New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-02
MARSHAL PAYA'S TERM OF OFFICE
4 QUESTION ,BoUI HE DATE wnrN IT WILL TX

4 QUESTION ,BOUI HE DATE WHEN IT WILL EX-
pIKl-rHE rE0UDI.NT DAYS OF HIS LIFE.
United States Marshal Payn, in converse
to-, wltAa 1RIn SL porcr yesterday about the nom
nation Of e1-Aldermln ia obus as his snrc"ss"r,
said that u had bJcn brought about by COnsrc-sm IA
McCnok and Secretary EIArtI. q" Ine proni'-t dly
of NV Ifc," sad he "was when the great captain,
L. T. Grant, Nominated M for the olfcn NJ
Mlrrhal Of this great cIiy. AMI tho next p"n'l"st
event was when that man Hdycs failed to send In my
name IA my own Tho press dsp ,ic;es from
Washington Ihi slri tins morning Incorrect In
particular They state that term OF "flco has ~.
pred THIS II not was confirmed y the Senate "u
February e. and took the oath of Oicr VI rch 8.
The statute provinces that NY term OF office -ha to for
four years. and my commission is dated February ~
1sT7 Ny friends who aro earaed IN the Jaw tell me
that the nomiGai0n OI my succrsrur IL premature"
The nurstlon referred to by Marshal Payn was tho
subject I mnrh d"i@'ion y"Scriiy AMONG p0liil'I aus
and lawyers. IRVnNE reporter rn"nlltrI It I" DIS
r ATTORNEY NoDllord for his opinion. After e1uui-
lnne Inc Revised Etatutes lie sad;
Mmhu'- npp".ntci for four ycais, that is' Intl
fohr years irom the date OF their comm~Tion- May
GOOD lawyers. howcvcr. th:nk th,r trm II onlre
oors not expire unii iour years from tb" dae on when
they qualified and asrnl"i 'iir Th"rri' dlhrfeLcc
In -, u.ra:.0oy ~ ii Ia, Is t0 the appO'Hm NJ OF
D.,'fcl- -Aitora.yr rd MnsnlH ", Ten -" ta ,owIl1
sustaiung fhi- v,cw. S.tliuD Tio OF ttc Revised
slru,s .ayA thYI District Aftpn"!s shall BE- app' nie
Tor four years their oOunis ions shall cease ana
rxplre ut tho expiration Of four years nom
.h,r respective ddt.s. 1ho LANGUAGE Of IL. sfat' tr Is
very Gle .r liz m,aulng. Wh'lr srciiOn 71o Imply
oIiI,s"u uf the words. '"rd mir commissions shn
cchse aud expire at The expiration uf Ionr years from
thclr raucciivr daps can hardly have brn accidrntd
30 II may lee wei urged tnat tn Marsha = term o four
wears dates from hs actual entry On the duties Of tho
Office -, A. .ho
"C4u "A Marshal be removed without cause while the
Senate ~ IN Sc s5i.m ~ a kcd the reporter. -
'Iht srcua Of the statute relating 10 thai IL lIo|
II reads thus: Every person holding any civil Office
ahal, be entitled To hold such Ouicc during tno
term for watch he appointed. unless sooner removed
by and vita the advice t5e Senite ar by The appoin
ueI wIIn he advice and COErrnt, of Hurcrssor Ia lls
u,Cr No tc.iov.tI can be made without the consent OF
The SrDate." ~ 49,.
Ia, announcements 0i the nomination OF Mr. J&onbus
raised feeling Oi uneasinese 1u0nR the erl0yes OF INC
office Those who may he a1ectd by IA change IA mo
hrgd OF tho Office ore the following: John D. Kennedy
clief Depu,y Marshal. lie was appointed by Marsdal
Eaarpr in 1870 and has served under Mnfsh.s fis%e
aud iayn, john T. GOlt chief CLERK appointed ~ MAI
shal Pawn IN 1877 Erie Hanor ciera appointed 10
IG7s ihc DE- 2uty Aaisbals attached u tne )n Dre
JCIn +. DOwlcy GypOinedin in 1860 Frederick belnarn
ana JaruU Dnberl, appointed by Marshal shaTpei
irorgc Holmes and John Kcjser appointed by MAr-nai
EIskc; and Daniel j. M!czle, W. H. Mellon, jam NJ
P,nr, o. " nGm Ha!ues =. 4. Jones and george JeI-
ir.sa appointed by Malsnai Payn David *. rioheeii
ice an:;Gr Of The department. whs appointed Ill harsha
rske'a tom Vi uihce