Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-28
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE PRESIDENTS NEW DEPAR.
TURE APPLAUDED.

that it means business in the star routa
prosecutions. The new trial. which will
commence December 4th, will be inaugu-
rated under auspices that will go a great
way towards shaping the conduct of the
trial. There can now certainly be more
than reasonably expected a conviction of
the leading scoundrels. There will be no
fixed jury this time. The President
has perempt0rily dismissed the United
States Marshal for this district. G.
f. Henry. 1t was through the agency
of this man that the last iurv
was fixed. The President has also
| dismissed ex-senator Spencer, late of
Alabama. Spencer was, it will be re-
membered, the man who refused TO come
into court and testify, and at the same
time occupied the position Of government
director of the Northern Pacific Railroad
He is one Of the most important witnesses
for the prosecution. He will be brought
into court next time. The President has
also bounced enc Helm from fat place
! as foreman Of the Congressional Record,
in the Government Printing Office. Helm
was also business manager Of the star
route organ here, the Critic. He has been
mixed Up in star route matters, and has
| used the OTttte 10 defame the prosecution
and all witnesses for it. The axe did not
stop at him. Mr.. Arthur also discharged
the city Postmaster of Washington, a man
by the name of Anger, whose character
is very unanimous. He went into the city
post office from the Post Office Depart
ment. There he was connected with Sixth
Auditor McGrew-whO was long ago re-
moyed-in having passed with facility the
accounts of ''eXpediting' star route con-
tractors, He has always been in sympa-
thy with the star route gang, and has
worked with them TO defeat, by all means
in his power, the ends Of Justice. Mr.
Aingers Assistant Postmaster, one
Parker by name, was, before he got that
place, in the same office in the Post
Office Department with Anger, and
| engaged in the same manner Of good work
for Brady, Dorsey and company, And he
has never failed to work With them in fix
ing juries and sub0rning perjury. The
President has bounced him too. At one
swOOp he has cleaned out nest of five
star route birds who were holding good
easy government places and at the same
time working by foul means TO break down
the personal character of all who raised a
finger against the star route gang in the
way of justice, and who were trying by
trickery, fraud and all knaYery to get free
the thieves against whom the government
is moving. These men have been espe-
cially prominent in Washington.
Like most men over whom there
is penalty hanging, they
came to the fore on all occasions to head
off suspicion. All of them except Spencer
were prominent movers in the pending
Garfield monument fair. G. +. Henry the
eX-Marshal, was appointed by President
Garfield, He was the warmest personal
friend that the late President had, He
was from Ohio. Anger and Parker were
appointed by Hayes. They are from Ohio
They have always been very brash and
very unanimous. Helm was appointed
under the present administration. There
is something funny about his removal.
The Government Printer, after being
prodded by the President and told that it
would not do to keep under him a man
who was managing the critic and work
ing for the star route thieves, and
who was connected with their later ras-
calities, told Helm that he would have to
give up his connection with the critic.
ThereupOn the critic announced that Mr..
Helm would retire from its management
1t stated plaintiYely that he was a very
much Overworked man anyway. Between
attending to his duties at the Government
Printing Office and managing the critic
he was very tired. Before the type in
which this was said had cooled Helm was
bounced from government employ. Having
thus left the critic and the government
SGINlce dlI1OSb simultaneously IL - 10 De
hoped that this very tired gentleman Will
have time to rest.
In talking Of this new phase of the star
route matter the name of the dead PTesi-
dent is often connected with it in an I'M
pleasant way. 1t is, perhaps, best to say a
little on that point as possible. But it
need not surprise you if some curious de-
velOpments that way are made, unless
the thing is hushed up, as it probably
Io fe I4rf .,,,%
upon what the President has done. That
comment is in two wOrds-''universal ap-
prevail" People anxious to see Justice
meted out to the worst band of scOundrels
that ever fl0urished under the government
would applaud the decided action
taken by the administration, They see
in it an assurance that if the members of
ment Will secure that conviction.
The announcement of what the Presi-
dent had done created the sensation of the
season in Washington. Nothing else has
been talked Of. 1t is on eYerybOdy's
tongue. The men removed being all well
known here-all but one of them living in
WashingtOn-there is no end to the con-
versatiOns and conjectures that are
framed. The general high-handed way in
which they asserted their Importance
publicly has perhaps added a good deal
of pleasant flavor to the conversation of
those who were in the past snubbed by
them. The new trial of the star route
people will possess now an interest never
before felt in the question by the public.
1t is stated authoritatiyely that no
further removals in connection with the
star route cases are contemplated by the
President at present, at least no further
action Of that character is pending. This
would seem to indicate no further fOun-
datiOn for removals, 1t is known, how
ever, that several officers of a subordinate
grade are to be dismissed. They are not
incumbents Of Offices filled by Presiden-
tial appointment. 1t is believed that the
suspected officials are in the Post Office
Department,
The appointment of Thomas l.. Tullock
to succeed d. B. Anger as Postmaster of
Washington City, is only a temporary
designation. 1t is believed, however, that
it will be made permanent. No selection
has vet been made in regard to the yacan-
cy in the District MarshaPs office. An
appointment to this office will be made in
a day or two. The offices made vacant by
the dismissal of Assistant Postmaster
Parker and AIr. Helm, foreman of the
Congressional Record, will be filled by the
City Postmaster and Public Printer re-
spectively.
Senator Logan had an interview with the
President at the White House this after
noon, in connection, it is said, with the
retention in office of Public Printer
Rounds. District Attorney COrkhill had
a long interview with the Attorney Gene
raj this afternoon, and afterwards re-
marked to friend that he was safe. The
President has appoiRted Colgate HOyt, of
New York city, a Government Director of
the Union Pacific Railway, vice George
T. Spencer, dismissed. Mr.. HOyt is well
known as member of the firm of James
B. Colgate Il Co., bankers, Of New York.
The estimates of the appropriations re-
quired for the fiscal year ending June go,
1884, have been partially prepared for the
use of the House Committee on ApprO-
priatiOns. They are complete as far as
they refer to the civil, military and naval
establishments, foreign intercourse, In
dian affairs, pensions, public works, the
postal service, and several of the miscel-
laneOus purposes. The estimates for
the civil establishment aggregate
81, ,350,9 The estimates for the
same purpose last year amounted to $19,-
529, ,0S3, and the amount appropriated for
the current fiscal year was $50, 44T, 743.
The civil establishment estimates are for
salaries and the other expenses of con-
Quoting the departments. The estimates
so far as made up for the other eXpendi-
lures Of the departments are for foreign
intercourse 81, 1870, ,905, military $2,901, ,445,
naval $23, 4S1 ,O7S, Indian affairs $6, 725, 73l.
pensions $101, 900, public works
$14, 1861, ,715.
The greatest increase of estimate over
the amount appropriated last year is in
the naval establishments, about IS, 600. 600.
$6,a30, 900 is for the construction and re,
pair of vessels against Sl,15O,OS5 appro-