a Lot 16 tmvrted China Tea Sets of 16 pieces, decorated in three colors. Heretofore thonght a bargain at $4.50. To be only. L, no place here. $9 6 fer Tailor-made .! Serge and Chey- fct Suits that we want you to critically exsmine end try on. Twenty yeurs’ experi- ence has taught us just the gorments needed in Wash- $16.5 Soeeeteconestententntostententntonoetete etree toeeeploden tenon Onn onentontnttinoteeesto cote nee coteneaseeriederrecenesceieseneetoreeteg 59e ‘for 75c¢ Silks. New 1898 Spring and Summer effects, black and colors. f>Fhst the Foulard Silks—the new and lovely summer Siiks made in Japan and printed ‘Then come 25 different combina- ‘Taffeta Silks; the new sSosloagorsondontoegessentertengoegerfontent cus in Gros Grain and Satin Brocades. warranted best of 7c quality, at only Sve a yard for choice. 66c for Ladies’ $1.25 French Kid AST “Trade” Sale before Easter; for the demand already more than equals the supp fig it: 66c pair for latest styles 2-clasp Glace Kid Gloves, in spring shades of Modes, ins, Grays, White and Black. Self and black stitched backs. All sizes in. all styles. them. Handkerchiefs. De for White Border Mandker- chiefs imported to retail at 0c. Only 13¢ for those guaran- all pure linen and worth NaF sondontoateetoetontondoateateng Hosiery. 14c palr for hest of Ladies’ and Children’s 19¢ Black Hose. All sizes. Those for chil- dren with double scles. And see the bargain table for ‘broken lots” of Underwear. 1 PE et illustrated above. Complete set for. LOT 8 PRM ol ool eel e elo eel pele ones oh elene ep piece —Chamber Sets of 10 pieces, two of which are Decorations in assorted colors. seteoge % Soe sSonteet Seaton esfeatont % etetetntte ee set ted este Senge bd i) ‘© sLoegontont ot for Tailor. made Suits which we want with those sapplied by man tailors at $40. | here:—You try on the varl- cus Gowns and make a se- Experts here to fit latest Paris and London with extra heavy spring styles best adapted Silk. to each individual. you. Lot 22 at 5c. 200 dozen pleces Carlsbad China Ware, with floral and gold decoraticns. Cholce of Teapot Stands, Sugars, Creamers, Fruit i Beead and Butter 1" Cups and Toothpick Holders, Milk Pitchers, ete Many other articles worth twice baal three times the price . O€ Lot 31 at 25c. Art pieces worth up to $1 are English jardinieres, two new shapes, in pink, blue and- olive green And look for cuspidors coming in the art catagory. And effects. these cracker jars! Ladies’ Tailor-Made Costumes. INED with silk at the Palais Royal means lined throughout from neck band to skirt hem. reliable sweet-singing silk. You know or should know that the absurd extremes of very high and very low priced costumes have If a surprise price is asked ‘tis because of a special opportunity. Now, for instance, we have Superior Tailor-made Cloth Suits, in grays, blues, browns and_ black, throughout, at a very great price surprise It means more:—Lined with silk lined $12.49 $3 6 for the Iatest o ‘spring style Drest Skirt of wire-woven Serge snd Mchalr, tm navy and black. The price is low—we must ask you not to judge them until seen and tried on. compared Less risk ington. The weignt as well lection after your eyes give as the style and finish has you satisfaction —then you been considered. And ladies pay but $16.50. Isn't a $90. 08 ™, Black Silk who are tall, short, stcut, visit to the taflor much ° and Satin Bro- slim, as well as these of more rieky? Gur ‘98 En- ende Dress Skirts, lined average height end build, glish Cheviot Suits at throughout with superior may be accurstely fitted in $16.50 are lined throaghout Silk. Made for a New York ‘Taffeta merchant — intended to re- tall at $15. A secret his- tory is thefrs. Last of the Palais Royal Dress Goods Trade Sale. Dress Goods. qc yard for new Lawns guar- anteed worth 12%c. 1898 effects in Bayadere stripes and figures. Lovely colorings, Towels. . for best 12!4¢ Huck Tow- els 17x35 inches. for 15e Towels 18x36 Inches. 17¢ for 20e Towels 23x46. Only 25¢ for Webb's Dew-bleached Towels, each one stamped with maker's Remnants. 490c yard for the ends of Silks from quivk- est selling pieces. Plenty of waist lengths. BOE +2" for the Wool Dress Goods. Some skirt lengths. Dress lengths in two pleces can be found. Black and colors, A table full. + Second floor. Lot 27 at 0c. 145: dozen’ Large Chita Pieces, decorated in various. designs and colors. Choice of Dinner ke Plates, Soup Plates, Tea Plates, Eruit Plates, Oatmeal Bowls, Bon Bon Dishes, Tea Cups and ‘Saucers, .yarlous ‘Trays, Cream Pitchers, Also Bohemian Glass Vases worth up "QO = Boc. Cholee for-...eeeee. Ae 4 dengeogestonton leon in this lot. Choice of large-size Re Senter 44c Latest 12%e $3.98 entrance. Jewelry. for maker's surplus stock of SOc to Te goods, in- eluding Breastpins, Cuff Pins and Buttons, Shirt Waist Sets, Hat Pins, Tallyho Stick Pins, Plaid Silk and variouc Leather Belts, Gold and Enameled Belt Buckles. Parasols. to $7 for samples of: the new 1898 Para- ols, See them. Near lith st. a ts te Ae es se ee D sSreinige Sheseegesgengeegeageegeegengecgengecgecgecgeegeegeagooseaecgecgecgecgeegecgeg (ie for $1 Suitings. The correct Wool Cloths for tailor-made costurpag, ©7They come in 54-inch _Corert Cloths and Whipcords, 48-inch Fancy cs and 50-inch Stripes. Some Silk and ‘ancies are in- deseribably attractive. Alljsppclally made and adapted for tailor-made suits, The new art shades of greens, blues, and browns are represented. Such qualitids"gnd styles will not be again sold at 75c a yard—not until the end of the season. « 3 seals a Glove > . on Think of Browns, 250-dozen of 2WC Embroideries. GC yard for 3% to S-inch Swiss and - Cambric :Embrolderies. Broken sets, hut you gét Se to 2c values at éhly Ge yard. ae iv Palais Royal, === G& llth Sts. : be excluded from the classified service, as they serve collectors in positions of peculiar responsibility, and if a depuiy embezzles it is the collector who is liable to the govern- ment. The committee also advise that the Position of deputy commissioner of internal revenue be excluded from the classified ser- vice, and the same recommendation is n.ade in the case of internal revenue agents and those storekeepers and gaugers who are paid $3 a day or less, and who are in most instances emp'oyed temporarily. The committee adopts the recommenda- tion of Secretary Gage that certain em- ployes in the lighthouse service be excluded from the classified service; also that the pesition of paymaster in the New York cus- tom house and the position of shipping commissioner at the various ports be ex- cluded. Also that the local inspectors of hulls and boilers be excluded from exam- ination. Also that all positions in the cus- todian force, including elevator conductors, firemen, janitors,-dynamo tenders and em- ployes of a similar character be excluded from the classified service. The committee recommends that assistant attorneys and special agents in the Depart- ment of Justics, including deputy marshals, be excluded from the classified service. Interior Department. In the Department of the Interior it is recommended that the following named places be excluded from the classified ser- vice: Office of the secretary: The chief clerk of the department and the special land in- spectors. Office of the first assis clerk to act as privat dential clerk. Office of the assistant secretary: One clerk to act as private secretary or confi- dential clerk and the members of the board of pension appeals, attorneys. Office of the assistant attorney general for the Interior Department: One clerk to act as private secretary or confidential clerk and the assistant attorneys of the ice. * The general land office—One chief clerk of the bureau. One clerk to act as private sec- retary or confidential clerk. One depositary to the commissioner, acting as receiver of public moneys; a bonded officer; inspectors of surveyors general in district land office. cial agents for examination of survey Special agents, unspecified service, but a signed to depredations on public timber, protecting public lands and swamp lands, ete., varying in number according to the re- quirements of the service. Law examiners and law clerks (two of each grade). In- spectors of coal mines in the territories @residential appointments not confirmed by the Senate, put included in the classified service). Clerks employed temporarily in, and contest clerks in local land offices; paid from special deposits, not government funds. Clerks employed temporarily in and per diem clerks in the offices of the sur- veyors general; paid from special deposits, not government funds. Office of Indian affairs—One clerk to act as private secretary or confidential clerk. Special Indian agents. Special agents for the allotment of lands in severalty. All special commissioners to negotiate with the Indians for any purpose whatsoever. Su- pervisors of Indian schools. Examiners of Indian timber lands. Engineers to make surveys of reservation boundary lines and surveyors at Indian agencies. Superintend- ents of warehouscs, irrigation and logging. Head clerk at each Indian agency to act as agent during the absence or disability of the agent proper. All agency employes of a subordinate character, such as farmer, assistant farmer, blacksmiths, shoemakers, tallors, butchers, herders, harnessmakers, storekepers, millers, wheelwrights, nursery- men,painters,carpenters, teamsters and sim- ilar positions,requiring knowledge of trades and manual skill, but not much education. Indian school employes, such as cooks, laundress, seamstress, watchmen, bakers, nurses, janitors, tinners, dairymen, firemen, shoe and harness makers, and other occu- pations similar in character, requiring no great educational qualifications. Pension office—One chief clerk of the bu- Teau; one clerk to act as private secretary or confidential clerk; the medical referee of the bureau; special examiners to investi- gate fraudulent and other pension claims. Pension agency service—One chief clerk at each agency; one clerk at each agency designated to sign checks for the agent and act as confidential clerk. Education office—The Alaska school serv- ice: Employment therein is temporary in character; difficulty has been experienced in filling positions, owing to great distance to the schools and their comparative isola- tion, ete. ‘The patent office—One chief clerk of the bureau, a bonded officer; one clerk to act as private secretary or confidential clerk; the financial clerk, a bonded officer; one skilled laborer, a mechanic of- sufficient skill to enable him to assist in taking care of and repairing models, etc.; one messen- ger and property clerk, in charge of the laboring force 4nd of such property as it is necessary to store, clean or renew from time to time. The geological survey—Printers’ assist- ants, boys employed at a nominal compen- sation. if Miscellaneous—The superintendent of the Hot Springs reservation. In addition to the above-named places, the committee suggest that the local boards of medical ion examiners and chief clerks in the office of the surveyor general should not be classified. The committee also recommends that the assistant secretaries and bureau chiefs in the several departments have a right to appoint a private secretary without re- ecurse to the civil service commission; also that chief clerks and special employes who have close relations with the heads cf departments be excepted. : Post Office and Navy Departments. In the Post Office Department the postal card, postal stamp‘and stamped envelope agents, post office ‘inspectors and rpecial agents of the Agricultural and Interior De- partments sent out to ‘Special inves- tigations or to perform similar executive work should be appointed without exam- ae ‘Navy Department the committee in believes with the Secretary of the Navy nt secretary: One secretary or confi- be well to have competitive by a board of naval officers for the appointment of certain employes at Ravy yards other than clerks, messengers and watchmen, whom the civil service com- mission does not have on its eligible list or whom the commission is unable to supply without unreasonable delay. The Government Printing Office. The report continues: “In the opinion of the committee the classification of the government office was not authorized by law. The civil service law was enacted January 16, 1883, and on January 12, 1805, sections 44, 45, 48 and 49 of @hapter 23 of the Supplement of the Revised Statutes of the United States, volume 2, were enacted to provide for the appointment by the public printer of a chief clerk, a foreman of printing and a foreman of bindirg. It was also made the duty of the public printer to employ work- men thoroughly skilled in their respective branches of industry, as shown by a trial of their skill under his direction; also five clerks, whose salaries were fixed in the law. Further, the public printer was au- thorized to employ at a rate of wages to be fixed by himself in the interest of the government, proof readers, laborers and such other hands as might be necessary for the execution of the orders for public printing and binding authorized by law. He was limited to the employment of the hards absolutely necessary for the public work. This law, by implication, repealed these provisions in the civil service law which would authorize the President to classify the government printing office. “The fact remains, however, that the government printing office has been classi- fied, and if it shall be held that the classi- fication as already made was justified by the terms of the civil service law, the fact still remains that certain persons are now in the classified service whose positions should not have been classified. This class is made up of persons in what ts known as the first group—the skilled laborers—and includes assistant doorkeepers, boxers, cap- tains of watch, charge of charwomen, charge of counting room, charge of deliv- ery room, charge of glue room, charge of gold sweepings, charge of helpers, charge of numbering, charge of piece sewers, charge of sewing machines, charge of stitching machines, charge of warehouse, counters, directresses, doorkeepers, exami- ners, feeders, firemen, floor hands (not me- chanics), folders, gold workers, helpers, hoisters, hydraulic pressmen, knife grind- ers, leather cutters, leather parers, mes- sengers, numberers, operators, paper cut- ters, perforators, sawyers, sewers, stable- men, telephone operator, wagonmaster, wagon messengers, watchmen, yardmaster. Exempting Unskilled Labor. “It may be that in this group there are certain persons who are, as a matter of fact, skilled laborers, but the great ma- jority of th> places call fer unsKilled labor, and, in the opinion of the committee, this group should be rearranged and all places new inciuded in it that do not require a distinct degree of skill on the part cf the son employ2d should be excluded. It m the testimony that where ave been improperly classified it is clearly within the power of the President to order such a reclassification as will con- form to the law. “In beth the government printing office and the bureau of engraving and print that {t would exami the rule of apportionments among th> states does not prevail. If the gcvernment printing office shali remain in the classified service, then every m>ans possible should be taken to apportion the appointments among the various states and to reduc much as possible the temporary appoil ments now made from th District of Co- lumbia. “These exceptions do not in any way in- terfere with the principle of regulating the appointments to the classified service, but merely take from the classified lists those persons whose relations to their chiefs are either of a fiduciary or of an executive na- ttre, the principle being that where an offi- cial has to impose p2cullar contidence either in the honesty or the executive ability of an officer, the selection of that officer should be with the person who is directly responsible for his acts. The Power to Remove. “The recent order of the President in regard to removals seems to have been interpreted more narrowly than in the opinion of the committee the order justi- fies. While the power of appointment to the civil service may well be regulated so as to open’ the service impartially to all the people of the United States under suitable restrictions, the power of removal should be very broad. Where a clerk is deemed by his immediate superior to be ine nt, it is clearly in the line of public poli that that clerk should be discharg- ed, and there should be no impediments placed in the way of such a discharge ex- cept such as may be necessary to secure justice to the person removed. That is to say, the person removed for inefficiency should have a right to appeal to the head of the department, but when that appeal has been decided all recourse on the part of the person discharged should end. In no other way can the efficiency of a bureau or a department be maintained. So long as a person is not discharged for political or religious reasons the action of a head of a department should not be questioned. The committee believes that this position should be taken firmly by all heads of de- partments, for it is clearly in line with both the civil service law and the recent order of the President covering such cases. “The committee further recommends that the President be requested to change exist- ing regulations, so that when a vacancy occurs, and under the rule three names are certified as eligible for such vacancy, the three names shall be forwarded to the local officer in charge of the office where such vacancy exists, and such local officer shall designate the person to be selected for such vacancy, subject to approval by the head of the department having jurisdiction of such office. Mr. Lodge for Fewer Exemptions. Mr. Lodge also submitted a minority re- port, in which he says, in part: “As a rasult of their investigations, it seems to the committee that it would be well that deputy collectors of internal rev- enue should not be included within the classified service. Undar the laws govera- ing the internal revenue service deputy col- lectors occupy a confidential position witha reference to the collector, wo is a pondsd officer and pecuniarily responsible for the acts of his deputies. To compel « collector to take deputies in whose sslection he -has no voice, and then make him responsible for their acts and pecuniarily liable for any dcfalcation or loss of money by them, Seems obviously unjust. Until the posi- tion and official duties of d2puty collectors of internal revenue are altered by law it does not seem practicable to put them in the classified service and place them on th> same footing as other persons employed by the government who have nothing to do with the collection of money. In the opinion of th> committee, the same cbjection applies to the inclusion within the classified service of deputy collectors of customs who are charged with the collec- tion of money. The coliector of the port is responsibl2 in such instances, and as he is pecuniarily responsible for these officers he ought to have the right of selection. “Private secretaries, for whom as such appropriation is made by law, ought to be excluded from the classified service. No ‘ead of a department, custom house or post office ought to be compelled to take, in the closely confidential capacity of a ‘private secretary, any person not of his own selec- tion. At the same time, this exclusion, if made, ought to be carefully guarded and confined strictly to private secretaries pro- y:ded for as such by law. No opportunity should be given for admitting a person neminally as private secretary and then assigning him to other duties and placing him in the classified service without exam- ination. The law officers of the which are intended be put in the classified service. All law of. ficers of the government are, in their na- i ay government, by district at- THERE IS A CLASS OF PSOPL ‘by the use of coffee. OPLE printing” rlertz’s —After you have been here once—learned the broad lines in which we do business—seen the immensity of the stock— the variety—and the many lines that go to make this the most complete pharmacy stock in Washington — you want to come here always. Aside from the unequaled facilities we have for catering to your needs —there’s a big temptation in the price way handsome — Cold Cream, Boe. —— Listerine ..... ——— Wine of Coca (Ferrand’s)... .60c. ——— __ Cora, Celery and Beef (a nerve —— food -50e. ——_A iot of Toilet Soap, that was —— We. 15 re. —— duced wo. - box of 3 cakes. cal ® Mertz’s Mod Ph lithe F Ste” Columbia ‘Motor Carriage is here at our store, 817-819 14th St. N.W.,' for the inspection of visitors. “It Is the next thing to fying and neerest appronched probably by the bicycle, but in the case of the motor csrriage the rider has the advantege of the most comfortable surroundings and freedom from care. “Hardly anything can exceed the Gclightful sensrtion of running in a smooth roadway in a lux- urlously upholstered vehicle, fit- € ted with large pneumetic tires, at the speed of 15 miles an hour. Horses considered to be trotting — & at a very fair gait are overtaken = (7 and passed a3 thergh they were € simply walking "—Delly paper. = QO MT € o OO as, Je € 817 and 819 14th St. N. W. , mh8,9,11 ON ORS Saal Nai Seer Sag oO ee 8 HOURS IN 24 YOU SLEEP IN AN AIR THAT CURES Catarrh, Bronchitis, Asthma, Grip, Throat and Lung Troubles, By inhalation ONLY is there any probability of the above diseases being cured. That Probability is turned into a reasonable tainty use of the PILLOW-INi me: goes on all night long while you are taking your usual rest. If your druggist has not the Pillow-Inhalor, call at our office and learn all about it. PILLOW INHALER CO at Room 21, Corcoran building. — == sees no reasons for making any exclusions from the service as now classified. In some departments of the government the com- mittee is of the opinion that unskilled labor has been classified as skilled labor. If they are right in this opinion, these errors of classification should be corrected, for it is against the law to classify unskilled labor. “In the pension office the committee is of the opinion that a complete revision of the system of local examining boards is neces- sary. As it now stands, some of the boards are in the classified service and some are not, which is in itself a very serious objec- tion, but the trouble lies deeper than this, and ‘requires an ndment of the pension laws. ~ Under the nt system of local boards, which are constantly being multi- plied, there is no uniformity of rating, and as to secure uniformity of rating, and should be composed of men who not only | have the necessary medical training, but who are also familiar with the pension laws and with the methods of the depart- ment. For the present confused system there should be substituted boards ed by the commissioner