The bee., 1882-06-10
OUR LOCAL REVIEW.

| -1aE CALLED GhANE-4ARD SCANDAL
DISTRICT APPOINTMENTS NEW
DISTRICT COMM sIoNER THE PRESS
CONVENTION.
The beginning of The week brings
glad tiiings from Oregon of Repub
lican victory. Hon. Melvin @. George
was elected to Congress by large ma
iority. The vote of the Republican
party was greater this year than it was
| at the last election. The Chinese
restriction bill was not made campaign
issue. Although the country has been
in dilemma, and the dissatisfied Re
publican politicians endeavoring to
overthrow one "boss' to gain the as
cendancy of another. the oil Rapub
lican ship of state sails smoothly along
just the same. The sta.wart Republican
voters of Pennsylvania must know that
it is wiFe tn stand uuit in the coming
elections, espseaay the Negro element
of that State.
1HE PUBLIC PRINTER.
Sterling P. Rounds has made several
changes in his Office during the past
week, which were gle tly need I'd I'M Q
the regime of Hon John Defrees, at
which time the Office was infested with
Democrats, and the Democratic g n
gress at that time controlled the whole
machinery. The present public printer
would do wise thing should he dis
charge every Democrat il the Govern
ment printing office and make room fer
honest Republicans. Mr.. Rounds
should not cease discharging until every
Democrat i'll Aamoved. The appoint
ment of Caps,5s Driar is an excellent
one, and we are 4site sure that Captain
Briar will pursue the same course as he
did when Hon. o. NJ. Clapp was public
printer. The Negroes under Captain
Brlar at that time had pretty fair
recognition, and he never discharged
any man, white or black, for any cause,
without first hearing both sides of the
question. With such a man at the
head We are quite confident that he will
appoint some worthy colored man fore.
man Of one of the divisions. Mr.. Rounds
is the only man who has really managed
the office since the days of Hon. A. NJ.
Clapp.
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL
is still in progress. Mr.. Bliss, in his
effort to convict Messrs. Dorsey, Brady
and others, will no doubt fail. Mr..
Bliss is endeayoring tv prove that the
clerk of Mr.. Dorsey, Mr.. Resdell, con-
spired with the rest of the conspirators
to defraud the Government. Colonel
Ingersoll's argument refutes the basis
of that position of the argument of the
prosecution.
THE GRAVEYARD SCANDAL,
published in the Weakly Dodger, against
several of our most respectable citizens,
plainly demonstrates the weakness of
the Weakly Dodgsr. There is no
citizen whom this District and county
more highly respects and honors than
John T. Coax, Esq, the present COL
lector of taxes. To say that he has not
been an honor to the colored race, is
base fabrication, and any attempt by
the Weakly Dodger to prove otherwise
will be condemned by the citizens of
this community. SO far as Mr.. McCay
is concerned, it is said that he has been
requested to contribute for the improve
ment of the guards, which he refuses to
do, but Mr.. Coax being one of the
managers, cannot assume the whole of
the indebtedness.
The most important matter that
mos Holes the people, especially
the ol .ns az Of this District. is the
DISTRICT APPOINTMENTS.
We have, during the present week,
been busily engaged collecting the
exact number of ap ointments and data
in the several departments of the gov
ernment that are credited to the Dis
trict of Columbia. It has been ques
tion of great speculation as to the num-
Der of persons who are credited TO the
District, and how it is done. 1t is true
that the District Of Columbia is de-
prived of the right of suffrage; here it
is nonentity in the body polite, but
vet we are entitled to recognition just
the same as other territorial forms of
government.
HOW IT IS DONE
When a member of Congress az
Senator finds that the quota of two
State appointments are exhausted. he
has his constituent credited to the Dis
trict of Columbia. In the Treasury
Depar ment there are 941 appointments
credited to the D strict State Depart.
ment, Al; War Dep -rtment, Secretary's
Office. 81: Commissioner Drums Of. |
fee, Al Quartermaster's Department,
So; r McFeeley, Commissary, II;
Surgeon Ge erals Office, 81; Paymas-
ter General, Is; Engineers, %; Or
dinance, 10; Signal, 2; War Record. 6;
OF Justice, 5; Navy De,
partment, 81; and Postoffice Depart. |
ment, S5 The foregoing statement of |
these appointments is correct making
In ali credited to the District of Colum-
bia, 1,791. This is matter which it |
is said the executive committee of the |
District Republican Central Committee
will investigate, and which should be
done Immediately. There arc several
other departments to be named very
shortly. and it is hoped that the Central
Committee will make judicious inves-
tigation of the matter.
Itseems to be the general impression
that the President will appoint
HON. A. NJ. CLAPP,
3 stalwart RenphIiaan, to succeed Hon.
Josiah Dent. Whatever Mr.. Dents
politics are he has been faithful officer
and has taken special interest in the
OF our public schools.
While he may not have given the col
ored people the trustees equal to those
Who control the affairs of the white
schools, our colored public schools have
not been ina more prosperous condition.
The appointment of Hon. A. NJ. Clspp
IS looked for with much enthusiasm by
he colored people of this city, and it is
hoped that the expectations of the
,nlnrad element will not be hliohted