The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-07
WASHINGTON.
a Collection of Nuggets of News from
the Nations Capital.
Raum's Place Error I'm a Law New
On Reform --TreaSuPy
Report.

WASHINGTON, may "a neaNy u0
partmental pressure is being brought to bea
ON the president for the appointment of Actin:
Commissioner Rogers. Secretary Folger ha
formally recommended the appointment O
Rogers, and Comptroller Lawrence and sovera
other treasury officials, rs well as many per
SONS outside the department, have III person
urged The president to appoint Rogers, OH the
ground that at this time above all others
when the changes of the internal revenue
are going into effect the head the burelu
should be man thoroughly acquainted
with the internal revenue system and laws
Public interest and the interests of the tax
payers would suffer heavily they represent, il
an outsider should be placed at the head OF
the bureau They have suggested that if a
political manager of the bureau was needed
an accomplished statesman could be made
deputy commissioner. The general practice
Is, put the political head of bureau or de-
partment in the first place and the business
head in the second place
In the meantime tho friends of the applicants
are busy. Elk Congressman Burrows hackers
are very confident that he is the coming man,
and papers strongly urging ex-CongTessman
Dunnell are on file Col A. G. Matthews is
recommended by Senators Logan and Cullom
and 1t Is reported that he is Gen. Raun' can
didate
BAD ERROR
Quite furry was created near the
close of business yesterday i'll the postoffice de
partment by the discovery that, by an error in
the postal reduction bill passed by congress
last session, the adjustment of salaries OF post
masters during the past two months
was entirely erroneous. 1t was stated
by all official of the department that
an amendment made to the law requr-
ing reduction of from 3 to cents per half
ounce on hrst-class matter did not take into
count fourth class offices, but applied onIy to
the first three grades Nearly % coo post
masters of tho fourth class will BIO affected if
the law is as it is reported to be, for it goes in
to effect from the date of its passage Should
this hold good thousands of fourth class
offices would continue their sales of
three-cent stamps, showing decided increase,
and DO made presidential offices till
October /, 1885, when their receipts would be
lessened by the operations of the reduced
postage law. 1t is alleged that the error was
made in printing the bill, aud the original will
be hunted up among the files. Should the
error prove true, all the work done III making
allowances 20 postmasters since congress ad~
journed would have to be reviewed, ana con.
siderable time would thus be wasted
NEW ON CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
John c. New was asked last evening what
would be the practice of the treasury depart
ment in making appointments after the civil
service commission begins work under the new
law. He said he did not know 1.-THE treas
ury, said he "has a better record from a
business standpoint land | speak as a banker
of many years standing) than any private in
stitntion In the world. When 1 took the
Office of treasGrer from Spinner, the count
of the money in the treasury tailed within 6
cents of ths figures on the books, and here
sevon years after comes another count, and the
balance is still nearer. It's a common thing for
A bank doing large business to be 500 or
$500 out of the way in year. 1t may be said
hat the treasury does not discount notes. and
so avoids loss in that way, but you must re-
member that 1t collects millions and millions
If money through the hands of thousands of
agents Some of IT comes from distant wilds
IN horseback, steamboat stage and ex
press, but yet it all finds its way into the trea
'ury with much greater percentage in it's
avor than any private business l know any
hing about Now, you take MIR. Wyman. He
e one of the most capable men | ever knew so
far rs competent knowledge of the treasury is
But yet there is hardly high
chool boy but what could surpass I'm before
board of examiners. Ii you viii appoint good
nen III charge OF the business and give them
he selection of their subordinates Won will have
he best possible system" Mr. New said that
he other day there Young man before
he treasury board who had before him What
re the qualifications of pfesidentYn he gave
be constitutional qualifications correctly in his
Hswor, and then added lie must Also be-.
republican, This pleased the secretary
hat the smart Young man got an appointment
he next day TO 81 ,@u0 place and has SINCE
roved a satisfactory clerk Alr New thinks |
hat President Arthur has himself done 80 |
much for the civil service that the work OF the |
commission must be largely ornamental