, 1877-07-14
WASHINGTON.
The Presidents Orders in Relation to
0Mceholders Still Under Dis
ctxsfon.
A Proposition to Publish tho
Names Of Applicants for
Office.
TIE OFFICES.
A VALUABLE MAN.
8uAAtSSS |Nsnufrk "a EHS 3.rfA.sA .

WARRINGTON, y. C., July 13-Ms. Kennedy,
formerly Commissioner sf Census, today, In
tho name Of certain Hstlnt,al Banks whoso
agent he is fled with tie President pr1ttst
sganBt the rosnosal u CroRgin, WIN for many
ycasB las been custodian Of about $400, ,OQl 700
tn bonds belonging u National Banks, and who
has lstey been dismissed because he had 4
brother In the service. The Star esatca that q
numbaY of National Banks have caused Sccre-
tary Sherman to 10 informed that they ~ill
pay croggln's salary themselves II he
can he retained To guard their interest.
The packing Of tho bonds Of each bank had ali
been arranged by Cro9gin, and from long
service he coutd Immediately produce those Of
any bank AZ they su!eht he called for exatnina-
tion. Practically. this examination Of eael, pack
ago Ia mado about once year. and upon crog-
eIn's honesty solely have the banks and
Department relied for years ~ at any time It
would have bccn pos&lb'e for Croggin to substt-
tuto for the fnmchse sums OF bonds Iu the
smaller packages bogus bundles. In all the
years Of Ills service there had been no package
OF socuritica lost Ut mlslasd.
TUBLfQ NOTICE..
For the pufposu Of reducinX the chances Of
mistakes III appointments, the President IL con-
si1rstng the pfuprcty Of fssuinE an order to a!f
heads Ut departments 10 keep list which shalt
be open to pul,'is inspeetton Of the ilatnes anl
ant VI tho names Of all persons lndorsi,l1 or
Recommending. The object Of this rule is TO
n'akc public In advance tho naines q sll app!i.
CUNTS, to tie unl that II they arc really uatit or
appointment tbs tinfltne.s may becuiac known
through tho publicity thus gwen. II IL believed
/ BY sotne nIcnlbcrs Of tic Administration that
| II such publications arc flladc anl allowed 10
| stand fifteen Of twenty days before action Is
taken on the case Of any Of llosc i,at,cu, aud II
there wcre any serious objections to tIle UP
po!ntment, thai. knowledge II them would IN
| muet cAses l,e thus secured.
| Tho Frcsit1cnt las said TO Ao,ne OF the mcu-
bcrs Ut tile State Republican Associations iu e1-
istence here tl.at he culsp'ers It violstton Ut
the spfrit of his latc urcr ftr clerks u continue
their connection with these societies. At i1sst
he was tne1Iiled TO treat them 4u2ial organxA-
tl'ns exclusively, but llUn betilg informed of
the active tart which they t'ok IN raiufDg t4nls
| and circulating documents during the campaign
III Tho States " l!clI they represent hG uxprcssed
the ops,ion that +, continue tt.enl wuull bo Il,
| yio]ate llls Ortler.
MAKES A DlFFEAExcE.
To tht Htstsra Assoctdtfd frrts.
| WAsHiNGroS, II. C., July 1:'.--Tht question
| whethrr the Numbers OF the National KeplEl-
lscau Committee holding Federal appointments
| come Within the scotn of tho rrrcnt erucr for
bidding otllr!aIs tu tn!xu au urtiye interest III
/ Iolttrs, Vi Ic mcmI,crs of roltisa. urgatiLxa- a.
tluns, was brought to the attention Of President
Hayes, within day Sr twu BY Assistant accEe.
.ary Mccormick. Mecor'uick, AZ Secretary ot
tuc National Republican Committee. ha'i rc.
ccivcd The RESIGNATION Of Cha'ncc: J: FiI!ey, VI
Missouri, who Ia metnlcr Of the National Com
,tlittcu, and also r.,stmnstcr at 1t. Louis. The
Inatltr ma. 1attl Gcf0rc the President,
as Involving mt ouay tic retirement OF
A!r. Fil'uy, but Of MIR. McCortnlck AMI
several other members vi tho Co,nmtttcc.
After considering the matter fully, the
PRESIDENT decided that ~ this Cuhilnfttcc
ku.nu three years. there coul.. be no ublrctIons
10 Federal officials retaining their membership.
An tile members would nut he Engaged III active
dent Thought, within the limits of his rtscnt
urler. Tile President having thus decided the
question, Mr. Mccormick wrote o Mr. Fi!1cy,
dc:lintny to aceept Ills resignation u ,nenbcr u
Mr.. Mccormick will retain tic 6ecrctarysi.!p of
the National Cu,at1lttec, anh that none Ut thu
rrelguauuns of nlctnbcTs huliiHE Federal 0tliecs,
OF which there are sevural, Will DO accepted.
This tlccison Of the Presidents creates II great
leai OF surpr!ae among tile very few pcrsous
who know 4bout Il.