The daily gazette., 1882-08-11
DIVIDING THE sPoII.s.
Half the New Pension Ofiice ClerksIlIps
Divided Among Republican Congress-

Half the New Pension Office CIerlxsIIps
Divided Among Republican Congress-
men. H lttt tttf
Especial dispatch to the New York World II
WAsHINGToE, August 10.-The first
grand movement intended to help the Re
publican party through these trying times
was made in the Interior Department to -day
IN the appointment of 422 new clerks in the
Pension Office. The last Legislative, Execu-
tive and Judicial bill, it will be remembe
| provided for the appointment of 500 clerks,
but the shrewd sense of Secretary Teller saw
| the great injury to public business that
would arise from throwing so large force
| of green hands upon this Office at one time
and he wisely concluded to appoint but 400
of the clerks at present and the remainder
| in about six weeks. Atfn ri
1t was announced some time ago that
each Congressional district would be allowed
about two clerks, but an examination Of the
lists shows that influence as usual was
stronger than anything else and that while
| some Republican Congressman got half
dozen Others got none at all. The Demo-
| cratic districts were, of course, not to be
considered in this deal, but few liberal
gentlemen of alleged Jeffersonian opinions
were rewarded for casual aid which they had
| given the Republicans in the House the last
session, by the giftof $40 clerkship. Penn
year was given pretty large share Of the
spoils, but even with her large share her
Congressman were pinchedin In the appoint
ments to give Cameron sixteen Of the
number.
Partially does not stop with numbers,
however. The salaries range from S720 to
81 800, and as the new clerks are equally
untitled for the positions it was a matter Of
pure discrimination. AS consequence
there is expected to be a wall among the
lower class clerks at once, and Congress-
men who may not have been so fortunate as
to secure their constituents the higher sala-
ried position may expect during the fall to
frequently express the Congressman's pro-
verbal desire 81 wish l had never been
born" Governor Cornell receives the
consideration of one 81 300 appoint
nent and the President secures one
clerk at 81 400 year. The mighty inhu-
ence of Amos Townsend of Cleveland, o.,
reaches over to New York and gobbles one
clerkship at 81 900 per year. The following
New Yorkers will be subject to the orders Of
Commissioner Dudley and drafts from Jay
Hubbell after the 18th instant; the names Of
the persons for whom they were appointed
are also given. w. w. Aliger, 81 900 Gap
pointed for Prescott) G, Anderson, 81 200
(Hiscock); A. Arnold, 81, 200; (EIiscock; D r.
Ballock, 5000 (Robinson); j. B. Barnard,
81, 200 (Hiscock) j. b. Briggs, 81 900
Camp; j. W. Campbell, 81 900 (Wood) /;
NJ. II. Chryster, 81, 400 (Ketchum) William
L. Clapp, $9O0(A. M. Clapp) F. F. Cougle,
$500 Cd. R. Mckee,; II. w. Eaton, 81 900
Commissioner of Pensions); G. E. Foote,
81 200 (Miller) ;Russel Frost, 81 400 (Jacobs)
Louis Gaubin, $72O (diller); j. Z. Hove,
81 400 (Jacobs); A. L. jackson, 81 900 (Mn-
ler); Charles Z. Jenkins, 81 900 (Townsend
of Ohio);J II. jerks, 81 600 (McCook): G..
Jennings, 81 600 (Wadsworth); A. NJ.
Kilby, 81 900 (Skinner); r. B. King, 81 600
(Van Aernam); Alfred Lockhart, 81 200
(Riehardson); O. A. McFarran, 81 200
| (Wadsworth); E. B. olmstead, $500
! (Crowleyl ). - L. Paane, 81 200 ((amp1,
Clarke Fighter, 81 400 ,(J. II. Smith !;
Timothy H. Roberts, 81 200 (Prescott); f.,
J. Shannon, 81 200 (Governor Cornell); A..
7. Skinner, $1,000 (Richardson); f. A..
Slater, 5000 (Skinner); p e. Tarbe1l,S 81 900
| (Ketchum); c. II. Thomas, 81 900 (Wood);
9. Van Dusen, 81 200 (crowley); T. II,
Van Hueson, Jr., 81 400 (the President);
w. w. Van Loan, $1,000 (Ketchum5;
Eugene A. Van Week, 5000 (Hammond);
W. F. Wolfe, 81 900 (McCook).
The appointments are classified by States,
| as follows: Pennsylvania, 40; New York,
| 40; Indiana, 81 Ohio, SO !; Illinois, %
Kentucky, % Virginia, 90 Michigan, 30
Massachusetts,, II; Connecticut, 10 Dis
trict of Columbia, IA; New Jersey, 13;
Wisconsin, -. The remainder are distrib-
uted among the other States and Territories.
| Acting Secretary OF the Interior Joslyn de-
nies that any discrimination against women
has been made In these appointments, and
says that the female applicants were found
to be not SO well adapted to the peculiar
service required as their male competitors.