New-York tribune., 1877-06-02
TIE TREASURY CLERKS.
WHY THIS WEEKS DIsMssALs WERE MADE-ANXI-
ETY. AMONG CLERKS.
ley TFrTGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Icy TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.
WAsUISGTON, June 1.-The further reduction
I'm the force OF the Treasury Department to take place
to-day has already been announced. The reductions
arise from several One is that there nave been
in the Treasury Department, in many instances, more
than one member OF a family, and Secretary Sherman
has come to conclusion that long as the pressure
FOR places Is as great is and appointments are
considered I'm great by those who receive them
as charitable by the Administration he VIII allow
only one member OF family to hold office. The wedding
out OF additional members Of families has caused the DIS
misal Of about dozen clerks In the Lighthouse Board
eight or ten clerks have been discharged This is one OF
the bureaus OF which the number OF clerks s not liked by
law and 1t therefore been customary for members oil
Congress To secure appointments In this board when
there were vacancies elsewhere. without any regard
20 the need that might exist for the services OF addio
clerks The dsmssals from the Lighthouse bOafd
therefore are on account OF necessary reduction and the
vacancies thus caused Will not be filled The oher dS-
nissals have been made on recommendation OF com
mittee which reported time list OF those least
competent but report the Secretary had been u-
able previously to consider
No little alarm has been caused among some ot the EN-
ployes Of the Treasury Department by the announce
ment OF the secretrys policy above alluded to, Ia re-
gard to not allowing than one member Of Iany
TO be employed In that department. Inc stict ana n-
eral enforcement of this rule might do great injustice to
some Of the most efficient and deserving clerks such
rule is to be adopted nobody will deny that ought 10
be applied In every case where several persons who are
actually members OF the family and who are mut-
ally dependent upon each other now hold Office FOR IN
stance IL a man holding fourthclass clerksmp OF
higher office I'm the Treasury Department has an uhma
ried daughter or son also in office who resides
I'm the same house and is actually member
cf the same family, the enforcement Oh ths
rile ought 10 insure tho dismissal OF one or the
other: but the case might be different Where TWO
brothers. each the head OF separate family or TWO men
whose wives are sisters hold Office in the Treasury De-
nartmeut In such cases as these. neither family being
dependcnt on the other for part OF its support inc
dismissal OF member OF account OF relationship
10 the other might do very grave injustice IL Is among
this class Of employees the Treasury that the greatest
anxiety exists. ,--,..,,, oro ro,,
All appointments in the Treasury Department arc now
made 10 the temporary force. and all prom"tiouS Io
thai force are made the grade or nrstcss ciei
ships and then upward through the othel ,n AZ
prides. In few clerks WlOm IL htS o.on ~
sired 10 appoint higher positions have passed. ousn
several grades within a few days or few weeks . -,
The dismssas from the Treasury Depar lh.h' % 10 a5
have added materially 10 the suffering AMONG .no Poi
classes i'm this city There already great humpei o
families with means whatever ol suplol' "nu w , ~
means OF leaving Washington. Nhehcfet tu'Io - an az
mntion that work kind or NJ any plce Is 70 Dc
had hundreds of applicants are on manu- i sfVlt P'e'
Ia be filled In spite of this CONDITION OF aHs' tnCIe
are frequent arrivals OF persons seeking clerhshpe
great majority OF these OF course uooitu 10 na
dsappontment Most Of the reductnh. OF thtphst lew
months have made for the purpose OF cutting uOWh
the force p the Executive Departments 70 the HINTS
fixed by the appropriations for the nSc year apont W