New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-22

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT CHANGES.
A RE"RGANIIATIoN BELIEVED TO nv PROBABLE-
EX-SENATOR SPENCER TALKED OF A. SUCCESSOR
TO GENERAL TYSER-A STAR ROUTE DIscOS-
TNUED.
lBY TErFGRiPH To THE TRrBUNEl
WA>UNGToN June 2l.-Thrre il strong and
growing Impression that some further changes will
soon take place in the Post Office Department Tho
Postmas;cr-Gcncral has undoubtedly felt, from tho
day that he entered Office that in order To carry out
his plans 10 reform the service and add TO its
efficiency, he must have the assistance Of subordl-
mates Who are not ony heartily in accord with his
views bat are adapted by habit and business train
ing, as well rs by general capacity and fitness. 10
render Efficient service. IL was. Therefore. to be
pnctcd that some changes would De- made that would
affect officers against whom no accusation of cor
WVilon, cNtl1yagance or IRE 1rIlarty could bo
brought. and that such changcs wonld mean only a
d,Hr' To- bring all parts of the machinery Of the
wee into perfect harmony. Such changes occur &t
the advent of every new Administration.
Il rs understood that soon after the Inauguration ot
President Garfield General Tyner First Assistant
Postmaster-Gcucral placed his resignation at tho
disposal Of he President. and there appears 10 be
strong probability that it will be accepted and that
General Tyncr will retire from Office at the begin
ming of the next fiscal year. While il il not posi-
lively known who his successor will he, there are
some Indication, that ex-senator Spencer, of Ala
hama, will receive the appointment.
II is cIpectcd that there will also be shortly .
thorough reorganization Of tie bureaus and diyis-
IONS of the Post Office Department and a general
wedding out of insufficient and unnecessary clerks.
II is understood that the Commission which has
been cngag gcd for several weeks in making an exami-
nation of tie business methods in vogue in the De-
partncnt has discovered that under the present
ganlatiou the same work is often done in two sepa-
rate offices where one would suffice that in ~
the divisions therc is great lack Of system and re-
siDn~ililify and that a reorganization can be- ef-
frctcd which, without in the lra>t impaIring the
efficiency of the srYcr will result IN the saving Of
many thousands of dollars every year. IL Is even
estimated that the yearly saving may reach
HlOO 900, and that the work of the Departments
wi then hc done more efficiently and cxPeditiousiy
than IT now j..
An order was issued by the Postmaster
General to-day To abolish on the LIST Of
july all hat portion of mail route No.
32,J2i from uita Indian Territory 10 Las Vegas.
NtW-NcNIrn. B ". Packer CONTRACTOR which ex-
tends through the uniuhabitrd reg y between
Tulsa, IN the Indian Territory, and Mobceta. Iu
hui hUe-trrn Texas. a distance of 3OO miles. Under
I' r-'N'in contract the ,oV"rhm"nt pass Tor fnai.
-.ryic, thu- tIurs week over the entire length ~
thc route, 40 miles. Local srln weekly seryIca
viii br ordered from \nta 10 Tulsa. and t1-Neesly
..rNicc retained hcrwrcn M0breta and Las Vegas,
:il miles connection being made al Mohceta With
rlr Eastern mail service via Camp supply. Tho
ing To- Lc effected by the reduction of THIS route
is -j2.uOO pr AMMAN.
William il. Turner. one Of the principal clerks in
th" Contract Office who has for several years lad
charge of the Star K ues in most of the Territories
WAS to-day removed and George NJ Sweeney was
api ioIut,d 10 succeed him.
Judge CtN. 90 thr Criminal Court. IN delivering
hi, charge 10 thr Grand jury to-day referred la tls
alleged star Route irregularities. He sand their at
tlon would probably be- called 10 The violation ~
cast aside all bias or anything that would raise
presumption oi malice on their part.