, 1877-05-29
And Require ALI Persons
Employed to Earn
Their Salaries.
10 All of Which the Presi-
dent Gives His Full
Sanction.
And Secretary Sherman Issues
Ordors Accordingly.
Moro Worthless Talk About the New
Party Movement.
THE CUsToM-HOUsEs.

THE CuETOM.1lOuHE5
....ts, n,.s,,.s - ~. TttA,r.
o, ons..s 1s' :. - ~ a. ~ ~ RS .,.,,,, "a
NAsA!sosoFs =. ~ may %rtuo ~. usl ~
port Of tho New 1oFk eas!om.Aousc comH'is'
sion, with President Hayes Endorsement Of It,
and Secretary shcrman's Instructions to Col
isctor Arthur hayc hccn 1,ven 10 ihe n,ih1lc IN
,ssso. - ~, ~ fo,,na r. 81, T., ~ ro,n-a,
press dispatches. Tho Prcsidcnt's letter Is In
.S. shest snse If. hss
s..srn,,,as .,st ". ,aon,s ~ ,o cn,,n,r - VIM
oe.st4ncn .ua' ~ -. 1 1. 49,.
hold no oi1tccs hhall ucsea1tes uAse no lust
cause Of complaint That officials OF Too dogcrn-
ment use their poslttons for tho purpose Of cx'
erttnr undue influence in caucusee ard convc.,-.
tIon.. no understand. perfectly that tho on
1ofee"ens Oh 1alc q ~ t'l's kll1a M'n eauSo
A+coMPhsrR nsvoLuIior'
especially In the management Of tho New York
ca.tom-llouse, and knows that II will meet
Win opposition from innuont!a! poilsieans. bat
II Is bis discrimination nt least 70 Try the experi
n e q so1dHf sv fJses si ssssi: pns, S s cus0 sna n
this bis cfforts will be seconded b[ Secretary
Sherman mud tho ot1cera Of the Department
here, Tho order that no assessments for poltt-
lcal .purposes on officers or eubordinates Is to
forced.
pnEoEpENTs.
Tho ortlcr Issued BY Prcalcnt Hnycs todny
torbfd1lng the interference OF Government O1tl-
GERS In elections further than to give their own
votes Is In AubBtanco tho same rs an executive
order tssued BY President Harrison during tho
singic month Of his Administrations. In that
order Qcn. lIarrlson said ho issued It to check
the influence OF tho Executive In controlling tic
freedom OF tho clectiyo franchise through tho
medium Of public officers. Gen. Harrison atd-
the poopic, compensated for hia services nut u
their pockets, bccome pllnnt Instrument OF
Executive WILL" This and d 8ttnllRr prohibition
puhlshcd By Jefferson arc tlle ot;ly nf1ec.lents
TIE nEronr.
To Ms IRSssesn Associatsd Eress
WASHINGTON, d. G., May 23.-rhc Customs
uousc Commission hare made partial report
Il, tbo 9ccrctorY OF tho Trcusury al 10 tho rcsit
OF tilcr investigation into tic airaEra Of tic
Few York Custom.l1ousc. The Commission
ind that tho force now cp1oycl In tto Custoni-
Iiu,Hc. thc Nnyal Oll}cr. and tho Hurvcyorts Of
lce. Numbering together LOIS fcyetutItng Tor
:ths proaqns tho Appra!ser's Dcpartuicnth
nav DO safely reduced ia num-
bera by about 20 per cent. Tile Commission
rroposo tilo abolition, OF tho ofllce OF Deputy
Colloctor nj large, whici, Is now varnnt, md liz
ofI1cc Of otllcr DcnutY COLLECTORS and acting
Deputies, tho suspension Of tlle Office Of Deputy
Collector at Jersey City, tho continued vacancy
Of Deputy Surveyor. they further report that
TIC
HOURS or xMrlor, ,-...
whs r1n.s {. m M Ss sS X eHt In n
partmcnte bo from o o'clock a, IN. Till i u, NJ,
excepting whcro a longer term Ia prescribed BY
law. A further reduction can bo mado shonl
thc present iaw, or BY Congress In futuro lcgls.
iation, for tho consofdatIon Of separate dcpart-
mcnts or The sfr,ulfyfDr Of tho ccnorol sysicn.
APPOINTMENTS.
political inilucncc, it Is clear that tho appo|nt.
ncats have been inade In great mart under no.
lItlcai pfcseure from party considerations, AMI
pontocs. i% a'"' ''s"'' '''S A'A''' - '''' ~
The Commission report rs their conclusion
from tho evidence given, and from their own
observation, that a part of the force now et,,-
tentiou to @ business a. veil a. in business a.lai
te@ sre e emuloysa Inoro 70 Or sss n prata i Gss
q: 9sSs seat ss1;s r ,hs, sSs ss
Wv yMnnn,,xsrsY IN A1nsrr H.. unnsYs a'
for seryicss rendered. In their oliicial capacity.
For thcsn renaons the Cotnnission think that
msiIu in tic various dyislons and classes, Alter
cnrsful scrutiny ani examination In each H.
narmemt ~ sus nav dSinrmtne to The chl - tint In
e3cant ~ =. .'ny nyo'snt o,s,ia1. an arc ~
pUintotl 10 positions requiring often tho skill
ind experience Of cxpcrts, aenefslly at the Tc.
Of politca1as aa R11tsq association; n
~ Fly otues otates, m!.u tsio or ~ cAa'u ~
uon lnto tho nthesso! tno apposniees G gSyoa1 tne
Recommendation OIL ther 1rletlue Ilo Con.
n[1slon pronounce this manner ot appointment
u bo unaouud in principle, dangerous In pras
tce tlcmnrattzE tn it, lnituet,cc On all connect
cd with tho ciIatOme seryicc. md calcuiatcd &c
encnnrara md ncrnatuatr t,I11rini lrnnrnncc
soeou' aho @nu wv tE.pato olteiM tEHo!anNa"
~. NhFFtiaaut AND GunaptsloN.
aueauate pfotcctlop u tAo customa service !oI
tue honoF OF Tue ttoFstnMcllts tlsuts OF IN
portcrst and !nte|csta OF tho nation until thu
scEyico 10 freed from tho control Of party ant
DFrRp4xed on 4 strictly business basis. with tAl
eaIno ruarsnteea fnr ntficicncy nnd ildriity II
selectinn of chief mil snhortii1ate off}cera tbn
wnnII he rccntrn., hv nr,,,ienf merchant In
sstn w ~ J Y = pasS H 's' s ~. ~
VET tno present s{steia oHSets "ho aFe appo,At
90 through political ihhusnea are expeeeet