The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-11
CUSTOM-H0USE NOTES.
THE .sBOys" DON'T LIKE THE WAY
THEY ARE TREATED.

wells shuts His Door Upon the News
sirabbers.
From news standpoint the Custom House
was not very attractive on Monday morning, and
beyond a few callers that waited upon special
deputy Tomanderson. there was but little Of in-
terest seen or heard about the principal Office in
the building.
The surveyors offce-J. Madisons-was closed,
not for repairs, however, but to permit the OK
chief Of
The Returning Beard
to write q few official and private letters, and to
give him also brief rest from those who are
daily beaieging him for positions, and who he
seems to think occupy too much OF his time. The
"boys" do not, however, relish this manner Of
keeping promises, and some Of them are dis
posed to be trfe diepleased some claiming
that they were
Promised Something to DO,
and they mean to have it if persistency will
secure it.
Another reason for closing the office-tbat
stated by J. Madison himsef-is that he doesn't
want the reporters fooling around his office, and
he has, therefore, resolved to make 1t o star
chamber concern aud given directions to his
doorkeeper to keep the reporters out altogether.
| He was in the Office OF the special deputy yes
DEMOCRAT reporter of his determination, and
| stated in substance, by way OF explanation, that
his official duties occupied his time and that the
| reporters had no business in there; that II the
| government had any iuvestig atoms to make Il
| would order IL through the proper channel; but
he might better have said that he disliked the
idea Of having the fact paraded before the pub
| lie; that he
was Disobeying the Orders
issued by his superior, Sherman in the civil SER
nfxf hall
be employed in d department when he draws
government pay as well as his two sons, and 10
the same bureau, "a will be seen by the pay rolls
for August.
have recently crept into the columns of the DEM
ocRAT that were not at all agreeable to the ex-
Governor and he has resolved to do what he can
to cut off all sources OF information OF the Gus
tom House doings; hence the instructions to his
doorkeeper. But whether he is successful or not
remains to be seen. He contemplated this move
last week. when he thought our reporter had
seen those Fay Rolls
in bic own Office, but did not put it in force until
yesterday, and during the day 1t was asoertained
unofficial but political business, which leads 10
the belief that in the discharge of his duties as
Surveyor Of the Port he is discriminating in the
matter of those who have access to his Office, in
that he receives politicians and denies admission
to public Office to those who have business to
tran .aot with him in his official capacity.
We're charges to be preferred against him, they
could, of course, be substantiated readily, but
with his influence over the Secretary of the
Treasury as shown by his recent visit to WASH
ington, IL il doubtful whether any attention
would be paid to them or not, 90 il is reported
about the Custom House that he can bulldoze
tho Administration into
Anything He Wants,
consequently the Washington head OF his de- part
ment would pigeonhole the charges and let them
} "slide."
During the day delegation of ex-metropoli-
tans waited upon the special deputy collector to
learn their fate. and were assured that they
would be taken care of rs soon as possible,
which seemed to satisfy them, and they retired.
Some say that the force Of clerks, inspectors,
watchmen and laborers is to be increased about
thirty per cent on the LIST OF October, when the
, Returning Board chiefs expect to make room
In the Civil service
for largo number of their friends, and others
assume thst dozens OF applicants, including
! many Democrats, have been assured that they
, will be given 'something 10 do" on the lat prox.
7 which means that they are to be placed on the
I rolls to receive government pay.
The entire rolls for August amounted to but
little over $4,000 and that fact will be borne In
mind when at the end of Septembr the DEMOCRAT
publishes the ratio OF the increase from the ad
! ditional service employed, which it will certain
ly do.
A good excuse for an increase about that time
would be that the arrival OF steamships were
more numerous and imports had increased, but Q
: careful comparison Of the September imports
with those of October will show just the proper
3 tionate increase that should be made and any
} excess over that would bs another violation OF
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM,
!, and would, of course, be reported upon at once
by the Special Treasury Agent on duty here.