The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-04

the Treasury which has resulted in
the report of the fact that fractional
currency to the amount Of from eight
to ten million dollars has been lost
or destroyed. Secretary Sherman
has submitted the question to At
torney General Devens, whether he
can legally make up the loss by is
suing the same amount in silver
coin, since it is believed that the
above mentioned amount estimat-
ed to have been lost, will never be
presented for redemption.
In the absence Of better employ
ment, gossip-mongers busy them
selves, these days, with the Presi-
dents doings and make the most Of
all his movements by means Of addi.
tons and imagin1ngs Of their own in
vention. For instance, Geo. Jones,
proprietor OF the New York Times,
dined with President Hayes the 9TH
er day and the two afterwards took
long drive together. The next
day it was announced in many cir
cles that something extraordinary
was about to happen that the Pres
ident was contemplating some pro-
digious leap and had been sounding
some of the leading Republican
journalists as a preliminary step.
Postmaster General Key is ex-
periencing no little annoyance from
the presentation Of the 1858 S. silver
pieces to Postmasters in all sections.
This coin is receivable on deposit
only from public officers, and the
public, therefore, thrust them in large
numbers on the Postmastcrs. The
Postmaster General has called. the
attention Of the Secretary of the
Treasury to the fact, and recon-
n1ended that Postmasters be allowed
to exchange these coins for green
backs or that they be Withdrawn
from circulation.
The work of reform is still going
on in the Treasury. Investigations
are showing up many things that
ought to have been brought to light
long ago-or rather that ought never
to have existed. A most singular
state Of maladministration and ex-
travagance has existed in some of
the bureaus of this Department for
a good many years, state brought
about by the great influence of men,
bers of Congress and Government
officers. Hundreds of female clerks
have been kept on the pay-rolls,
when there was absolutely nothing
for them to do, simply, because some
Congressman recommended them.
Congressman are very human and
many are undeniably unprincipled;
and it is certain that as long as their
influence is absolute regarding Gov
ernment appointments, so long dis
reputable people will become en-
ployees. ~. .-
Secretary Sherman appears deter
mined to carry the work through,
and several little incidents, trihing
in themselves, 60 to show that the
committee, appointed to do the
wedding out in his Department, are
working according to their convic-
tions of right. For instance, when
large number of dismissals was re-
Gently decided upon in the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, the COM
mittee examined into the special
qualifications and circumstances of
each of those comprising the list,
marking the ones whose services
could be dispensed with.
One of the first names reached
was that Of a sixteen hundred dollar
clerk who occupied a prominent
position but who could easily be
spared and his work done by other
parties. f. A. Chapman, of Penna,
a member Of the committee, re-
marked at once that this man must
go =" Find out who he is," said an.
other Of the Committee, 'see who
appointed him first. can tell
you all about that" said Chapman,
"he is my brother-in-law, but we have
got FIVE hundred people to discharge
out of this bureau and we had better
begin with our own relations, so off
went the brother-in7law's, official
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