New-York tribune., 1872-01-30
CITIL ,SERVICE "REFORM.p

THE TROY COLLECTORSHP-AN ARBITRARY CASE
OF REMOVAL FROM oFFICE-THE OPERATION
OF THE CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS
The whole situation in the Troy Collector
ship business summed up and explained In tie follow.
ing correspondence between the deposcd Collector and
Secretary Boutwell,:
CCsToMHOUss. Troy, N. Y, Jan. ", isi2
Hon. GEO. S. BOUTWELL,, Seeretary othe Treasury
have this Hf he hands OF c r. s
Arthur notice from the a.f Hon G IA Arthur Collector Of
"A Deputy Collector and Inspector Of the Gus
a anS SsT date St the "a ns naTe O %
tGr% M ssH sGSr his the
place dated the 18th inst Irespectuly declined 10 de-
through %l'appFeheIsOn Of M the facts Of the
President popularity known the Civil Service proclaim
proclamation was intended just such casc. and
removals could only be made for cause-ncompetencc
and that haTs d o
duties OF the office honestly and 10 the en-
transactng business With me- Mr. Macarthur Informed
me that his nomination made the Dist of Deeembcr
scope OF the proclamation, while the letter Of the Col
ector informs me ha the seeretary approved tne nGm
TO dated on the 18th inst and delivered on the
nth st that 5 Of can v es G @
But If it shall be held that my removal
successor ,s In violation the spirit of the prOcaBa
ns Gt would be H in Violation @ C Of the @ setter T it, was
appointed April 1863. by Mr.. Grlnnel The office was
a d% 6Sp the the Ro Of Ssss he
Of canal boats and river craft accessible a. tns pGe
treated in this community and by the Incumbent as
saut the apd ra%s RpGn'fSd S, y %
assiduty, SaA While eN' the actual duties Minis
era and 70 some extent Sa by
way responsible to the Government or the Collector at
editorisiy with some party newspaper, and Mr.. Mae.
Arthur at time the appointee. When appointed,
sna t. to s8 Relieve the York oSe
The effect Of the step took be by abstract
d The S IstSfa
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In thus doing, claim merit except that l did my
question objects sought TO be accomplished by my
removal preferring to rest the case wholly upon its
apponent to Of Mr. MasxrtSa nsose sps
from the two daily Republican papers Of this
I sesons. ''''T The re%ainng Republican paper issued
weekly by Mr. Macarthur mas not yet appeared since
Of public importance in Itself but do suppose that 1
which is worthy q sid snd ask that The
copy OF this report to the Hon: G. A. Arthur
am respectfully, your ooedent servant, T c.,...
TREASURY DEPARrMEST Jan. a. Issa
SIR Your letter OF the nth inst, explaining your
tion In declining vacate the Office OF Deputy Collector
and Inspector at Troy N " has been received. With
out entering the merits OF the presented by
you and In view Of the fact that the President
United states has suspended the rules and regulations of
the Civil Service I cannot but consider that you are
holding the Office direct violation OF law and have
therefore, 10 request that will turn all the
books papers and other property Of the United states
which may In your charge, to Mr.. Macarthur your ie
gally appointed when he shall present
himself 10 take possession Of them. Yours very respect
fully, GEo. IL. BOUTWELL, Secretary.
On receipt OF this Dote Mr. Mcclellan retired from the
Office and the new incumbent was at once ins tailed