Daily globe., 1883-06-18

dent ana secretary Folger are engaged IN
determining plan for reorganization of
internal revenue districts it is reported the
new commissioner is contemplating sever
al changes In his force of special revenue
agents. Coming from a section of coun-
try well known for its Office seeking pro-
cllvltles, he has been anxious since his ap-
polntment to please few of his Ken
lucky friends by making room for them.
With this purpose in view he has called
for list of his agents, and is now looping
heads off on paper almost daily. When
these proposed changes are submitted for
the approval of Secretary Folger they will
not meet with very favorable reception.
The secretary is known to be much opposed
to the political manipulations of the
treasury force, and Commissioner Evans
suggestions are likely to be objected to-.
There is now so much political opposition
to the consolidation of the districts where
by it is pr opposed to abolish thirty-two col
lectors, that neither the president nor the
secretary will care to add to their embar-
easements by carrying the additional load
of change of agents. Secretaty Folger
has been at the White house the greater
dart of every day this week, going over
the revenue districts with the president,
arranging a reorganization to go into effect
July first. While congress has not direct
ed these reductions, yet bill contemplate
ing consolidation passed the house last
winter. The president is anxious to car
ry out the wishes of The represen-
| tatlves of the people as expressed
in that vote. Should he not do so the next
house will most certainly take the matter
up and probably 60 to such extremities as
| would seriously cripple the collection of
internal taxes. The appeals of congress
men for the retention of their particular
friends or at least postponement of
action until after the fall elections will
have no effect. The president is deter
mined to dispose of the matter at once
and Secretary Folger is anxious to have
new arrangement completed before the be-
ginning of the next fiscal year so that the
accounts of the revenue department can
start and be kept along without inter
ruption.
HILL sNUBS GEN. NEW.
Quite a sensation was produced to-day in
connection with the Hill investigation.
Assistant Secretary New, chairman of the
committee, had just announced that there
would be no session for the day. when
Coleman announced for Murch, and said
with some warmth, that he wished to call
the attention of the committee to what he
regarded as gross impertinence both to
himself and Gen. New, the chairman of the
committee. He then produced a requi-
sition made several days ago by Murch
upon Hill for papers relating to contracts
for the statuary for the Philadelp phia pub
lie building. The request was endorsed
by Gen. New, with an order for the pro-
duction of papers. On the reverse side was
Hilfs endorsement refusing to furnish the
desired papers for the reason the
statuary in question was not
mentioned in the charges being
Investigated. Coleman characterized this
refusal as an insult to the chairman, the
committee and his, Hills, superior. Cole
man then gave notice that the prosecution
proposed to take up the public buildings
at st. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati and other
places, and to show that above $5,O00,00O
public funds had been illegally expended
Murch stated that among the papers which
he had been unable to extort from super
vising architects Office, was one showing
| that IN an instance after the contracts had
| been made, an order was made by the
architect increasing The com peusatiou Of
| the contractors twenty five per cent or one
| dollar per cubic foot for cutting and pol
ishing the stone for the public buildings
As to tho contract for statuary for that
| building, said Murch, it was awarded to
Assistant Secretary French's son and by
! him sublet to another party who sublet.