The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-06
CuSTOM-HOUSE MATTERS.
STILL HANGING ON ARE THE OFFICE
HUNTERS.

STILL HANGING ON ARE THE OFFICE
HUNTERS.
Anotv,er Dose Of Returning Board Civil
seryice Reform - A Gathering ut the
Clans.
The remaining touts' do not, as rule, collect
in very large bodies in the main hall of the Gus
tom House building since the late order OF the
Secretary OF the Treasury, but glance at the
massage ways and the hall on the eastern side on
any morning will prove to the most skeptioal
that
THEY ARE NOT DtsHEARTENED
in the least. but are keeping themselves well
before the Returning Board in their desire fol
positions.
Such was the case on Wednesday morning
when the Surveyors office also held dozen OF
SO and the Office of the special deputy with full
power) contained no less than eight or nine who
'wanted word with him in private"
They got but little opportunity, however, as
J. Madison Wells was present and in close con.
sultation. with Tomanderson at another desk
where it's said they were making out
ANOTHER LIST OF APPOINTMENTS
DO send to Washington for confirmation Jus
who the appointeeB will be will of course be kept
profound secret until the list Is confirmed, ae
1t is not customary for the powers that be TO give
the public those whom they have recommended
created In the list of inspectors, on Wednesday
morning. by the resignation of Springer, who
was considered one Of the most eff
fcient men about the building, as ht
WAS note only thoroughly competent but speaks
three different languages. He told a friend, OF
Wednesday morning. that the powers
WERE AFTER HIS SCALP;
that he had hint after hint to that effect, and
that rather than let them kick him out without
| cause, he handed in his resignation. And such
ia civil service reform from returning Board
John Sherman's standpoint.
After the above had appeared in our after
| noon edition yesterday, Springer was sought fol
| by one Of his Custom House friends who tolt
him that sit was all right" and that they were
"going to put him on day duty" which meani
| easier work and dollar day more pay. JUS
what the ''all right meant Springer could hardly
understand, but one of his intimate friends IL
| the building remarked that ID must
DE GOOD THING,
| "a that was the wav Anderson had, when il
Washington, Of notifying Judge King by tele-
graph that he had received his commission from
| Sherman. and though the Judge did not ther
| appear to understand the two words "all right,
some who knew the inside workings Of things
thought that he did and didn't want 1t known
| until Tommusanderson returned and landed will
the all right in his pocket, whom he, with the rest
would be greatly surprised, OF course.
The secret leaked out though through the
DEMOCRAT, and all awaited Tommus's return
expecting to see Champlin
| vAMosE THE Rancho,
90 he did, Immediately upon the arrival Of the
special deputy with full power.
During all OF yesterday afternoon the main hal
| In the Custom House was comfortably block
AIDED with office.seekers, and the hall in front o
| the entrance to the Collectors Office was alst
crowded, but that WAS nothing compared to the
| lot that invaded Tommus's office. He was fairly
besieged and had the roll been called Of Repubi
cans Of high and medium prominence in the State
| there would have been but few who we're MOI
"present or accounted for It was really the
first dress parade OF the forces since the State
Packard, J. Madison Returningboard, Campbell
| Huge ~, Dibble, Badger, Kenner. Nash, Blan
chard, ex-State Senator Wharton Whose from
name is William Wy and q few dozen others
Badger having just returned from Washington
| The gathering
| WAS NOT PREMEDITArED.
but merely accidental, each "big gun" having
merely dropped in, rs 1t were, to pay his respects
to the Vice President of the Returning Boart
| with full power), and ask him to appoint a few
of their friends to positions.
II was remarked that the Office Of the Sur
veyor Of the Port had been removed and amalga
mated with that Of the special deputy, but
Madison denied that such was the fact, ant
|
that he had to leave his own Office to get rid O
those who wanted positions.
| Packard called, he said, to
| WHILE AWAY THE TIME,
and the rest had axes to grind in some particu
| lar line, The "Boss," during the conversation
stated that he had just received communica
ton by mail addressed to IS. B. Packard, Gov
ernor Of Louisiana" inviting HIM to attend, il
some Eastern State, the anniversary OF Burgoynei
surrender, but he didn't think he would go. HI
Al.nA l1~,;., Wos ho
fore the first day of the extra session OF Con
gress, and was particular to ask Gen. Badger
President Hayes
HAD INQUIRED PARTICULARLY
| for him or as to his health. Gen. Badger hat
not he said, seen the President; therefore, as fa
as he knew, the President had made no inquiries
relative to Mr.. Packard's physical condition.
| Judge King busted himself in preparing draft
of instructions to the various officers to carry gu
the instructions contained in Secretary Sherman
! last letter ipdorsing the final report OF the Gus
tom House Commission. He seems to think tina
it will cost $4,000 or $1,000 to consolidate all of tn
boarding stations at the passes into
| ONE AT THE JUMP"
at the head of the jetties, and says that canno
! be accomplished without considerable trouble
and delay, but does not seem to find any Difficult
ty in carrying out the other instructions, and viii
carry them into effect as soon as possible.
| For several days past it has been rumored tina
the colored element of the Republican part
IA
nary report Of the Custom-House Commission
as, were that portion approved by the manager Q
the treasury portfolio at Washington, it woul
give their representatives, Jim Lewis and Ken
ner,
| AN EVERLASTING BOUNCE
from the Naval Office, or, in other words it woul
abolish that office, and although Mr.. sherma
withheld any expression as to his intended actio
upon that part Of the report they feared that b
might get mad some day at the Louisiana Reput
licans and abolish the Office just for spite. The
consequently resolved to stick to Jimlewis an
Kenner, and do ali they could to keep them
position. e,
With this object in view they held one or tw
meetings, the last one on Tuesday night, and
ADOPTED A LENGTHY APPEAL
to Mr.. Sherman, requesting that the Nav.
Office be not disturbed. They don't see exact
! where they have fair share of representation
the Federal offices, and set forth that they have
large vote here and in the State, and give bot
Sherman and Hayes broad hint that they ha
better not go
POOLING AROUND THE NAVAL OFFICE,
else something might happen. The appeal, {