St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-11-06

both of aSSeSSorS and collectors under
the act of June. lS72, which WAS repeal
ed in Dec. lS72, may hare been i'd
dressed on tie subject. and mau hare er-
pressed my ricTs HcreOn." In other
words. before the abolition of the office
of a>>cSSor. he WIS addressed on the
subject of Cranes disappointment and
may hare expressed his views thereon.
Now if we are correctly Informed. it
WAS ut that precise time when the Sen
ator 81 expressed his views that Crane
was selected for disappointment and the
question decided between the different
applicants. BY the act of June. lS72.
the President WAS required before the
first day Of january, Ir1:}. to reduce the
number of Districts 10 eighty, and to
designate one collector. &c.. for each
district from among the existing Ieve-
nue. officers. Supervisor Simmons i'll
forms us that he recommended Crane,
knowing that he WAS Il drfaultcr, for Inc.
new district ON the 9th of September.
/ lie does not state the wear. but il must
have been in lS12, for Crane had his
appointment complete. months before
sept. l~13. 1t is therefore certain that
III advance OF january Isl. the extreme
limit of the time: the new appoint
mcnt> were all settled. including that of
/ Crane, and this WaS the time when the
Senator "rNprrS>td his views.
om the eth of Deccmher. one week
before the old law Was To go into effect
Congress modified its provisions bv
ah"lI>hlng the office of Assessor. impos-
III" liz duties ON the Collector. md de
fc1ing the time of the change t. the
first OF tn" t"ll"wim" July. The new
appointments were thereby suspended
AMI The app"lntrrS not commissioned
until the following May OF Jun. but
the influences had all been cxrrtcl. the
contest WAS over and Nh. Crane 81 lc,t
ed fnl the new place brtnr, the rlan~,.
III the Law. and the persons who then
recommended Nh. Crane were a. much
Responsible for his Subsequent appoint
mcnt a> If they had recommended him
in May. I-7:s.
The substantial effect of the new act
Wa I" defer the change in the ; stem
from JANUARY t" Jull. to abolish the
office "f Assessor and imp">t. its duties
on tn" Collector. True, this makes the.
ollie" under the last act Il ditirrrn one.
from THAI undrI the first act. and tech
hlrLllN III" senator may >aN truly that
Ii" dld not recommend Crane To- Ii, pre-
"i>" office. t"r which he Wa> tppuIiG,d
but Tia" substantial question atirl ali j.
W ii" l. rc>I,"u>ihl,. fnI Mr. Cranes ON
III" INT" "tl"" thu. second time! Il the.
lmtlurrir" r\rltrd in N"NcmIl,rr % DE
'"i"i'r. -. caused his selection a.
t"llrcinr 81 the consolidated dist let
and 10y II change III the law. the ON
mission was delay ed, and th, duik.> Of
Assessor included lhclrin and " it.uut
ANY new application "r action the com
mission finally issued: We submit thai
t''">" -" Ia" recommended Crane. ii the
time ia" senator expressed his opinion.
must hc held Ir>p"n>ihI,. for his linal
appointment
If it hr admitted that the Senators
d"nltl l. complete. the question still lie
mains. " he is rt>p0n>ibk' U,Ir i an
appointment which NO one undertakes
I" defend which the senator and his
friends t"pudiaic and collected ,cltiti-
Gates ~ raI ~ last iircrunh,t. To- >in,,
hr had nothing IL with. The appnint-
im'nt at Il dctaultcr. even when recon-
m"iIdrd 10y Supervisor Simmons. ui
when. ~ the senator SAYS. he Wis
'th"u"ht I" hc Il good officer. and the.
innocent victim of the wrong of anuth
e. was not only "pp">rd to all the
rules of the Treasury. but "A urps> and
Ih"A"iI>!hlr Violation ct Il law ct Con
"ic>>. Every dollar piId him for salary
Mas an ILLEGAL appropriation of the gol
clnncut funds. The BuIrau OF Internal
Revenue knew this. if a. We are in
formed. II had already Withheld Cranes
>aIalN on account of his ,.f;IIcaIinu.
he consequences might have been >,li-
Gus. CUT OF new Receipts the drtaullrr
might have paid up the old deficit. re-
hcNcd his old bail and transferred THEN
I,
tr IrWhclc strong enough to accom-
pli>h all this. and We think it falls with
III the sphere of the duty of both our
Senators /" have the SUBJECT inyc>tinat-
eel and the guilty party exposed. De
fal""tl"n> are becoming too common III
VERMONT The Ir"r,: look To thrir
Scnai"l> aiid representatives. to secure.
good and faithful officers. such IN an
pointncnt. and the events which have
followed it are crc,litahlr neither To tb,
government nor To the party.
There are several points in the Sen
at"r> letter. that relating to bail, Sc.
IL rri'rrrr" t" which he is clearly in
error. But We have ~ wish to discuss
lmnIatciialq questions. and are t;ll cnnugh
from desiring t" impose upon the Scrla-
tor any Responsibility which does not
belong t" him. No one of his friends
who are :" iie!crll rushing into print to
defend him, will he more delighted than
ourselves To see this whole matter
cleared up. and the person trul y rcspon-
>Ible for this appointment brought to
light