, 1875-11-06


farmh, 1n,t Of hin pcrs,nnl hts,orv lave Ii
| knowle'ico. That 1;n wan not .i,,alticd III b
conlsHi neil ~ At, ftI+,rc:or in Gs; caEn IL a,-
] r,reHt from tile wall1nr Of fl;S rontn!s sion.
| lint hr wna commissioned ith t1":ct.. u! tun,
otrnt men fully nblo to fulfil. MI tlo ltItira nt
drain Inspector avery Hapc. in ollo vi tllt4,
acts of o:,it1al t1arirg ati cfrch, nno1 amEltd in
t4a rccasa Of n tta chochy officials Of the State
| OF ilnhIa.
R.-lhcn state
TIE SPECIAL GEocSNR
o., Which yon claim Lht appointment to t>o itres
uar.
s1r. A.-FiFAs. il IL claimed that neithor Con.
Smith. nor thn Go'nrnor, nur tho Wnrehoust
Commissioners, have authority from any law Of
usage. roal or implied to arp'lnt OF
aid III appointing ans person who IL cntroly tx.
n0rant OF Tho grHiit blla,nrse uf Chicago to Tic
highly resI'onsihlo position of Grain lnbrccter
Sftnnt-5he inspection fnws do not comic,
upon my nhiccr or lereon tho extraordinary
claHB OF Inspectors and conditional contnltssnna
to another rlaA4 o[ Inspectors al apprcntlrcs J..
and tcn rcluirlf!s sucls appronticoH to file landt
signed by lartsoH Ignorant or lnnocant ot l's
condition att, tic rlsk Of liability Of s,ls! nr
pteusices. S1lcti bonds unlawful n,,l "n,tlI-
tces. aud could not bo hold as bi,iiat; in nny
coutt Of justice.
Thirl--Tho payment OF tho asIsry ns a75
month to Third-Asssntant 1ilsicrtr. tn hc III.
creased under ceitnin eon1slnus, is ,ln'uHtul.
mud IN violation OF tho sIsases Of tic inspection
Department
Fourth--Such appointments nrn ects Of tho
elevators. 10 tho old mid respectable body Of
professional inspectors "llo hasn n1ado D 1fn-
long study OF tla cralu buenrss OF Chicago, nn1
la8tty. tho frnss injustice IL apparent Of o!.er-
inG an Incompetent rcrton. VINO Las illoa l'lh
to report tn n Ihird-ABsistnnt lnBpector in an
otllor elevator. RnbjectnE aueh Thlrl-4isrstaut
to all tho charges aud annoyances which slip
pcfH might have ca'lao to present on shipments
inatls i,y snrl apprentices and would raiso ques-
lions Of law TINT might cost sncfl Third AH-
HiAtant graat doal of money to e1tricato hlmaaIE
from this act Of official aBsnrante mud laundering.
Il III alao charged tbnt Con. Smith was
fully aware Of the fact that Elevator Il was
sssictly corn hoNse and that he k,,ew 1t WAS m
inpossbllty for this appo!ntce to scqn1ro any
knos lodge whatever uf grain inspection, the ap-
poi0tmont being for tho purpose OF an excuse.
to draw wnges lndor tho appearance Of services,
which no certainly could not ronder without the
aid Of Major u.
H.-Are tho
wANE11oCRE COMMISSIONERS
awnro OF this commission bciuK issuod2
afr. A.-Uf course they nrs, but they nro SO
completely overawed by the Granger Influenza,
acting through it's montbpece, the Governor,
that thGy Prefer to lot il pass without biecliny
to it. A. honest men tlog should hare refused
10 sanotion any such commission.
N.-unve you given me all Of tho caBo2
1tr. Ably no means:
THE WORST rEATunE
OF 1t Is yot untold. Elevator 3 has been closetl
Tor two nonthe. When m elevator ctoses tlie
honHe Inspector IL usually suspended, getting
no pay unless assigned to other duty. in thls
caso Smiths pct vas turned over to 1iaj. g., aud
is nos gottlng $l00 q month under the good-boy
clause In tho commission. un'oss he has had a
second commission assigning him to duty under
Maj. D- at tho houso. ho Is acting in so,no
way without commlss,nn. the. objee-
tionah1e commission assigning lin, 10
. house that Inns been loug since closed,
He may be commissioned as receiving clork to
month, ana 1t cannot t,e 30, nj tho commission
issned laat year ia etil held by the old receiving
clerk, 10 receiving clcrk being put on duty this
summer on account Of tue expense, or more
q vast amount Of very bad inspection, and aonu
OF ttem did not fail TO eay 80.
K-If this gentleman holds ovor d1rlhR tho |
month Of November be will DO ia commission six |
months. He 10
WELL PAID AZ AN APPRENTICE. !
Mr. A.-foe. For tho three first months no |
yets s225t and tho three last months With nota-
ng to do. he gets sa0U. or f525 in six months.
n.-rley will certainly relieve him
WHEN sAy1HArtuS clOsEs.
A1r. A.-Gen. Smith will do no such thing II |
10 csn koop him Oh the payroll. Boule old In- |
spectos who depends on his profession for tho |
support OF hia famlis will be- relieved or sus-
pended for the winter. Maj Butts ~l1l be rs.
7ikHEa " AAkt uk LIS Gk9fAtQ1, &RpOlE&g0
will got tho house, now in charge Of tbo Major,
hat being q corn houao. and tho nnly one in tho |
:ity That tho Chiof Inspector would ,laro to pnt !
IN hia charge, nj ho would be held liable for lilo |
scts Of his apprentice, and IL nudoubtodly no ut
present. l give this only as an opinion
II, You 1tlsint that smiths commission is |
without my fotco that this mans bUud is worth.
less, md that tho s525 has boon paid without
my law authorizing it.
Mr. A.-You SUN 1t ali up In few words. II
Nnu11 mt ba au,,nnaaI fFnc thin man ,vould hn
.squirol to repay buck this G525 which has been
illegally taken froin tho Inspection treasury, but
would suggest that Smith pays back one-ttitd
II it, tho Warehouse Commtssioners ole.thisi,
y violated tho law, aud being lawyer he should |
70 fined for tits conduct tho commissioners for
rinkiug at euch q shameful transao-
ION; and The Governor for appointing
unknown lswse1s. to auperlntend d business |
he dt1lcultics and surroundings Ut Wi,icI. thuY |
,avo not The romotest idoa, aud after thaY havn |
1aid up all Of them ought to resign, for it B osi-
lont TINT thoy asa doing their verY best1to ruin
4e charactor OF Chicago ~ grain market, aud |
Gen. Smith makes tho Centennial as notori- |
,uH Tor m,Anans8omeut as ho ia making tho In |
pecklon, 1llInniA will not erect 4 monument to !
Ils memory. nor strike commemorative medals |
Il hia i-easnea fame.
nls ACE.
R.-What ia tho age Of this man, commissioned |
Mr. Ale 10 1ast the ago whom most
aen cease to learn. lie Is an oIdcrly man, aay
etween 40 and 50 You muAt understa1stl ttat |
o is . clever fellow, ] charge nothing asaluat |
i'm. Smith is the cu}prit.
h.-llaYe got It all7
Mr. A.-Ycs; - to this case. II you want
ny more you must cDtno again. But must eay !
utthet that couBder II tue duty Of every per.
Dn Interested in tho future grain trade of
h!cago, and especially tho Board OF TradA In ita |
nlclal capacity, to protest against such appoint
tents ~ this QUO made by Geu. Smith.
4 BANKRUPT COMMUNITY.
fFEcr or TIE ELECTION AT TIE c0CNTY DCILp-
ING.
Tho truly lamontable eHocts Of tho late county
sctlon can bo seon nowhere eIao III Chicsgo 40
early and with such amazing dstincsneAs as at
10 County Building, which IL 1t prcaent n mos
lsInal cave OF gloumT bankruptcy. The accut
lulatet load Of Voc which hangs over tho nlem-
crs Of tlo various Offices ia more than pit,ful,-
ia hehrtrenlfuc |