New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-20
Number
Name.
District.
SubOrdinates.
Total, 1s Districts.


Total, Is DISTRICTS. LOGO
| The changes in these collectorships were nearly
| equivalent, so far as the number of subordinates
involved is concerned, to a change of all three heads
| of the NewYork Custom-lIouse The whole num-
Der of persons employed in the l2G districts nclud
ing the collectors. is 3.446 so that number equal
to nearly Onethird of the whole number of persons
employed in the Internal Revenue service has been
affected by these changes, far the politics of
the new head affect his subOrdinates.
1t would not be just, however, TO give the
impression that these changes have been
equivalent in their influences to changes in
nearly one-third of the number of collectors.
large proportion of the total number of subordi-
mates given in the table is concentrated in two
(whiskey) districts, and the political influence of
ten districts having thirty subordinaes each, scat
tered several states is much greater than that
of one district having 800 subordinates. The first
three names on the list probably President
Garfeld's selections. There no removal IN any
of these cases. President Arthurs list begins with
the appointment of Minister TafVs son Ill the Gin
cinnad District.
There has been strong desire the part OF
some of the Stalwarts that the bill fixing the term
of these Offices at four years should pass at this ses
sion. The author Of this measure is General Raum,
the present Commissioner of Internal Revenue, who
no doubt honestly believes in ii, as do number of
members OF Congress- They argue that these offices
ought not to be an exception to the
rule of four years term governing
coectorships, attorneyships, etc. But there
is every reason 10 believe that the chief pressure
for the passage of the bill at this time political.
The bill provides that the terms of all Internal Rev
| cnue Collectors who shall have served four years
on June 30 1852, shall expire on that day and that
the of all other collectors now III ONCE shall
! expirc four wears frcm the day which they took
| of "A
| pointed for four years. HE effect OF TINS bill
! would be to turn out OF Office on June
! 30 a large number of Internal Revenue Collectors
| throughout the country, and TO turn ont III the
next four years ali who have been appointed up to
| date.
| There seems 20 be little doubt that the President
desired the passage OF the bill. A New-YOrk paper
| having close relations with this Administration
stated the other day IN It's Washington correspond
ence that Z" the Administration has taken
considerable interest III the bill, and added:
" There are. many collectors who have been
in Office for twelve years and upward
and the President cannot make a change without
subjectng himself to the charge of being hostile to
civil service reform" As better proof OF the fact
that the President favored the bill. It can be stated
that Mr. Dunuell, who had charge OF the bill III the
President very anxious" TO see 1t passed.
MIR. BAYNE's SHARP ATTACK on THE BILL
After Mr.. Dunnell called up the bill to-day 1t
! took him only half an hour TO discover that the
Presidents anxiety to have it passed was not shared
| by a majority of the members present, much less by
| two-tlnrds. The bill received 81 votes. while 100
were cast against it. Mr.. Bayne, Of Pennsylvania,
opposed the bill in speech which attracted much
attention on account of its frank, outspoken crit
| cism of the course of the Administration
| In regard TO appointments. lie declared
| that the bill was designed not to promote
| the efficiency of tins service but 10
and the Administration in its policy of prescription.
! IL was measure antagonstic to every principle OF
! Civil Service reform to help the Adminis ration to
! crafty a lust for "spoiis" The Administration
| had met with embarrassment caused by the pro-
tests of thousands of citlZens-gOOd Republicans
| against the arbitrary removal OF faithful and
efficient public servants III order to make places Tor
| mere Marty henchmenn who are ready and willing
! TO obey the powers that be- This was designed to
| help the President out of his embarrassment.
WHO is calling for tins bill Who petitoned for
il ?" asked Mr.. Bayne. " The room Of the Commit
tee Oh Ways and Means is flooded with petitions for
| the passage OF important public measures. My
does that committee turn away from thcse demands
and lend its energies to pass bill To enable the
President to get rid Of faithful public officers with
out being bothered by protests from the people |
know some have asked for 1t, but they dld so Tor
purely political reasons and never With one thought
1or the interests OF the service" .
Mr.. DE Motto, OF Indiana, interrupted Mr.
Bayne, and said " IOu have stated that thlsls 30
relieve the Administration from embarrassment
Are You authorized 70 state that this Is asked for by
the Administration ~
God forbid that l should be considered the
| Inouthpiece of tins Administration" retOrted Mr..
Bayne. leave that TO others. will ask i'll re-
ply: Do You, SIR approve the course OF this Adj
lido yes' replied De Motto. whereat there
was slight applause on the Republican side, several
members saying. " SO do WEI
- Yes" said Bayne, there are few gentlemen
here who do"
1.-The woods are full Of them" inteTjected the
stalwart but nervous Humphrey, Of Wisconsin,
without rising from his seat.
81 think YOU would have TO go to tie woods to
find them in Pennsylvania" responded Bayne.
Certainly the better sentiment Of the people of
this country does not approve what has been AID Is
being done"
Mr. Dunnen replied in speech, half apology and
wholly weak Commissioners Raum, he said,
had twice recommended such bill
in his annual Teports-Once in 1877
and again last year-on the ground that 1t would
promote the efficiency OF the service. The commit
tee had simply adopted the recommendation of that
"eYeT-careful officer"
did he recommend the passage Of the Bonded
Whiskey bill I" interrupted Mr. Bayne.
"No, he never recommended that measure"
hoty, returned Mr.; punnell. But on April 8.
Mr.. Dunnell, who had charge of the Wmskcy
bill when it was crowded through the House
under the whip and spur, did say that