New-York tribune., 1877-05-30
TEE CUsToM-HoUsE OUTwARDLY CALM

INxIFTY Under TIE sURFACE-OFFICIALS WHO
DON'T FxPrCT A NoN-PARrsAN MILLENNIUM.
"The millennium has come the Custom
house doors will be closed to politicians" was
almost the expression that greeted reporter OF
THE TRIBUNE yesterday upon visiting the gr' at granite
binding in Wa-st Contrary to expectation the report
Of the Commission involving the discharge Of more than
200 Of the employees in the various departments did not
arouse any excitement that apparent Oh the surface
and the casual would hardly have dreamed that
such a terrible blow about TO fall In the different
offices in the rotunda, and elsewhere there was the
usual attention to business though with little freedom
of ina g1nation il was difficult TO discover occasion
ally countenance showing mingled disgust and anxiety
disgust at reform which threatened to bctle pOlii-
zeal influence. and anxiety il proposed capabity as
tie INDISPENSABLE qualification for Office. 1t was only
when the employees met during the luncheon hour or al
tie close of the days work that e matter discussed
10 any great extent Even then the conversation was
mostly IN suruiscs TO the persons who would be the
victims" probable plan OF selection, for as yet
little known the matter IN tie Cusomhouse except
that in some way large reduction OF the force is TO be
effected. This in itself OccasOned little comment tCF,
said one "t the new broom threatens often that
expect IL periodically" Tie idea that the Customhouse
would ever its political significance the subject
OF many Jest and was looked upon one OF the i'm
possibilities of political reform. Few gave the sugges
tiou second thought the majority declaring that such
notion absurd. and that the enforcement OF such
change would wholly destroy the power of the Republi
Among the higher Customhouse officials desire
universally EXPIRE sed 10 carry out the suggestions OF tie
Commission rs far as possible but no further insiuc-
tfOns had YET been received ana n0imS COud he sd as
the probable course TO be pursued ltNas asserted
that tue percentage o reduction named IN the report vas
higher than would be advisable. decrease OF 20 pee
cont IL was claimed would seriously cripple the force
In the ten divisions OF tDe collectors Dci9fet iheie
are about geo employees ana IL Was agreed Win e ai'
prova OF Collector Arthur that 65 could be dispensed
~ VIII, vi u.,,sri"oenf including stge ysc,icrs and
giugeis. made by The Collector but the 0cpa tneu
iS Wholly managed by tie Surveyor In this department
81 is understood there can be larger percentage Of re-
duction. is expected that further Instructions Will be
received from Washington to-day or tomorrow, with all
the memoranda referred 10 III tue report OF me Conu
sion. aud a. the details can DC arranged Colectof
Arthur VIII proceed 90 caIiy Out the piolOs' changes
Con sharpe Surveyor OF the Port, ~ answer 40 re-
,o,te - IiF TrIISE said that the absence oi de-
tas lie could say nothing further than Ldd bec Mfead!
puli-i .d regarding the mdttc- Nheh thcrc were ar
Ir,.d ne sIonM do All n bis power % carry Out the
distractions lie dd not tank the reduction "oud be
b.fIfy Collector Lyaecacr said that though the wo'k
of tlc muisson seemed yet Incomplete tic plan OF
reduction suggested met with universal approval. He
did not tuR. however, that il would Gc pohc d" make
s decrease of 20 per cent. certainly not from ihc
inside fo.ce. IL might not serious grippe inc CocIoI
but 10 wouG greatly cmbdlrass merchants ana Ae deay
yylicb would be occasoned would thau Offset He
eypcus, OF % suffice t clerical force me Anchor HiC
oonhdchily rpeced 10 reduce hs ioIce Hfsy upon ~.
supposlilon that he should be able To DO away WIN
sfatisti,u work This change .at A0 been iaN oic ana
Mr. Lyt,cher. 90 well ~ other officials, seemed lhuch
amused when reference was hha' 10 t,0 no" M 49, W
chhac.t of the Cusl lnInlVl'' vi 'ne it,S % r
approved tlc plan of eN riua0u as 70 duuhf loh i'i
lAat lna Httih rIou4u hN 'l
lowed iu reducing tle ioIcc ., 49,, .s ..
n Ihorpe. CustOlI-.Ousc Wc1ghcr Sad the pOlt't
,ras sfiI a uzzlo' Lin He said hc was one ol thc
fey I'm ne DEPARTMENT appointed under ihe cN s'INc'
lurs. and having never inlii-bu IN lo'''s a"s
tent be Was 10. Affected mus ~ the feOil hr E,'-
,nouv piy,D hef0rt the COltulsslOn regarding ml.-
49, aid his district Ec declared To nave hteh
fsise He spent the greater part OF hls unc
{" his district. personally experimenting the
work done lie hardly knew what uie Gun OI lhe p'"h
,rnnYs.d W0uld bee. ILtlC room iOr lh'lo'em'"t'
ntt 10 efert tns % the exclusion Of IOhAcs "ds
crayr question without doubt there were many lh'oI
net,ut men in the bufldinR and men WHOM ne "ou'u
nof .,,oaate with. No blame could aten 10 Concctoi
Artb1r Du Z arcOuIt. 80 one knew inc ttiht u"uH
uoii, pi s>ure brought u bear ana 10 eneci any per
,,nau,i 'od the Administration would dtNc 10 fchoNe
~, .ur, The great Iaut IL TOE Nafu ana us
ri r-tulstiOus. They e1crtcd nhch lnli nee -
- . ,yI uaudrd yea. aiter year. ana no" "lih-
c,,i a., crfecf Let ciyI service rdics d. aGdh tsu-
I'll ..'I c,pabinty made requisite for AZ apphh'-
,nr ~ nut ,ato. snoad certainly bc sa0"h tht adie-
reI of the party in power" sad hI lnoi lni Pslis
o., nruis M, h. a certain STANDARD, ahd reform II ts-
t3iised. Wna, viii become OF tio hci".ilo!h I,"I0
sh, iI there he no partisan appointments CJuiu We
sS,,.t such course Of the DenOcIatsf The s"eeph;
e. =. AGAINST The CustOm-hOuso nave betA uNoailou
o. Ev.r1 LOW tlc revenues are collected lncfc al
isr oxpcnse than Great Britain All tAAI Is necessary