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Washington Letter on Civil Service and US Policy 1897
Special Correspondent reports on Civil Service rules and political maneuvering under President Cleveland, including Corliss push for repeal extensions, House tariff passage delays, and Senate Finance scrutiny. Mentions McKinley’s actions on forestry orders, Butterworth as patent commissioner, and Greece lacking a Washington minister amid public interest.
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Washington
Civil Service
Senate Civil Service Committee
Cleveland
Corliss
Michigan
Reed
House Committee
McKinley
Congress
House
India
United States
Senate
Senate Committee On Finance
National Forestry Commission
Geeosinns
Carlisle
J. Pierpont Mogan
Benjamin Butterworth
Butterworth
Ohio
Arthur
Patent Office
Greece