Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-07
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The reforms inaugurated in the administration
OF the Post Office department by Mr.. James bore
gratifying results TO that official, and to the coun-
try, even before his retirement from Office. The
system OF conducting the department upon the
most economical basis consistent with the needs
o. an efficient service was continued by the pres
ent Postmaster General Mr.. Howe entered upon
the duties OF that Office with the experience
OF a number OF years spent in public life to
guide and direct HIN, and he was able to at once
assume personal direction OF affairs, extending,
Improving, and enlargng the service where the
needs OF the people called for 1t, but employing
business methods and allowing no waste or
navagance anywhere. Under this system OF man
agement the gap between receipts and expendl-
lures In the department Is being steadily closed,
and the time is not far distant when the postal
SsrVfce will be Sel;-suStaining During the last ifs
Cal year the increase In the sale OF stamps,
stamped envelopes, and postal cards amounted to
S.s5s 5175i or 49, per cent, while the Increased
cost OF furnishing these articles only $40 &C.
or "a per cent The total expenditures for stamps
stamped envelopes, and postal cards was
$s.5,s3675, while the appropriation for that pur-
pose was 81, O36,O0. Thus the department, by the
system or economy now in use, saved, out OF one
fund alone the sum OF $3.50 163 D. or 154 per cent
OF the appropriation, which viii so back into the
Treasury.
Nething could more forc!bly Illustrate the differ
partment and those in use since the incoming of
the Garfield administration than these facts. For
merry il was the custom to call upon COngresS:fOr
more money. Deficiency appropriations were
asked at every session OF that body. Now, instead
OF that, money appropriated by Congress is
turned TO the Treasury. one OF the very deficiency
appropriations which was asked and obtained By
the Brady administration, amounting to So 1872 25S
70 meet star route expenditures has never been
required, but remains intact and untouched The
Topping of of useless and eXtravagant expenses in
the star route service by Postmaster General
James rendered a resort 10 this deficiency appro-
pr1atlon unnecessary. The immediate manage
ment OF the vast star route service has devolved,
since the retirement OF Mr.. Brady, upon Gen.
Elmer, his successor as Second Assistant Postmas-
ter General, and he has labOred ze lousy to cor
rect the abuses which he found existing and make
the service what IL ought to be.
The HenDepin canal amendment to the river and
harDor bill has entangled the Senate in debate
which may be protracted. As an easy way out of
the dispute let some Senator move to substitute an
appropriation for the redemption Of the Potomac
fats This would probably meet with ready ap-
prevail, and the friends of the Hennepin canal
could be consoled with the reflection that their
amendment had given place to a measure Of the
greatest moment and merit. Senator's and Repre-
sentatives generally freely express themselves in
favor OF the reclamation of the flats and the i'm
provement Of the river front. The sureSt method
oroptalnlng the appropriation at this session Is to
attach Ii TO the river and harbor bill. II the
friends OF the Improvement those who realize that
II Is Of the utmost Importance, will unite they can
secure the appropriation now.
DIT Lambs report OF the Guiteau autopsy con-
sfsts merely of technical terms, which are prob
ably Ineligible enough to the medical fraternity
but convey little information to the average nom
ms al Ina do
condition OF the asSaSSin's brain and other organs
and define what was discovered in minutest de-
tall, anatomical terms had necessarily to be en-
ployed. The public however, cOmprehends enough
OF the report to understand that nothing was
found tending TO controvert the settled opinion
shat the assassin was not insane The editor OF
the medical journal to which the report was sent
Tor publication-in the opinion of the profession
very high authority-asserts that it presents moth.
ing 70 Indicate an unsound mind.
union OF all the political elements in Alabama
opposed TO the democracy has been effected
through the action OF regularly constituted state
conventions, and the canvass just opened in that
state will be vigorous both sides The coalition
start under more promising auspices this year
than II did in the last campaign, when the effort
% bring the republicans and greenbacker5 to-
gether IN support OF common cause met with dis
astrouS failure. Now the leaders OF the several
anti-democratic parties are willing to join hands,
but II remains 10 be seen whether or not they can
get their respective followers into line. cordial
fusion Of republicans, Independents and green
DackerS, working tremendously for the defeat OF
the democracy, would, TO say the least invest the
DeSult OF the election with considerable doubt
Admiral Seymour, in threatening to lombard
Alexandria unless work on the Notifications Is
stopped Is no doubt acting In accordance with
instructions from the British government, and
1nould he feel constrained TO open fire that action
would be followed by rapid movements on the part
OF Great Britain British troops would be poured
into Egypt by the thousand, with the purpose OF
crushing Arab Pasha, who is the head and heart
OF the revolutionary movement in Egypt That
Admiral Seymour expects to be driven to the ne
oessity OF putting his threat into execution is
ohoWn by his anxiety TO get all British subjects
eat q Alexandria
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