The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-13
FROM THE tCAPITAL.1.
tE COLUMBUS eoLLEcroRsHlp,
TAs rr.,ldsst surprI'.d at the COntsulplp psOd Ne.
noral Of General Taitutt- -pura,'s COnnIs.
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WASHINGTON, dune l2.-The President
has directed the Secretary Of tho Treasury
to withhold the commission OF W. S. Furay
as Collector Of Internal Revenue in the
Columbus district, in place Of General
Walcu,t. The President himself was sur.
prised at theannouncement Ia the papers
oi Saturday that,the change had been Or.
dered; ;rasi he had Sintended TO allow tie
matter to go on at least until the consolida.
tion OF the Ohio districts should take place.
The matter was brought up in the Cabinet
meeting on, Eriday last by Secretary
Folger, and II was decided that the
matter had better rest until the consolida-
tion. Just how the commission, which
bears date May 90, should be sent to the
office OF the Internal Revenueop Saturday,
does not appear Il was made out in the
regular order in the Treasury Department,
and was doubtless sent to the White House
and signed as q part OF the mass Of routine
business. There IL no record OF any action
upon 1t at the White House, and neither
this part Of, the transaction nor how'll
came to be held solong after the signature
and finally sent TO the, office Of I1ternal
Revenue and announced to the public, is
exactly understood. C
KEIfRR's HAND IN THE APPOINTMENT.
yAnexamination Of ftlie papsrs in the case
shows that the appointment was made
s6lely.upon the representations Of General
Keiier, the only paper upon which action
was taken being q letter from him 10 Secre.
tary Folger. There are no papers in the
files 10 show that any other person recon-.
Imended him. General Walcutt took the
oath rs Mayor on the 10Th Of April. Imme.
,diately after he had entered upon his duties
Gen. Keilerswrote the Secretary urging the
change. His letter, upon which action was
taken, bears date Of April 81. 1t was
also General Keifer's high privilege 70 first
call attention 10 the fact that General Wal.
cutt having been selected Mayor by the
Republicans Of Columbus, was no longer
entitled to hold the Office OF Collector under
an order Of President Grant prohibiting
Government officer from accepting a politi.
cal Office. The President frat learned OF
the grave mistake that had been made in
the selection OF Mr.. Fpray from Represent
alive Butterworth. He could not succeed,
however, in securing q suspension Of the
executive order before alluded to. but it
was the Presidents intention to let the
matter rest for time. :
General Wslcutt hid been notified that
the'oiiice Of Internal Revenue could not
max. an exception in his case, butthat, on
the other hand, the Office did not desire.Any
change, and the President might make an
exception. As to the action Of the Presi.
dent, there were reasons at Columbus for
the belief thatnothing would be done until
alter the. October election. As seen from
here, the whole thing looks like . very
still hunt for the Office Of General Keller.
Yesterday morning official notice of his
appointment was sent Mr.. Furay by the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, and
he was directed TO make up his bond OF
Sl00,eO0.y To-day notice oil the Presi.
dents order to withhold his commission
Tss sent, though this Is not necessary,
for his commission haa not been forwarded,
and in fact could not be till he had perfect.
ed bis bond. The final outcome Of the
matter Is now likely to be an attaching OF
the Chillicothe District to Columbus, in the
consolidation, and the removal OF Collector
Martin Boggs, a most excellent officer, with
his headquarters, to Columbus.