The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-02
CUSTOM-H0USE NOTES.
sOMEDWDY SAID CIaAMPLIN HAD RE-
SIGNED, HUT HE SAYS HE DIDN"T.

CIVIL service NeIBrH WIN " -"FHS
has Returned.
The Custom House was chuck fall OF appli-
oants on Saturday morning. the "ous' parading
In force on the bapquettos, in the halls and in
all OF tho corridors. each waiting his turn for an
opportunity to
GET MS WORK IN
or 10 get himself INTO some position.
Special Deputy Tomanderson was on hand and
on duty, as was also the newly appointed Auditor,
D. Bloomfield, and the various night and day
watobmen and inspectors, and during tho
afternoon the confirmation Of tho appoint
ment of MIR. salie rs chief weigber. vice
Eiohholz, removed without cause). was
received. Ex-Deputy Collector Champlin
WAS about the building also, arranging his busi-
ness and giving such information 10 his success
sor ~ regarded rou Tine matters. Mr.. Ohamplin
is very much surprised, as are nearly all who
know him, to learn from the letter written by
John Sherman confirming Anderson's appoint
ment, that he (Chsmplipl had resigned. and
that Anderson was appointed to fill the vacancy.
Err. Champin states that he has never ton
dered his resignation TO Collector King, conse
quently that official must have
BEEN PAINFULLY MISTAKEN
when, in nominating Tolnspd ,rson to tho pccre.
tary OF the Treasury, no did 40 'viee IL. L.
Chsmplin, resigned
Mr. Champlin states, also. that he has IL from
reliable source thnt Secretary sherman told
Con. Anderson that under no other circumstances
except Mr.. Champlm's resignation would he con-
firm his fAnderson's) nomination rs special
deputy.
thore has been crooked yarn spun somewheres
in the matter OF Champlin's removal, aud while
1t Ia not denied that tho Returning Board have
complete control OF
THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION,
they do not soc why the Administration cannot
by It's acts make tho OWL service reform orders
and the apppipt msnts and removals consist.
Il was stated in the DEMOCRAT on August 20,
four days after the trio had departed for WASH
ipRton, that Tomandereon carried letter from
Collector King to ths Secretary OF the Treasury,
appointing him as Special Deputy, and tmo ddys
later, ON the Gath, the Times
HAD THE SAME INFORMATION,
and that turns out to be correct, although COL
leotor King denied tho statement to Mr.. Cham
pin. Il was understood then that the now
Special Deputy was to be induced by the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury and by the President to
decline the position, but either they did not do
IL. or Wells and CAN'T forced him 10 accept, as no
had his commission in his pocket when he arrived
here, and tho civil service reform so much prated
about by the National Administration 10 the ex.
ception, and not the rule when New Orleans
Custom House patronage and Returning Board
influence 10 In question.
Uhamplns removal proves that assertion, and
tho removal Of Ohief Weigher Eiohholz 10
ONE MORE ILLUSTRATION.
In this connection some Of tho old officers call
attention to that part of the preliminary report
of the Custom. House commission in which they
say: "We find that the persons holding the chief
offices are capable, honest and Efficient men, and
the force generally is composed OF men worthy
Of their places"
Again, in the same report, the commission
say: "On the sixth point In their instructions tho
commission report that in the past large pro-
portion OF tho appointments have been made
from political considerations only, and such mp
pointmentB have undoubtedly In many cases
been
DETRIMENTAL TO THE SERVICE"
but we are of opinion that IL tho reductions pro-
posed by rs be adopted, the necessity for the
appointment OF none but capable men will rem
der the appointment OF incompetent persons TO
positions in the Custom-House for political
reasons
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE IN THE
future. While we believe that employees of the
government should have principles and should
Be permitted to act politically, like other citizens
we at the same time endorse the theory that
men should DO appointed and retained for their
INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY"
II Ia o we'll known fact that tho preliminary re-
port, or nearly all OF IT., was approved by Secre-
tary Sherman, he Withholding his approval only
from that part suggesting the abolition OF the
Naval Office and In approving the recommends.
ton that efficient men should be retained, his late
action in indorsing the removal, without cause,
of several leads to the belief on the part OF many
of his former friends here that he has been
forced to recede from the stand taken by the Re-
turning Board. 1t is said further, that whe he
was here acting, during tho sessions Of the Re-
turning Board, upon the commission or "com-
mittee OF gentle men representing MIR. Hayes
HE MADE CERTAIN PROMISES
to that board contingent upon their action, which
he has been forced to make good, and that his
civil service reform ia a mere mockery.
The sins" expect now that there will be COM
plete sweep Of all of their class and that an entire
new deal will result, and in this connection re-
mark made by the Collector yesterday 10 quoted,
wherein he sts' ed that there would be "other and
gradual changes"
The s'outs" are, Of course, in high glee, and 1t
is oonjectured that each Of the twenty-five hun
bred candidates who have applications on file are
now sure OF securing position from their politl'
cal Influence.
| j. Madison Wells returned to the city yesterday
from his Washington trip, but instead Of appear
| ing at his Office he
WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
| al bis house, where he received some OF his
| friends and gave coolies Of comfort to that por-
ton who are ION the list" for positions. Elder
udlltI VILE, IL o shIu, lOlb la hlhUaDh, WACIo LIE
has large landed estates.
From outside sources it is learned that Wells
went TO Washington with the expectation Of
being appointed Collector, and that the pro
gramme was to make Tomanderson Surveyor o.
the Port, but this, when it was talked over IL
Washington, was thought to be rather too mucf
of good thing, and as it might show to the
people of the country that the Louisiana Return
ing Board had complete and absolute power oyel
| the Treasury Department, it was decided that the
| heat yya u7ou1a he tn ma TomHpieYaOn tbf
Especial deputy" with full power, and that
Madison retain the surveyorship This wa'
spoken of quite frequently in Custom House
circles yesterday, SOME going even as far as tx
assert that Gen. Anderson was the real Collector
while Judge King was
| A MERE FIGURE-HEAD,
and some claimed that when Congress met Judg'
Kings name would not go to the Senate, Will
| Anderson's would.
RrevitIes.
The Howard, Jr., base ball club held q meeting
| cd fha fol u,r,f