The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-30
CUsT0M-IIoUsE GOSSIP.
GENERAL NOTEs-WHAT THE ssRE-
MOVED WITHOUT CAUSE" HAVE
TO SAL.
They VIII Make Returning Board Raid
on the Administration Through
Congress-.

They VIII Make a Returning Board Raid
on the Administration Through
Congress.
Special Treasury Agents Barney and Nevin re-
turned TO the city on Friday evening from pro-
tracted visit TO Galveston, Texas, where they
have been for nearly month regulating and
supervising customs matters. giving ouch advice
rs wss consistent to newly appointed employees,
and keeping weather eye open in the meantime
Gu New Orleans bound steamers from Havana,
whereby they can, in the future, put check on
THE SMALL SMUGGLING
OF cigars, etc, which has been going on for some
time from that direction.
One or perhaps both Of these officers with sew
eral gentlemen selected by the Collector will pro-
coed down the RIVER to-day 40 far ss the "Jump'
TO make observations and select q loca ion for the
customs building. to be erected in conformity
with the recommendation OF the Custom House
Commission.
The party will return tomorrow or next day,
and will report the result Of their observations
to the Collector.
Up to last evening the Collector had not re-
oeived from Washington
ANY ADDITIoSAL COMBINATIONS
Of nominations sent on the 9th and 18th insts.,
though he expects them to-day, and should they
come will place the new Federal employees ut
work iustanter. There are about twelve Of hem
iB oil, andtbe fact that some OF them have hung
fire at the Treasury Department leads to the be-
lief that in some Cases ut least protests have been
filed against certain Of the nominees, the protest
in one instance coming from o Federal official
OF considerable, it might be said national, mo-
toriety.
There Ia considerable talk now among the dis
placed employees 81 to the
RETURNING BOARD INFLUENCE
In the matter Of removals. aud appointments, and
all tho Northern influence that can bs will be
brought TO bear by the removed without cause"
against the confirmation OF the Collector. Some
hope Mat in the event that BIO Ia not confirmed
the apeoia deputy, Anderson will hold over In
charge nd interim In order that the vascillating
policy as they term il, OF the President and SEQ
retsry OK the Treasury may be brought before the
public In m official way. and through q resolu-
ton. whiof it's thought will be adopted by tho
House Of Representatives, and which will COM
pei the President aud Secretary to furnish the
names of NIL of those removed their SUCCESSORS
aud the recommendations indorsing the latter,
also citing the declarations Of the President and
Secretary. as quoted by ex-United States Marshal
Pitkin and Collector Jones, OF Chicago, and ask
ing for
THE REASONS FOR REMOVAL
Of officers here and at other cities. This the
turning Board influence here and in Chicago il
will show some arrangement whereby tho Hayes
managers sde pledges during the campaign 10
the individual who controlled the largest press
lever in The country, the Western Associated
Press, in the Hayes interest, and subsequently
the pledge was made good by the appointment OF
the General Superintendent of the Western As
ISOLATED Press Collector Of the port Of Chicago.
The removed without cause" say, too, that
they have abundant proof here that
THE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
has been mere moekery as far ~ this port ia
concerned, and they propose to prove that the
removals and appointments have been made in
utter Disregard of the so-caled civil service rules
surveyor J. Madison Wells returned from Ra-
pides parish on Thursday night, and on Friday
he paid visit, in company with special Deputy
Anderson, to the Collector.
Gen. Anderson was "quzzed" by q DEMOCRAT
reporter day or two since ~ to the matter OF
the s86. 900, charged to him by the
ST. LANDRY SCHOOL BOARD,
who had subpenaed the special deputy to appear
before them and present bis vouchers for that
amount chsrged to him. He says that he re-
ceived the summons, but shall not obey 1t as his
duties will not permit his absence. He said, too,
that ~ one time he was in the parish and uotified
the board that he was prepared to explain bis
vouchers and actually had them ready to turn
over TO the board, bat they declined to receive
them.
Now. he Gays, he has Instructed his attorney to
procure the Documents in the parish and present
them to the board, but he cannot possibly be
there te eH HlatH them him zaf.