The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-13
CUsTOM-HOUsE GOSSIP.

| A "List" Made Out---AnOther Treasury
order which Don't consist
II Ia an established fact now, that there is pre-.
pared list Of applicants for Custom House posi-.
tons and is safe to predict that it will be shipped
TO Washington very soon, In order that the nomns.
tions may be confirmed by the Secretary Of The
Treasury in time for the nominees to take posi-.
ton on the list proximo. Noticing the fact that
| this list was mentioned in yesterdays DEMOCRAT,
| the
SPECIAL DEPUTY AND SURVEYOR
were honored with an increased number OF call
ere yesterday. and one OF the officials, at least,
gave the usual encouragement to all, which
pleased them until they were outside the Office,
when they happened to think, as one Of them re-.
marked. that "thsy had been fed on that kind
| OF taffy since March last, and it didn't feed
hungry wives and children worth cent" from
| which it was inferred that they did not place
| much reliance upon the promises made.
Some Of the Custom House officials seem to
think that they have found
| ANOTHER HEAVY INCONSISTENCY
In the orders sent from the Treasury Depart.
| ment in the way OF circulars. They first quote
that issued by the Secretary of the Treasury
wherein it Ia provided that not more than one Of
the same family shall be employed, and then
| refer, Tor consistencyG1, or quote the circular
order issued by the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, dated Treasury Department, August
II, wherein he says 'of persons related to
collector by blood or marriage, but one shall be
retained in Office"
The construction placed upon 6hermans order
is that Collector of Customs must see that
there shall not be two OF family employed,
whereas Commissioner Rsum's circular would
permit the Collector Of Internal Revenue to have
blood relative employed in his ce, and the
next rule in the circular makes ii plain that such
is the proper construction, as it speaks spe-
officially Of persons not related to Collector, but
related to each other by hood or marriage, and
says
BUT ONE SHALL BE RETAINED
in office.
The circular referred to was found in the Office
of the Internal Revenue Collector yesterday,
having been addressed to each Collector Of Rev.
enue in the United States. II reads as follows:
The reports OF collectors in reply to circular
No. AZ, dated June 10, 1877, discloses the fact
that in number OF districts the officers and en-
ployes appointed by collectors, or upon their re.
Communications, are to large extent related by
blood or marriage to such collectors, or IL not 80
related, related to each other so that In fact
the selection of officers and employees in many
instances is confined to
FEW FAMILIES,
upon whom alone tall the responsibilities and
emoluments OF officA regard this condition Of
affairs as an abuse in administration, the CON-
tinuancs OF which Ia incompatible with the best
interests Of the public service. as greatly tending
TO lax discipline and to the condonstion OF
Irregularities.
For the purpose OF reosifying This condition OF
things collectors will observe the following rules
In respect to the officers and employees in their
respective districts:
First of persons related to collector by blood
or marriage, but one shall be retained in Office
second-Of persons not
RELATED TO A COLLECTOR
but related to each other by blood or marriage, |
but one shall be retained in office.
ALI changes under this circular shall take effect |
on or before the LIST day OF October 1877. |
GREEN b. RAUM, Commissioner.
Some of those about the building state that |
soon after Collector King came into his office he
appointed his son to position In the building |
put the Secretary of che Treasury would not, |
Under his civil service order, confirm the nomina-
ion, and now they want to know how the Secre-
AIRY of the Treasury and Commissioner Of In |
ernal Reven can make their orders consist" |
snd one Of those anxious inquirers may address, |
etter to the Treasury Department upon the |